Scott Alan Cohen

My husband and I had been talking about drafting up our wills and estate plan since the birth of our first child in 2011. When our second child was born in 2013 and we still hadn't done anything with wills or estate planning, we revisited the idea and had decided we would "do it ourselves" through L...egal Zoom or some other website. However, around the same time our son was born in 2011 we had friends encouraging us to read the book: Wear Clean Underwear by Alexis Martin Neely. I finally read it after our daughter was born. Without giving too much away, it was set up in the "choose your own adventure" style of writing and really put things into perspective. I read the book in one sitting and immediately began searching for a Personal Family Lawyer. I threw all ideas of a DIY will and estate plan out of the window. I had it narrowed down to three Personal Family Lawyers and chose Scott based upon his profile. He didn't just throw out legal jargon. He talked about his interests, his family and kids, and his passion for his work. I liked that he put himself out there and wanted his clients to get to know him as a person and not just keep a potential client at arm's length. I appreciated the personal touch. I emailed Scott Cohen's practice and had a response the next day (I had sent my email around 10:30PM the previous evening)! I told my husband that I had made an appointment, a Family Wealth Planning session, with him to discuss our options/needs (fee for a FWP session is waived if you read the book and visit http://personalfamilylawyer.com/). At this point my husband was not yet "sold" because the upfront cost is more than if you simply go to law firm which specializes in wills and estate planning (like my own aunt for instance). On the car ride home I was explaining the difference between a "normal" estate plan and one through a Personal Family Lawyer, like Scott. Once the Kids' Protection Plan came up (something that is not covered thoroughly with a standard will or estate plan), there was no turning back. We knew that's what we wanted for our kids and extended families in the event of a tragedy. So we scheduled our next appointment with Scott. The official documents are only part of the relationship we have begun to build with Scott. He is our lawyer for our entire lifetime (at no additional cost). That upfront cost I mentioned earlier is it. It's a flat rate for his services for your entire lifetime. You will not need to pay to have your wills and estate plan updated because that would be included in whichever plan option you choose. Scott is very professional. He made sure that we understood everything. To top it off, he even baked and brought us homemade cookies on the day of our last meeting (until the next time!). I wonder how many estate planning lawyers do that for all their clients. Scott answered every email within 24 hours and every phone call practically instantly. We are impressed. We are so happy we made the investment. Not only do we feel safeguarded in the event of a tragedy, but we feel like our relationship with Scott will only grow...just like our family. We highly recommend and endorse him.