Reviews

Highest recommendation on every level. DGVE Law - Danielle G. Van Ess and her staff -- are the complete package. Extremely knowledgeable and effective, no-nonsense yet incredibly personable, honest, and ethical, and they always follow through. We felt like we were heard, understood, and advised perfectly.

My husband and I recently updated our will and I can say that I was not looking forward to it (hence, putting it off for more than 5 years!) Danielle made the whole thing painless. She is a smart, highly competent professional but also adds a "human factor" to her practice, and that is what makes her unique. Her staff is great to work with as well, and carry through her practice philosophy.

We felt that all of our legal needs for which we sought were met. The main benefit from working with DGVE was that we know that in any event our wishes have been communicated via a will and will be carried out as written. Additionally, DGVE made sure to bring up scenarios and possibilities that we hadn't considered and now those are also planned for. We feel that our children's needs will be taken care of in the event of an emergency/tragedy and that our wishes will be communicated to our loved ones and executed. Additionally, the process was so easy. It was not difficult to understand the choices we were making, every step of the way was explained to us in language we understood and what we needed to do in order to have the best experience was given to us in a checklist. This made it so easy for us to complete while juggling work, pregnancy and life in general. In all, we felt that our wishes were heard and understood!

Not only are Danielle and her team consummate professionals, but they also helped personalize the creation of our trust in a way that made my wife and I feel that they had as much stake in the process as we did.

My husband and I hired Danielle to help us with estate planning and trusts for our two children. She educated us on the issues we needed to know about and made sure our plan was completely customized. Her degree of detail and thoughtfulness were above and beyond our expectations. I would recommend her services to anyone!

I think people avoid estate planning because it is a humble reminder of our mortality. When my husband and I finally got the courage to make an appointment to take care of the most important things in our lives, we had no idea what to expect. Danielle far exceeded our expectations. Her thorough knowledge of estate planning coupled with a genuine warmth and caring demeanor was the perfect combination for such an intimate task. We felt at ease as we worked through some of the more delicate questions and together we made informed decisions about our final wishes. I have such a sense of peace and well-being knowing that things are in place for the future. We are so grateful to Danielle and truly think of her as a life long friend.

I refer clients to Danielle for real estate transactions. She is responsive at all hours and takes care of the client. She does high quality, customized work. I highly recommend hiring Danielle to take care of your estate planning and real estate needs!

Danielle made the entire process of estate planning so easy and comfortable. She is incredibly warm, accepting, knowledgable and helpful. What seemed so scary and hard was set out in easy to follow steps and even became FUN!

I recently went through an emotional personal legal issue, resulting from complications surrounding my deceased father's will. Danielle was incredibly helpful, giving me trustworthy advice based on her extensive experience. In addition to being knowledgeable, Danielle was tremendously compassionate, understanding that this situation was fraught with emotion and that I was upset, confused and unfamiliar with the complicated legal process. In contrast, I had to work with another attorney in my father's home state, who turned out to be the complete OPPOSITE of Danielle. His first questions were about how much money I had to cover his fees. The next words out of his mouth were about how I had to send a huge retainer up front before he'd even consider taking the case. He was clearly more interested in the money than he was in helping me through a tense, difficult situation. My conversations with him just spotlighted how unique and special Danielle is. It's rare, I think, to find a smart, savvy, experienced attorney who is also nice, personable and compassionate. I would enthusiastically recommend Danielle Van Ess.

Danielle assisted us with our Estate Plan, which was long over-due. Danielle made the process quick, easy and painless! We truly appreciated all the tips and advice to help us choose guardians for our children. Since Danielle is a mom, she knows how hard it is to choose an appropriate guardian! Her advice really helped! Danielle was very accomodating in setting up conference calls and meeting places! I am so glad we found her! I would, and have already, reccomended her to friends!

After years of putting it off, Danielle came to us like an angel and made planning our estate EASY! A few forms to give the information needed and every question we had answered, and it was practically done! Danielle eduated us about aspects we did not know about...which helped us make better descisions. I am so relieved that we now know we have a solid estate plan, especially guardianship for our kids!! Thank you!

I have never come upon an attorney who is as approachable, responsive, client-focused, thorough and thoughtful as Ms. Van Ess. She explicitly explained all of her work to us and ensured our understanding of every action she took and every document she executed. I highly recommend her.