Steven M Zipper

Steve has helped my family with all of our estate planning and business needs for over ten years. I would highly recommend Steve to anyone that needs a well drafted and thoughtful estate plan. As with most business owners, my estate plan had to take into consideration the various complexities of ou...r business entities. He was able to take complex issues and simplify them so that my Wife and I could understand and make good decisions. Steve and his team were always very accessible. Accessibility was very helpful given our busy lives. Our estate planning didn't drag on like I've heard from others. I think if you are someone that cares about protecting your family in the event of a death or disability, you should use Steve.

Steve Zipper has done stellar work for me and my family - and gone above and beyond. When we first met and started talking (recently married, kid on the way), Steve asked if we had our family affairs in order. He was truly concerned that we have the best plan in place, helping us set up wills, trust...s, medical directives and power of attorney, and helping us find sound financial advice as well. He was incredibly thorough, and personal in a way that we didn't feel like we were getting plugged into a template. Since then Steve has helped me with setting up a business, projecting and preparing for some potential legal difficulties, and more. What sets him apart is that he absolutely thrives on finding the approach, technique or tool that is the perfect fit for you. I've gotten to know Steve well, and I can attest that he really loves what he does, and nothing is better for him than finding a unique solution that few if any others could have come up with. The things you want in a lawyer are all there - attention to detail, thorough knowledge of the law, professionalism - but it's what's beyond that that makes him stand out: compassion, genuine interest, unquestionable integrity and an altruistic desire to use the law to help people. It gives me a very high level of comfort to know I have Steve in my corner.

Steve prepared my husband and I's estate planning documents. He really listened to what our goals were and what we wanted to accomplish. He asked us thoughtful questions and was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable about how to meet our goals in the best way. We hope to keep working with Steve for... many years to come.

I went to Steven Zipper with a simple probate for my mother’s house. This is a probate that the lawyer that I switched to charged me $3,000.00. Steven performed some work on the probate documents and talked to my accountant. My accountant recommended filing a 706 form. Steven stated that he was not a... tax attorney and could not recommend whether to file a 706 or not. At the only meeting I had with him, Steven told me that I did not need to pay until probate was closed so I did not check his bills for four months. I checked the October bill and it was up to $10,164.30. This is for a probate that should have cost about $4,000 total. I immediately canceled our relationship and found another lawyer. Steven Zipper had my bill up to $12,969.20 in Dec 2016 a few months after I fired him. He kept adding to the bill even after I fired him. My new lawyer told me to just pay the bill and write him off as a lesson learned.