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Walter E. Bak

3.7
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 42 years

Probate Lawyer at Northampton, MA
Practice Areas: Probate

7-9 Conz Street, Northampton, MA

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Licensed in Massachusetts for 42 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1983

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Law Offices of Walter E. Bak

7-9 Conz Street, Northampton, MA, 01060

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3.7 /5.0

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Posted by Nancy | January 19, 2015 | Estate Planning

Left a Bad Taste in My Mouth

From the moment I walked in , Mr. Bak spent most of his time trying to convince me that I should switch all my investment planning and my mother's to him.I kept trying to redirect him back to the business at hand, redoing my Will and Revocable Trust without any success. At one point I told him if he ...mentioned switching assets to the annuities he handled I would walk out, he settled down. BUT, it took a long time to get the papers done, He also required 50% deposit which I was a fool to give him. I go in to sign the papers with my partner and to talk about how to deal with our joint property as we are not married. He again, began with his talk about having the smartest method of investing . My partner is a very savvy investor and he basically told Mr Bak to tone it down . We left planning to return when the additional trust document was completed. Over 6 months passed and I get a letter from Mr. Bak at the end of the year asking us to return the documents and come in to sign them ( we NEVER received any documents ) I sent him a Certified Letter stating we were done with his services. But, for these simple docs I ended up paying $1200 AND worse, this year I had them looked at by another attorney and they were not even done correctly. Basically $1200 down the drain ! I only wish there were other sites to rate this man and his practice ... STAY AWAY !

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