William A. Shilling

We retained Mr. Shilling to assist us with a Contract Litigation matter. We paid him a $2,500 retainer up-front. He was very confident and seemed knowledgeable. He even commented that the opposing party would "drop everything" once they received his letter. The problem was, he did not send a letter. ...He sent a simple email that we could've easily composed ourselves. No letterhead, nothing - Just a few lines on the screen, as if writing to a friend. We felt it was very unprofessional, and without effect. We went ahead and retained a different attorney to assist us with our issue. Mr. Shilling advised us that, per the retainer agreement that we signed, he was entitled to the entire retainer and was not obligated to return any of the funds. Really? That would have been somewhat understandable, had he done a substantial amount of work... but he sent an email. That's it - an email. Very unprofessional. We were shocked. and wondered if his actual practice is simply keeping retainers. After all, $2,500 is pretty good compensation for typing a few lines in the body of an email. Don't waste your time or money.

Great attorney. Bill Shilling was my attorney during the sale of my home. The buyer was extremely irresponsible in continually rescheduling the closing dates resulting in a breach of contract. This was a total disregard for a single mom and her children whom were truly inconvenienced causing a multit...ude of challenges. Bill Shilling’s excellent knowledge of the law, professionalism and tenacity came into play which resulted in a successful close.