Posted by anonymous | May 03, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Power Of Attorney

Very positive experience

Mr. Shaw is personable, easy to talk to, knowledgeable and responsive. I went to him for assistance in updating my will and POA. He answered every question to my satisfaction, listened attentively and created professional documents quickly, at a reasonable cost.

Posted by George & Tatiana | October 24, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Power Of Attorney

Great Experience

We've been referred to Melvin O. Shaw by his former colleague who spoke very highly of him. And, as it turned out, rightly so. We hired Melvin for doing our Last Will and Testaments and the POAs. Everything was done with an utmost efficiency and professionalism as well as with a touch of good humor a...nd friendliness. He was very helpful in answering the questions we had prior to signing the papers and very generous with his time. We would highly recommend him as a lawyer in his field of expertise and would certainly go back to seek his assistance in legal matters if needed.

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Posted by William | October 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Power Of Attorney

Straightforward, Precise and Genuine

We hired Mr. Shaw to develop our Wills and Power of Attorneys. He and Stephanie were a pleasure to work with. The process he has developed for his prospective clients in this particular practice area is straightforward, smooth, precise and helps the client understand the terms. He really focuses on e...nsuring that he is clear and aligned on your wishes and responds with great patience and clarity to questions. For ensuring your loved ones and yourself are well taken care of should the worst case scenario happen, Mr. Shaw is a great resource to put those legal documents in place. We highly recommend him.

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Posted by Kevin | March 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Power Of Attorney

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 Megan | February 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Power Of Attorney

POAs and wills

My husband and I hired Melvin to prepare our POAs and wills. Melvin is very easy to work with and a very pleasant person! For two people not familiar with this process, he explained things very well (in a way we could understand) and answered all questions. Melvin was easy to contact by phone or emai...l and always responded in a timely manner. He was also flexible for appointments and very accommodating! We had to bring our newborn daughter to one of the appointments. We would highly recommend Melvin to anyone that needs preparation of a POA and/or will.

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