Derek Robert Haake

I came to Derek to discuss my estate and what me and my husband would need to do to protect your assets and our daughter, who we never officially adopted. Derek laid out the legal issues for us, and he was able to help us prepare an estate plan to ensure she would be provided for and also protected. ...

I have been a client of Derek's for the last five years. Anything you need to know about his experience and expertise you can learn from his website. It is the type of attorney that he is that impressed me more. When choosing an attorney for anything you need to believe that he knows what he is doi...ng, but more importantly you need to know that he has the character, values, ethics, and ability to represent you in the best possible way. An attorney that truly puts his client first is a rare things. I met with several different people before meeting Derek. He is the only attorney that I like, trust, and respect. I, like most people, met Derek at one of the worst times of my life. His compassion and understanding made the circumstances manageable. He never backed down from the fight, always made sure I understood what was happening, explained what my options were, and let me know that I was not in the fight alone. More importantly, he actually listened to what I had to say. It was clear he was invested and wanted to do the best job anyone could do. Having someone like that who also knew and could navigate the legal system so well was priceless. During that time, Derek needed to know personal and sensitive information. He was able to make me comfortable enough to tell him things I wouldn't tell anyone else and let me know, and proved, that he would never judge. He takes the concept of attorney client privilege extremely seriously. He always puts his client first. When dealing with my case, my well being was the most important thing to him. I was able to trust him, and coming from someone who doesn't trust often or easily that is a tremendous compliment. Since then I have used Derek for other things, smaller by comparison, but he handled everything the same way. He treated it as important, professional, and with compassion and sensitivity. There is nothing that I wouldn't trust Derek to handle and in five years he hasn't disappointed. I'm sure there are other competent attorneys to chose from, but I would never go to anyone except Derek.

I have just started my journey through this messy divorce, I was referred to him by a close friend. I the greatest thing about him is he's human, he's understanding, punctual, has been there every time I needed to talk to him, from the biggest problem to the smallest of worries. He does what he says ...he's going to do and there's absloutly no worry on my end. He really is a blessing. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking legal counsel.