Elizabeth Rankin Powell

I started working with Elizabeth for a landlord tenant case. I provided her with all the details of the matter and she was supposed to represent me on the case. She was very convincing in her knowledge of the law and that she would be able to help me. I called, left voice messages, and sent emails t...o schedule appointments and she would not respond. Once I did get her response, she would make excuses about the reason for the delay. She also informed me we had plenty of time to deal with the matter and we’d have to wait for the landlord’s response. I am uncertain of what she did to work on my case. I had to hire another attorney to work on my case. I would not recommend working with Elizabeth as she was not responsive and unprofessional.

Whatever it is that may be happening in your life, that you lead you here to seek counsel…stop thinking about if you should call Elizabeth Powell, P.S. She is fabulous. You will be called back. You will be treated with kindness, dignity and respect. (With an awesome side of sense of humor and directn...ess) You will have one of the most knowledgeable attorney’s available in her area of practice that you could possibly hope to find, no matter how hard you seek. If you want to know your rights and how you should move forward from your current situation…Make the contact. Reach out ASAP. You will feel so much better that you did! Ms. Powell, thank you for all you do and the amazing person you are. This review is not and could never offer enough thanks.

Thanks so much Elizabeth for a successful outcome in my recent litigation with a landlord who without reason or proof tried to keep my deposit money. This landlord tried to exploit the fact that I could not travel back to WA due to COVID and had to move out with the assistance of others. The landlord... did not follow any kind of process for move-out, ignoring the move-in documentation and fraudulently tried to claim the entire apartment needed painting and cleaning - neither of which was necessary or even proven by them to be needed. Elizabeth successfully demonstrated that this goes against law and I won a settlement. Excellent outcome!

We received a summons, and were facing a no-cause eviction so we gave Ms. Powell a call. We also emailed a 2-page detailed document explaining our situation. It was obvious she did not read or understand our situation as stated in the document, as her advice was absolutely horrible. First, she sai...d if the landlord took it to trial, and it will tank our credit. Well, it would not tank our credit, as it had nothing to do w/ non-payment of rent or money - this was a NO-CAUSE eviction. Secondly, when I asked about the landlord putting the wrong address on the lease, she said the incorrect address would have "no traction at all." However, this played a huge role in our defense as the landlord was committing bank fraud by claiming our rental was owner occupied. He switched the address on our lease to his physical address so he could claim our rental as his residence. Thirdly, the lease was never properly executed. The landlord emailed us a copy, we signed and emailed it back but never received a signed copy in return. Her advice was that we should just move out before we could be evicted. We hired another lawyer who listened to our story and was extremely confident we had a strong case. He turned out to be a godsend and we won with flying colors. Do yourself a favor, if you have a case with a variety of twists & turns like we had, find another lawyer who can handle something more complicated. Perhaps Ms Powell could not handle it or did not care, as after our first call and a couple of email exchanges, she never bothered to return any further calls from us.

Elizabeth helped me evict a tenant who didn’t pay her rent and started making bogus complaints to avoid paying any rent. I contacted Elizabeth, she knew the right legal approach and got her evicted in timely manner. She is very knowledgeable and thorough in her practice. Her fees are reasonable and... conduct has been very professional. I have already contacted her for reviewing the lease for my new tenant, she will be my go to person for future needs. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a great attorney who is responsible, knowledgeable and works for a fair fees.