Scott J. Rogers

We have been blessed to know attorney Scott Rogers of Peters Law Firm in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for more than 6 years. His guidance and compassion have been immeasurably valuable to us. Our parents were reasonably independent and living in their own house, thanks to frequent visits, meal prepar...ations, housework, errands, and facilitating trips to doctors by their daughter Jeannine who lived an hour away. Mom had Alzheimer’s disease, so Dad did his best to handle her medications. Our Dad was secretive about their financial affairs, so we had very limited knowledge about their powers of attorney, wills, investments, and preferences for potential future living arrangements. Then at the end of 2014, Dad suffered his second broken hip from which he was never to fully recover. What had been some cognitive and memory problems collapsed into obvious dementia. Due to the severity of his physical and mental condition, and our Mom’s worsening Alzheimer’s disease, the doctors at the hospital would not release Dad until we had found a skilled nursing facility for both our parents. It was then that we contacted our parents’ attorney, Scott Rogers. Scott immediately stepped up to bat for us as we were thrust into the labyrinth of decisions and actions we needed to take on behalf of our parents. He continually guided us through the process of making the best possible decisions for our parents, and through the actions needed to initiate those decisions. He helped us locate and act on their durable powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, wills, and trust documents. He was always there for us as we decided on our parents’ future living arrangements, found the best skilled nursing care for them, pulled assets from their accounts to pay their bills, arranged for the sale of their house and cars, and prevented them from driving. As our Dad and then our Mom eventually passed away, Scott provided critical advice and guidance in handling their affairs. We also greatly appreciate Scott’s personal support, even to the extent of a funeral home visitation upon our Dad’s death. Scott has been God sent. Without him, we would not have known what questions to ask, let alone how to answer them. His professional guidance, his personal compassion, and his overall support were far more than we expected. In the strongest terms possible, we highly recommend attorney Scott Rogers. John Bauman and Jeannine Christensen

After moving from Nebraska to Iowa, it was time to update our, my wife and myself, end-of-life documents. A friend recommended Mr. Rogers. He was very prompt getting back to me when I called and in less than a week we met together to do the work. Mr. Rogers was very helpful in guiding us through t...he process and suggesting changes where appropriate. The first meeting lasted 90 minutes but at no time did we feel rushed. He was very thorough, professional, personally engaging and evidenced concern for our situation. Our experiences with an attorney were very limited but he immediately put us at ease and our dialogue was focused and comfortable. Our return visit to review the documents was to-the-point with an atmosphere of cordiality and effeciency. We were very pleased with Mr. Rogers and can call him both "friend" and "counselor."

In my line of work as a bank trust officer, I have worked with Scott numerous times, and have referred several clients to him. When it came time to do my own estate planning, I turned to Scott for his legal assistance and advice. Scott has a thorough knowledge of estate planning law, and has the ab...ility to explain things in a manner that makes it easy for the client to understand. Scott was professional, personable, and timely. My wife and I were both very pleased with how Scott handled our situation, and we felt very comfortable working with him. I would highly recommend Scott, regardless of whether your legal situation is fairly simple or quite complex.