Bray Family Law 2173 Salk Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008

"I hired Emily Bray to represent me in a family custody court battle and words could not describe how thankful I am I found her. I have unfortunately gone through quiet a few custody battles and have had really great attorneys but Emily by far is the absolute BEST!!!! I could not thank her enough. She went above and beyond for me the entire time. Emily is excellent with communication, preparation, and very professional in court.She always checked in with me if I had any questions during court,before and after. Emily is very knowledgeable and was there when I needed advice. I would recommend her over and over again. Thank you Emily!"

"I have retained Emily's services on numerous occasions since 2017. She has provided sound and efficient legal advice and representation over the course of a lengthy divorce and custody battle. One of her greatest qualities is her ability to truly care for her clients. She gets to know you, your story, and genuinely takes your case to heart. She is deeply invested in the outcome. In preparation she is thorough, punctual, and strategic in her argument. In court, she is quick on her feet, aggressive, knowledgeable, and prepared. I cannot recommend or sing her praises enough. Emily provides options, practical advice, and odds. You can be confident the strategy she sets forth for your case is in your and your family's best interest. She is an excellent attorney!"

"I’ve been in the court system for a very long time unfortunately and I’ve never had an attorney like Emily. I always felt like me attorneys before were just after my money and not actually what I wanted as an outcome. I never felt like they listened or provided the evidence that I had for them. And Emily does the opposite. She looks at everything I have, she is always upfront and honest, she understands what my children I’m going through and what they need, she doesn’t sugarcoat anything and she is absolutely the best attorney I’ve ever had . I have had Emily as my family law attorney for both of my children. She helped me get full 50-50 custody of my daughter, despite all the craziness and smoke and mirrors opposing tried, she did an outstanding job shifting through all of that and bringing out the truth and the facts. She is genuinely an amazing attorney and person. She has gone to trial for me and I’ve never seen anyone like her in trial. She is quick, smart and fights hard for you. She is super detailed and she listens and she actually understands, so when she does fight for you she has the knowledge to do so. I have her for another upcoming trial and I have full confidence and full trust that she will do just as an amazing job. If you want an attorney who will really do more than an outstanding job, actually care about you and your kids, and seriously kick butt, than this is the attorney for you."

"Emily is by far the best family attorney I have ever used! She is very smart, kind, and has a great sense of humor, but when it comes to being in the courtroom she is well prepared and ready to fight for you. She knows the law very well and let’s you know what you should expect and what’s fair if reaching too far for something. Emily is well known and respected by her fellow peers. The few times we entered the court building together the Sheriff’s and other attorneys always had something to say to her. Pretty much to the effect of “Watch out everyone, she’s in the building to handle some business!” Aside from being well respected, she has extensive knowledge of the North County judges/commissioners. Depending on who you might get assigned to your case, Emily comes up with a game plan for that respective judge/commissioner. I read through the yelp reviews and noticed a common theme of 5 star ratings and nothing but rave reviews about Emily. For me and many others it sounds - money well spent in hiring Emily! She was upfront with all her costs and there were never any surprises. I highly recommend Emily to represent anyone looking for a truly professional family law attorney!"

"It pains me to do this, but hiring Emily Bray was fundamentally detrimental to the current outcome of my case. At the most important hearing of my life, she showed up and basically sat there...It was so strange, she allowed the other side to rip me to shreads while having in front of her all the evidence needed to discredit their arguments. Emily chose not to say a word to contradict their dishonesty. In fact, it was the opposing side that was guilty of what I was being accused of, but Emily barely spoke, and only about one issue. This is after we had a plan and agreed on a strategy, I had no idea she would do this. I should have fired her right there, but I was in mild shock from what I was seeing. As the result, i am.... , "screwed" doesn't even begin to describe how bad of a position she landed me in. When it was time to pick the next hearing date, Emily picked the furthest one offered by the judge, while i asked her 14 times not to do that. She ignored my instructions and set me up for a hearing 7 and a half months away! In the middle of the toughest hearing of my legal matter I realized that this woman is not there on my behalf and that Im appearing without representation. It was the emptiest I have ever felt. As the result, i won't have my child with me anytime soon, if ever. She had everything to help me, all the emails, audio recordings, and never said a word about it to the court. I have never seen an attorney behave so bluntly to the detriment of their client. I never did anything to her, she just didnt feel like doing it i guess. When i looked at the invoice reflecting the week of the hearing, I realized that she only spent 25 minutes to prepare for the most agonizing day of my life! 25 minutes to help a distraught mother who paid her over 7000 for her help. Now I'm so much worse off than i was before, I cant believe this. Hiring Emily was the biggest mistake I made in a loooong time....she cost me over 7,000 to throw my case, this was surreal. To undo what she did, I'm going to need to rob a bank.....Yes im notifying the Bar."