The attorney and staff were wonderful to work with. They listened and made meaningful suggested…read moresolutions. Paperwork was crafted well and will help keep my dad in his house!!

Having our Wills updated was far past due. Our former Will's were written in California over 25…read moreyears ago when we had young children. It named my sister who had been deceased since 2007 as the guardian of said children. On to the decision to update our Wills. We needed to locate an attorney that was well versed in Kentucky law and individuals that have acquired properties, and are approaching retirement. A co-worker of my husband's recommended Mr. Dotson with KY Elder Law. We called and found it easy to get an appointment for a consultation where we planned to discuss Will's, Trusts, and Power of Attorney documents. Prior to our appointment we received a document to fill out and bring with us. Each step of the way it noted documents that we should bring with us such as prior Will's, Bank Statements, retirement account info, mortgage paperwork, etc. We completed the questionnaire that required us to do a little research but was valuable for a complete consultation. Our meeting with Mr. Dotson went extremely well. At the conclusion he advised us there was no charge for the consultation which lasted over an hour. We signed a contract to pay $950 to cover the cost of two Power of Attorney documents, two Will's, two Health Care Surrogate forms, and two Living Will's. The only additional fee would be a $70 recording fee that would be paid to our county for recording the Power of Attorney documents. Mr. Dotson worked with dates on our calendars to schedule a return visit to sign all the documents. The week prior to the scheduled appointment we received all the documents in draft form via the Internet to review. This made the signing day fly by without a hitch. Woohoo, let me say your business is as good as it gets!

If you are looking for a professional to help you with your estate planning give Pitt & Emison a…read moretry. We met with Christine Emison and she had a detailed plan for us that included everything we needed to plan for the future. She is very well versed on the laws and statues for Kentucky when it comes to Estate Planning.

From the owner: Wills, trusts, estates, probate, medicaid planning and VA aid & attendance benefit planning; elder…read morelaw

Excellent service and knowledge! Michelle Butler is the most helpful, patient and knowledgeable…read moreplanning lawyer for everything from basic wills and estate planning to medicaide applications to probate! Lawyer for life! Answers questions thoroughly and shares the 'power of knowledge'!

I can't say enough good things about Tupper Butler Law. I tried to work with Michelle several years…read moreago when my parents were aging, and I knew we needed to do some planning. She gave me a ton of useful advice, but my parents dragged their heels, so I did not employ her then. Suddenly a family emergency came up, and I needed quick legal support and advice. Michelle was immediately responsive. She talked me through some hard situations and came to my house when my mother was unable to leave. She is far more than a knowledgeable lawyer, she is someone with personal experience who supports you through many related issues, legal or not. She understands what you're going through and gets things done.

Like Law Group represents an incredible resource for legal services for anyone that wants to…read moreprotect their loved ones or their assets. My husband and I appreciate the company's commitment to providing services based on client's needs. Lance is knowledgeable as well as reasonable in his approach. Individuals and families I have referred have had only great things to say about his services. All appreciate the peace of mind that comes from having his professional advice and direction. My family has personally used their services and I have referred several of my friends and clients to the company to be sure that they are informed and protected. Lance Like and his staff are incredible! They take the time to answer questions, fully explain processes. I highly recommend them without any reservation.

Lance and his staff were great at designing an estate plan for me and my husband. We had no idea…read morehow to handle trusts and wills, and Lance explained everything very thoroughly and in an easy-to-understand way. He listened carefully to us, and came up with a well-thought-out plan. And it was less expensive than I thought it would be. I would recommend Lance to anyone who is considering ways to protect their assets for the future.

We have consulted with this law practice multiple times over the past 10 years and always been…read morepleased with services rendered. We made initial contact upon recommendation of our financial planner and had also attended a free workshop estate planning session, which we found to be very helpful. We have met with both Peggy Timmel and Jessica Richards and discussed our current situation and goals and been pleased with the outlined plans. Highly recommend for peace of mind planning. We have visited their offices located on Charlestown Road in New Albany. Free parking next to the building and easily accessible.

Please think very, very hard before using Timmel and her team. First, she may charge you just to…read morediscuss your situation or to make changes to documents she prepared. The experience of preparing the wills and trust during a very difficult time were made even harder because of the mistakes her team continued to make. There are highly regarded and well-qualified estate attorneys who will do any excellent job for you. Please consider using one of them.

In the past, I worked with a lawyer from Ohio. I never felt that he understood or fully addressed…read moremy concerns as a pet owner. I recently moved and decided to research a new lawyer in my area. I wanted a lawyer who could address the concerns that I had for family AND my pets. Chad Seiter listened and addressed all the items. I feel a sense of relief and am very happy that I am using the services offered by Darpel Elder Law.

From the owner: For over 30 years Matt Darpel has successfully represented members of the elder population and…read moretheir families throughout Northern Kentucky in the areas of Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Guardianship, Long-Term Care Planning, Medicaid Planning & Probate Administration . Let Darpel Elder Law Services help navigate you and your family through the confusion.

I was very displeased with the services that I received from Elder Law Guidance. I provided all of…read morethe information requested in timely fashion. We were assigned a "team" of a lawyer and an assistant. No problem with the girl lawyer. She was very nice, professional and informative. The assistant was pretty useless in my opinion. I should have insisted on talking to the lawyer more when the assistant didn't return calls when I had questions. I would be a "good guy" and let it slide and call back sometimes weeks later thinking he would call me when he had time. That was my error in judgement and it cost me. They accomplished half of the goals we set and the half they accomplished amounted to nothing in the long run due to the untimely passing of my mother 3 months after retaining the Elder Law Guidance office. They DID NOT get her Medicaid established and blamed it entirely on the nursing home not getting some paperwork filed. I retained them when it was obvious Mom was going to need permanent nursing care. If their assistant had been on point, I feel this would have been caught in a timely matter. I encouraged the assistant to call the nursing home and the nursing home would tell me they hadn't been contacted. They would try to call him and would leave unreturned messages according to the nursing home. I was told by staff, "They never fail to get Medicaid approved once they start a case" and "We'll fight to get this approved" by the assistant. They failed. It was part nursing home and part Elder Law's fault in my opinion. When I began to get disgruntled with the handling of the case because of months of lack of communication and insisted the assistant give me monthly updates, he went three months before I was called again for an update. That was by the lawyer after I left an angry message with the receptionist. Useless!! I just needed some help during a time where my Mom's health was failing and she was actively dying. I thought retaining a lawyer to protect some of her assets and keep me from having to go through the rigamorole of getting Medicaid would be worth it. They charged $10,000 to protect approximately $80,000 and to get Medicaid taken care of. I justified it then and took care of my Mom during that time. My advice is to pursue Medicaid yourself and deal with it yourself. I could have had Medicaid denied on my own. If you can't do it, then go to another firm. I dealt with another firm that my Mom estabilished a trust with in Louisville and we had NO problem with them. I wish we had went there again but I went locally. My mistake. $10,000 goes a long way toward funeral costs. That fancy old house that the office sits in wasn't cheap to refurbish and they have obviously spent plenty of client money to fix it up. Their Google reviews are enhanced by the reviews of the old mansion tours that have passed through. They denied my request for half my money back due to my complaint of poor service with them claiming a lot of time was put into the case and that they had earned it. My common sense says that after the service I received overall, I must disagree that the asssistant or the lawyer put in the time they are claiming was put into this case. It seemed that I only heard from them when the assistant needed another paperwork. I was never kept informed until it was too late and Medicaid was completely denied. They did offer to explain in more detail why my request for a refund was denied in an email. They said that would be free of charge! How thoughtful! Two stars because they did get a plan together to protect some money and some numbers crunched for Medicaid that didn't go through.

This team of professionals is the most exceptional group of people I have yet to meet. They are…read morededicated to going above and beyond in their services. I highly recommend them for your estate planning needs, especially if you are needing Medicaid Long Term Care.

Mr. Hardy is the perfect combination of a knowledgeable and empathetic attorney. I deeply…read moreappreciated his guidance on a recent issue and give him my highest recommendation. Because of the nature of the issue, I won't go into more detail here, but if you want an attorney who will listen to you instead of talking at you, mr. Hardy is the person I would recommend.