William Kenneth Sweeney

Short Version: I would highly recommend hiring Mr. Sweeney for your Probate or Heggstad petition needs! He was amazing and super easy to work with! He had my Heggstad drafted and filed within 1 week from when I provided all the info to him. 60 days later, I hear that the Judge granted everything ...asked for in the petition. Long Version: In my case, my parents had left a Trust but no poorover will. I needed a lawyer to do a Heggstad petition for me. I found Mr. Sweeney from a google search I did on Heggstad petitions which led me to an article he had written on them. The article showed he was very familiar with the petitions and he knew of the more recent caselaw in which someone won their petition even though the assets were not specifically mentioned by name on the schedule of trust assets (this was similar to my situation). I called Mr. Sweeney for a free consultation.... yes FREE! The previous Law Firm I worked with for 4 MONTHS! (and fired $2k later) charged me $400 just for a 30 minute consultation. During my initial phone consultation with Mr. Sweeney, I immediately felt at ease. I explained the situation I was in, where my Mom had forgotten to title several bank accounts into the name of the trust, and not all of them were listed in the schedule A. I also briefly explained some of the wording in the trust to him. In my opinion, he is an expert in what it takes to get a Heggstad approved! After talking with him, I felt confident that if anyone could get my petition approved, it would be him. He asked that I mail a copy of the trust to him so that he could review it. After he reviewed it and we talked briefly, I mailed copies of my parents death certificates, and copies of the bank statements for the accounts we needed to petition. I also did a bank wire to him for the payment for the petition. He was up front about the cost, and the price never went up during the process... the cost of the petition stayed at what he originally quoted. After the petition was drafted, it was emailed to me by Jennifer (Mr. Sweeney's Paralegal) for my review and signature. I reviewed and signed the petition and emailed it back to her. Jennifer is GREAT by the way, often times she would be working on my petition on the weekend!. We had to trade several emails on the weekend and she was always quick to respond. I was EXTREMELY impressed with the efficiency of how they handled things. They are always available for you if you have any questions.... it felt like a very personal experience. My petition was literally drafted and submitted to the court within about 1 week from when I provided the trust and payment to Mr. Sweeney. AMAZING! The court date was set and approximately 60 days later. A day after the court date, Jennifer informed me that the judge granted everything that was asked for on the petition! Woohoo! What a stress relief! The previous lawyer I had "retained" for this was "working on it" for over 4 months!!! and they were still asking me to provide additional info with nothing drafted or submitted yet. I was $2k in the hole so far with that firm when my instinct told me to abandon ship! I am so happy I did. I cannot recommend Mr. Sweeney enough! He knows exactly what to do and how to do it. He won't waste your time or money! He is honest, and won't take your case unless he thinks he can win. Seriously, he was fantastic!

Earlier this year, we were searching for an attorney to process a Heggstad Petition. We did a search on Google and read an article that was written by William Sweeney. The article was very clearly written and expressed almost the exact situation we found ourselves in, so I emailed William to interv...iew him. He spent a good amount of time (for free) listening to the background of our situation. Then, offered a path he felt would provide us a reasonable resolution. He then provided a very competitive proposal and we kicked off the engagement. There were some hurdles to overcome at a few points in the process, but William navigated the path incredibly well, and we received the exact outcome we needed. I highly recommend William for probate/Heggstad issues in California.