A family at Church (both are attorneys) recommended the Bennett & Flaherty law firm to help us with some issues surrounding my mom's will. My mother had a valid will that was drafted in Florida. She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and died within 4 weeks this year. While she was ill, I reached out to Bennett & Flaherty, and was advised not to worry about anything. Immediately following my mother's death, I was threatened by one of my brothers, who came out of the woodwork when our mother passed away. Due to that, I retained this law firm, since they promised to "handle the situation without Probate, due to the cost." Frances Bennett requested a $5,000 retainer, but fortunately, I only provided an initial $2,500 to see how they performed. I was assigned to a new attorney (with 3 years of experience) who has no experience in Probate law. This was during a time of extreme emotional grief and stress in my life. I trusted this firm to guide us, and provide the steps needed to solve the issues. Instead, our $2,500 retainer was spent on phone calls and emails. Nothing was filed, and the end result was to be locked out of our storage area, still have no resolution to multiple issues, and have no path forward. If we would have spent that $2,500 to Probate the will, and had been given a step by step plan to take care of the assets, I would be very happy. I have since engaged a different attorney who is board certified in Texas Probate law, and comes with over 20 years of experience practicing. With a little over $750, all of our issues were resolved. I feel like I got the bait and switch with Bennett & Flaherty, and will never recommend or use their services again. read more