Looking for a lawyer in Sarasota for my mother's will was overwhelming as there are so many…read moreoptions. After asking around, I was led to Kate Smith Law Group and I am so happy I listened to that recommendation. Kate and Michelle were absolutely amazing, they are so warm and caring. Not only is this a law firm, but you leave there feeling like family and I believe that is hard to find these days. I promise you will not be disappointed.

From the owner: Caring Estate Planning Attorney with 20 plus years of experienceread more

I sought out Marc for assistance with my elderly parents over 1.5 years ago. He met both me and my…read moreparents and was very personable, knowledgeable and thoughtful. My father is a navy veteran and so is Marc. They really hit it off talking about their service to our country and I really appreciated that he took the time to talk with my dad about their time in the navy and not just our legal needs. Marc listened carefully, asked good questions along the way and accomplished for us what we were looking to accomplish. His original and ongoing work has been key for my brother and me to help our parents. I have tapped him twice for legal advice on amendments for the revocable trust he set up for our parents and he expertly took care of our legal needs for us. I highly recommend Marc to anyone in need of legal advice and assistance. His fees for his services are very reasonable as well. Aside from highly recommending him on this site, I would also suggest you look on the professional review site "Birdeye" for a larger and more comprehensive/representative set of reviews than Yelp has to offer. https://reviews.birdeye.com/marc-j-soss-esquire-374537088

We spoke with Marc J. Soss. He was extremely informative and helpful. Mr. Soss provided valuable…read moreinformation and addressed our inquiry to our great satisfaction. We would not hesitate to select him as a provider for our legal needs.

Buyer chose this firm to close on my Sarasota property. Unlike every other property I've…read morebought/sold in the past ten years, this was the first I couldn't esign remotely. Then, they kept changing their mind on the closing date/time. And to top it all off, they completely disregarded their own closing form with new/forwarding address, and gave the address of the property I sold as the address to send documents and checks. Avoid this firm, there are much better out there.

I have closed several properties and this outfit is absolutely HORRIBLE! Delayed…read moresending/requesting docs until 2 days before closing despite my contacting them early on. They say they are "too busy". They know I am far away now and want to send me docs that need to be reviewed and notarized and fedexed with only a day before. The closing statement they sent me was incomplete and incorrect. Their representative asks for docs I already sent them. My closing and sale is in jeopardy because of their lack of attention and caring.

Cole and Cole law is a exceptional law firm. They cater to your needs. Richard Cole answered all my…read morequestions quickly. He returned phone calls promptly. He helped my father through a bankruptcy. My father was a veteran. He treated us with dignity and respect. Thanks for helping my family.

Please do research before hiring this attorney!! This is a copied text from my Google review: Worst…read moreattorney ever. There is a reason his reviews are so low. Every single email I sent him he lost and needs me to resend and never wants to do anything and gave my ex any the requested. When confronted about it he quit. It was clear he just wanted the retainer and that was it. My new lawyer is competent and lucky it looks like I can fix some of the things Mr coal did. Don't just take my word for it. Look at the other reviews and just for fun, try to find a worse reviewed lawyer in Sarasota. Biggest waste of $5k only hired because he was partially covered by my insurance. I wish I did some research, don't make the same mistake I did.

He charged me hundreds of thousands of dollars for a trust matter, made me sign a charging lien and…read morewouldn't put through a. Settlement. Money is very important to him. Run, don't walk away!

Mr. Essenson and his staff were incredible in helping me resolve a huge estate issue. We were able…read moreto settle before going to court and did so despite the fact that we were dealing with some very unreasonable people on the opposite side of the issue. I was kept abreast of the progress of where we were, and what kind of expectations we will have. They were realistic, and didn't try to pull me into some endless court fight that would have bled me dry of funds. I don't know how I would have gotten through this ordeal without Mr. Essenson and his staff. Five stars really isn't enough here!

My interaction with Mr. John Chapman, during a legal matter over the past two years, was extremely…read morepositive. He extremely responsive. He always kept me updated and well informed as new developments came to be. He handled everything for me in this matter and I wasn't required to travel to Florida for any of it. Highly recommend Mr. John Chapman!

From the owner: John Chapman is the principal of The John Chapman Law Firm in Sarasota, Florida. He is Board…read moreCertified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation. His areas of practice includes construction, banking, real estate, commercial, employment contract, probate and ad valorem tax litigation.c

Darren has been working on my case for over a year now and I can not stress how happy I am with him…read moreand his team. My experience was beyond amazing. Everyone has been very courteous, extremely helpful overly professional which I'm grateful for all their hard work, time and effort. The communication was superb. It's is an absolute pleasure to work with this efficient, knowledgeable and successful law firm which I HIGHLY recommend.

This firm is the epitomy of why people despise attorneys…read more I came to this firm with a problem. They assured me that if I retained their services they would be able to help me. Bring in the Keystone Cops. These attornies did everything wrong, offered me bad advice after bad advice, and failed to perform even the simplest task. After gouging me for roughly $70k, they refused to provide me more service and actually go to trial unless I paid them more. I was broke by now because of all their injunctions, hearings, paper work, letters, etc. Long story short, I lost everything in a simple simple case because these attornies had a different agenda; my money.