Complaint Review: BROWN & ASSOCIATES LLC - Kansas City Missouri
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- BROWN & ASSOCIATES LLC 7505 NW.Tiffany Springs Pkwy,ste.130 Kansas City, Missouri U.S.A.
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BROWN & ASSOCIATES LLC Misrepresented His Firm,And Failed To Sue The Defendant As Agreed In His Contract Kansas City Missouri
*Consumer Suggestion: I don't see much of a complaint here
*Consumer Suggestion: I don't see much of a complaint here
*Consumer Suggestion: I don't see much of a complaint here
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Attorney Charles Jason Brown was hired to represent me with an employment complaint against a former employer,(TNT CEVA Logistics North America). Mr. Brown also took on the case of a coworker against the same employer,both cases involved the same offending company supervisors,and same union(UAW Local # 710).
Both plaintiff's worked at the same location,and on the same shift at one point
My case was filed in State Court,but when the Defendant's filed a motion to remove my complaint to Federal Court,Mr. Brown failed and refused to file an
answer to that motion,as he agreed he would.
When I found out,and complained about it,and also his failure to keep me posted and informed,Mr. Brown argued with me over the phone and called me a name I took as a racists term,when I questioned why he refused to pay for deposing witnesses during our Mediation Hearing,and why the Defendant was asking me to sign releases over directly to them,and not to Mr. Brown himself.
Mr.Brown immediately filed a motion to withdraw himself from my case claiming to the Court that I refused to cooperate with him,and the relationship was too
strained for him to continue it. Afterward he delayed in returning the file to me after repeated requests for it. Mr. Brown and I signed a contingency contract
which stated that he represented me against both(TNT CEVA)and(UAW 710).
Mr. Brown told my coworker during his interview,that he was not going to sue that(UAW)afterall,because he didn't think he could get anything out of them, however "he didn't tell me" of his change of heart. Sometime later,after I filed a Bar Complaint against him,Mr. Brown claimed he never agreed to sue the labor union(UAW),however he can't explain why the Contingency contract he signed states that he did!,he just maintains the claim that he didn't .
In a very similar fashion,Mr.Brown also filed a motion to remove himself from my coworker's case too,claiming that my coworker was not cooperating with
him. My coworker also complained to Mr. Brown about Mr Brown's failure to communicate and keep him posted about his case. We both believe Mr. Brown was paid by the Defendant's,to abandon both our cases.
I also complained to The Bar Committee that Mr. Brown was falsly advertising his firm as Brown & Associates,when Mr. Brown's own secretary,and The Secre
tary Of State list his firm as a sole proprietor.The Committee skipped over that didn't elaborate,but acted as Defense attorney's for Mr. Brown,as opposed to
acting as the neutral parties. Mr. Brown brought with him an attorney(William Spray) as a front,Defense attorney to the Bar Complaint Hearing.
Mr. Spray never had to say a word in Defense of Mr. Brown,The Bar did all that for him,and when it concluded the hearing,The Committee proceeded to congratulate! one another and Mr. Brown's Defense attorney(William Spray),
on a job well done!,"Even before I left the room"!,"that's how confident they are about their corruption!"
PIT BULL
MEMPHIS, Tennessee
U.S.A.
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#3 Consumer Suggestion
I don't see much of a complaint here
AUTHOR: Tim - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Depending on the nature of your case and the timing of things, the Defendant may have had an incontestible right to remove the case to federal court. If such was the case, it would have been a waste of time and effort to try to argue against removal.
You also asked him why he refused to pay for deposing witnesses during a mediation hearing. This doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Witnesses are not deposed during mediation proceedings. Further, the contingency agreement only covered the attorney's fees. You still had to pay the other costs of the action (i.e. filing fees, deposition costs). In fact, it would be a violation of the ethical code by which lawyers are bound for your attorney to pay for these things.
So it sounds to me like you were likely expecting, and demanding, things that couldn't be done. Apparently the attorney was successful on his motion to withdraw, which you had a chance to contest. Despite what you may think, it's not easy to convince a judge to allow an attorney to withdraw from a case.
I can't say whether or not this lawyer failed in his obligation to keep you apprised of the events in your case. Maybe he did, and in that regard you would have a solid complaint. In fact, this is the number one consumer complaint against attorneys nationwide.
As for your issue with his office being a sole proprietorship, who cares? As between dealing with an LLC or a sole proprietorship, your better off with the sole proprietorship. If an LLC does you wrong, you can generally only go after the assets of the company. If a sole proprietorship does you wrong, you can go after the assets of the company AND the owner. So I'm not entirely sure why you are upset about this aspect either.
All in all, in reading your complaint, it sounds like the bar committee made the right decision. These committees DO take complaints seriously, and lawyers are very good at policing their own. But you don't seem to understand the events of your case clearly enough to set forth much of a valid complaint here, so I'm sure they were more than happy to decide against you.
If you still think you have a shot at that employment case, I would advise that you seek another attorney. Next time, however, ask the lawyer questions, don't give him the answers.
Best regards
#2 Consumer Suggestion
I don't see much of a complaint here
AUTHOR: Tim - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Depending on the nature of your case and the timing of things, the Defendant may have had an incontestible right to remove the case to federal court. If such was the case, it would have been a waste of time and effort to try to argue against removal.
You also asked him why he refused to pay for deposing witnesses during a mediation hearing. This doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Witnesses are not deposed during mediation proceedings. Further, the contingency agreement only covered the attorney's fees. You still had to pay the other costs of the action (i.e. filing fees, deposition costs). In fact, it would be a violation of the ethical code by which lawyers are bound for your attorney to pay for these things.
So it sounds to me like you were likely expecting, and demanding, things that couldn't be done. Apparently the attorney was successful on his motion to withdraw, which you had a chance to contest. Despite what you may think, it's not easy to convince a judge to allow an attorney to withdraw from a case.
I can't say whether or not this lawyer failed in his obligation to keep you apprised of the events in your case. Maybe he did, and in that regard you would have a solid complaint. In fact, this is the number one consumer complaint against attorneys nationwide.
As for your issue with his office being a sole proprietorship, who cares? As between dealing with an LLC or a sole proprietorship, your better off with the sole proprietorship. If an LLC does you wrong, you can generally only go after the assets of the company. If a sole proprietorship does you wrong, you can go after the assets of the company AND the owner. So I'm not entirely sure why you are upset about this aspect either.
All in all, in reading your complaint, it sounds like the bar committee made the right decision. These committees DO take complaints seriously, and lawyers are very good at policing their own. But you don't seem to understand the events of your case clearly enough to set forth much of a valid complaint here, so I'm sure they were more than happy to decide against you.
If you still think you have a shot at that employment case, I would advise that you seek another attorney. Next time, however, ask the lawyer questions, don't give him the answers.
Best regards
#1 Consumer Suggestion
I don't see much of a complaint here
AUTHOR: Tim - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 19, 2008
Depending on the nature of your case and the timing of things, the Defendant may have had an incontestible right to remove the case to federal court. If such was the case, it would have been a waste of time and effort to try to argue against removal.
You also asked him why he refused to pay for deposing witnesses during a mediation hearing. This doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Witnesses are not deposed during mediation proceedings. Further, the contingency agreement only covered the attorney's fees. You still had to pay the other costs of the action (i.e. filing fees, deposition costs). In fact, it would be a violation of the ethical code by which lawyers are bound for your attorney to pay for these things.
So it sounds to me like you were likely expecting, and demanding, things that couldn't be done. Apparently the attorney was successful on his motion to withdraw, which you had a chance to contest. Despite what you may think, it's not easy to convince a judge to allow an attorney to withdraw from a case.
I can't say whether or not this lawyer failed in his obligation to keep you apprised of the events in your case. Maybe he did, and in that regard you would have a solid complaint. In fact, this is the number one consumer complaint against attorneys nationwide.
As for your issue with his office being a sole proprietorship, who cares? As between dealing with an LLC or a sole proprietorship, your better off with the sole proprietorship. If an LLC does you wrong, you can generally only go after the assets of the company. If a sole proprietorship does you wrong, you can go after the assets of the company AND the owner. So I'm not entirely sure why you are upset about this aspect either.
All in all, in reading your complaint, it sounds like the bar committee made the right decision. These committees DO take complaints seriously, and lawyers are very good at policing their own. But you don't seem to understand the events of your case clearly enough to set forth much of a valid complaint here, so I'm sure they were more than happy to decide against you.
If you still think you have a shot at that employment case, I would advise that you seek another attorney. Next time, however, ask the lawyer questions, don't give him the answers.
Best regards
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