After a very challenging search for well over a year for a good estate planning lawyer (which is…read morenot all about "estate" but which, of vital import, includes health care planning and advanced health care directives)-- having culled through personal recommendations and Yelp reviews--FINALLY I found a good one in Erin Glass! Even with "stellar" personal recommendations and reviews for a number of them, (I actually have a lot of legal experience, so I probably have more knowledge for what constitutes a good lawyer than the average consumer), I was really disappointed (for deeply serious reasons) in the choices until several people directed my attention to Erin. When I interviewed her, I knew I found the right person. Having some knowledge in this area, but without being trained in law myself, her recommendations seemed very sound, helpful, logical, clear and in sync with my own research. She listened well, was very understanding and compassionate, and she was accessible and responsive. This was actually a sharp contrast to a few other experiences, so I was extremely happy to find her. She also has an amazing go-to person in Stephanie who has been so great in meeting all needs and in a timely manner. She pays attention, is a clear communicator, is responsive and serves as the glue between clients and her boss who I am sure is busy as all get out, along with seeing to the myriad details that need doing to bring all to closure. I feel very confident in and happy with this wonderful team.

Erin Glass and her team (a shout-out to Stephanie) at Barron Smith Daugert have been wonderful to…read morework with as I attempted to rewrite a long out of date will. Having had a couple of bad experiences with attorneys who didn't really sit down with me and my partner to assess our needs, or charged an interview fee before we really could evaluate the services offered, Erin was easy to talk to, relaxed us, made suggestions that we ourselves could work through without her, helped us put specific health concerns into helpful legal documents that could be updated later should our circumstances change. No extra fees, no problems communicating, everything relatively painless. Highly recommend this well established Bellingham legal office.

I have recently needed guidance from Chmelik Sitkin & Davis for work in Port business. I have had…read morethe pleasure of working with Holly. She has been wonderful. I never get "too busy" feeling taking my calls and questions, and she answers them quickly. I like that the firm has lawyers that specialize in different areas. This means they don't charge you for someone to go learn a new subject. They go ask the team member that knows the legal answer already. Great team!

From the owner: Founded in 1984 by former Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Steve Mura, Chmelik Sitkin & Davis…read moreP.S. is a Northwest Washington law firm based in Bellingham. In 1987, Frank Chmelik joined Mr. Mura after extensive trial experience as a U.S. Army JAG Corps officer and an associate position at a large Seattle law firm. Together, Mr. Mura and Mr. Chmelik established the superior standards that became the firms foundation for the next 30 years. In 1993, Richard Davis left one of Seattles largest law firms to join the firm and expand the range of legal services. In 1998, Jon Sitkin, a well-established real estate and land use attorney, joined the firm, and the principals adopted the name Chmelik Sitkin & Davis P.S. Katherine Deets became a principal of the firm in 2012 and she continues to expand the firms estate planning and probate practice. In 2014 Seth Woolson became a principal, further strengthening the firms construction, real estate and litigation practices

Absolute worst landlord in my 20 years of renting dogshit house floorboards were rotting found mold…read morein the crawl space! - If I could give zeros stars I would

I've had many landlords over the last ten years. Never have I experienced anything like Brent…read moreHamner. What an unbelievably unprofessional, short tempered, antagonistic ass this guy is. He made unsolicited visits to the property (unannounced), fabricated stories about our car registration being expired and our dogs "barking aggressively" when he showed up without warning, and has a ridiculous lease contract that requires an unusual amount of personal information. More than all of this, the guy is just unbelievably unpleasant. Most of the residents where I lived were not on speaking terms with him. I was warned that he'd, "threaten to evict you eventually, but don't take him seriously, he's done that to everybody." After fifteen years of managing the place where I live, the best real estate management group was finally fired this month. It took a signed petition from all of the tenants to get it done. I can't tell you how relieved I am that the harassment and made up accusations will come to an end. If you want your tenants to respect you and your property, and if you want to show them respect in return, don't hire this guy.

In our time of need Bryan Page helped us out. Taught us and wrote new contracts and walked us…read morethrough the process. When we had a client that was in dispute, he navigated through it all and helped us overcome the whole ordeal. I highly recommend him for all his hard work. He puts his clients needs first.

Within the first two weeks of having hired this Law Firm, it was apparent that Michael Kleps had…read moredifficulty answering questions but said he could help me right away if I paid an additional 20%. Which I did. But I would email questions and not get answers and have to resend the same question and get charged again. At a time when the only reason I'm seeking their assistance is due to the death of a loved one, I expected there to be at least some kindness and helpfulness extended. There never was. I would email the same question two and three times and never get an answer, but always got corresponding charges. I started looking my questions up on the internet. Things we're at a stand still for a while, as I sold property and then needed Michael's help to finish up. Again, he would not answer questions I emailed and I even remembered asking him those questions a year earlier when this first began. He complained that my bill was high because of my constant emails. I advised him that the emails were repetitive questions. I couldn't believe that he wasn't aware of this, but now I'm certain that he was very aware of what he was doing. He was nickel-and-diming the estate and finally I had to speak with his Superior who at first refused to speak with me. When I sent him an email expressing my displeasure that he even refused to speak with me and that there was no recourse he answered and said, Michael told him that he was able to handle the situation but he knew good and well then that Michael was not handling the situation because I had sent him as a heads-up, particular documents, also complaining that Michael would not answer questions. I had to speak with his boss two times. I ended up paying twice as much as what I read online a probate should cost and we hadn't even gotten into the difficult work, when the costs would really rise. We started working on, what would he called, the Financial Statement, where he refused to include my wages as part of the financial statement. He had assigned a secretary to work with me to try to prove that I was receiving a fair payment for my work but after disbursements were made between beneficiaries, there was no money left to pay my wages. He refused 6 times to include my wages in the financial statement, all the while charging me for this repetitive work of six times, which finally pushed me to firing the law firm of Carmichael Clark. Michael had tried to get me to drop him but since I am out of state, I did not want the difficulty of trying to find another attorney but he forced me into a position of having to fire him, which now I see so clearly why he wanted me to fire him. He never told me that being out of state, I was required to have an agent. He said that I could easily finish it on my own, but Washington law does not allow for that, which I did not know and Michael knew that I did not know that. There is so much more I could say but you get the general idea. I strongly urge anyone to look for other representation. They are only interested in nickel-and-diming the client and not doing any work for it.

The respect that Tom Mumford gets from the other members of the legal community is impressive…read more He's a straight talker and compassionate about all people and things. I've worked with Tom on business matters for mutual clients and then also hired him twice on personal matters. Tom is kind and caring and it's not an act. He is a good man , honestly and caring. He will protect you and your always feeling better after any interaction with him or the wonderful professional staff he has at his side. There's so much good to say about Tom Mumford, I could just go on and on. I refer everyone to him and everyone has been very pleased with the outcome.

I have no problem with people who disagree with me, but when looking for an attorney to represent…read moreme, I do find that thinking should be clear and precise. Upon interviewing this firm, I found them difficult to deal with and at least for me would not be a good advocate in a case I may pursue.