Reviews

I turned to the Blake Law group to assist with the affairs of a deceased relative. The hourly rate for this firm is fairly high, but I figured that meant they would be efficient and keep the billable hours to a reasonable amount. That was not the case. I started to be suspicious of Mr. Blake's work after I was provided a document to review and it included information from a previous client. Even though Mr. Blake charged me as though he drafted a new document, it was apparent he just made a few edits to a draft he already had available. I was charged a few grand for something that was likely worked on for minutes. I suspect he did this with everything I paid for, make edits to recycled documents and charge a fortune. Also, Mr. Blake will charge a full billable hour for any email you send him, no matter how short, and he will also charge for sending a response back simply acknowledging he received the email. Another clever trick of his, is to bait a client into communicating with him unnecessarily in order to increase his billable hours. For example, he'll provide a document for review and ask for input, but he'll charge for reading your input and if an error is shared, like the ones mentioned above, he'll charge to fix them. So it's almost like this was intentional. I was charged to proof read his work and he charges to correct his own mistakes. Truly an amazing system. All in all, I had to move on from Mr. Blake's services because his fees were becoming too much. His fees were on track to exceed 50% of the total estate value. Something that shouldn't be allowed, especially in the case of modest estates. He may know what he is doing, but be warned, you will overpay for his services.

My experience with Burger Law was like breath of fresh air. From the moment they started working on my case, they never let up and kept me informed of all the details every step of the way. They fought for me as if they knew me. They were very professional, personal, made clever negotiations, and caught every little opportunity to increase my share. All I can say is WOW! Burger Law changed my life.

I was connected with Jennifer Behme through the IL Lawyer Referral network, and I am so happy I was. I previously dealt with another lawyer in the area who said all the right things, but did not produce effective results - and still nickel and dime'd me for for everything. Working with Ms. Behme was a 180° different experience, and I appreciate her service to and support of military members. I highly recommend her.

I have done business with Ed Blake for many years. He has proven to be highly knowledgeable, very professional, and easy to work with. I would highly recommend Blake Law Group for any legal services.

Blake Behme Links Raney, P.C. is an excellent law firm. I am familiar with the attorneys and legal assistants at that law firm and I know they do their best to represent their clients. They are courteous, competent, and hard-working. They prepared estate planning documents for me and they did an excellent job. They provided me with drafts and asked for my input regarding final edits. I had a good experience with them and would definitely use them again in the future.

The experienced team at Blake Behme Law Group have provided guidance to our business recently and we could not be happier with their service and attention to detail.

Very professional. Love Mrs. Beam.

To start off with at least one good thing about her, it’s obvious she has a lot of legal knowledge. However, now with all of the bad things, Jennifer Behme is an overhyped, overpriced, untrustworthy lawyer who uses those skills to maximize her own money profits and does nothing to make sure you get the proper defense in court or in a settlement. You could hire a lower priced lawyer who could have gotten better, if not similar results. There was one of many bad experiences where she knew a court order was approved for me to visit my kid, and my ex-wife’s lawyer was saying the order was approved so I could see my kid, but Behme waited a long time to finally tell me the court order was approved and could visit my son. Unfortunately, I listened to my ex-wife’s lawyer and got my kid anyways before Behme told me, so I could theoretically give good compliments to my ex-wife’s lawyer, (but won’t). Behme is also a master of not recommending anything, but sputtering a bunch of vague, nebulous legal facts that oftentimes takes her almost a week to type a letter memo that she charges hundreds of dollars to both mail and e-mail you. If you ask her to explain the memo, she’ll charge you more for explaining it. I also remember all the grammatical errors and typos in all those memos she charged so much for. She was also “amazing (insert sarcasm)” at not defending me in court, getting chummy with the judge and my ex-wife’s lawyer, watching me get walked over, but yet “amazing (no sarcasm)” in acting as my ex-wife’s second lawyer. As another disclaimer Belleville lawyers also appear to have a close-knit network to collectively maximize profits, so I would recommend looking outside of Belleville or the Metro East St Louis area if you plan to go to court with another lawyer in Belleville.

Blake Law Group have provided valuable advice and counsel to our team at Buy A Farm Land & Auction Co. We offer them the highest recommendation and trust that you will receive the same great professional service that we do.

Our team of licensed brokers and broker managers at Buy A Farm have found Blake Law Group to be a valuable team member. They have offered sound professional advice to us time and again. Highly recommend you consider their company and services.

Blake Law Group has proven time and time again to be a valuable resource for our team at Buy A Farm Land & Auction Co. Their services are top notch and we would highly recommend them to anyone seeking legal assistance in the Belleville area.