Daniel Aaron Seigel

My initial complaint drafted by Dan Seigel was dismissed by the Judge because it did not have the necessary facts included. Dan’s response to the Court? “But this is the same complaint I always file.” That is him in a nutshell. Charging far too much for boilerplate pleadings. I provided all of t...he facts necessary to write a detailed complaint – he included virtually none of them. And when I asked why, he told me, “I do this all the time,” and shut me down. I spent thousands of dollars only to have my complaint dismissed and then I had to start all over again – and pay him for it all over again. No apology, no discount for the amended filing, nothing. In Court he was easily rattled and made poor arguments; in one hearing he actually argued the Judge out of ruling on our behalf. On two of his five invoices he billed me at the wrong rate (higher than agreed upon, of course). When I pointed this out to him, he was curt and defensive with me. And when I fired him and found a new attorney, Dan contacted that new attorney five days after sending his final invoice to ask if he was going to get paid. His rate was 50% more than every other attorney I contacted, and while he advertises “concierge service,” the only thing concierge about his service was his price.

If you need a tough and smart litigator for any disputed or complex Will, Trust, Probate or other Estate matter in Florida, call Dan Seigel. You will be glad that you did and you won't need to call anyone else. He is knows the law, he fights hard, he protects his clients and he wins. Beyond that, ...he is able to compassionately convey what is the right thing for you to do based on his decades of experience in this area of the law. When it comes to protecting yourself or a loved one who has passed away and they can't speak on their own behalf but you know what they would say, let Dan be that voice. You will not be disappointed, you will be better off that he was on your side, and the other side will quickly see they are in trouble.

Mine was a difficult trust dispute case with many unknowns to uncover. Dan was relentless in his pursuit of the facts and building my case. Each step was well planned from skillful depositions, strategy during mediation, to brilliantly arguing my case before the judge at trial. As we were packing ...up after the trial, the judge said I would like to tell you what a magnificent job your attorney did, & how professional Dan was in every way”.....but I knew that! Before closing arguments could happen the following week, the opposing counsel called with a settlement offer. Dan's accomplishments in the courtroom told the other side they better settle. I am beyond thankful to have had Dan represent me.

This attorney charged us $475 an hour which is more than other top attorneys in the area who have 20+years of experience. We had to send documents numerous times and he failed to contact individuals involved in my father's estate planning until we were at mediation. One person he did call refused to ...cooperate with our situation because he said the Mr Seigel was extremely rude to him during the initial phone call. Just getting through mediation cost us almost three times more than any other attorney had estimated it to cost and we had to pay for his "mentor" to review documents (and the time that was taken to call his mentor during mediation). It was an horrible experience with an horrible outcome.