Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs

Robin Balsam is gifted in both tactical and strategic engagements. In our exhaustive search for the best legal counsel to defend an attack on our sizable assets, she was widely regarded as a peak practitioner in her area and we engaged her on our first meeting. We have been very pleased with that retainer. Drawing on decades of legally forged crucible sharpening expertise, she systematically and surgically disposed of fraudulent “omitted spouse” claims being made against our substantial 50 year aggregated ownership holdings including real estate, savings accounts, investment portfolios, and homes. Confronted with a horde of spurious claims, Robin conceptually brought everything together and developed a pinpointed course of action early in our discovery process. Integrating and disposing of all the litigation issues we faced did converge on invalidation of a fraudulent out of state marriage, enumerating serious VAPO violations, and successfully throwing out a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. We faced initial demands for 50% of total assets. Robin’s masterful game plan was powerfully and systematically defeated over the contrived but unlawful claims of our opponent. The marriage they were claiming was the core of their entire case. Robin demonstrated to the judge that it could not and would not be upheld in Washington State law. She was clearly prescient on this matter, and was able to masterfully destroy these claims. We won those disputes, and unwound any validity for their principal arguments. Throughout we observed that Robin had exquisitely prioritized and pinpointed a winning course of action. Besides voiding the marriage, she removed arguments surrounding a secretive and dishonestly formulated Last Will and Testament. For our part, she succeeded on all counts. As family we litigated on behalf of our deceased brother and father, dealing with multiple pleadings that were contaminated on many levels, including marriage fraud, Last Will and Testament chicanery, and ongoing illegal violations of a court ordered, 5 year Vulnerable Adult Protection Order (VAPO). On first appearance we were directed into TEDRA mediation, and our arguments over 3 days in that area severely crippled our opponent after we revealed widespread trickery and deceit on many levels, in addition to a concealed 30 year highly problematic court history. Issues germane to our case included fraudulent check writing, expense and extortion deceit, substance abuse, theft, and other character matters. Given abundant case related research, Robin’s diligent and highly competent staff weaned out redundant time-line research, and her initial assessment then honed in on the priority factors to be emphasized in upcoming court arguments, as with scope of the overall work program, time management, documentation, and legal issue relevance. Her preparation was exhaustive and masterfully executed. In a magnificent Coup de gras, the marriage was nullified in a Summary judgment kill shot, in Pierce County Washington Superior Court. As well, the illegitimate and contrived Last Will and Testament was thrown out. Throughout our engagement, Balsam Law had to deal with a Court System burdened and hamstrung by Covid imposed restraining parameters. We are grateful Robin completely negated the legal foundation of the arguments we faced. The Summary judgment she achieved saved our family substantial time and future legal expense. Her professional services are strongly supported by smart, adept, knowledgeable and hard-working professionals at every level. I will whole heartedly endorse her and the expertise she has retained in her firm. Richard M

I first met Robin when I hired her when my Father passed away in 1990. My Mother had her assist her in setting up a Special Needs trust for my Sister. I later became my Sister's Legal Guardian after my Mother had passed. She helped me find an Adult Family Home where she resided for over 15 years. I had her prepare my Will.

It has now been 10 years since I hired Robin to deal with a situation of two women taking advantage my father's loneliness and progressing dementia and trying to steal his assets. They were able to control and manipulate his thinking. Robin was a blessing to our family in her legal intervention. A very tough time in my life. Thank God I had Robin. My father was 94 and suddenly passed away with his original will intact. Otherwise, those woman had planned to exercise a Springing POA and take everything. I have since retired and moved to Florida and set up a family trust. Robin helped us through a trying ordeal.

After having tried unsuccessfully to handle this disagreement without an attorney, I was fortunate that Robin Balsam was recommended to help me. Not only is she very familiar with probate law, but she also knew well the opposing attorney - with whom I had had negative experiences. This was a small case, so I greatly appreciated Ms. Balsam’s taking it on and giving it her immediate attention. My stress level was significantly reduced as there was peace-of-mind knowing that someone exceptionally knowledgeable was looking out for my best interest. It required almost a year before the case was settled. Throughout this time, Ms. Balsam kept me apprised of the status and each month I received a detailed accounting/time report. Lastly, the settlement check was mailed shortly after the documents were finalized. Yes, I highly recommend Ms. Robin Balsam . . . I promise you will sleep better.

I retained Robin Balsam in June of 2013 to assist me in dealing with my aging mother and her irrevocable trust, of which I am a beneficiary. My mother was diagnosed with pre-senile dementia which progressively got worse. I came across evidence that the assets in the trust were being misused, to the benefit of third parties. Robin sent letters and provided information to my mother and my estranged sister (who had power of attorney for my mother and is the executor of her estate). For over a year she provided me with professional advice and counsel, bot legal and with respect to dealing with my mother and sister in the most productive way possible. She also helped identify and quantify trust assets. She was always professional, responsive and courteous. Her efforts I believe stopped the misuse of the trust assets. My mother recently passed away, and as a result of Robin's efforts and advice, the trust and my mother's estate is I believe being settled correctly. Robin managed to do all this even though she, my mother and sister are in Washington and I am in New Hampshire. We worked via phone and email, and occasionally met in person when I was in Washington to see my mother. Robin's billing was always fair and accurate. I had no negative experiences at all with Robin so have nothing to mention in the way of constructive criticism. I highly recommend Robin to anyone who needs legal assistance in her areas of expertise.

Robin Balsam is extremely intelligent and well-versed, yet she possesses great patience and is warm and likeable. I would trust her with any matter at hand. She represented me for over a decade in a complex family matter with some pretty hostile characters involved. She was able to cut through their games and focus on the most important things, even though I was rather emotional about what was going on at the time. She has a sense of humor as well. She was supportive of me legally and emotionally and I will never forget all that she did for me. I am STILL reaping the life benefits of her past work on behalf of my family.

Robin is a "Bulldog" when it comes to protecting vunerable adults. She did an awesome job for my family. And because of her part of my family has to stop spending my fathers money on themselves. I highly reccomend her for all your needs