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Philip J Havers
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50 Reviews
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Pros
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Knowledgeable, efficient, and effective attorney who provides accurate estimates and guides the process to stay within the budget
“Phil Havers took our case a mere four days before the scheduled hearing and in a few hours had prepared our response and delivered it to the opposing counsel, with positive results for our case.”
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Helpful in evaluating offers and negotiating favorable outcomes for clients
“I ended up netting nearly 15 times his fees over the first offer price.”
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Cares about clients and their concerns, providing empathetic and personalized service
“He was very pleasant to deal with, and he empathized with our concerns.”
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Proactive in providing relevant information and advice, even if not directly asked
“He will tell you what you need to know, even if you don't ask the 'right' question.”
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Honest, trustworthy, and works hard to serve the client's best interests
“David Horton is a honest a trustworthy attorney who will work hard to serve your needs.”
Cons
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Some attorneys may be rude, dismissive, or uninterested in the client's concerns
“I felt that what he shared was not even remotely worth the nearly $300 I paid. The conversation was less than an hour and I had to sort of direct the conversation and ask a lot of questions because he was so uninterested.”
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Potential for excessive billing or inflating costs without clear justification
“Will run your bill up for no reason and encourages inaccurate claims.”
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Lack of communication and transparency, leading to frustration and delays
“They have allowed a very simple probate to drag on for years. They also pressured me into allowing Mr Weibel to sign a document on my behalf without letting me view the actual document.”
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14 Mar, 2024 by Craig diviney
I was a trial lawyer for 30 years but never thought I would need one myself, until I was injured in a dog attack. After careful research I retained Bill Broughton to represent me. He and his legal assistant Kelly were terrific, and they procured a settlement well beyond what I thought was possible. Bill was diligent, tenacious, caring, and thoroughly professional, and the deft touch with which he negotiated with the insurance adjustor was a thing of beauty. He and Kelly are consummate professionals and kind, decent people. Highest possible recommendation.
28 Feb, 2024 by Consumer reviews
As a business owner, consumer, politically and socially independent and non-partisan activist, I have hired many attorneys over a period of 50 years. I have sued but never been sued, and I have avoided many situations that could end in legal trouble, such as estate issues, divorce, guardianship, contracts, real estate, by being careful about the law and lawyers. Most lawyers stink, but I hold my nose and consult with them because seemingly everything has connections to law in one way or another. Here is my take on 50 years of damned lawyers:
1. 20% of attorneys are excellent, but most range from mediocre to bad. Most are not good case managers because they are detail-constipated; they pick through the legal wording and have chronic and serious trouble seeing the forest for the trees. One real estate attorney I hired spent months exchanging letters with another attorney, picking endlessly over every letter of every word, and at $500 per letter.
2. Most attorneys slip easily into being rude, contentious, domineering and abrupt, and not infrequently abusive outright. They don't teach respect or courtesy in law school, and the field attracts many bullies, greedy, ill-mannered and argumentative misfits. Unless your case has a fat pay-day for them, like big accident/injury cases, your business won't motivate them to treat you even 1/10 as well as you are treated at a reputable retailer.
3. Law school costs a fortune so, even if they wanted to, they have to charge a lot of money. This is why only the well off can afford lawyers and pursue their interests. Aa for life for the majority, you are well advised to always carry a jar of K-Y, stay out of the big city, and stay home after dark.
4. Most lawyers are cynical and, behind your back or in your face, sneer, discount, or dismiss outright the average person's sense of fair play, integrity or justice.
3. Many lawyers are ignorant. The usual case is like this: Well, Mr. Smith, I will have to research this issue and it will take X-hours. Have another question for your lawyer and that means more hours on your bill. This is usually the case even when they specialize in the area of law your want guidance on. Imagine you go to a car mechanic and he says, well, I will have to study the problem, at $350 an hour for a number of hours--and then decide on a course of action to repair your car. An attorney who claimed to be a HOA expert, a Phil Havers of Silverdale, charged me hundreds of dollars to research whether it was legal for equal members of an HOA to pay different dues. Well, it was right there in the law, plain as day according to another attorney. Havers never did figure it out.
4. Many lawyers are foggy headed drunks who love drinking their lunches. In a law magazine I read, 18% of attorneys admitted to drinking too much. That is triple the rate in the general population.
5. Some attorneys are crooks. When my brother died, his attorney churned and milked his account for YEARS. He knew one of my brother's wills was not legal because it was not witnessed, but he went on robbing from it. His name was Bruce Gardiner of Kirkland. When we got on Bruce, he actually hired another crooked attorney to help him, an Eric Jeppesen of Bellevue.
In conclusion, I found this law firm to be the just more of the same rude, money-wasting, and ill-informed. I found its snooty representative to be as "pleasant" to talk with as I would some guy laying on a sidewalk in Seattle. Trust me, you can do better, although better as a rule means going to the high quality guys in the high-rises in Seattle.
16 Jan, 2024 by B allen
Constantly forgets to send you paperwork, puts you behind on all proceedings. He always said "My paralegal never sent that to you?" when asked and than would get the documents 2-3 days later still. He was always on "travel", hard to reach. Simply by the book and willing to give as much to the other person and will do bare bones to support you.
Overall wish I would of hired one that actually cared and would inform me of things.
I had to wait 30 days to even get paperwork that the court case was done and that is cause I asked for them. I was never going to be told or sent any documents on it otherwise.
EDIT: Before he comments. Please take note. I am not the first person to complain about it. It is a business he will claim it doesn't represent fair review. Others said same as i did above.
22 Dec, 2023 by Allan tetreault
I retained Anna's services for a case I was involved in.
Anna is professional, incredibly intelligent and not only a great attorney, but a great person to work with.
08 Dec, 2023 by Tom reger
Dave Weibel handed a complex Estate / Real Estate transaction for me. He was a voice of reason and I felt like he genuinely had my best interests in mind. The outcome was what was desired and in a timely manner.
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