My father and I had a really tough situation to deal with. When my aunt had to be moved into a facility, because she had Alzheimer's and her husband had passed away, we discovered that her husband had somehow tricked her into signing over everything to him and his children. We had done all of the work of cleaning her house and preparing to sell it for her, and we felt helpless. His children had taken all the paperwork and checkbooks, so we couldn't get access to her accounts to pay for her care. I called her husband's daughter and she told me that she hated my aunt and wasn't going to take care of her and that it was up to my father and I. It was clear that his kids weren't going to care for her, they just wanted the money. Her estate would go to two people who hated her when my father and I were the ones who loved her, did all of the work for her, took care of her and visited her.
We talked to three different lawyers and no one would take our case. My dad called the BBB and they recommended Roger of Buffington Law. When my dad first called Roger, his secretary Jessica was on a break, so Roger answered the phone, so it was all very serendipitous. My dad explained the pickle we were in and told us to come on down to his office. We had to prove that she was not in her right mind when she signed the paper. He was honest and told us that it would be a difficult case and hard to prove.
Roger was very patient with us and helped us to be well-prepared for what to expect in court. His style in court is claim, he's not a screamer. The other lawyer was a bulldog and kept going after my father and our witnesses, which is what we expected. I really appreciated how good he was with my dad and our other witnesses who were all a bit older. He is kind and respectful.
In the end, after a lot of work, the judge believed us. We came away feeling like we had been well-represented. The entire process was time-consuming and we didn't get a penny, but we were able to pay for my aunt's expenses and keep his children away from monies that were rightly hers.
I'd highly recommend Roger and his organization. Everyone there was great. Kaden did a lot of research and went to court with us every time. Jessica was great too, and kept up interactions with us. This was an awful situation and I would never wish this experience on anybody! However, with that said, if you have to go through something like this, Buffington Law is the place to turn to for support. Roger definitely had our best interests at heart. He stuck with us for two years of subpoenas and court appearances! You can't beat the personal attention you get there. Even though I have bad memories of the whole ordeal, I can't help but to be thankful for Roger and his staff. They really took care of us and treated us with great respect.
Linda J. & Arthur G.
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