My family retained this law firm to handle my sister's estate. She died without a will. I've been disappointed by their lack of attention to detail and poor communication. I say keep looking. There are many probate attorneys on Cape Cod. When he noticed I was posting negative reviews on the web, attorney Tim McNamara sent me this email: "It has been called to my attention that you are posting disparaging comments on the internet about my firm, so that you have put me in a position that I cannot communicate with you any further. Please either remedy these comments and send me a complete list of where you have posted them, or have your attorney contact me." Sounds like a veiled threat but of course it's an empty one unless Congress has repealed the first amendment without telling anyone. In his response, seen below, McNamara claims I am not a client. What he means is the estate is his client. Well, I'm 25% of the estate so of course I'm a client. He's doing what lawyers do best: play word games. Yet another reason to avoid this firm. I'm sure he expects the estate to pay his fee when this is over, and I'll be expected to pay my 25 percent. Wow, what a jerk this guy is. read more

My company has retained McNamara & Yates for over 10 years. They have represented my company in our real estate, financial - family planning and with government agencies regulating our company. They are extremely professional and I would recommend them to any company or person that needs legal representation. James Needham KON Limousine Services, Inc. read more

My family and I met with Tim McNamara shortly after my mother passed away, in order to look over her will, discuss the probate process, and determine how to respond to debtors interested in her estate. Tim was compassionate about our loss and calmly and confidently walked us through our options, answering every question we had, however random. He put us at ease and helped us through what could have been a chaotic process with kindness and finesse. He's truly one of the good guys, and he backs that up with solid knowledge of the law and consistent follow-up. Highly recommended. read more

Went for a consult. Expected to be given a quick half hour. They were extremely thorough & gave us slightly over an hour off their time.

My wife and I went for a consult with Tim McNamara about an estate and he was thorough and generous with his time. Had we needed a lawyer to help us close the estate, we'd have happily have hired Tim. read more