I have had two excellent experiences with estate planning with the Edwards Group. We were drawn to…read moreEdwards Group to manage some elder issues with my Mother and finally with her estate. David did a terrific job planning with my brother and sister and I a practical plan. I also asked David to assist me with my personal estate planning and again I received very practical planning as I expected that I would. Since the group focuses only on elder law and estates planning you feel that their work is zeroed in on you. They plan and conduct many workshops to introduce you to a variety of issues related to their practice. I trust David and all of his Staff with my estate work. Their planning and advice have been valuable to me personally and they each perform honestly and respectfully. The group employs a terrific bunch of staff who's services continue to be aimed at my personal needs. I recommend the Edwards Group whole-heartedly!

From the owner: Edwards Group is a law firm dedicated entirely to estate planning and elder law. Our unique…read moreapproach ensures that our clients will have a comprehensive plan in place to address any potential problems that may arise. We also have expert staff to help with nursing home pre-planning or nursing home crises.

Not to be trusted…read more In my case Chuck Davis abandoned me to represent a Bank to make more money. I later found he was on the board of the Bank. This after assuring me of no conflict of interest.

We had Attorney Cross as a GAL. I won't be leaving the details of everything he did. There's too…read moremany to list. My experience. If you are a bigger man, athlete, or didn't go to college, Rob won't give you a chance. Before he met me in person, he told me he would do certain things. After he met me he changed. He also bullied me in every email (no matter what it was about). His mind was made up the minute he saw me and it was obvious to me. In the 14 months we had Rob, there were 2 times I accidentally emailed him from my wife's account. (We're married so we have access to each others things on our phones). Both times he questioned my Attorney asking if my wife was the one emailing him. Meanwhile, the opposing party's mom sent emails or was CCed in them, and he didn't question her. (Even though I had an OP on her for my son about 5 years ago.) Rob believed things about me without proof, and no matter what I showed him he refused to take it into consideration. The opposing side never had proof based off of their accusations. Even days later when I was negotiating paying child support on an online portal with my child's mothers attorney, and he had already given his recommendation, he was chiming in saying he didn't see why I needed to pay that way. This is just one of the smaller things that he did consistently to draw a wedge between my sons mother and myself. When I called his office to make a complaint, they told him and he emailed My Attorney fishing for details. Inappropriate. Ultimately, Rob claimed that when my sons grandma took him in to his office, my 9 year-old son told him that he wanted to be with me every other weekend, but Rob told me that my wife would be allowed to bring my son in, to see if he would give a different answer than what he gave when his grandma brought him in. Rob never allowed that to happen. I know that if someone from my family would've brought my son in to see Rob my son would've said he wants 50-50, because that's what he says to me almost every time he sees me. He brings this up constantly. My child knows that the other side of his family doesn't like me so of course if his grandma is bringing him in, he's not going to say anything different than what they want him to say. (And At our settlement meeting in March, my sons mother admitted that she had been telling our child she wanted him to be with me every other weekend. She admitted she was coaching him.) As a GAL, Rob should've taken this into consideration, but instead, he brushed under the rug. (Just like all of the issues my son told him about when I brought him in to see Rob) Over the last 3 years, I rearranged my life entirely to have my son 50-50. The opposing party would say I wasn't stable because I rented instead of owning, so I bought a house less than 1 mile from her. She would say I didn't have a good enough job (because I was the heavy weight MMA fighter for team USA so I trained constantly) so I quit that and I got on with the union. (Which has free health insurance for my son and has better coverage than hers, but Rob still recommended her insurance). Overall I did get more time with my son because I have more frequent visits due to the midweek visit that's been implemented, but I should have been given way more. I don't regret buying a house or quitting fighting. I ended up with a great career and home, and I know I did everything I could for my son. That gives me peace. My son missing out on proper time with me is Rob's cross to bear. I am not mad or bitter. I just don't want what happened to my son to happen to anyone else. We had Rob for 14 months and he met with my son 3 times. Twice in March 2022 and once in September 2022. He gave his recommendation off of the September meeting when the grandma brought my son in. He built no rapport in only 3 meetings and didn't try to see if my son would give a different answer by having someone from my family bring him in. In the end, I decided to turn Mr. Cross into the ARDC to report him after the case was over. I quickly learned the ARDC could not do an investigation on him though because they could not legally do an investigation Based on a report from someone that was never technically that attorneys client. If you look at his Google reviews, you will see that I'm not the only person that feels this way. If you're looking for a fair attorney, look elsewhere. This isn't even the worst of what I know of Rob.

What a pleasure it has been to work with your legal group and staff. We're grateful for your…read moreattention to detail and listening skills. Your experience in meeting our specific needs and providing step by step examples and copies of the necessary paperwork for our estate planning is outstanding. Looking forward to the future and continuing to work together.

A great experience in working with Attorney Leighton and his staff at Leighton Legal Group on our…read moreestate planning. We were carefully led through details, options, and the process with no questions left unanswered. Highly recommended for anyone looking for legal assistance in areas including Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Powers of Attorney.

We contacted this firm in November after Thanksgiving in hopes to be represented by someone who…read morebelieves in men's rights. The initial contact was over the phone with a partner in Edwardsville and we felt we were in good hands. We were told a senior partner would take the case in Springfield. In 4 months we didn't get anything done--especially to get the OP dropped that my son's soon to be ex wife got under false pretenses! The lawyer never seemed prepared, at times was asked about information sent to him by email from the opposing attny that he said he didn't receive.We asked for a Guardian ad Litem or Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) who plays a crucial role in ensuring the child's best interests are protected. These individuals, often attorneys or trained volunteers, are appointed by the court to investigate a child's situation and make recommendations regarding their well-being. That didn't happen ; meanwhile 4 months goes by and our son had NO visitation rights with his kids! Prisoners and people in jail have visitation rights with their kids so why can't HE see his kids? 4 months of nothing at a cost of almost $10,000.00!!!! We got nothing! I even contacted the firm after my son fired this attny and explained how disappointed we were with with their attny Tom Euich but when we initially contacted them we liked the attny who spoke with us on the conference call but didn't get him, we got Tom. They didn't have the courtesy to reply to me after we paid them $10,000.00!!! I wouldn't recommend this firm to even someone I didn't/t like!!!!!At one point I tried to submit a complaint but got told I couldn't be the one to submit a complaint just because our son's dad & I were paying --that our son had to be the one to submit the complaint! Now that we found another attny he couldn't believe what didn't happen for us!!!!We specifically asked to get this OP dropped so our son could attend his son's HS graduation which is this weekend(6 months later) and if we're really lucky our new attny thinks he can get it dropped because our son deserves to see his son graduate & she not only acquired the OP under false pretenses but violated it continuously!!!

This man is a great attorney. He is very helpful and very kind. I would recommend him to anyone for…read moreanything they need help with. He is very on point.

From the owner: William C Wombacher is a Central Illinois attorney with over 30 years of experience in the areas of…read moreelder law and Social Security disability. He is a CELA by the National Elder Law Foundation and a charter member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He was selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of Elder Law in 2007 and every year since. He has a very large Social Security disability practice in Central Illinois and has appeared in hundreds of hearing before the Social Security Administration. Areas of knowledge include: Medicaid planning Guardianship Nursing home issues Wills Trusts Planning for a disabled child Special needs trust Call William C Wombacher today for more information.

Goebel is EPIC AWESOME. Believe the online reviews elsewhere that say he is smart. Yet smart…read moredoesn't begin to do justice to describe him. He is strategically brilliant and at the top of his game. His impressive legal intellect was far above any other lawyer I spoke with in the area. He has rapid-fire, processing of complex legal issues and works efficiently and adroitly to resolve your legal matter beyond expectations. Plus, he helps the downtrodden in our community when he thinks no one is watching which speaks to his rare integrity and solid moral character. Tell all the mean lawyer jokes you want but the jokes on you if you don't hire this man to be your tireless advocate when the rubber meets the road and you're in a serious jam. He's the REAL DEAL.

I want to note the highest professionalism and performance of Todd M. Goebel. He did a great job…read moreand completely resolved my problem. Mr. Goebel, thank you very much for the help.