George Reilly is a great counselor, advisor and attorney for estate planning. We highly recommend…read morehim and his team. My husband and I had an estate plan drawn up 10 years ago but we never fully funded it. George guided us through the process of updating our documents, moving our home and other assets into the trust and giving us true peace of mind for our future. He is responsive, a clear communicator and was very pleasant to work with. Call Reilly Law, even if you have an estate plan. 5 stars!!

James Anderson did an excellent job in preparing our estate documents. He explained what options…read morewere available to us during the initial consultation. He went through the provisions of each document during the review of the draft documents and made revisions to incorporate our wishes. He and his staff were very responsive to my emails. We appreciated that this firm has transparent pricing and that we received both paper versions and PDF files of our final signed documents.

I was referred to attorney Ryan Brown for a consultation about an employment contract. Ryan, who is…read morelicensed to practice law in both Virginia and DC, had his colleague Kyle Epting sit in on the phone call. I appreciated that I got to speak with two attorneys, so that I could be helped in the best way possible. The consultation lasted about 20 minutes, which is not much time for them to read all of the documents that I had emailed to them, but Ryan and Kyle gave me accurate advice that helped me. I did not have to hire them, but if I did have to hire someone, I would have hired them. I am grateful for their assistance, and I would recommend their services to other people.

My wife and I needed to set up a living trust along with our wills, advance medical directives, and…read morefinancial power of attorney documents, and we were looking for someone who would be open to our charitable donation intentions. After asking around, I was referred to Matt Yao by a mutual friend. We found Matt and paralegal Bria and team to be very knowledgeable, very responsive, very tolerant of my endless questions and modifications, and ridiculously patient over the course of about eight months for what most people would have wrapped up in a few weeks. Matt was open to my many questions, but he also pushed back--as he should have--anywhere that my requests could have been misconstrued by lawyers our courts. It also worked out very well for us that Matt charges a flat fee for the entire trust + will + ADM + FPOA package. The post-signing documentation was also very clear and helpful. I would definitely use Yao Law Firm, P.C. again in the future.

I want to take this time to thank my lawyer Katie Anderson for taking on my case. She helped me…read morethroughout my situation. Her guidance and her hard work is what makes her truly amazing at what she does! I also want to thank paralegal Rossi Membreno for all her hard work and professionalism throughout my case. Thank you both again! A million times again!

Hello. My name is Adrian Morales…read more My experience with Livesay & Myers had some positives, but also major setbacks. I started with a different lawyer who was rushed, inattentive, and whose overall planning wasn't beneficial to my case. When she retired, I was assigned to Alyssa, who had little experience with custody cases. Despite this, Alyssa was professional, approachable, and genuinely tried to support me, explaining legal issues clearly and making a stressful process more understandable. Brittany was a good assistant and helpful whenever she could. Unfortunately, a very crucial court date was missed by Alyssa, which I believe was the turning point in our case. After that, the judge sent our case to Fauquier County, and that's when things started to go downhill. To make matters worse, during my last case in Loudoun County, they sent a random attorney to support me who didn't know anything about my case, making both me and Livesay & Myers look unprepared in front of the judge. After spending $18,000, I literally got nothing from the ordeal--the only modification that came out of all this was a calling schedule with my kids. Livesay & Myers can be capable and supportive, but I strongly suggest clarifying who will handle your case and their experience with custody matters before committing.

Liz did our estate planning with us a few years ago. I'll be calling her again soon to ensure our…read moredocs are still up to date in accord with current estate and tax law. Ably assisted by her indispensable right hand, paralegal Carla Solomon, she patiently and attentively works with you to ascertain your estate planning needs, proposes work to be done with clearly articulated fixed fees, and delivers an impressive, comprehensive, customizable product. We have been very pleased. Now, if you are looking for a bargain, look elsewhere, because Liz is not cheap, but the value is there. Competent estate planning can save a lot of money and considerable conflict and heartache for you and your heirs. We will confidently trust her with estate planning and other elder law requirements for ourselves and our family in the future.

Liz is a compassionate and skilled estate and elder law attorney. She and her staff provide a…read moregreat services to families. Liz also does a great job of effectively explaining the complexities of the important legal factors you need to consider. I would recommend Liz and her team to anyone.

Was referred to Manning & Murray for the creation of a special needs trust, and decided to also get…read morewills, power of attorney, advance medical directive and more. Manning & Murray listen to you and guide you through the process. It is easy to reach them through the phone or email. They usually responded within an hour, and never did a question go unanswered for longer than one business day. When the worst happens, and you have to use the estate documents that you have so carefully drawn up, you'll want to be able to reach out to a professional, proficient estate law law with excellent customer service - where someone is readily available to help you. Manning and Murray was first recommended to me by an attorney working for a Maryland estate law firm that regularly provides estate planning basics to retiring government workers. Then a friend also mentioned that they had used them - and encouraged me to use them too. Finally, someone employed in the trust department of a bank stated that Manning & Murray had done all of the estate planning for their family. Another friend recommended using an online estate law software package, but the estate had complex needs, and we decided that approach wasn't a good fit. I'm looking forward to sleeping better at night, knowing that the important estate matters are settled. I recommend Manning & Murray wholeheartedly for all who need estate planning work done.

We were referred to Manning and Murray by a financial planner to help us prepare some legal…read moredocuments. They did an excellent job communicating the value in their recommendations and what choices we were required to make. They also did a great job of making themselves available and answering all of our questions about the paperwork. They made the process as painless as I could have imagined, and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for legal assistance that might be helpful when planning your future.

Years ago I worked with Fite & O'Brien for my divorce, they had a new young lawyer on the firms…read moreteam, Don Anderson. His fellowship with these women seeded a lifelong ability of great human skills required to balance the goals of the client with the law, directed, focused and clarity of issues often not understood by the client. with both litigation (or mediation themes) balanced with kindness. His skill, a brilliant, no nonsense approach saved me time, money and most importantly, emotional waste. He's been an advocate for me twice now (and my sister in law) in cases which were the most stressful times in our lives, calmly lowers the distraction with critical clarity and best outcomes for us both. I'm ever grateful for a professional relationship begun so many years ago continues to support me thoughtfully, professionally, with clear knowledge of the ever changing law, handled expeditiously with kindness, and generous comforting spirit. I wholeheartedly highly recommend Don Anderson of Kelly, Burnes Danker and Luu Sincerel, Ellen Brooks

Do not waste your money on this firm. They are unqualified attorneys who have their own agenda and…read morenot you or your childs best interest. I retained this firm for custody and child support. I have had an ongoing open case with DCSE for arrearages in the tens of thousands. Rather than see the trial through she opted to settle for less than half of what is owed. She did not file what was asked in the amount of dollars owed and left it as 50% of all child related expenses. The father is now behind 8 months once again which always leads back to court. This is what they want, so you will continue to retain them and spend your life savings. Then a court hearing was scheduled in November of last year for August of this year giving this girm ample time to prepare. Once again I could not reach them for over a month asking how do we prepare. Discovery was due and instead of admitting to failure they decided to drop my case one month before the trial date. I was forced to retain a real attorney however the damage was done. Since no evidence was submitted to the courts, trial was postponed and removed from the docket. They didn't even have a file for my case. They sent over next to nothing when requested by my new firm. Now we have to re-submit filings and most likely wait another 8 months for a trial date available. Save your time and hard earned money for a firm who takes your childs best interest seriously!!

I'm sleeping better since The Collins Firm prepared all my estate planning needs. They were…read morethorough, and took the tie to walk me through the entire process so nothing was missed.

I previously wrote that the Collin's form wrote a trust that forces the house to be sold upon the…read moredeath of the owner when it was the owner's intent to keep his autistic son living in the house for the rest of his life. That was the purpose of the trust. Now that the owner has died they (the trust written by the Collin's firm) are selling the house forcing the autistic son out. your response was that the Collin's firm does not manage the trust and my accusations are misplaced. A trust can only be managed as written. The Collin's firm wrote the trust. You are responsible For kicking an autistic child out of his home.