I have found Ray to be not only pleasant to work with, but more genuine than other attorneys I have…read moreinterviewed before. I have retained over 4 attorneys in the past, and I feel that my opinion of Mr. Mutchler holds some credibility. I currently have 2 other attorneys on retainer right now. Raymond is not the type of attorney that makes you feel like he is "Nickle and Diming you". His method of billing for his services is reasonable. And within reason, he will be supportive and helpful with communication here and there and it won't be guaranteed to be on the invoice. But typical lawyer fees should be expected, his time is valuable. However, for example, a friend of mine currently has an attorney that if you email him and ask a question regarding a letter that was already paid for, my friend will get billed for that question. Literally one question regarding a document that he paid for could not be asked without receiving an additional invoice. Another example is one attorney I have had in the past was very poor with communication, but extremely competent in the court room. A very powerful attorney to have in your corner, but sometimes you have to send him more than one email with a question because he wouldn't always reply, ever, not just in a timely fashion. That is not Raymond, he is very attentive with communication. Another attorney I had would repeat themselves a lot while billing me for every second of the conversation. It was very annoying because when you are paying an attorney by the minute for a verbal conversation, the last thing you want is for the conversation to go around in circles. He would also forget that he had already told me about something and repeat it to me. That is not Raymond. While he may have a short pause to contemplate something you asked him, he is generally efficient with getting his advice to you without running out the timer. Raymond is also nice, I have had attorneys that are nice too, but try to rush you off the phone or have a tone in their voice like they don't like talking to you. Not Raymond. He gives off genuine vibes despite it being work for him, you feel like a friend is talking to you. Knowledge wise, Raymond has taken the time to review a lease and find faults with it that was inherited by the acquisition of a duplex and it was drafted by a prominent, successful property management group. He identified that the lease was following outdated laws and verbiage with a buy-out clause that was not as clear as it should ideally be. Raymond also gave me advice for a lease I needed for my rental property that at the end of the day, saved me money and avoided paying him a lot for it. That was something that he did which keeps me coming back to him for my investment properties. He is in it for the well being of his clients, not just the money. Raymond Mutchler is knowledgeable, personable and reasonable. And he follows the concept that has long term benefits from taking care of his clients, instead of some professionals that focus on the short term benefits of getting as much money as possible from a client but will likely cause them to not be a repeat customer. Unlike one attorney I interviewed that offered to charge me $1,300 to file a LLC application that takes 30 minutes. Just filing, not writing!

I received his number as a referral from Frank Volkert, of Real Property Management. I called…read moreRaymond, we spoke about my situation with my tenant, and he took my number and set us up to meet at his office today for a consultation. When I called the office today I found out he put my number in a "do not call database" to make it seem as if his number is disconnected. Waste of time.

I highly recommend the Hermes Law Firm. Russ Hermes and his…read morefirm's paralegal, Brooke Polehonka, handled my real estate case with professionalism and excellent responsiveness. Russ Hermes resolved my case in six months to my satisfaction after my first lawyer failed to close my case after two years. His firm was able to handle my case remotely which was also important to me. I do not live in the area and after an initial face-to-face meeting, all matters were handled by email, phone or paper mail.

From the owner: Quality Legal Services in Snohomish County…read more Hermes Law Firm, PSC in downtown Everett provides legal service for clients throughout the Puget Sound region. We concentrate on Real Estate, Small Business, Commercial Transactions, Estate Planning, and Probate. Hermes Law Firm, PSC is highly rated by its clients for quality service. This strength comes from our strong commitment to both excellent service and client communication. We satisfy our clients' needs through collective skill, insight, and common sense.

CAUTION: Con Artists. The staff will call you repeatedly asking for the wrong person. Very…read morereluctant to disclose the name of the organization then proceed to yell at you for asking basic questions like "Who am I speaking with? what is the name of your organization"?

If you have other options, I do not recommend choosing this law firm. The final bill I received was…read morefar higher than the initial quote I received. First one lawyer/admin/paralegal took my call and gave me an estimate. Then she scheduled a 2 hour call with another lawyer in the firm. By the end of the 2 hour call, the new lawyer then gave me another estimate to finish the project that was way higher than the initial quote but I feel obligated to continue with them because of the 2 hour ($600+) sunk cost. What was more unacceptable was that the lawyer's response was not timely. Sometimes she didn't respond for 4 or 5 days after multiple follow up emails. And she claimed that she didn't receive the final signed document from the opposing lawyer due to email server issue (which I received through regular consumer Gmail account). I am not sure if she is telling the truth. If she is, I wouldn't want to work with a firm that has unstable email servers that may miss important legal emails.

Don't understand the low stars for this firm…read more Cory Rein is an excellent attorney. He is handling a family member's case. He was referred to us with the recommendation that Cory does not overload himself with cases, he prefers to dig in and get to know his clients cases thoroughly, completely. I have to say that so far--that is exactly what is happening. Cory is incredible, and so is his gifted Paralegal Jill Jenkins (Hi Jill!). Jill is Very responsive. Both of them are very organized. In court, I have never seen an attorney more prepared. He had a binder with tabs to cover any single thing that opposing counsel mentioned, no fumbling or looking for things, no ahhs or umms. He is VERY prepared in court. It's obvious he is totally at home speaking in court, he's a very experienced and effective litigator. No BS, no wasted words, and Cory *completely* out-lawyered opposing counsel at every turn--so far. If you have a case unlikely to settle, Cory is the type of attorney you dream of finding. Thank God we were referred to him, and he agreed to take the case. Cory is our third and last attorney, we have an extremely high-conflict case, and he's managing it with ease, whereas the last one absolutely could not deal, even after being warned. Cory is unrattled, has no problem calling things out, being an aggressive advocate when warranted, firing off a letter in 15 minutes getting action(!), and gently pulling back when it's not in the case's best interest. Jill has a great sense of humor about it all, so refreshing. Jill also writes very powerful Declarations out of "word salad," so gifted. The best part about Cory is he literally takes the Reins (pun intended) and takes action, he plans for all outcomes, and he is not afraid to use the law and courts, none of this "lets not rattle the cage" bs. --Yes, please, I want to rattle the cage, I'm sick of being nice, I'm done *taking it* and I'm ready to dish it out.-- Cory is your man. He is several steps ahead, bringing forward strategies and motions while we are still processing what just happened--Cory is halfway to the next goalpost. He has really really great timing, and so far, has not missed a single trick. ;-) We have an ongoing case so I can't elaborate on specifics.

Corey was hired to get me 50% custody of my kids. Assigned me a guardian up light em and a Date of…read moreSeparation. He Failed to do all of these things and made things much worse. He was the worst thing to happen to ever happen to my family! Corey was unable to stop michael from doing anything. Michael Chin out smarted us at every encounter. Https://chinlegal.com 425-775-5575 Bill E.

They dropped the ball on my eviction!, tenants have sat in my home without paying rent since last…read moreFebruary and they are not following thru for me with the writ of restitution. I recommend you get someone who is more proactive!!

Review: Mr. Helms is a perfect example of why the general public hold lawyers in such low regard…read more As a landlord, I hired him several months ago to evict a violent, mentally unstable tenant; there were multiple major violations of the written month-to-month lease. He had delayed filing and serving the necessary pleadings, refused to respond to my many calls and emails, and repeatedly (3 times this month alone) cancelled scheduled phone appointments due to an unexplained "emergency". He has violated Washington's Rules of Professional Conduct regarding providing diligent, competent services as well as keeping his client(me) reasonable informed as to the status of the case and failing to communicate in a timely manner. He has not adequately shown how my money has been spent. Although working for another entity (the Carson Law Group), obviously no one oversees his work. I fired Mr. Helms and filed a complaint with the Bar Assn. A malpractice claim is being considered.

They don't listen at all. Just tell you how you don't have a case. If they can't take any more…read moreclients, that's one thing. They shouldn't tell you you don't have a case though for their reason. Just seems like a dishonest place. If your case isn't something a toddler could win, they aren't here for that. Advice for finding a lawyer: any place that has even one person give them a one star rating -- RUN. One star rating here for a REAL reason.

Kristi Favard is scammer. She scammed many vulnerable people looking for legal help with 10th of…read morethousands of dollars including myself. She took $2500 and disappeared, when I went to her office in MillCreak WA. I heard horrible stories about people she scammed before me. You should rethink your reviews . Check her website Sapphire legal business