The circuit court of Virginia determined that my lawyer, Kevin Jaros' billing was unreasonable…read more My lemon law case was settled out of court in my favor, but the defendants refused to pay my legal bills, claiming they included unnecessary and excessive activities, block billing and administrative tasks charged at senior lawyer rates. The case for the legal fees went to a Circuit Court of Virginia hearing My lawyer decided not to attend and instead sent a junior partner, Bret Giaimo, whose hands were visibly shaking and voice kept breaking up with nerves. Judge Stoney was clearly not satisfied with the Giaimo's explanation for Jaros' billing practices and awarded me only 70% of my costs as reasonable, leaving me over $11,000 out of pocket. When I asked Jaros to amend his billing to better reflect what the judge determined as reasonable, he refused. Even when I asked him to split the difference he flatly refused. To add insult to inquiry, after the court hearing Jaros sent me a long email telling me that I should look at this as a victory because the defendants were not happy with the amount they had to pay out . He then billed me a further $113 for the 'pleasure' of his email. Overall, I was billed more than $40,000 and was awarded $29,000 by the court as reasonable fees. I reached out to their CEO, Paul Abraham, but he didn't bother to reply. USE THIS COMPANY AT YOUR PERIL!!! *Sort reviews by lowest and you'll get the true picture

Justine impressed us with her estate planning knowledge and her kind, professional demeanor made…read moresigning up an easy decision. The pricing is very fair. Very organized and supportive front desk help, too.

Was referred to Manning & Murray for the creation of a special needs trust, and decided to also get…read morewills, power of attorney, advance medical directive and more. Manning & Murray listen to you and guide you through the process. It is easy to reach them through the phone or email. They usually responded within an hour, and never did a question go unanswered for longer than one business day. When the worst happens, and you have to use the estate documents that you have so carefully drawn up, you'll want to be able to reach out to a professional, proficient estate law law with excellent customer service - where someone is readily available to help you. Manning and Murray was first recommended to me by an attorney working for a Maryland estate law firm that regularly provides estate planning basics to retiring government workers. Then a friend also mentioned that they had used them - and encouraged me to use them too. Finally, someone employed in the trust department of a bank stated that Manning & Murray had done all of the estate planning for their family. Another friend recommended using an online estate law software package, but the estate had complex needs, and we decided that approach wasn't a good fit. I'm looking forward to sleeping better at night, knowing that the important estate matters are settled. I recommend Manning & Murray wholeheartedly for all who need estate planning work done.

We were referred to Manning and Murray by a financial planner to help us prepare some legal…read moredocuments. They did an excellent job communicating the value in their recommendations and what choices we were required to make. They also did a great job of making themselves available and answering all of our questions about the paperwork. They made the process as painless as I could have imagined, and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for legal assistance that might be helpful when planning your future.

The lawyer who wrote our Trust retired, and we had to find a new law firm. We had questions and…read morewanted to make sure that we totally understood everything in the Trust. We called Speedwell and had a Zoom call for an hour with Alexandra Filiault. A week before the meeting, we dropped off a paper copy of the Trust. Alexandra came to the meeting very well prepared. She had read the Trust paperwork (+200 pages), answered all of our questions with examples, made some recommendations and made every minute of our hour session worth it! She also had our Trust copied into an electronic file and had the paper copy we had left at her office mailed back to us. We highly recommend Alexandra....well prepared, easily understood, self assured and confident, very competent in her area of law.

A few years ago, my husband and I desperately needed to update our wills and set up trusts for our…read more2 children. Our will had last been done when our 34 year old son was a newborn! Misha was patient and very informative and helped us hash through a several issues on how to structure our trust. It has been a few years since we set up all of this and have had some wonderful life changes. Both our kids are married and both have had babies, so we plan to set up a follow-up appointment with Misha to see what we need to change. I sent my closest friend to him and she had a great experience, too.

James Anderson did an excellent job in preparing our estate documents. He explained what options…read morewere available to us during the initial consultation. He went through the provisions of each document during the review of the draft documents and made revisions to incorporate our wishes. He and his staff were very responsive to my emails. We appreciated that this firm has transparent pricing and that we received both paper versions and PDF files of our final signed documents.

I was referred to attorney Ryan Brown for a consultation about an employment contract. Ryan, who is…read morelicensed to practice law in both Virginia and DC, had his colleague Kyle Epting sit in on the phone call. I appreciated that I got to speak with two attorneys, so that I could be helped in the best way possible. The consultation lasted about 20 minutes, which is not much time for them to read all of the documents that I had emailed to them, but Ryan and Kyle gave me accurate advice that helped me. I did not have to hire them, but if I did have to hire someone, I would have hired them. I am grateful for their assistance, and I would recommend their services to other people.

I have known Mr. Bryan Bishop for many years. He has helped me and my clients. Mr. Bishop is…read moreattentive, very competent, and takes pride in his work. I found him very knowledgeable about Trust and inheritance law. And Mr. Bishop is just plain enjoyable to work with. I highly Bryan Bishop.

Honestly, I've never worked with a lawyer before and really didn't know what to expect. As a big…read morefan of the Suze Orman show, Suze clearly told me (personally, through the teletube) that I needed a will and trust. Sure, I tried online will and trust services (including my friend, S.O.'s), but I was really unsure of how "legal" those documents were. I didn't want my big ticket items (i.e. car, house, etc.) to end up in a trust that wasn't valid. Surprisingly, there aren't that many advertisements for will and trust lawyers. However, I did find Mr. Brian Bishop's website. I e-mailed his office and was shocked as to the level of detail and recommendations that they provided even before my (FREE information session - you have to register, though, so the office knows someone is showing up). That's right, it really is free for the first session. If, for some reason you decide to go with another lawyer, they don't bother you... I really liked that). Another plus was his legal assistant Liz. She was very gracious, but sharp as a knife with any issues you may have. Eventually, after scoping out some other places, I decided to go with Mr. Bishop's office. For the most part, after your initial discussion, Mr. Bishop gives you plenty of time to think about what you really want in your documents. Although he writes up your documents, expect some back and forth for you to provide comments and editing. True, it is rather pricey (compared to a software program), I really felt that I got my money's worth. I was really particular with what I wanted in my documentation and Mr. Bishop was very accommodating. If memory serves me correctly, within a month or so of my initial meeting I had both a will and trust ready to go. The only thing I really knew about lawyers was the lawyer jokes, but after working with Mr. Bishop, I really have a favourable view now. I will definitely be back if I need any of his other legal services. Tell him his youngest client ever sent you (the Asian lady who is a big fan of hello kitty).

Top notch firm, hands down. Did my company's incorporation, trademark, and NDA documents. Consult…read morethem when we have a contract, especially with tricky IP clauses. When we want the best, we go to them. Heard fantastic things from those in my circle about other practices within the firm, but mine experience is with the IP and business group.

I would strongly suggest staying away from this law firm. I spent a year working with them and had…read morewhat I believe to be false promises and radically high billing throughout the entire process. In the end they delivered less than I ever would have expected and I could not be more disappointed.

It is with great pleasure that my wife and I wholeheartedly recommend the skilled estate planning…read morelegal services of our attorney Jonathan Cox, Esq., at NOVA Estate Planning. Having carefully considered a wide variety of qualified estate planning professionals in Northern Virginia, the outstanding client references for Jonathan Cox, Esq. made him our "#1 Choice." From our initial meeting and onward, Jonathan never failed to maintain a courteous and relaxed demeanor. He patiently listened to all of our preconceived estate planning objectives and concerns. With those insights, Jonathan proceeded to explore for us the pros and cons of a wide variety of practical options and approaches, tailored for our personally articulated joint objectives and priorities. Jonathan explained to us each potential path of asset protection, while weighing the tax considerations, asset protection strengths and shortcomings of each option. He would patiently lay out the unique administrative aspects of every approach, while pondering the day-to-day and long term asset/cash management characteristics of each. Once our estate planning objective and preferences were extensively explored and conceptualized, Jonathan began diagramming a proposed "best structure" of our customized estate plan, all on a large white board in his private conference room. And there before our appreciative eyes, the entire structure of our estate plan did unfold. With scholarly skill, Jonathan would carefully explain each and every aspect of the proposed plan, weighing the relative tax impact, secure ownership and retained control of each progressive step. Shortly thereafter, appropriate legal documents were generated (in draft form), incorporating our exact priorities; ranging from living trusts; beneficiary trusts; powers of attorney; payment and transfer on death instructions; real property re-titling; advanced care directives; etc. After careful review and discussion, an orderly array of finalized legal documents were generated, presented, proofread, executed, notarized and filed (where required). Eventually, all originals were compiled in a neat pocketed binder and digitalized for our future reference, use and potential updating. Straightforward written instructions by Jonathan accompanied all our documents, designed for future reference by ourselves and by our heirs in the final administration and distribution of our estate. My wife and I remain fully satisfied with the extraordinary high quality of professional counsel, interim guidance and finalized work product provided by Jonathan Cox, Esq.; all at a very reasonable cost. Most importantly... Jonathan Cox has provided, both my wife and I, peace of mind. Thank you, Jonathan! by - Fred V. Vienna, VA

This law firm is outstanding! Jonathan D. Cox, Esq is very courteous and friendly, all around…read moreknowledgeable, helpful, professional and guided me, and my family in the right direction. He was very empathic with my concerns, he listened to everything that was expressed to him, and he was very patient with me explaining everything and answering all of our questions. I highly recommend this attorney and law firm to family and friends.....better yet EVERYONE. Looking for a one of a kind 10/10 attorney? Jonathan D. Cox, Esq is who to hire for sure!!.Thank you again!

My wife and I recently went to Don Shaw Law to ensure my wife is attached to the house deed as well…read moreas to get wills made up. Don and his safe of Isabella and Victoria were excellent to work with between in-person meetings and zoom conference calls to go over details. Their location is very easy to get to and no issues with parking. Such a peace of mind to have gotten all of this taken care of and not to have any troubles with making it all happen.

I called this office to request a consultation meeting. I was told that Mr. Shaw was not available…read morefor several weeks and not available.