Posted by William | October 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

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 Nancy | August 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

Retired

Mel Shaw assisted me with drawing up my will and declaring Health Power of Attorney (POA) and Financial POA. Mel exceeded my expectations in the level of service provided. He is knowledgeable and explained each process thoroughly. I have no reservations in recommending him.

Posted by Courtney | May 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

Wonderful experience getting our Will completed

I reached out to Melvin to get a will drawn up for my husband and I, after delaying it for years. Melvin was very helpful, and patient with my concerns and questions regarding my will. He made this process easy and painless, I wish I wouldn't have put it off for so long. Melvin was easy to contact wh...en I had thought of questions after our meeting and took care of my concerns promptly. Our overall experience was excellent and I would recommend him to family and friends that have also been putting off getting their will done.

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Posted by Kevin | March 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

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 | Wills & Living Wills

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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Licensed in Iowa for 19 years

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