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Posted by Tamara | August 02, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Trust dispute

I am very pleased to have found Doug. He is very knowledgeable in Trust laws. He has a dedicated work ethic which is difficult to find these days. I knew before the consultation was complete that he was an excellent choice. I am very satisfied with his services. Even though I reside on the East Coas...t he managed to maneuver around that obstacle. No one wants to have a legal dispute with family members and he was very understanding of my concerns. I quickly found myself confident in his knowledge and professionalism. Doug has excellent communication skills and was quick with replies to my questions. During what has been a difficult situation, it was comforting to know that I could trust his counsel. He was just what I was searching for in an attorney. I can’t thank him enough!

Posted by Lisa | June 08, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Contracts & Agreements

Family member breached agreement

My elderly father hired Atty. Newborn to resolve a breach of a verbal agreement between himself and his son where his son took a significant amount of money not owed to him after the sale of my fathers property. Atty. Newborns assistant Isaiah researched case law due to the nature of this particula...r incident and along with other factors in this case helped my father *win* his case. Atty. Newborn and the office personnel were always professional. Our calls were returned if we had questions and my father was kept current about case progression. *The down side to this case, which has nothing to do with Atty. Newborn who did a fantastic job, is that my father will probably never recover his money because the COURT SYSTEM/LAWS do not protect the victim/plaintiff from defendants who liquidate assets to avoid liens or collection of payment and or disappear prior to the case being decided in court. How does a victim recover his stolen money from the unscrupulous defendant? Something to think about if pursuing a defendant in a civil case where money is involved. These laws need to be changed to protect the victims. Yes my father won which is great - but on paper only.

Posted by Joyce | August 30, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Letter Re Resolving a Critical Issue in Purchase of a House

Mr. Newborn provided important information and support when I called him (upon referral by the PCBA LRS) regarding a bad last-minute situation in my potential purchase of a house. He confirmed my legal rights with normal layperson's terms and an understanding approach. A few days later, I hired h...im to send a letter ASAP to the parties concerned. He responded with unusual timeliness, and the excellent letter which clearly stated the relevant facts of the matter and my legal rights went out just a short time after our phone consultations about it. This may not always be able to be the case, but it revealed that he knew, and cared, that time is of the essence in this particular case. I don't yet know what the outcome may be! But if successful, I'm sure that Mr. Newborn's expertise and straightforward presentation deserve the credit. If unsuccessful, well, I know he wrote the best possible letter and there was just no way that the other party would comply as per the law stated to them. Of course I hope to receive good news soon, and have a successful outcome re the house purchase scheduled in just 3 days. We shall soon see. Thank you, Mr. Newborn, for being a GOOD lawyer!

Posted by anonymous | June 23, 2016 | Bankruptcy & Debt

Help for all

Regardless of my finances presently Mr Newborn took the time to review my semi-detailed description of a looming financial disaster and wrote back of a general plan getting from today to when I can reasonably expect to have the funds to initiate filing for bankruptcy. He also kept his door open by a...llowing me to send him pertinent information along the way. Mr. Newborn is interested in professional lasting results. I've met some attorneys who are interested in the quickest route to their next pay ~ Mr Newborn is not like that.

Posted by Robert | June 02, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Limited Liability Company (LLC)

LLC Formation

My wife and I hired Mr. Doug Newborn to assist us in forming an LLC for our new real estate related business. We couldn't have asked for a better attorney to help us through this process. Doug was extremely professional, courteous and prompt with the entire process. We are both pleased to know tha...t we have Doug's services to help us with our future business needs.

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