Mara Lynn Shaughnessy

Upon a phone consolation I hired Ms. Shaughnessy to handle the sale of our home as we live out of state. She was initially responsive. When the retainer was paid, she became very difficult to get a hold of, and took literally 2-3 days to respond to emails. Real Estate contracts had typos and mispr...ints that I was told to line through. I expected more for the fee we paid. When the sale of our home fell through do to the buyer not getting approved for adequate funds, we almost lost the escrow do to attorney oversight on the additional clauses on a contract written by her firm. I was also never given any refund or compensation since the transaction never went through, nor was I given an itemized list of billable hours which I requested in mid-march. Attorney took days to respond both to our buyer, their broker, and us. Would not use. Her staff is also very curt and unhelpful.

Mara is the best lawyer I have ever worked with. She is honest, knowledgeable, hard working and most of all has integrity. Mara told me the truth even if it meant less legal billing for her. She wanted the best and most economical outcome for me. This is a quality rarely found in attorney because... most really want to bill as many hours as possible. Get an attorney you can trust who will have your best interest in mind. I will use her in the future as I also need a trust and will redone.

I hired Mara to help me with a loan modification. I had worked with my mortgage company for almost a year to try to save my home. Every time I called them it was the same story. They would claim that I did not submit all of the paperwork...Lies. Mara took over the case because I was too frustrate...d to deal with them anymore. I now have a lower mortgage payment and can stay in my home. I can't say enough about what she did for me.