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Posted by Sandra | April 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Melvin O. Shaw, lawyer, will and living wills, POA, and medical POA

Melvin was excellent at explaining the process of creating a will, POA, and medical POA to me. He walked me through every legal aspect of these documents. I needed the documents to be completed quickly, and he went the extra mile of preparing the documents later that night, expediting them for me t...o sign in a 24-hour period. He was courteous, respectful, professional, efficient, and well, simply amazing! He also met me at my bank so that I could have 2 notary publics witness my signing of the documents and so that I could put the originals in my safe deposit box at the bank. I couldn't have asked for a better lawyer or a better experience.

Posted by anonymous | March 13, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Simple needs with excellent service

We needed our wills and powers of attorney updated due to life changes. We found Melvin via a web search and relied on the quality of Melvin's website and user reviews. While our work was simple Melvin treated it--and us--as if we were the only priority he had. The work was quickly completed, was... exactly what we wanted, and provides clear and exact guidance for our family. His price structure is both fair and reasonable. We are experienced consumers with high expectations and feel fortunate to have come across Melvin's help. If we needed business advice he would our first choice.

Posted by Angie | February 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Great Lawyer!

I was looking for a lawyer who could help me draft a will for myself and Mel was just the right person. He walked me through all the steps to putting together a will. He asked just the right questions so he understood precisely how I wanted my will drafted. Mel took the time to explain my differen...t options; what I could include in my will and what I needed to do with investments, retirement, and insurance. He was very through and I felt he genuinely had my best interest in mind.

Posted by Amanda | February 11, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Dedicated and Personable

We hired Melvin Shaw to construct and edit our Wills. He was thorough and provided a wealth of knowledge. His personality helped to make the difficult task of writing a Will a positive experience. Each time we have met with Melvin, he remembers details about each of us and our daughter. My husb...and has also used Melvin for business matters. Again, his knowledge and expertise was just what we needed. I have and will continue to highly recommend Melvin Shaw without any hesitation.

Posted by Shelly | December 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Preparation of our Will

We met with Melvin to do our will. He was very professional. He paid attention to detail and took down our information accurately. He explained the process of writing a will in a way that was easy for us to understand. He was prompt in getting the will to us for us to review and in getting an app...ointment scheduled to sign it. He was very humble throughout the whole process, asking us if we had any questions and thanking us for choosing him to do the work.

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