Terry Hall is an excellent attorney who really goes above and beyond for his client, I'd trust him…read morewith my legal matters. Do not hesitate to call him. What impressed me the most about Mr. Hall was that he was very straight forward and told me what to expect with each step. Going through separation and divorce from start to finish was extremely stressful, Terry informed me of my risks and options. He achieved the outcome I did not think was possible. He made no empty promises and answered all my questions with patience and wisdom. When I called the office, even though the COVID-19 pandemic, he answered my calls personally.

Very experienced lawyer. Excellent legal assistance on my case. Great strategy. Quick response…read moreto phone and email. Highly recommended.

Jay was extremely professional and answered our many questions concerning our will and trusts.read more

Jay provided my husband and I with outstanding service in setting up our trust. Despite our tight…read moretimeline in getting something set up before our honeymoon, he managed to expedite the initial documentation without compromise of quality. His professionalism and consultancy were top-notch. I would recommend Jay for anyone seeking trustworthy and efficient trust services.

It is not an exaggeration when I say that having Timothy Flynn and his associates working my case…read moremay have been one of the single best decisions of my life! Tim steps up to a challenge with Power, confidence, knowledge and prestige! His team worked tirelessly to prepare and always showed up ready for anything. They gave me clear honest answers and kept me informed on what to expect right through the entire overwhelming legal process. They are compassionate towards the fact that this is their everyday goings on, but that most of us only have to deal with this once in a lifetime. Not just a divorce, but a custody battle! My husband picked the biggest sleazeball, dirty dealing, high result lawyer he could find. The kind of lawyer that nightmares are made of! I have no doubt after a very nasty fight this man would have buried me alive, not only ,taking my child but leaving me with a mountain of legal fees and marital debt! Timothy Flynn and his team were forced to anticipate every trick in the book while dealing with this case and anticipate they did! Bringing me through my divorce not only in one piece but with a beautiful smile at the outcome! You get what you pay for people and these are not bottom of the barrel prices, but Tim was ALWAYS fair with me and never tried to nickle and dime me! Even simple things like dealing with me through text and emails to cut costs on expensive time consuming phone to lower my bill. This legal teams professionalism and commitment are astounding and I hold them in the highest regard and will recommend them to anyone needing legal representation. Call them! You will never be sorry that you did!

do not use this legal group. i was referrred to them by the…read moreoakland county probate court, pontiac, mi, i called them and i asked them a question about my deceased ex-husbands 401k that he supposedly has through fidelity. fidelity had notified me by mail that i am the next living next of kin. my ex-husband had no assigned legal representative for his estate tim flynn then told me to give him a week, because he had to talk to his senior partner steve mogdis. a week later and no word from either one of them, so i called them to find out what was going on whether or not if he could help me. tim told me that they were opening up the case in oakland county probate court that very day. he was supposed to get back to me. tim kept avoiding me and not returning my calls to tell me what was going on. i never gave them any money or signed any kind of contract to hire them. they went behind my back and are trying to collect money that doesn't belong to them. they are scammers and are knowingly putting their licenses online to committ fraud by taking advantage of someone else's estate that doesn't belong to them. i hope that they're going to enjoy prison by time this is all over with a complaint with the attorney general office and michigan bar association is in the process of being worked on. lorraine m. w.

Roberto is hands down the most helpful and caring lawyer yet far! Quite a few people that I know…read morehave hired him in the past and they loved everything about their experience! I highly recommended using him for any legal case you have!

Great lawyer! He responds promptly, listens and cares for his clients and does what he says he…read morewill. I highly recommend him.

This is a review about my family's experiences with the Rutkowski Law Firm in regards to estate…read moreplanning. More specifically, the discussions around preparing and executing a trust. My wife and I recently became parents and we were thinking about what how we should protect our assets and what we should have in place to distribute them should, heaven forbid, something happens to us. We did some research and found that a trust is the best route to take because if we did a will, then it would have to go through a time-consuming and expensive probate process. We also discovered that a trust sets up directions for our financial institutions that saves time and money and it would ensure that the things we have would get in the hands of the people we love. Without a trust, then the state of Michigan would be the ones deciding who gets our assets and how much they would receive. We searched for law firms in the area and we eventually were referred by a friend to the Rutkowski Law Firm. So we called and set up an appointment and met with business owner and attorney, Mike Rutkowski. We were greeted by Office Manager, Coleen at the Bloomfield office and she was warm and friendly. She showed us to the board room where we would meet Mike and she explained that he would go over estate planning. She offered us some water or coffee, so we asked for water and she brought us a couple bottles of water. You can tell a lot about a business by the demeanor of its employees and Coleen was a happy person with a great attitude, so obviously we were in good hands. The law firm was extremely clean too, which means the employees obviously take pride in their work. Everyone was professional, polite and friendly. Mike walked in and greeted us by introducing himself and giving my wife and I a firm handshake with eye contact. We exchanged some small talk and eventually got down to business. We found that it was easy to relate to Mike because he was clearly a family man based on our small talk and family is most important to us. He reviewed the differences between a will and a trust and the importance of a trust and advised that it's a set of instructions for what to do with our assets should something happen to my wife and I. The following pieces would fall within the trust: 1) financial power of attorney, 2) healthcare power of attorney, 3) will, and 4) trust. He explained each of these four pieces in great detail so we could make an educated decision on who we wanted to designate for every piece and at what percentages, if applicable. Mike reviewed the estate planning questionnaire that he gave to us and explained each question and the importance of each answer. More specifically, he spoke to the why, which is extremely important to me-why we were having the meeting, why we were setting up a trust, etc. Then we discussed next steps and the next step was to have a conference call with Client Relations Manager, Trisha. Once we got the details of the trust ironed out with her, then would meet to review and sign the trust. We set up the time and date of the conference call with Coleen and we were on our way. Trisha and I talked on the phone for about fifteen minutes and she asked me who I wanted for each piece of the trust and who would receive our assets and at what percentages. She advised that she was going to e-mail my answers to me so I could verify that everything was correct and then we would set up a meeting to review and sign the trust. We ended up changing things several times via e-mail and she was patient and understanding with us, which we appreciated. Once everything was finalized, Coleen called me and we set up a meeting to review and sign the trust at the Rochester office. Once again Mike reviewed everything in great detail and spoke to the why. The meeting lasted about thirty minutes and one of the exciting aspects of the trust that he pointed out was that this trust could be used as a beneficiary on our investments. He said that financial advisers will try to tell us that that is not true, because that is the case with most trusts, but we would in fact be able to use this trust, executed by the Rutkowski Law Firm, as a beneficiary on our investments. It would be a contingent listed after my wife for me and after me for her. The key to Mike's success with us was his ability to demonstrate value. He demonstrated the value of working with the Rutkowski Law Firm and the value of having a trust. We could have piece of mind now that we knew that the Rutkowski Law Firm was going to take care of our family and make sure that important decisions would be made to our liking even after we were gone. It's a feeling of safety knowing that our family will receive what's owed to them.

The person assigned to my case had little knowledge of the type of situation I was trying to…read moreresolve. She was unable to answer my questions directly which resulted in a frustrating delay. Most information I received was not accurate. After my case was resolved my retainer was not returned. What could have been an easy filling of paperwork turned into a nightmare of frustration and error. My case was completed 3 months ago and they still haven't sent me my money and won't return any communication. When I tried to write a review on Google or read other reviews it sent me to a page NULL with a description of the word. Basically skip them entirely. If only I knew better I regret hiring them.

Huge mistake! So the 'office' is a conference room inside of an old Sunoco building. That should be…read moreyour first clue! Get out before you pay a deposit - this was an embarrassing mistake. I though we were saving money but the fee is comparable to other real lawyers.

From the owner: Dealing with a difficult legal situation? Gary L. Berg Attorney at Law will give you the quality…read morerepresentation you deserve. Attorney Berg began his career as a prosecutor before committing to his private practice full-time. He has extensive experience with all aspects of the legal system and can provide sound legal counsel for any case. Discuss your situation with attorney Berg, and he'll determine the best approach to your legal matter. You'll feel much more confident appearing before a judge with attorney Berg by your side! See what he can do for your case by calling Gary L. Berg Attorney at Law at 248-674-2291.

I was referred to Mr. Kuthy by my company's group legal plan. Estate planning can be a little…read moreoverwhelming and he took the time to explain everything step-by-step. He was extremely responsive throughout the entire process. Overall, this was a wonderful experience and I would not hesitate to recommend Mr. Kuthy's expertise to my family and friends. Thank you for taking such good care of me!!

Mr Kuthy was fabulous to work with so professional and kind. I will be referring him to anyone I…read moreknow who has legal issues

Sumner & Associates were easy to deal with, knowledgeable and very friendly. Brandon and Sarah…read morewalked us through the entire process. Made us feel at ease and answered all our questions. Would highly recommend.

The law firm of Julie A Paquette, PLC was so repectful of my needs after the passing of my husband…read more My attorney was very informative on what needed to be done. Not only did we go over my will and trust, power of attorney and so much more. After several meetings, I felt confident that I had no worries for my children. The staff also was very respectful and answered all my questions. Awesome Law Firm!!!!!!

Horrible experience. They worked for my deceased mother's estate for 2 years, then quit. For the…read morefinal 1 year, we had no updates, nor any progress. Nicole Laruwe was contacted by me during the final year, on 5/25/23, 1/25/23, and 2/7/23, asking for simple updates. Each time, she'd responded via email saying she would get back to me. Never did. Then she quit a few weeks later, and billed the PR tens of thousands of dollars. When I asked for a copy of total bill on 6/15/24, she refused and stated she already gave it to another sibling. I then wrote to Julie Paquette, who also refused and suggested I contact another lawyer to obtain the details of their undisclosed bill. Never met these humans in person, but clearly a law firm whose professionalism and kindness needs some work. Hopefull they can grow to realize that deceased famiiy estates are very sensitive issues, and empathy and mutual respect from day 1 is important, which was never noted by the majority of our family.

Today was a decent day in divorce court. Imagine that. I was satisfied with the outcome, especially…read moreafter 5 months of ups & downs dealing with the opposing party. Hiring Ms. Starla Zehr was a wise investment. IN SHORT: From our first consult in the spring at her conveniently located office in Waterford, Michigan, Starla took her time with me, asked many relevant questions and recorded lots of details on my situation. She explained my best and worst case scenario options and potential related expenses. During the final settlement conference, she threw down hard when warranted and both parties ended up agreeing well enough. Divorce ain't perfect, but it can be reasonable in the end with the right level heads to direct you. IN LONG: When I was ready to roll and file, Starla continued with the same approach and ultimately left me to make informed decisions. Not knowing what to expect with the divorce process (being fortunate enough to have my first husband die), Starla & her office manager/paralegal, Polly, made it an easier experience to understand and go through overall. They also actively worked directly with the opposing attorney and their office personnel to keep the negotiation process on track. Starla also knew when to put me in check and take a breath when things 'got real' and the Bronx girl came out in me here and there. Ultimately, I was so glad to be hands off and let them do the legal dirty work. On a personal note, I found Starla to be very kind and understanding to my particular situation with 2 small children and being in all kinds of transition. She provided much insight to what-if's and what-will's down the road in addition to very helpful practical advice for the future. After the court proceedings were over today she gave me an unexpected hug and we had a really nice chat on the loose ends. On a general, random Oakland County MI Court side note, the assigned judge overseeing my divorce (Matis) was a really happy guy despite bringing down the final ax on love gone bad x100. Like, genuinely, internally, smiling-ly throughout happy. I half-expected to be invited back for coffee and donuts and mingle amongst all the new divorcees after it was over. Weird, but pleasant considering the collective situation of everyone in the room. Anyway, SOME BEGINNER BEST DIVORCE LAWYER TIPS FOR YOU: Okay, so I was not the most ideal financial position to hire an attorney, but I managed to come up with some cash for the retainer. Let me tell you, if you are in the same position and are set to divorce, it is WELL WORTH IT to hire someone to represent your best interests and cut through the crap...your ex's and Michigan law, in general. My ex said I had absolutely no need for an attorney *insert hearty laugh here*. Seriously, get a second job and hustle in the short term if you have to and make ongoing payments. I tried to do so even while the retainer was till in effect. That tidy bundle is not going to last forever if things go sideways. You will typically get a statement every month itemizing how your retainer has been used and, and once used up, what you owe to date. Make sure to not get overly involved in emotional exchanges with the soon-to-be-ex as best as possible to keep progress alive & always try to stick to the facts at hand (it will save you on attorney fees). I tried to keep verbal exchanges to a minimum and got as much in writing as possible (email/text). I used to be a medical biller and the mantra in my department was: "If you don't get it in writing, it didn't happen". Lastly, just because you may not be getting constant updates, it doesn't mean things aren't in the works in the background. Starla & Polly were really good about replying back in a timely manner to update / FYI emails I would send. Be concise with your emails. Respond quickly when needed. Get all your paperwork, photos, copies, supporting documentation together. Sign up for Google Voice. It saves texts in perpetuity and transcribes voicemail messages that may be necessary to your case. Keep copies of everything for yourself. Sometimes some clarification and re-clarification has to take place, but that is a good thing so that everyone is on the same page in the end. Obviously, you should do your research and see a few attorneys to explore their opinions on your particular situation (lots of assets/no assets/kids/no kids/craziness/no craziness). You should feel comfortable in the bones with who you pick. Credit goes to the ex's 1st wife for the Starla "referral". When Starla's name drew a little snarl periodically throughout the relationship, I knew I had put her on my short list of attorney consultations & book an appointment. Plus, I thought it would be kind of funny. Now that YOU may be ready to put the garbage in the garbage can where it belongs, it's time to give Starla or Polly a call & cut your divorce stress in half (at least). Now, off to find my 3rd husband! J/k :-D Much love and stay strong, Luna #68Seconds

Some "post divorce" issues came up in my divorce, after I moved out of state. I really did not want…read moreto have to come back to Michigan to take care of these legal matters. Starla is a life saver. She listens to what you need done and gets it handled right away and also affordably. I talked to a few other lawyers and Starla's prices were better than theirs. I can't speak highly enough of her family law services. She genuinely seemed to care and is a great negotiator. Everything got resolved and I did not have to return to Michigan. I highly recommend Starla as an excellent divorce attorney.