Reviews

I hired Mr. Crane as the executive to my parents trust. There was six pieces of property out of the six property’s one brought in about $10,000 a year income. He desided against my objections to sell the only property that had an income and keep the other property that was costing me money. Also he did nothing when assets of the trust came up missing , over $3,000 of assets from two difficult property’s of the estate.

After the death of my mother, as the executor I had to find a good attorney to guide me through the difficult steps involved in ending a loved one's affairs, distribution of property, closing out finances, etc. I spoke with and read reviews of many attorneys that specialized in this service. I chose John Crane after reading some of his blogs, excellent reviews and speaking to him on the phone. Another important determining factor was that he charged a flat fee for everything involved. Most of the other lawyers charged hourly and were very evasive when trying to determine how many hours this might take to complete all the things required to take care of an estate. Many of their estimates started at the fee that John gave me and included a range of several thousand dollars beyond. John was extremely easy to work with, reassuring, and thorough. When we went to court so I could be appointed executor, the judge, the clerks and other court staff seemed to know him and like him (which always seems like a winning situation for the client) and court-related matters were handled quick and easy. His office has an electronic file system, so you are able to communicate through a secure website and can easily track progress and view documents as they become available. While the electronic communication worked very well for me, he also was available the times I chose to call him with questions. Losing my Mom was so difficult, I felt very lucky to have found John Crane as I had total confidence in him taking care of and giving good advice on all the relative legal issues. I strongly recommend John Crane as a very knowledgeable expert in his field that maintains a professional demeanor while being very empathetic to my loss.

I have used John for both my personal legal matters and my business matters. His advice has always been exceptional and all documentation meets whatever test is applied. He also made the appropriate referrals when needed. I will always take my legal matters to John first.

John Crane was of great help in guiding us through probate and settlement of a difficult estate case. He responded quickly to any of my questions and concerns, and his opinions and suggestions were valuable, based on his experience with people and with the law. I appreciate having his help greatly.

My business partner and I hired John to create the Operating Agreement and to create/complete/file the documents with the state to establish an LLC. I communicated with John via email, telephone, face-to-face meetings, and via the firm's online document exchange tool. John also organized one or two conference calls with my CPA (who referred me to John) to make sure we were covered from both a Legal and a Tax standpoint. Everything was great. I would recommend him and will use him again if I need to do another one.

John has prepared and amended our wills over the past twenty-five years and has been attentive, thorough and responsive to all our needs. He is a wonderful person as well.

It had been a long time since we had first drawn up our will with John Crane. After some changes in the status of our beneficiaries, we decided to make an appointment to update our will. After reviewing our will we found that no changes were needed at that time. Mr. Crane was very helpful in explaining the various legal provisions and steps that would be taken on behalf of our beneficiaries.

John did an excellent job on a family probate. He was efficient and helped my father take care of a difficult situation with the least inconvenience. We greatly appreciated John's work. I would recommend him highly. John was straightforward and open about all the costs.

John has handled my estate planning and business needs for several years. My consulting firm was recently acquired, and John handled the acquisition. The process was smooth and hassle free for me, and he successfully negotiated on my behalf with my best interest in mind. He was very good about helping keep perspective during a very emotional transaction. It was overall a very positive experience, and i felt comfortable and well represented during every part of the process.

John did an excellent job representing my "difficult" case. He deserves 5 stars for his professional knowledge, trustworthiness, responsive mannerism, keeping me informed and his heartfelt kindness. I highly recommend John Crane!

When my husband died I was at a loss. There were so many things I didn't know how to take care of. John and his staff walked me through every single thing I needed to do to probate the estate. They put me at ease and made a complicated process simple for me. In addition to knowing exactly what to do, they were very kind and caring. I would recommend John for any legal needs.

Mr. Crane was very helpful handling my sister's estate especially since I lived out-of-state and had to execute her will. I would recommend him highly.