Reviews

Kate Crane wrote the estate documents for my parents in 1999. My parents paid thousands of dollars to set up the Trusts. Then, over DECADES she charged them to add more sub trusts giving them convoluted and complex distribution percentages to go from one trust to the other. My mom passed in 2009. My Dad died in March 2023. Today, 8/18/24 the estate is in litigations, most of the beneficiaries are mad and the documents were so poorly written by Kate, that the family relationships are fractured. My parents spent tens of thousands of dollars to prevent what is happening to our family today. They were sold her services using all of the things people want to hear. "You will avoid probate and save time" "You will save money on taxes" "Your family will have peaceful and loving relationships since everything is in the Trust" Total and complete lies to sell their services. Almost two years have passed since my Dad died. Even simple things like personal possessions of jewelry are still in the possession of professional fiduciaries. Almost two years have passed and my son and two nephews who are three responsible , productive members of society have to hire an attorney to try to receive their distributions because Kate Crane never took the time to update the age of these family members who must wait until they are 35 years old. They are businesses owners and homeowners but Kate wrote that they get nothing until they are 35. Oh, and guess what...those three have to have a trust set up and managed being charged fees to set it up and then $3,000/year to "manage the trusts". Another sister has a valid reason for blaming Kate for poorly writing a section of the Trust that results in her losing more than $200,000. I have written a sworn and notarized affidavit detailing how my dad told me that he wanted to change the wording of this section but Kate insisted that it be left as it was. His last few years of his life were spent regretting that he hired Kate Crane. This is a well polished scam that will take your money and redistribute your wealth to Kate Crane and her associates like CPAs. She works closely with a CPA named Grant Niman. After all of the money my parents spent on these trusts, after her client, my dad, passed away and could not complain, Kate charged an additional $8,650 to the estate for "emails, phone calls, review and drafting a letter" of her own documents!! Do not believe any of her lies that she says to get your money. This has been one of the worst cases of incompetence if not outright fraud and elder abuse.

Highest recommendation for Michael Horrow and his team. Michael is an excellent communicator, and takes the time to outline the process and keep you informed. He is professional, empathetic, and a brilliant attorney. He made us feel like family friends and delivered an excellent result.

Very impressed with the level of attention and high end service provided by Donahue & Horrow. Excellent communication with us throughout the entire process and amazing outcome. We are very pleased and will refer the Firm to anyone needing this quality of service and expertise.

Trustworthy, experienced, and delightful attorney. Would not hesitate to recommend.

I had Michael Horrow help my with my case and I immediately felt comfortable with his service and could immediately tell that he actually took genuine interest and care about the coming to a successful conclusion. His communication and assistance from his staff were excellent and would definitely hire them again if the need arose in the future.

Mr. Horrow took on the Big Guy’s for me and won! He is brilliant and was always honest and professional. His patience was never ending. My case was difficult and I wasn’t sure that I had a chance. Mr. Harrow kept me updated every step of the way with all possibilities. I will be forever grateful as I was in the best of hands with the Donahue & Horrow Team.

She and her staff are first rate. She has been handling our estate affairs for probably 10 years now. She keeps up on all new laws and has fantastic knowledge and excellent advice. We Definitely recommend Kate Crain for your estate planning and maintenance.

Exceptional Law Firm! Extremely knowledgable attorneys and staff. I highly recommend their services.

Mr. Donahue took care of my case really quick good results and very recommended by the good customer service too 👍

The staff was extremely timely in returning any message and answering any questions we had. Michael was a wealth of knowledge, he truly cared about us and our situation. I highly recommend this office. All around, a great experience working with them.

Very professional and compassionate.