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David
14 Mar, 2024
First off, the communication for everything related to my case was always last minute, I was rarely looped in, and his office failed to file a lis pendent on the title for a deal that had gotten tied up but for which I had a legal residential purchase agreement. As a result, the house was sold to another buyer but not without dispute- obviously this cost an excessively higher amount of money to pursue than the lis pendent, which would have prevented this problem from the beginning.
Flash forward, the lead lawyer on the case is confident and excited that we can recover the $175K in damages that we suffered from losing the purchase agreement and a confirmed assignment of the contract for the property in question. Worst case scenario, he projects a $130K settlement. Not $175K and would have to cover the lawyer fees, but I'll take it.
The lead attorney, "last minute" will not be able to attend the settlement hearing because his wife had a baby- not sure how this took anyone by surprise and another lawyer was not ready to proceed, but okay. I am assured that the lawyer filling in has been briefed and is prepared. This couldn't have been further from the truth. I was completely blindsided by having an attorney at the only settlement hearing that I have ever been experienced, was completely railroaded by the mediating judge, who immediately rejected the $130K asking price in the settlement and dropped it to $62K, which was based significantly around the false information that the "fill-in" lawyer presented the judge regarding the attorney fees. He stated that these fees were $25K. They turned out to be over $48K. The attorney was not familiar with the most basic elements of the case- couldn't even tell the judge whether or not their office ever filed a lis pendent on the property, didn't know about the assignment contract, didn't know key dates, and could not inform as to how the joint venture agreement would factor into the settlement such as whether or not the joint venture partner had a claim to the settlement funds, which was another obvious significant factor. I made it abundantly clear during the settlement proceedings that I was not okay with settling for anything that would not meet a personal net profit of $27K on this deal, which was already less than a third of what this contract should have netted had the assignment taken place. Instead, this fill-in lawyer sat silently, didn't speak up for anything to protect my interest in the settlement, provided wrong information (the lawyer fees ended up being $48K), and in the end, I went from the minimum of a $130K settlement that the lead lawyer had projected to a personal net profit of $7K, while the law firm walked with over $48K.
One word comes to mind when I think of this experience- criminal. I feel scammed and cheated out of the work that I did, which included over 4 years of communication, helping clean out the home in question free of charge, and more to solidify this contract. The settlement doesn't even cover the hours that I spent to secure the contract. I would most certainly not recommend Brian nor his office to represent you. There was nothing professional and definitely not competent in my experience.
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Maya
29 Jun, 2021
Brian helped me close an impossible deal. I’m forever grateful. Thank you so much Brian!
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Charonn
15 Jan, 2019
Brian Gormley is AMAZING. He helped us (landlord) when other's would not. We were led to believe our case was too challenging because DC is tenant friendly and they wanted us to start over, as we initially filed without an attorney. Brian didn't. He took us on and was successful in representing us. If you can imagine how it is to feel defeated before you show up for the game that is how we felt but he wouldn't let us give up. I'm so glad and grateful he didn't. Without him and his expert negotiation skills we would be back at ground zero.
I am shouting and singing his praises to any and everyone.
If you need a knowledgeable, insightful, empathetic and a GREAT landlord/tenant attorney then Brian Gormley is the one to call.
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Anonymous
28 Nov, 2018
Brian recently assisted me with the settlement of my Mother's estate in MD. My Mom left a will which stated to liquidate the estate and divide equally among all 6 siblings. My Brother was listed as the PR but her refused to file her will, he had been living for free at her house for many years and didn't want to leave, I had to file her will myself. My siblings all wanted to keep the house in the family but I live in CA and just wanted my share and offered to let them buy me out... that's where the fighting began. I hired Brian to represent me and he walked me through the entire process, he always kept a cool head while things got very ugly and was always there for me. My entire family turned on me and none of my siblings have spoken to me in over a year yet Brian, being the perfect Gentleman, encouraged me to keep my chin up and was ever so reassuring when things looked bleak and felt like it would never end. While it took 2 years to settle the estate due to my family's inability to rationally communicate, it all worked out in the end, they got to keep the house and I got my fair share. I would highly recommend Brian to anyone looking for the most knowledgeable and compassionate attorney, he is simply the BEST!
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David
18 Oct, 2018
I had a really challenging and difficult property case that other attorneys rejected. Brian did a fantastic job and made a real difference for my family. He's helpful, knowledgeable, and got the job done. A+++!
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Danuta
09 Dec, 2017
Brian is an exceptional lawyer, negotiator and human being. He is always there for you.
Out of a very contested situation, he negotiated a deal that made all sides genuinely happy.
It was a pleasure working with Brian.
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Anonymous
04 Feb, 2017
This lawyer is brilliant and helped me so much in just minutes. 5 HUGE stars!! Highly recommended!
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Jerry
12 Sep, 2016
Brian Gormley certainly knows his real estate he has done several settlements for me has helped me and other matters including probate that he specializes in he is fair and very very reasonable I highly recommend him
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Maryknoll martinez
13 Jul, 2016
Now that the sale of my home is complete, I want to take a few moments to let you know how much I appreciate everything that you have done on my behalf over this past 8 – 10 months. You patiently walked me through this entire process; answered all of my questions (even the ones of very little importance); and, it was very clear how hard you both worked for me at every step of the way. The sheer number of phone calls and follow-ups you had to do on my behalf is truly amazing. Please accept my sincerest gratitude for all of your help.
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Tracy
09 Jul, 2016
Brian helped me out a situation that almost placed me into financial ruins. He helped me to short sale a property that was so behind in payments due to a long drawn out court battle (3-4 years) that was nearly impossible for me to catch up. He guided me through the entire process, he was very honest and educated me on every single step, and was always available whenever I had questions. Although, it was a very difficult battle with the mortgage companies, he never gave up, as a matter of fact I think they motivated him to fight harder, this man doesn’t back down. Because of his will to win, it encouraged me to hold my head up, roll up my sleeves and stay in the fight. He is very compassionate in what he do, very genuine. He not only got the short sale approved for me, the banks forgave the deficiency. I can’t begin to tell you, how much he has impacted my life. He is definitely someone you want in your circle.
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Charles
05 Jul, 2016
Brian prepared and preformed the due dillgence in the sale of our home. His was through, knowledgable and well researched. His staff was friendly and courteous and paid attention to detail. Would definitely hire him again.
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Edward nelson
28 Jun, 2016
Brian not only held my problem in a professional matter, he made me feel at ease the entire time of my case.
I appreciated his considerate responses and the time he would take to make sure things were handled properly.
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