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Posted by anonymous | July 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Fast, efficient and extremely professional

We were very impressed with our experience with Melvin. We called around looking for a lawyer to do our LLC. I called a lawyer we have used before and she was able to do what we needed but seemed unsure and also told us it would take a few weeks. When we called and spoke to Melvin he was very confide...nt and knowing what he was doing and told us it could be done quickly. We chose to go with him we were not let down. He got right on top of things and got everything handled in a much shorter time frame than others had said it could be done. He is very confident and professional and a pleasure to work with. We will definitely do more business with him in the future shall we need to.

Posted by Liz | May 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney

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!

Posted by Dawn | May 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Professionalism and Integrity

Mr. Shaw currently handles my business incorporation affairs. Before I hired his firm, he explained everything in detail during our consultation, and provided a number of contract options to meet my company's needs. Once the contract was signed, his firm handled everything as agreed in a timely and p...rofessional manner. He and his team are responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful, to follow-up questions as well.

Posted by Courtney | May 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney

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.

Posted by Kevin | March 21, 2019 | Hired 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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