Finding an attorney who is a “real person” can be difficult. Many attorneys surround themselves almost exclusively with other attorneys and are accustomed to speaking in ivory tower legalese. You should be able to connect with your attorney on a personal level, and he or she should speak to you in plain language that you can understand. You will be working very closely with this person on issues that are very important to you. It is important that he or she be down-to-earth and someone that you connect with.
The most common complaint that clients have of their attorneys is that the attorney is unreachable, does not communicate with them regularly, or does not promptly return your calls. Your attorney should reach out to you about your case regularly and respond within 24 hours to calls and e-mails. An open line of communication between you and your attorney is essential to building trust.
Your attorney’s goal should not be to win at all costs. Rather, it should be to achieve a favorable outcome for you as efficiently as possible. It is important that your attorney set realistic expectations at the outset as to the costs you should expect, the concerns that the attorney has about the outcome of your case, and the length of time that you should expect your case to take.
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Wills and trusts are in place to protect your assets in the case that something happens to you. Especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic, it's very important to create and review your estate plan with all the rapid changes and current health concerns. Our Iowa will and trust attorneys advise everyone, regardless of the pandemic, to review their wills in the event that something were to happen. In this article, we outline the process for creating and adjusting your will to ensure that all of your assets are protected under any circumstance.
The probate process is intricate, as one can expect. Probate involves settling an estate of a deceased individual in the event that they do not have an established will already in place. Our Iowa will and trust attorneys discuss what happens in a probate case and what you need to be aware of during one. They address the following questions:
Read more about the Iowa probate process from our Iowa will and trust lawyers.
As of 2020, Iowa probate and estate laws have been modified. Current probate laws are in place for a formal court to proceed on distributing an estate in the instance that there is no will. Iowa legislature has made changes that pertain to small estates, changes to probate fees, and guardian or conservator requests. To know if these changes affect your estate plan, read the following article by our Iowa will and trust specialists at O'Flaherty Law.