Reviews

If you’re searching for an intelligent and honest attorney; look no further. After my mother’s passing, my wife and I wasted a lot of money with two big city attorneys trying to settle my mother’s estate, due to an issue with her Living Trust. After 2 years of frustration, I finally found Dennis Fordham. He solved and corrected the problem within 6 months for a very reasonable price. My wife and I were so pleased with Mr. Fordham’s professionalism, that we are now collecting our financials together, so that he can set up a Living Trust for us (problem free for our children)! - Bob Morrison

My children are now protected by having our family trust planned out according to my wishes. Thanks to Mr. Fordham and his staff for attention to detail, as well as the knowledge to the procedures to administer a trust.

Dennis knows Wills and Trust law at the highest level. He has seen me through many life changes including the death of my husband and all the legal twists and turns that followed. He is smart, and kind. He is efficient and pays attention to the details. I highly value his advice and trust his counsel. He is honest, hard working and bills very fairly. If you are looking for a will and trust attorney this guy is top notch.

When my late Father passed away I didn't know what to do. Luckily for me my Dad did do a few important things when he was alive. He did a will but most importantly a trust. This was helpful but I learned after he died that you need an Attorney that deals with estates & probate to properly navigate you to the end. Unfortunately the Attorney that prepared my fathers will and trust had died. I did not have to deal with probate but without Dennis' help I would have made critical mistakes. You can't just Google your way around this stuff. Get Dennis to get have it done correctly and legally. He is whip smart, fair, and thorough. He has a unique stoic professional demeanor so don't be put off by that. My personality is the polar opposite of his. At first I was caught off guard by this. Dennis means business and he is not there to chit chat and waste his, or more importantly, your time. Your will pay for every minute of his time but it is money well spent. Also since he is a stickler on billing his time, this will work to your advantage also. I received a substantial refund from my original retainer because of this efficiency. I was very pleased with Dennis and I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone.

Dennis helped us settle a complicated estate issue in an expedient, affordable and professional manner. We were most pleased with his service and woul recommend him highly.

Mom passed in May 2022, and although I had been paying the bills and taking care of her house and property, now I needed to fulfill the duties of executor, something that I knew little about. Dennis Fordham was there for me. Dennis is experienced, knowledgeable, and caring. Most of all he was patient with me, explained things in great detail, and tried to make sure that I understood. Dennis even took on a company that I had hired earlier, that promised to help, but failed in the end. Dennis and Janita are both wonderful. Highly recommended, and I would work with them again.

We sought Dennis Fordham to prepare our wills and trust because he is a senior specialist. I have enjoyed his columns in our local paper "Lake Co Record Bee" for years. We sought his services when we had an immediate need to pull my sister's business together. Unfortunately, he was not available that day, and she died before we could complete our documents with someone in her area. By procrastinating the legal process, she left me with a nightmare to deal with. I had to go through probate and spend all of our savings up front since I could not access her accounts. Merl and I put this as a high priority for our family so they are protected. There is no question of our wishes, and authority is established for our children. Thanks to Dennis, and his assistant Janita for making this such an easy process for us. We can enjoy our senior years knowing all is planned for.

Dennis Fordham is a great attorney. He helped me with my Will and Trust. I was nervous about making a Trust, though I felt at ease, when Dennis patiently explained everything step by step. He is very thorough. He is very professional and answered my phone calls or called me back promptly. I feel very confident in his expertise. His prices are very reasonable.

My wife and I had Dennis Fordham handle our Living Trust and estate planning. He was very thorough, and we were pleased with his work. Dennis was friendly and professional in all aspects of this process. He explained complex issues in understandable terms. During the course of our consultations, an unexpected issue arose. Dennis gave us several options on how to handle the issue, and helped us navigate our decision to a satisfying conclusion. In addition to the trust, he updated our wills, created powers of attorney for us both, and completed advanced health care directives for medical purposes. We highly recommend Dennis Fordham for any of these matters.

Thank goodness the law office of Dennis Fordham Law was in Lakeport, CA. During the grievous time my sisters and I were having after our brother, Michael, had passed, we were fortunate to find Dennis. From the very beginning he was compassionate and professional. He informed us of everything that would transpire during the process of probate. We sisters appointed who was to be administrator of the estate. Dennis counseled and guided her from start to finish. He and his staff gladly took our calls whenever we had concerns, of which there were many. Thank you for doing everything you said you would do! God bless....

I had Dennis Fordham handle my Living Trust and general Estate planning and was very pleased with his work. He was very thorough and resolved all the intricacies of my estate easily with minimal extra effort on my part. I was able to bring my daughter, who is the executor of the Trust into his office to resolve her questions directly and he made the whole process as painless as possible. Thank You Dennis!

My beloved mother passed away at 97 years, being executor to her estate fell to me. I am an elderly widow and live in Arizona, I knew NOTHING about being an executor or probate law. I engaged Dennis for this legal matter because of his very good online reviews and speaking with him by phone. There was no need to travel to California because all the legal documents and other paper work was handled via fax, email and snail mail. He walked me through the complex process and made it as easy as he could for me. Dennis is very trustworthy, meticulous, and has quick analytical skills, he can get to the heart of a problem and solve it. He was very good at keeping me updated as the case progressed, and worked tirelessly for me, even on Saturdays. I would like to mention Janita, Dennis’ assistant, for her fine secretarial skills and her kindness in assisting me. Dennis was invaluable in helping me through a difficult time. I will always remember his kindness, and concern for me and my sisters.