Stacey D Mealer

At the time of my retirement 18 years ago as a licensed mental health professional, a Revocable Living Trust was set up for me by an Estate Planning Attorney practicing in a large metropolitan region in a different state. I relocated to a small coastal city in central Oregon 8 years ago and recently ...needed to find an estate planning attorney to update my estate plan. It was in my vital interest to find a very competent attorney in estate planning whose genuine primary focus and interest is geared towards establishing and fulfilling what is in the best interest of the client I went online to research potential estate planning attorneys practicing in Oregon within a 100 mile radius, attended my local Senior Center sponsored all-day seminar consisting of 8 experts in estate planning and was especially impressed with Stacey D. Mealer's articulate and down to earth presentation, and finally solicited the local Senior Centers Director's recommendation and Stacey Mealer's name was mentioned without hesitation. Upon retaining Stacey Mealer as my Estate Planning Attorney, she provides a very friendly, respectful professional demeanor, safe and prominent trusting atmosphere which quickly helped me to feel very comfortable in sharing intimate details of my life situation as part of the process in developing my estate plan. Stacey's genuine caring, ability to attentively and efficiently listen and her unusual ability to intuitively and quickly understand the subtle nuances of my life situation helped to insure that my needs and wants are met. Stacey is exceptionally effectual in pointing out and patiently explaining the benefits and liabilities of different options which I could seriously consider in the context of her being exceedingly knowledgeable and versed in state laws pertaining to estate plans. Thereupon, Stacey encouraged and allowed me to freely sort out my different options and my deciding and choosing which option to incorporate that would serve my best interest in updating my Estate Plan. Stacey Mealer's outstanding competency-expertise, grounded integrity, ethical practices and authentic dedicated commitment to primarily serving the best interest of her clients are admirable qualities in an attorney. Her confidence in not being easily intimidated in a legal arena is an important skill and trait for me since knowing that she can assertively and respectfully serve as an advocate on my behalf to protect my vested interests in the event such a situation should arise. In conclusion, I am so relieved, appreciative and deeply confident in having Stacey Mealer as my Estate Planning Attorney which led to the painless process in the successful completion of updating my Revocable Living Trust, Durable Power of Attorney, Pour Over Will, Health Care Directive and several banking and investment accounts beneficiary forms. I strongly recommend her exceptional expertise and competent services without qualification. Stacey's legal fees are very fair and reasonable.

I live in a fairly small town. If an attorney were to be incompetent or rude, the word would spread quickly and that attorney would find few clients in that town. Stacey is highly regarded in this area. When I was first looking for a trust attorney, several people recommended her. For any attorney, I... suppose there will always be a couple clients who aren’t pleased for one reason or another. The attorney’s job is complicated and many decisions need to be made – this leaves room for disgruntlement for some when others might have been pleased. When my senior center members also recommended Stacey, I called her. She came to my house for a two hour visit, free of charge. I appreciated the feeling of confidentiality in my own home. We discussed my trust needs, which were lengthy, and then Stacey made suggestions. She then left it up to me whether to hire her, no strings attached. My trust took several months to complete as it was complicated. I also hired Stacey to set up my Advance Directive and Power of Attorney. I found Stacey to be timely, extremely intelligent, and kind. Stacey always responded to my calls and emails quickly. She was considerate of my needs and was willing to accommodate me with all the changes I made to the trust as we worked through the details. At the beginning, she quoted me a very reasonable price for the package of work she would do, and never charged more even though I made many changes. Stacey is willing to help with any future needs I may have, small items she doesn’t even charge for. I feel fortunate to have found such a capable attorney who genuinely cares for her clients.

Stacey helped my wife and I write wills, apply to Medicare assistance for my mother, and write a sales agreement for our house. In all matters Stacey provided informed advice, prompt responses, and successful end-products. She was very pleasant and listened to our needs. She helped us achieve what w...e wanted. Stacey was always available to answer questions via email and kept in close contact when necessary.