When I first contacted Elaine, she was great. But in the end when push came to shove she dropped the ball. I was closing on the sale of my home (that was part of my mother's estate), something I had no intention of doing, but medical issues changed that.. Elaine was contacted and she told me I would need to push the closing date back a month so she could get the Probate document I needed... I was thinking great 1 month is no problem... Cut to 4 months past that initial month, and I finally get the document needed. In the interim she filed several wrong documents, didn't file the original attempt until 2 weeks past the original date she told me. And then up and quit in the middle of the whole thing... The Lawyer for the buyer somehow got her to come back and file the correct paperwork and I finally got my document to sell.. As a person I have always liked Elaine Dalton, but after this I do not care for her as a lawyer... she lacks competence and knowledge of the field she proclaims to handle... all this waiting put me over $14K in debt to my Aunt who was paying all my bills including my mortgage during this waiting game.. If not for my Aunt, Elaine would have left me homeless and in debt.... read more