Faiza Z. Chaudhry

Faiza Chaudhry handled our trust in a professional and skilled way. She guided us through the process step by step, answered all our questions and made sure that we had the support we needed both before and after the completion of the trust. She made sure that we understood each step through ongoing ...communication. She listened carefully to our questions and responded with attention to detail and clear language. She identified what our concerns were and addressed them patiently with expertise. She went above and beyond what we expected. We are very grateful to her and would highly recommend her services!

We hired Faiza to walk us through the establishment of Living Trusts. Throughout the process of creating the Trusts she provided simple, clear descriptions of the documents needed and process. Faiza made herself available for follow up questions and was attentive to the details we needed to know. ...I found Faiza professional, approachable and very knowledgable. She connected with my wife and me on a personal level while still maintaining a professional relationship - this was a perfect balance and just what we needed to feel supported by and build trust with our lawyer. I would 100% recommend Faiza to anyone looking for an honest, straightforward yet compassionate and personable lawyer.

My wife and I went to O'Connell Law to do our estate planning. Faiza Chaudhry simplified a very complex topic in a way that we could easily understand! She went through each of the important documents (will, trust, power of attorney, etc), described their purpose, and how they related to each other. ...My wife and I took our time (weeks) to fill out a form that detailed how we wanted our assets to be split up. Once that form was complete, all of the documents were drafted and provided to us for our review, along with a link to a video she had prepared, explaining each section of each document clearly and concisely. We had a final meeting to go over any remaining questions, and then met once more to sign the final documents (and have them notarized). Throughout the process, any questions we had were answered promptly and comprehensively. I recommend her services without hesitation!

I had a great experience with everyone at O'Connell Law except the attorney with whom I worked on my estate planning, Faiza Chaudhry. She was cheerful, energetic, communicative, and clear about the process, but she make frequent errors and never acknowledged her errors, much less apologized for them.... On the contrary, I often felt that she tried to make me responsible for her errors. Her errors included substantive changes or omissions and confusions between different sections of the Living Trust. Yes, I had a significant confusion 2 weeks before we finalized the documents, but I immediately acknowledged and understood my mistake. The last two weeks were the most torturous. One draft after the other came back with mistakes such that I feared we would never have a final draft. Mercifully, we did. The other point I would make is that I think O'Connell should wait to charge clients the final payment, perhaps the final 1/3, until after the final, signed documents are provided. Despite the incredibly lengthy, agonizing process, I am very glad to have the documents completed.

Faiza skillfully guided us through the process of creating a will and living trust. Via quarantine-friendly Zoom meetings and videos, she clearly explained all the steps in the complex process and was open to our many follow-up questions. She also kept us moving forward on our tasks when we tried ...to procrastinate.