Reviews

Very professional and helpful!

I was referred to Andy Rahtz by a mutual friend to review a situation that I was told by other firms would be fruitless. Right from the start, Andy gave me incredibly helpful advice. He explained things in a way that was easy to understand and gave me hope. Extremely knowledgeable in all the different facets of law surrounding my business case, he answered any questions I had quickly, courteously, and (just as important 😉) accurately. I always felt he always had my best interest in mind and made it a priority to keep me in the loop with the progress being made on my case. I highly recommend Andy and the team at Platt & Westby! Thank you for helping me get justice!

Mr. Westby really knows his stuff, and gave me some excellent advice. I will be back to move forward on my situation.

Rahtz He gave me his undivided attention and seemed to genuinely care. In my experience, it has been very tedious and daunting to begin a conversation with an attorney, especially one at a law firm with other partners, etc. That is, usually law firms won't lend an ear, it seems, unless you pay $100-300 initial consulting fee, which is basically a $15 overview of your case and whether they think it's worthwhile$$$. However, not only was I surprised to see Attorney Rhatz offer a no-cost consultation, but he also kept it "real." He advised me with information that even seemed to work against his assumed interest in profit (i.e., he didn't try to exploit me for money), such as by providing me with self-help research suggestions, and even helped me put together an outline for my case. He didn't want me to lose more money winning with him (he didn't want me to spend so much money to retain him, that even if winning the case, I'd still be at a net negative dollar-loss). He gave me his undivided attention, asked questions that showed he actually paid attention, and was very resourceful with directing me towards credible sources of jurisprudence. What's more, is that he didn't throw me out after 15 minutes, but rather stayed with me until he felt I was sufficiently informed with the material and answers to questions to send me along my way. This man even read through all my notes and connected with me as a person. I also appreciated his aggressive, but civil, nature towards vanquishing the countering party. He is strategic, he is prepared to preempt the countering party's legal arguments by first calling them out himself, and sparks reassurance that he is sedulously and astutely on the case. Obviously, I would recommend attorney R Andrew Rahtz for the aforementioned reasons, despite only meeting with him one time on an preliminary consultation.

While my Mother was in the end of her life, she wanted to be sure she had "her ducks in a row" for me. There were many legalities that needed attention that she had already attempted to address and plan. During the last week of her life she insisted her will and be reviewed by a local attorney to assure it would be recognized in Arizona, as it had been written when I was still a minor in another state. I was able to contact Platt & Westby through their website, able to speak with Mr. Westby over the phone, and schedule a free consultation with their firm. The time Mr. Rahtz took to answer more questions than just "is this will ok for Arizona?", and the patience and compassion shown was so genuine. The firm never asked nor expected me to pay for the consultation. The experience of tending to all the legalities up to that point had been overwhelming. Mr. Rahtz was able to set MY mind, and my Mother's at ease. We will be using Platt & Westby to prepare my wife's and my wills, DPOAs, living wills, MPOAHCs, all due to the prompt reply and compassion shown me during a very difficult time in our lives.

I also got bilked out of a one thousand dollar retainer fee for a few ten minute consultations. To make matters worst they started to bill me for more time and late fees after clearly stating that my retainer fee was used and I am done. So I got bamboozled out of another seven hundred dollars. Buyer Beware. WATCH OUT.

Peter Westby understood my situation and provided me with carefully crafted and useful advice - true to his profile on his website, he is very honest. would recommend him to anyone