Dale Edmond Ellsworth Jr., experienced Elder Law, Estate Planning attorney in Lehi, UT with 486 reviews
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Dale Edmond Ellsworth Jr.

2901 Bluegrass Blvd., Ste. 200, Lehi, UT

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Christy guilbert

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11 Jan, 2025
When faced with a parent that needs you to start making decisions for them you could not find anyone kinder or smarter to help you. It was a huge relief when we hired Dale!
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Bobby bradshaw

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03 Jan, 2025
Very helpful. Very fast.Very efficient.
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Anonymous

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26 Dec, 2024
Dale was really nice, however, what I hired him for was his legal expertise and he failed me in that area more than once with my case. He forgot to provide notice to the other party, which delayed my case 13 weeks. He forgot to include default judgment language in paperwork which resulted in not obtaining a default judgement when the other party failed to show up to court. Delaying my case again another 4-6 weeks. After he made several errors, I had to keep a close eye on deadlines and when I challenged him, he ignored my concerns. When I confronted him about it all, he spoke to me like I was a child. My experience with Dale was very disappointing that I chose to not hire him for my continued legal issue. In speaking to my new attorney, they pointed out how my current case should have been brought up with the case that Dale handled. He made several mistakes on my case.
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Effective communication and responsiveness from the legal team
“Laia the assistant to my Attorney Josh was so helpful and always keep me up to date on my case.”
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Achieve favorable outcomes and provide strategic guidance for the best possible result
“Josh Baron was a pleasure to work with, fast and efficient ,especially to someone living out of state...We were treated very fairly !!”
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Compassionate and understanding approach, treating clients as individuals rather than just cases
“Josh is an amazing lawyer and a great human being. He helped me a lot with my immigartion process. I had lost hopes but he never gave up and got my visa done.”
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Transparent and fair pricing, providing good value for legal services
“They were fair with me financially and never made me feel judged or awkward about my mistakes.”
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Lack of communication and responsiveness from the legal team
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Unreliable and inconsistent service, with some lawyers not fulfilling their promises
“She wasn't able to give answers about anything and hired an expert (another attorney) to tell her how to proceed.”

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