Christopher Phillips was retained to handle probate for our father's estate (flat fee in advance) and estate administration (hourly). His office is not great at returning emails or calls, which for me is fine as long as progress is made. The probate process went smoothly. It took 2.5 months to file the initial probate petitions, and then it was another two months to the court date. Estate administration didn't happen. I don't know if something happened to him or if I was marked as a bad client, but his office stopped communicating altogether. I never received a disengagement notice, so assumed everything was progressing. I checked in about once a month for updates and didn't hear back. After four months, I asked if they were still working on our file and still heard nothing (not even a progress bill, which I guess says it all), so I disengaged and retained another attorney. If they were too busy, I would have appreciated a disengagement notice so that I could have retained another attorney more quickly. TLDR: Probate work was fine. Estate administration was nonexistent. Client communication was sparse. read more

I called for a probate attorney to help me after my father's death. After spending an hour on the phone with "Chris Phillips,'" he told me he would work with me. I then called 7 different times, but his assistant told me he would call me back and that he's "really busy." I then asked her if he still wanted to work with me, and she said yes. 7 unreturned calls, and still not a word. Very unprofessional. Only wants your money. So you don't waste as much time and anticipation for help, like I did, I recommend finding someone else that is more attentive during your time of sorrow and grief. read more

Attorney Tiffany Ballenger and her team were excellent in handling both my trust and my mom's trust! A few years back we had a not so good Attorney do my trust. I never realized how much of a mess it was until I was at the end of refinancing my home. We did a lot of research to try to find an Attorney that specializes in Trusts. Tiffany was amazing, kind, and very informative! The time that was spent with us, as well as Laura going over our finalized trust to make sure we understood every single part of our trust was so very helpful to us! We would highly recommend Attorney Tiffany Ballenger for any of your Estate planning needs! read more

Phillips Ballenger - Business Law Near Me - Las Vegas, Nevada

DO NOT USE THIS FIRM. My experience was terrible. They run up your bills unnecessarily and will ask you to you replenish your retainer before you even see any work done. They bill out other attorneys at the firm on you, essentially paying their employees on your dime without telling you, and without good reason, all while claiming it's in your best interest. Terrible ethics all around. read more

Phillips Ballenger set up my initial Trust and then did an update 1 1/2 years later. Tiffany, Laura, Katarina and Becky were professional and easy to work with in the initial set-up and then the changes I made later. I would definitely use them for any future updates, and refer them to family or friends. read more

They are amazing, very professional. my estate planning was so easy, we discussed what we wanted to include and they asked great clarifying questions. The signing of the documents were easy and they were pleasant to work with. Tiffany and Team are great, they told me the cost upfront and how the process would unfold. No surprises and easy to work with.Highly recommend. read more

I'm 27 years old and this was my first time hiring a lawyer to represent me in a contract negotiation. The first red flag was when they refused to provide me with a rough estimate of how much it was going to cost, despite providing a copy of the contract ahead of time at their request. But I decided to hire the firm anyways because I felt comfortable with Atty. Ballenger-Floyd and genuinely thought she would have my best interest at heart. Not long after they began work on my case, I was being badgered by their legal assistant via email and phone to replenish my retainer without ever being sent a bill. After asking to see a breakdown of hours before sending more money, the response times slowed and priority given to my file diminished despite the fact there was a hard deadline approaching (aka my wedding day). After numerous replenishments of my retainer, my Fiancé informed me of the amount his Lawyer had charged him to draft the contract, negotiate with my lawyer, exchange countless emails and phone calls, and all for a flat upfront fee, nonetheless. Having this information I was OUTRAGED at the amount I was charged by my lawyer. I began dissecting the bills and saw ridiculous charges for admin fees such as "Review & Update Matter Calendar" "Admin, Filling, Organization, Emails & Scheduling Tasks" , unnecessary "research" work by her law clerk, work charged double time by her and her law clerk, etc. Initially I felt naive and idiotic for not reviewing each and every bill before giving her any more money, but in the end, I had already invested so much that it would have been a nightmare and even more costly to start over with a new firm. After an email requesting a call from my Attorney to discuss billing went unanswered, my Fiancé and I called and were directed to speak with the Law Clerk. After no clarification was provided on the call, my Fiancé and I were both upset and requested that Atty Ballenger-Floyd call us back immediately. After days go by with no response, I finally receive an email from Attorney Ballenger-Floyd with a SCATHING, unprofessional, demeaning and insulting 9 PAGE LETTER. In all honestly I'm sure she spent more time on this letter than my case as a whole. I was in tears reading it and am still in shock as to how she thought this was appropriate to send a client. At this point, I just wanted her out of my life and didn't care that I spent an egregious amount of money and would never get a dime back. But it doesn't end there. The contract was finalized, my fiancé and I both signed it at his attorney's office in the presence of a notary (with the expressed permission of my Attorney). And after all this, Attorney Ballenger refused to sign it unless I again replenished my retainer because she needed to do a "final review" of an already finalized contract. She literally held it over my head, knowing that my wedding date was quickly approaching. So again I bite my tongue and paid her so I could get married. Overall, this was a terrible experience for me and I definitely WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. They're warm and welcoming until you start questioning their billing practices and by that time you're pot committed. read more

My wife and I have been going to Tiffany for over 4 years now for our estate planning and business entity management/creation. Tiffany not only provides us with a wealth of knowledge during the process every time we meet with her, but we feel so protected and valued with her wisdom. In addition, we have developed a personal relationship with her and as her clients, we feel like we genuinely matter to her. She has been one of the strongest additions to our circle and we feel she is the perfect solution to other potential client's numerous needs. She is the right choice! read more

As being new to town. We were referred by a friend for estate planning. Amazing office staff and Tiffany and Katarina are amazing.. I HIGHLY recommend. read more

Our Trust update and Estate Plan process went so well! Tiffany, Laura and Becky were thorough, professional and responsive. We will refer our friends/family to Phillips Ballenger and look forward to a continued relationship as life events lead to future updates. read more

I hired Chris Phillips to handle my Father's Trust that involved a property for sale. He failed to handle and follow thru with what he was hired to do while I was out of town at a cost of $400.00 an hour turned into $4400.00 which he took out of house sale proceeds while I was out of town. I will not get into the entire details of his ridiculousness here but he lost us over $20,000. and charged me to do that. I DO NOT recommend him at all!!! he does not return phone calls or emails, but will apologize for not doing so along with words that he does not follow thru on, when you see him in person. A complaint was filed with the Nevada State Bar Complaint Dept. along with an additional attorney Stephanie Clement. That should tell you something!! Do not hire this Attorney or Attorney Stephanie Clement both in Las Vegas, NV. They work for the same team. read more