Darren and his team are the best! They are kind and patient with clients, and they understand that…read moremost people find any legal documents or process intimidating. Especially with older clients, they take their time and provide excellent legal counsel!

Might be a good fit if Probate Pro can directly represent you?…read more I respect Probate Pro's honesty; but I am not sure I need to pay $1,500 for somebody over dare (1,245,001 blocks away +/-......to make...1 call...here (6 blocks away +/-? )? And the benefit other than the above is?

I would highly recommend Rochester Law Center and Chris Attalah for estate and trust matters. He is…read moreknowledgeable, professional and an excellent communicator. His office and support staff were great. He was extremely helpful to me in guiding me through the estate process.

I'm very impressed and grateful for the help provided. It was very easy speaking to them about my…read moreconcerns on a real estate situation. If you need help concerning property issues Travis M. Bronik, Esq. is the person you need.

Aric Melder did an outstanding job handling my divorce case. He is highly knowledgeable,…read moreprofessional, and methodical in his approach. Throughout the entire legal process, he kept me well-informed and always looked out for my best interests. I am incredibly grateful for his hard work and highly recommend his legal services to anyone needing a great family law attorney.

We recently used Melder & Melder for estate planning and the entire experience was excellent from…read morethe initial call through to the final signing of documents. They were friendly, professional and walked us through all of our options. Highly recommended.

Mr. Carthew has been doing some work on our fathers trust fund with the trustee and the…read morebeneficiaries. We have one stubborn dysfunctional family like no other and Paul has done a GREAT job negotiating and being the middleman while making everyone happy with fair outcomes. I'd say he's done a outstanding job. He's friendly, caring and easy to get a hold of. I would highly recommend him and would definitely consider using him in the future if need be.

Don Rosenberg and his team at Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras walked us through a Medicaid…read moreplan for our mom in Livingston County Probate. Clear, prepared, and the petition was approved. Grateful for Don and the whole team. We are very grateful for their help!

Don Rosenberg and his team at Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras walked us through a Medicaid…read moreplan for our mom in Livingston County Probate. Clear, prepared, and the petition was approved. Grateful for Don and the whole team. It's an amazing experience, very grateful and appreciated! Thank you Don!

Janet helped me through a sticky family/PPO situation and helped me through every stressful hurdle…read more She is competent, dedicated, and willing to go head-to-head with other aggressive lawyers on behalf of her clients. I felt safe and surprisingly relaxed with her on my team!

Highly recommend Ziulkowski & Associates! We saw Janet Ziulkowski and she did a first-class job…read moreputting our Trust together. She is so prompt and accurate making this process painless. Please see Janet for all your Estate needs.

This is a review about my family's experiences with the Rutkowski Law Firm in regards to estate…read moreplanning. More specifically, the discussions around preparing and executing a trust. My wife and I recently became parents and we were thinking about what how we should protect our assets and what we should have in place to distribute them should, heaven forbid, something happens to us. We did some research and found that a trust is the best route to take because if we did a will, then it would have to go through a time-consuming and expensive probate process. We also discovered that a trust sets up directions for our financial institutions that saves time and money and it would ensure that the things we have would get in the hands of the people we love. Without a trust, then the state of Michigan would be the ones deciding who gets our assets and how much they would receive. We searched for law firms in the area and we eventually were referred by a friend to the Rutkowski Law Firm. So we called and set up an appointment and met with business owner and attorney, Mike Rutkowski. We were greeted by Office Manager, Coleen at the Bloomfield office and she was warm and friendly. She showed us to the board room where we would meet Mike and she explained that he would go over estate planning. She offered us some water or coffee, so we asked for water and she brought us a couple bottles of water. You can tell a lot about a business by the demeanor of its employees and Coleen was a happy person with a great attitude, so obviously we were in good hands. The law firm was extremely clean too, which means the employees obviously take pride in their work. Everyone was professional, polite and friendly. Mike walked in and greeted us by introducing himself and giving my wife and I a firm handshake with eye contact. We exchanged some small talk and eventually got down to business. We found that it was easy to relate to Mike because he was clearly a family man based on our small talk and family is most important to us. He reviewed the differences between a will and a trust and the importance of a trust and advised that it's a set of instructions for what to do with our assets should something happen to my wife and I. The following pieces would fall within the trust: 1) financial power of attorney, 2) healthcare power of attorney, 3) will, and 4) trust. He explained each of these four pieces in great detail so we could make an educated decision on who we wanted to designate for every piece and at what percentages, if applicable. Mike reviewed the estate planning questionnaire that he gave to us and explained each question and the importance of each answer. More specifically, he spoke to the why, which is extremely important to me-why we were having the meeting, why we were setting up a trust, etc. Then we discussed next steps and the next step was to have a conference call with Client Relations Manager, Trisha. Once we got the details of the trust ironed out with her, then would meet to review and sign the trust. We set up the time and date of the conference call with Coleen and we were on our way. Trisha and I talked on the phone for about fifteen minutes and she asked me who I wanted for each piece of the trust and who would receive our assets and at what percentages. She advised that she was going to e-mail my answers to me so I could verify that everything was correct and then we would set up a meeting to review and sign the trust. We ended up changing things several times via e-mail and she was patient and understanding with us, which we appreciated. Once everything was finalized, Coleen called me and we set up a meeting to review and sign the trust at the Rochester office. Once again Mike reviewed everything in great detail and spoke to the why. The meeting lasted about thirty minutes and one of the exciting aspects of the trust that he pointed out was that this trust could be used as a beneficiary on our investments. He said that financial advisers will try to tell us that that is not true, because that is the case with most trusts, but we would in fact be able to use this trust, executed by the Rutkowski Law Firm, as a beneficiary on our investments. It would be a contingent listed after my wife for me and after me for her. The key to Mike's success with us was his ability to demonstrate value. He demonstrated the value of working with the Rutkowski Law Firm and the value of having a trust. We could have piece of mind now that we knew that the Rutkowski Law Firm was going to take care of our family and make sure that important decisions would be made to our liking even after we were gone. It's a feeling of safety knowing that our family will receive what's owed to them.

utkowski Law Firm made estate planning feel completely manageable. They listened closely, explained…read moremy options without any pressure, and treated me with genuine care. Truly a great team to work with.

If you are looking for a lawyer who has outstanding experience, very Knowledgeable, responsible and…read moreresponsive in Probate Court matters, I Highly recommend John R Tatone & Associates. John handled my Long-Term Probate Case with expertise, giving me Peace of Mind. I had been fighting in Probate Court since 2019, when I came across John. He took over my case and moved expeditiously. My case has recently been settled. Thank you for your much needed help. Shirley Lee

I retained John Tatone a little over a year ago to assist with visitation for my mom due to my…read moresister having guardianship. After numerous court dates and almost $10K in unnecessary legal fees, I am became extremely dissatisfied with his ability to represent me. He continuously lied under oath. I started to become suspicious regarding what I was being told by John Tatone, therefore, I reached out to another attorney. She told me that John Tatone mislead and misinformed me regarding the guidelines of a conservator. After finding this out, I visited Tatone and asked him why was he untruthful. I paid my remaining balance and immediately asked him to file to withdraw as my attorney. After 3 phone calls, 2 emails and multiple visits from my husband to his office, he finally submitted the petition to withdraw (2 weeks later). I caution EVERYONE... Do NOT hire John Tatone for anything.... Not even to represent a dead dog.