My parents used this man for their wills. They died within three days of each other. This man took half his fee up front and agreed to wait until the estates were settled for the remainder. In the meantime, he attempted to bully us into using his services to close on their house, which we could not do since the buyer makes that choice. Somehow, Copeland knew the date the check for house sale would be ready before we did and called that very day. His had upped the balance by $200. When my sister-in-law went to pay him, Copeland snatched the check out of her hand and wrote in the amount himself. I called him and asked what amount he paid himself and he said an amount $300 more than the original amount. I asked why and he rattled off things he did in preparation to sell my parent's home. I told him we didn't ask for that and asked if we were paying for something we didn't ask for or receive, at which point he pivoted to another topic and then threw out some sleazy lawyer speak to try to distract, which didn't work. We could have stopped payment, but my brother and I decided to let him keep the extra money. My brother suggested maybe Copeland would do the right thing and refund the $300 he stole, but I am a retired LEO and know that's not going to happen. Choose an honest lawyer like Jay Stover. read more
