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Brendan’s father, Mel B. O’Reilly, has represented me since 2003 in a complicated fraud case in which a religious cult and its members moved from California, to Oregon, and to New Mexico to evade a 1989 $1 million judgment I won in Sacramento. Since early-2012 Brendan has also represented me. The religious cult hid assets, dodged justice, foiled discovery, and defied court orders. Mel and Brendan persisted undeterred. Exasperating!

Brendan and Mel tried the case against the religious cult and its members in 2012. By that time, it had been about 23 years since I first won judgment against the cult in California and it had been about nine years since I’d hired Mel.

The district judge waited another 3 years until 2015 before ruling my case time-barred. Mel and Brendan could have jumped ship at that point, but they did not. They stood by me and with another lawyer they appealed the trial verdict to the New Mexico Court of Appeals. In August 2018 the Court of Appeals issued its order.

We won! With interest the cult and its members have been ordered to pay me more than $4 million. Brendan and Mel have collected a large portion of the judgment.

Brendan takes after his dad in his kindness, patience, and fastidious attention to detail. Their help resulted in my finally obtaining justice and partial satisfaction of the judgment I won more than 30 years ago.

Brendan is very knowledgeable. Certainly regarding the law. And also regarding medical issues and their relation to the law. Brendan asks all the right questions to get to the essence of the matter. He also knows who to talk to on the opposing side and how to approach these persons to influence favorable outcomes.

When I was facing a potential misdemeanor for a motor vehicle related incident on base, Brendan was able to negotiate just a small fine and no conviction. This kept my clearance from being jeopardized. Brendan talked to the right prosecutor to reach a very fair settlement.

While drafting my will and advance healthcare directive, Brendan walked me through end-of-life scenarios and details which I had never considered. Brendan drilled me on these issues multiple times until I could fully articulate my wishes for these circumstances.

When I was recently in an automobile accident, Brendan made sure, against my own inclination, that I sought immediate medical attention. By the time I reached the urgent care center, I was indeed needing care for whiplash symptoms. Brendan also very quickly took charge of my still-pending case and spared me from all dealings with insurance adjusters.

I highly recommend Brendan O’Reilly. He is a very fine attorney and an equally fine person. I regard Brendan with the utmost trust.

A relative of mine was arrested for DWI in Albuquerque, tested to be over the legal limit, and was incarcerated at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center. I had no ongoing legal representation in the Albuquerque area but was able to contact Brendan O’Reilly through a friend for help.

Even though there was no formal or ongoing arrangement, Brendan immediately interviewed me for all pertinent information and acted promptly to ascertain my relative’s situation, allay her concerns and mine, and inform the authorities of his status as her representative. Throughout the series of communications with me, Brendan not only provided me with detailed legal information and status but also offered sincere personal comfort and concern.

It was like having an old and infinitely trusted friend and advisor at the helm. Brendan’s clear-headedness and meticulous explanations of the situation and the attendant options were invaluable to both me and my relative.

These kinds of occurrences are never pleasant, but this one demonstrated a sterling professional with a calm, friendly hand, advancing my cause with concisely directed action. These are the marks of a truly fine attorney and counselor, Brendan O’Reilly.

Brendan took on a very difficult and complex wrongful death case that few other lawyers would even consider. He worked with my family for several years, tirelessly, and produced an unbelievably positive result.

This situation was very personal and painful for our family, and Brendan never lost sight of the goal or pressured us to do anything with which we were not comfortable.

Brendan was honest, forthright, thorough and was true to his word as a different, kinder lawyer.

Finding an attorney to support me in obtaining redress for my husband’s untimely wrongful death was daunting. My husband, who was an attorney also, died driving off a cliff in Taos on a poorly-marked road.

Since I live out of state I had only spoken with Brendan O’Reilly on the phone. Those conversations had always been legally informative with an empathic ear to my struggles, but it did not prepare me for our in person meeting. Brendan was finally able to bring the State to the table for a settlement conference, no easy task.

I arrived in Albuquerque for the settlement conference in the evening and to my surprise, Brendan offered to meet me at his office. We talked at length about the case and exactly what I should anticipate for the following day’s proceedings. He was unpretentious and yet very well versed in the law.

At the settlement conference the next day he was kind and understanding to me, but a strong advocate for my case and a skillful litigator dealing with the opposing attorneys.

His patience and persistence not only helped me get through the wearisome, long day, but it resulted in a substantial settlement for my children and me.

My sincere thanks to Brendan and his team!

I met Mr. O’Reilly two years ago. At that time, I was unable to find a lawyer for my case. I then reached Mr. O’Reilly who said this was also out of his area, but would have my files reviewed and assist me in finding an appropriate lawyer.

He did find me a lawyer and continued to keep contact with me several times to make sure things were going well.

I found Mr. O’Reilly very kind; a good listener; professional in all aspects and extremely trustworthy.

I will continue to refer him to friends and acquaintances and certainly hire Mr. O’Reilly for all legal issues that I require.