5 Ways To Know That An Estate Planning Lawyer Is “Right” For You and Your Family
I speak with folks all the time, and they feel comfortable sharing their “good, bad and ugly” lawyer stories with me. Unfortunately for them—many of them learned the “hard way”! For what it’s worth, here are 5 ways to find the right estate planning lawyer for you and your family:
1. Comfortable Financial Arrangements. Work with a lawyer who will not push you around or take advantage of you and your family from the standpoint of unreasonable lawyer charges. Work with a lawyer who addresses upfront appropriate fees for legal services in a very transparent manner, and all fees for legal services are performed for a fixed reasonable cost provided in writing to you in advance.
2. Referred By Many. Work with a law firm that is referred by hundreds of other Louisiana residents. What a lawyer says about himself or herself is merely a claim. When hundreds of Louisiana individuals, couples, and families objectively endorse a firm after using its services, those statements made by those clients are fact, and not a mere claim.
3. Serves You Through Future Life and Law Changes. Work with a lawyer and a law firm that will establish and maintain a lifetime relationship with you and your family. Estate planning is not a one-shot deal. You cannot “set it and forget it.” You or your family will need your lawyer and his/her firm in the future, so you’ll want to work with one that will be there when you need them.
4. Professional and Courteous. Work with a lawyer and a firm that has the staff and resources to support you and your family in the future. Work with a firm that has a staff of highly trained professionals that can answer your questions and respond to your inquiries on a moment’s notice in a courteous, prompt and professional manner.
5. Keeps Clients Informed. Work with a lawyer and a firm that keeps you informed of important law changes and timely estate planning trends through: monthly newsletter mailings to your home, ongoing educational opportunities through live seminars and online webinars, and lifetime email and phone call support!
If you want to learn more about planning options for your family and are looking for the right estate planning lawyer, I look forward to the opportunity to meet you on a complimentary basis to allow you to check me out! If you are interested in developing your legal estate plan, please email me at laura@lpochelaw.com or call my office at 225-224-8099. I look forward to the opportunity to assist you.