Jordan Kingston represented me in a difficult estate dispute, and I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome. He was professional, personable, and truly fought for my rights. What impressed me most was how well he listened. He took the time to understand my situation and respected my input throughout the entire process. He explained my options clearly, kept me informed at every step, and delivered a favorable settlement that I'm very satisfied with. Jordan is not only a skilled litigator but also a genuinely kind person who cares about his clients. I highly recommend him to anyone facing estate or inheritance issues. read more

Handled my aunt's estate. Took two years. Maybe that's normal? Anyway. They sent out a letter to heirs with several mistakes. One was my one heir's Aunt Dottie. They had wrong, outdated address. I responded with updated address. They completely ignored it. How do I know? My brother visited my aunt's former house. It's now, macabre, display place for coffins. Oddly, mailbox is still there. He found letter from Klenk dated a year ago. Obviously, staff paid no attention to my update. Don't know if my Aunt Dottie ever received news about her inheritance. She's 104, in a nursing home, and could use a few extra dollars. Of course I contacted them about this, but, as expected, got no reply. Really incompetent front office staff. Uncaring. read more

Peter Klenk is very unprofessional. After spending over $260k in estate planning and litigation, he was unwilling and unable to provide clear answers to fundamental questions about a trust he wrote. Despite having our accountant copied on the correspondence, we received vague and unhelpful responses. As a result, we now need to restructure everything due to his errors in the original planning. Even when asked a straightforward question--"Does the property receive a step-up in basis based on the way you structured the trust? We've received conflicting information; can you please clarify?"--his response was unprofessional and uninformative. Unfortunately, this has led to wasted time and money. I strongly recommend seeking assistance elsewhere. read more

Klenk Law - Peters unprofessional email refusing to fix his erroneous errors in simple legal documents. DO NOT USE HIM! - Wills, Trusts, & Probates Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Peter Klenk is very unprofessional. After spending over $260k in estate planning and litigation, he was unwilling and unable to provide clear answers to fundamental questions about a trust he wrote. Despite having our accountant copied on the correspondence, we received vague and unhelpful responses. As a result, we now need to restructure everything due to his errors in the original planning. Even when asked a straightforward question--"Does the property receive a step-up in basis based on the way you structured the trust? We've received conflicting information; can you please clarify?"--his response was unprofessional and uninformative. Unfortunately, this has led to wasted time and money. I strongly recommend seeking assistance elsewhere. read more

Klenk Law - Wills, Trusts, & Probates Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I have been a client of Peter Klenk since 2017/2018 and have had a good experience. I've found his entire staff to be very pleasant and professional on our encounters, and the fees are reasonable. They respond quickly and professionally, and the electronic portal is both convenient and safe for accessing important documents. Peter is very personable, and explains the Will and estate managing process in very easy to understand layman's terms. I am happy to say I recommend Klenk's practice based on my experience. He is also conveniently located throughout the greater Philadelphia region in Center City, KOP, and Doylestown! read more

I called and set up a 7am PST appointment because they didn't have many openings and I start work at 9am. I get up early and nobody calls. I contact them and get voicemail. I don't receive a call back. I call back again and someone informs me that the attorney hadn't looked in advance at the notes the administrator took but just did and couldn't take my case. But nobody bothered to call me and cancel instead of me waking 2 hours early. A complete lack of professionalism that speaks to how their business conducts themselves. read more

If you need an attorney to investigate misconduct by an estate executor, don't hire Klenk Law. The executor had been the power of attorney prior to the death of my relative, and as such, executed a broad POA designating his wife and another party as beneficiaries to what had been bequeathed to me in the will, thereby circumventing the probate process. Klenk Law's attorney drafted a few petitions, and sat in on a few court hearings. After spending $20,000 with no success, I had to terminate their services. My attorney had no spine. read more

The women I talked to during the initial consultation acted as if my money wasn't worth the time. Didn't even bother following through with an email to show me how to hire them. I took my family business elsewhere. read more

My father chose to have Klenk Law plan and manage his estate. Being an attorney myself, I accompanied him to the meetings to help him through the process. Though we initially met with Peter, Kelly Barse was the attorney who planned, managed and communicated with my father and I regarding his options and decisions. Ms. Barse was extremely knowledgable - she was able to answer every question we ever asked her and she had excellent suggestions about how to handle different situations regarding the estate. I cannot say enough good things about Ms. Barse including her display of professionalism and patience when dealing with my father. read more

After a slow start assisting me with the administration of my aunts estate, they ultimately did a great job with the help of attorney Daniella Horn and principal attorney Peter Klenk... My situation was somewhat complex and their extensive knowledge and experience was evident and essential to winding down my aunt's estate... I highly recommend them.. read more

Daniella Ahdout Horn at Klenk Law is simply the best! I have referred numerous clients to her and they are always so happy with her services. I have known Daniella for many years and she is my go-to attorney for estate planning. Thank you Daniella for always taking such great care of my clients! read more

I needed a reliable estate planning attorney. Mr.Klenk came recommended by current client so an appointment had been made to speak to me. Sure enough, he called back. we talked on the phone regarding different potential strategies and you he asked me whether I liked how it sounded and, upon further conversation, we have decided that he were going to send me some paperwork and the fee agreement to get things going. Well, he HAS NOT gotten back to me, despite the fact that I called and inquired from his secretary on several occasions. He made me feel excited about the process but when the time came, he DID NOT get back to me and LEFT ME LOST AND NOT KNOWING WHAT T EXPECT. After 2 weeks of silence from the attorney, I was told that he would not be able to take my case. Forget about the fact that I have wasted precious time waiting for them to get back to me. What DOES mater is the fact that the attorney should have a decency of getting back to people and actually TALK to them instead of just DROPPING them without any explanation. It's a shame that this kind of treatment the person gets WITHOUT ANY CAUSE!!! P.S Just to comment something: I was NOT rude to your staff, I was extremely polite when I talked to your administrative assistant. The "owner", on the other hand, lacks professionalism since he did not hear me being rude but rather listen to the hearsay. AND THAT"S HOW THEY DECIDE HOW TO TAKE THE NEW CASE?????? I would NOT even want to have an attorney who would rely on hearsay in the first place !!! EXPLICIT LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM!!! read more

Great and friendly lawyers who explain complicated estate planning processes. Peter and his team worked hard to make sure my estate planning need was taken care of, and helped work out some of the complexities that came from having foreign assets. Highly recommended. read more

I hired klenk law to probate a will and settle an estate. The first thing suggested to me was filing a caveat, I had no idea what that was and what was explained to me sounded great so I approved it. At no time was it stayed to me that a caveat stops probate in its tracks, and will not proceed until its removed. After 6+ months of paying thousands of dollars and nothing happening, I decided to call the courthouse and ask what's the holdup? This is where it was explained to me about caveats, and why it doesn't make sense for my lawyer to have filed one. And then had to have the lawyer file paperwork to remove the caveat. $$$ Now I've paid 3 - 4 months of bills already involving this, so the last months bills to correct this was too much. I called the front desk and stated my argument and was told they would remove all billing concerning the caveat. They only removed the last months billing. I repeatedly asked about the first 3 or 4 months billing to be removed. Finally after 5 requests I got an answer. The resolution: They would credit me $300 and take the final billing out if my retainer and mail me a check for the remainder. As in this is what were doing, here is your check and goodbye. When I complained I was told "you approved it". Now I aint no lawyer they are the experts in this, however it baffles me that they filed a caveat basically against me. I approved something that was suggested and explained to me by my lawyer as necessary to do. If he would have told me it would halt probate indefinitely I would never have agreed to it. So somehow they are making this out to be my fault. Examples of billing A 45 minute phone call billed at 1.5 hours. All phone calls billed at 2 to 3 times the actual length of the call. Billed for them to go look in the mailbox for paperwork I mailed to them. Will Crawford read more

I highly recommend Klenk Law because of Jackie Mettinger...she made me feel at ease with my questions..she is extremely caring and knowledgeable! read more

I provided a truthful review of my bad experience with Klenk Law in Philadelphia. I really do have a bill for thousands of dollars for just a few months of representation, and I really do have proofs of regular monthly payments to the firm. I also have an email in which Peter Klenk gives me 48 hours to come up with an additional $17,000. I really do have an email from Peter Klenk in which he then quits on the spot. Through email Peter Klenk reached out to me about continuing to represent me if I removed my 1 star review. Frightened at not having any representation, I agreed. Peter Klenk then went on in emails to accuse me of fraud and extortion and to threaten to have me served if I didn't remove my 1 star review. This is all verifiable, and I really did have an awful experience with this firm. And for the record, I have no disability, so not sure about the ramblings below. read more

I contacted Peter through his website using the free consultation link for a question regarding a will. While I was expecting only a few minutes it was a lengthy conversation. He made sure he understood the situation by asking many questions before offering advice. He then went through my options and results of each one. He left it up to me to decide if I wanted to proceed and did not push me toward one or another. His website has very useful information which I definitely researched before I called him. While I decided not to proceed at this time I feel I had enough information to make that decision. I would not hesitate to hire him should I need to in the future. read more

I met Peter soon after he started his practice in Philadelphia, PA. He and his team have always been there for me and my various inquiries throughout my life-changing events, corporate relocations. I have lived in various cities throughout the nation, I have never had a problem in contacting Peter or a member of his team. He and his office responds quickly and returns calls to me to fulfill my requests for information or to revise my estate needs while posing relevant thought-provoking questions that I need to consider to secure my future. read more

I have had Peter Klenk prepare and revise my will . Always professional, knowledgeable and offers great advice . Highly recommend

Peter recently gave a presentation about Wills & Trusts at my employer and it was fantastic! He was extremely knowledgeable and provided valuable information to the group. People were very engaged and asked several questions, all of which Peter thoroughly answered. Personally, my husband and I have selected Peter to help us with our estate planning and he has been very helpful in providing us with all of the information we need to provide a secure future for our family. Thank you Peter! read more

Answered my question quickly and referred me to a colleague that could handle my problem

Jackie was great, professional and helpful. she notarized some documents for us very quickly.

My husband's father passed away May 2021. We were advised by the Philadelphia Register of Wills that only an attorney or the executor of the estate could obtain a copy of a will. I contacted Klenk Law because of their reviews to verify if they could assist me. During the intake process, I was told that a retainer of 5k would be required. I informed the person (female) that I didn't believe that a retainer would be necessary at this time because we only need a copy of the will. I explained that I would be happy to pay an attorney for their time to obtain a copy of the will and we would decide if we were going to pursue legal action based on what was indicated in the will. I was told a female attorney would contact me. No return call after 2 weeks of waiting. I contacted this office again. I was then transferred to this female attorney to whom appeared disinterested and in a rush to get off the call. She also sounded very young and inexperienced. I again explained my situation to her as mentioned above. I was informed that she would have to verify with a senior attorney in the firm. Again, 1 week has passed, no call. I called for the 3rd time and spoke to the same intake person. I explained again that I was waiting for a return call from this female attorney for the 2nd time. She indicated that she would follow up and get back to me. Here we are 1 week later, no call. It is obvious that this law firm is only interested in taking your money. It is clear they assumed there was no money to be gained or maybe we had no money. Because I did not hand up 5k, they were not interested in taking my case. Ironic enough, my father in laws estate is worth well over 1MM. If I received a return call, I simply could have paid a 5k retainer. What a disgrace of a law firm. They are no different than a used car dealership. read more

Kelly Barse prepared our wills which were complex. She was very thorough, paid attention to every detail and researched areas she was not familiar with to ensure everything was correct. Very professional and responsive. We were very pleased with the wills and the service. read more

Glen Ridenour is an excellent lawyer and a hard worker. He listens and gets the job done! We highly recommend him.

When you walk in, you are greeted with a pleasant smile and escorted back to one of the lawyers in the firm. Four years ago, Jackie helped me find a publishing company in which I am grateful. She is magnificent and over the top! All in all, the lawyers and paralegals are the nuts and bolts of this firm. With that being said, it is a friendly atmosphere with a good reputation. read more

Peter Klenk ESQ is a thougthful and capable attorney who we work with on estate planning issues. His firm recently provided us with new Wills, Power of Attorneys and our instructions regarding major health issues. These documents are important for estate and life planning. Peter and is team are masters in the complexities of Estate Law. We highly recommend Peter and his Associates to provide thoughtful advice and outstanding work on these complex issues of the law. Make sure your estate planning documents are up to date and Peter can be relied on to do an excellent job. Well done Peter! read more

Glen Ridenour is an honest, kind & reliable person who works harder than most anyone I know!

Klenk Law made one of the worst times in my life -- death of my brother--manageable. Amy Besser, the attorney I worked with to settle the estate, has a wonderful combination of professionalism, practicality, efficiency, patience, kindness, and humor. She is a gem. read more

Tremendous firm with bright, kind and tenacious people. Great representation for our family.

Very knowledgeable! Peter Klenk always has a thorough answer and the associates have more experience than you'll find at most firms. They really only do estate work. read more

Peter was able to explain the legal jargon and the complexities of our particular situation as a newly wedded couple with individual needs. Peter consulted with each of us by phone at some length (free of charge) to understand what we a wanted to do together and separately. He is not only very competent but personable as well. With Peter's excellent guidance we feel comfortable going forward with our estate plans. read more

I have worked with Peter Klenk & his associates for some time now and I have found them to be ultra-qualified, knowledgeable and diligent about their work. I highly recommend them. read more

Like another reviewer, I contacted Peter through his website using the free consultation link, for a question regarding PA inheritance taxes. The question was quite technical and difficult to explain, and the answer was nowhere to be found on the web. Peter grasped precisely what I was asking, and provided a clear, helpful response (with a touch of humor) the very next day. read more