But If he doesn't charge for calls and email, he'd be out money because people will just keep asking and asking .... - having said that, Ben is my estate lawyer. I'm careful about my calls and he charged what he said. I've used him twice and the 2nd time, he gave me an even better price. I'm sending my daughter to him in a month and I'll update later. He is very knowledgeable and talked me out of a bad decision. Oh, and I had replaced him with one from chesterton who talked down to me and two points were hurting my heirs. Don't need that. And he wasn't any cheaper.

After hiring Ben Ballou to adjudicate my mothers estate and trust I was shocked to be presented with a bill for double what he originally quoted me. Since closing the estate; I have had to go back and ask several questions regarding issues that have cropped up and every time I call or e-mail I am charged for his time. Wouldn't you think that since he charged me double to begin with, that he might be able to answer a few simple questions without charging me $100 every time? When I first hired Ben he claimed that because he had a legal assistant doing most of the "leg work" that the charges would be less than other legal firms. HA!HA!HA! I would not trust this lawyer or firm to hold true to their assessment of the time it takes to settle an estate when they quote you a price. By the way. . . My mothers’ estate was a fairly easy job to begin with. She had a will and most of her assets in a trust. Go find another lawyer and another law firm!

But If he doesn't charge for calls and email, he'd be out money because people will just keep asking and asking .... - having said that, Ben is my estate lawyer. I'm careful about my calls and he charged what he said. I've used him twice and the 2nd time, he gave me an even better price. I'm sending my daughter to him in a month and I'll update later. He is very knowledgeable and talked me out of a bad decision. Oh, and I had replaced him with one from chesterton who talked down to me and two points were hurting my heirs. Don't need that. And he wasn't any cheaper.

After hiring Ben Ballou to adjudicate my mothers estate and trust I was shocked to be presented with a bill for double what he originally quoted me. Since closing the estate; I have had to go back and ask several questions regarding issues that have cropped up and every time I call or e-mail I am charged for his time. Wouldn't you think that since he charged me double to begin with, that he might be able to answer a few simple questions without charging me $100 every time? When I first hired Ben he claimed that because he had a legal assistant doing most of the "leg work" that the charges would be less than other legal firms. HA!HA!HA! I would not trust this lawyer or firm to hold true to their assessment of the time it takes to settle an estate when they quote you a price. By the way. . . My mothers’ estate was a fairly easy job to begin with. She had a will and most of her assets in a trust. Go find another lawyer and another law firm!

But If he doesn't charge for calls and email, he'd be out money because people will just keep asking and asking .... - having said that, Ben is my estate lawyer. I'm careful about my calls and he charged what he said. I've used him twice and the 2nd time, he gave me an even better price. I'm sending my daughter to him in a month and I'll update later. He is very knowledgeable and talked me out of a bad decision. Oh, and I had replaced him with one from chesterton who talked down to me and two points were hurting my heirs. Don't need that. And he wasn't any cheaper.

After hiring Ben Ballou to adjudicate my mothers estate and trust I was shocked to be presented with a bill for double what he originally quoted me. Since closing the estate; I have had to go back and ask several questions regarding issues that have cropped up and every time I call or e-mail I am charged for his time. Wouldn't you think that since he charged me double to begin with, that he might be able to answer a few simple questions without charging me $100 every time? When I first hired Ben he claimed that because he had a legal assistant doing most of the "leg work" that the charges would be less than other legal firms. HA!HA!HA! I would not trust this lawyer or firm to hold true to their assessment of the time it takes to settle an estate when they quote you a price. By the way. . . My mothers’ estate was a fairly easy job to begin with. She had a will and most of her assets in a trust. Go find another lawyer and another law firm!