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I leave this review in the hopes of saving others from the harrowing ordeal I experienced with the law offices of MacElree Harvey, Ltd. My brother and I retained the services of this firm to settle our mother’s estate in 2020. The process dragged on for 2 years while we were passed from lawyer to lawyer. These lawyers were unprofessional, unknowledgeable, and disorganized. Their negligence prolonged the process, leveraging disagreements over the estate to their own financial gain, while assets depreciated, repeatedly demonstrating their inability to expeditiously settle the estate. Our fees with MacElree Harvey went from the initial quote of $7,500 to nearly $30,000. On three occasions I had to seek outside legal council for clarity that these lawyers could not provide and to move the process along. MacElree Harvey, Ltd., lost vehicle titles, a ring, and an entire folder of paperwork which they blamed on the switching of lawyers and employees within their firm though we still paid the price for their numerous mistakes. Beyond the financial expense and time wasted, I believe the stress of this process contributed to a decline in my health and well being. I have waited three months to write this review, taking the time to reflect and ensure I wasn’t leaving a rash or unfair account of this experience. The settling of an estate under normal circumstances can be an emotionally trying ordeal but this law firm’s incompetence made this process unbearable.

The absolute worst. Lazy, sloppy, uneducated and uninformed at $300/hour. Oh and what they don't know (which is basically everything), they will have conference calls with other attorneys at their firm without the client and charge exorbitant rates for both attorneys. Felix, before you take another land use case, I suggest you figure out the difference between a spruce and an oak tree. And what about that retention basin that you couldn't identify when you were standing in it? I don't think you've been outside much, it's pretty evident when you walk. You're a mess. Do not waste a dollar of your hard-earned money with this disgusting firm. Further, don't waste a second of your time even calling this firm (cesspool of sleaze).

I cannot say enough good things about Peter Kratsa. He is intuitive, professional, prompt and EXTREMELY good at what he does!

Lawyer Felix helped me resolve a bad debt in a courteous, effective, and efficient manner. At all times he treated me with respect and framed the conversation from my perspective helping me save thousands of dollars [not to mention time and headaches]. I would retain him in a moment if another issue occurred. Thank you Felix and MacEylree Harvey!!!

They are totally professional, timely and keep the client first in all their dealings. Joe Bellinghieri and Keriann Richmond are a clients dream team

No Stars. But to post, Google makes me put at least one My siblings and I are considering a malpractice lawsuit against MacElree for their gross incompetence. MacElree.Was.Just.That.Bad! My siblings, parent, and I contracted with MacElree to establish a trust, and the associates to me seemed bored and disinterested with their work, and as a result, they made many careless, sloppy, and wholly avoidable mistakes, such as: · Got parent's name very wrong on the actual trust document and parent's date of death wrong, and then telling us, when we brought it to their attention, that it did not matter, really, and that if we wanted to, my siblings and I could fix it ourselves in six months! · MacElree advised we could not put real estate in the trust, then said, "Oh Wait! Yeah, you can!" · MacElree missed important deadlines - some with possible, significant tax consequences- and then attempted to lay blame with my siblings and me for the missed deadline. Unconscionable! This firm created a great deal of contention, confusion, and expense with their sloppy work. Additionally, associates were untruthful: When we asked to advance the trust alternate to the primary on the trust, MacElree said that since our parent had died, that the trust ended, and we could not make the change. The change request was due to the primary's significant stress and mental health issues. My siblings and I were in agreement, but MacElree was untruthful and denied us. So, the primary continued to serve and suffer. MacElree later recanted and said –“Oh wait! The trust does exist!”. We could have changed the primary. Unconscionable! At this point, we fired them, termed the trust, out of necessity. It was not the orderly, logical, careful process we wanted, but we had to get rid of MacElree. They are just that bad. Attempts to negotiate a return of fees, given the poor, sloppy performance, were unsuccessful. The managing partners were silent and provided no help. It appears to me there is no leadership or accountability up and down the reporting chart at this firm. My siblings and I are considering a malpractice lawsuit against them for their gross incompetence – MacElree was Just.That.Bad.

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