Robert Joseph Carlson

This man was hired by my ill mother to make changes in our family trust. Not only was the work he did incorrect, invalid and illegal but he assured my sick mother and myself that this was all valid and legal. Documents were signed, notarized and made to be a part of the original trust document. Fast ...forward, mother passes away, and we find out that nothing that this quack did was legal, or valid. Our family was not only devastated but we were threatened with legal action. So, stupidly, we allow this man to continue handling the finalizing of the estate etc. Phone calls would go un-returned. We'd get an occasional request to come in to the office fo signatures, etc. The estate had to go thru probate.....WHY? Finally we come to a conclusion, sad, confused, nothing had gone the way this man had explained PRIOR to mom's death. WHY? I had promised myself that once this was over and done I was going to file a complaint with the bar association, but the question I am asked is WHAT ARE YOUR DAMAGES? I can't put a dollar amount on the level of anguish that our family went thru starting with the assurances this REPUTABLE (?) HONEST (?) attorney made to my sick mother prior to her death.