Myrtle Beach
Family Law Lawyers

Brana Williams is the founding attorney of Indigo Family Law. In 2001, Brana started in private practice using the old paradigm way. She named her firm “Williams Law Firm.” She worked diligently to build it into a successful practice handling divorces, criminal charges, wreck cases, and wills for her clients. In 2016, she began to believe there was a better way to do things, and, in 2017, she made a change. The firm became Indigo Family Law and began to practice law a different way. Brana did not want to be just a family lawyer, but wanted to be her client’s family law lawyer – your family’s lawyer. In 2019, attorney Ryan A. Stampfle joined Brana in her vision to run a different kind of law firm.

Family IS Everything That Matters

At Indigo Family Law, we understand and recognize that we, as people and parents, lead busy lives and time flies. We believe that family is what matters – but we rarely take the time or even want to think about what we want for our family if we are not around. Even if we have done a will designating who we want to look after our children (and many of us have not), we have not taken the time to develop a legacy for our children. We have not put together a plan designed to pass along our values, our hopes, our dreams for our children. We believe that every child deserves to have a priceless conversation with their parent.

How We’re Different, And Why It Matters!

Typical Unknown Outcomes: Clients Charged With Crimes

How We’re Different:

When a client is charged with a crime, he must defend himself in a system that, while it is one of the best in the world, is still VERY flawed. Our clients were at the mercy of the particular prosecutor assigned to their case, the attitudes of the police officers, and the particular judge they appear in front of, not to mention facts that have already happened and are what they are. It is the same in a custody case. There are no certainties – only vague parameters. Even though Brana & Ryan had hundreds of clients that were very satisfied, neither of them liked not knowing what was really going to happen.

Why it Matters:

Clients now know what they are purchasing and what it will do for them. They do not have to “hope” or “guess” what the outcome will be. From the very beginning, we discuss your hopes and your needs and then focus on developing a plan that fits into your life. There is no guesswork.

Typical Unknown Outcomes: Hourly Billing

How We’re Different:

Hourly Billing: Brana grew up on a farm but not one that grew money trees. Ryan grew up with working-class parents. They both learned early that money is not free and you get what you pay for. Having to tell people that they only could guess at a range for how much their divorce or custody fight might cost just seemed wrong but, in divorce court, there really is no other choice. In estate law, the prices vary, depending on the difficulty of the estate.

Why it Matters:

Flat rates that do not surprise for legacy plans – they are agreed to in advance. You get to decide what you want and the fee you want to pay. There are no surprises. The fee is not based on the number and length of the documents but on the plan you decide is the best for you.

These are only 3 of the ways Indigo Family Law does it differently. We are so excited to be family-focused and relationship-driven. We want to create a plan with each of our clients that encompasses their vision and their dreams for their family. We want to make calling a lawyer not some dreaded phone call but a call that you know will be answered by a team glad that you called and happy to help. We want to help our clients start to create their family’s legacy that will be full of care and love.

On a personal note, Brana is the proud mother of six adopted children. One day, while driving home from an exhausting, long trial, she had an epiphany. What if she were to get into an accident and the unthinkable happened? Who would ensure her children’s future? She had made a will after her first child, Zeb, was born—but that was 13 years and five children ago. Would the younger children be protected? Who would know about the Texas college benefits set aside for four of them? Brana understood how quickly life could change—she had already experienced profound loss, including her oldest brother to a drunk driver when she was just 12, her father to a heart attack at 63, her second brother to alcohol, and her mother to a car accident. She knew that, in an instant, everything could change.

Now you know why this matters to the owners of Indigo Family Law.