Posted by Liz | May 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Probate & Estate Planning from Afar

I worked with Mel over that last three or so years to assist me through legal matters including Personals Representative appointment, Estate Planning, and Probate processing. I live in Wisconsin and Mel made all of these processes as simple as he possibly could for me. He is very knowledgeable an...d does whatever he can to assist you, no matter the day or time. I highly recommend working with Mel. Without him, I wouldn’t have been able to get through all of this!

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Posted by Kevin | March 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Wills, DPOA & HCPOA for both my wife & myself

We hired Melvin to revise our 2001 Wills and Power of Attorney, as our 2 sons are in their 20's now. Melvin was known to us through a previous LLC we had done for us a few years ago. We sat down with Melvin to go over what we would want to revise. We didn't Guardians any more due to the boys' ages. ...We also wanted to keep all Estate and Property as being willed to each of us and then our sons 50/50. In turn, we discussed our wishes upon death. We reviewed both the Durable & Health Care POA's. We made changes with these, as well, to keep within the immediate family. Melvin then gave us a timeline on editing, our further review, any additional editing/reviews, and then setting up a meeting to sign and finalize with Witness participation. His firm did a great job of turning around all the documents and editing after our review. We were then able to schedule a meeting within a couple of weeks. The meeting to sign, re-established what we had agreed upon with the previous documents, and we signed, as did Witnesses, where required by law. We also had the proper documents Notarized. At this point, we were provided sealed and original copies of all documents. Melvin also made sure we had copies we could keep for review or need. Lastly, after filing with the court, Melvin sent us a zipped PDF file of all 6 documents. We can then share with our kids, who will be Executors upon the death of both my wife and myself. In the email, Melvin sent, he thanked us for the responsibility of handling this critical and sensitive information to insure thinks are handled properly within the law, as one or both of us pass away. As an extra piece, Melvin sent a brief, bullet pointed 'to do' list to make sure we follow through with last pieces, such as: shredding the old Wills, contacting our Health Care Providers with POA's, etc. Melvin was professional, thorough, detail-oriented, and personable throughout all of our interactions. I would highly recommend Melvin Shaw from the Law Office of Melvin O. Shaw in Coralville, IA!

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Posted by Tom | September 16, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Will and POA

Wow!!! What an amazing and down to earth individual. We hit it off as soon as my wife and I walked into his offIce. Melvin is an extremely down to earth person, and a very knowledgeable attorney, especially when it comes to wills, POA’s and/or trusts. I’m sure everyone who is reading this review has ...been putting off doing their wills for some time now...like us. We kept putting it off due to time and how much effort and energy it would be to find someone to help prepare our wills. Well, look no further!! Melvin was extremely easy to work with. He patiently listened to all of our questions and concerns regarding wills vs trust (and we had a lot). He was able to simplify and break down all the legal aspects of the paperwork into layman terms for us to understand. He allowed us to take our time, and discuss what we thought were the best plans for our future finances and our young son’s future if something were to happen to us. I can’t say enough about how GREAT it was to work with Melvin!!!!

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Posted by anonymous | March 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Wills

We had the good fortune of meeting Mel and were at a time in our lives where we needed to put our affairs in order. After thinking on our future plan for our assets and children, we asked Mel to pull it all together for us. He came back quickly and precisely based on what we needed to have done. A...ctually we were a little embarrassed because he had to wait on us on more than one occasion since our schedules couldn't allow for us both to be present for the signing. However it was completed and we are very pleased with having chosen Mel to finalize this long overdue but much needed task. We will definitely be using him again in the future should we need any more work done.

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Posted by Bruce | May 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Melvin is simply an Awesome & Amazing lawyer

From the consultation to the signing of documents Melvin was very easy to talk with and made me feel comfortable during the planning of my end-of life wishes and estate. I never thought I would be so emotional during this process and Melvin calmness and patience with me was remarkable. It seems lik...e I asked 1001 questions and he answered them all without ever once seeming frustrated. What I like most is his responsiveness to my questions and his compassion for what he does. He's not your typical lawyer he has a great sense of humor and was delightful to work with. His prices were very reasonable and there were no surprise cost. I have recommended Melvin to family and friends and I would recommend him to all. Melvin really is an Awesome & Amazing person and lawyer

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Licensed in Iowa for 19 years

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The Law Office of Melvin O. Shaw P.L.C.

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