Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues, LPA Profile & Reviews

Chip Mues was my attorney for a very high conflict divorce case. I would definitely recommend him for any divorce case. He listens, is empathetic, and very perceptive. He is skilled and has lots of experience as a lawyer, but he also provided useful recommendations for other services (counseling, support groups, experts when needed). His rates were more expensive than others lawyers I met, but they are well worth it. Even though my case was tough, Chip kept working towards settlement. We attempted mediation, and many other strategies. Chip worked with opposing counsel and the judge and my case was finally settled without any litigation which saved me additional money, time, and allowed for closure. I’m adding to my review because now I have also worked with attorney Joe Balmer for my estate planning documents. Joe is very informative, efficient, and detailed. He made it very easy for me to take care of my estate planning needs. I appreciate that he had me designate POA’s-this is something that I did not think about beforehand. I am confident that my estate is managed well, and I can focus on other areas of my life.

Last year my fiance had Joe Baumer revise his will. We were very pleased with Joe. However, in April my fiance died unexpectedly. Since his will was revised in your office, I called to speak to a probate attorney. I was referred to Nancy Post. At the time, his death certificate had not been issued and I could not find the will. Ms. Post explained that nothing could be done until his death certificate was issued. Okay, no problem. I called when I got his death certificate, I called when I found the will, I called to just try to get a time to speak to Ms. Post. Every time I called, no matter what time it was, Ms.Post was ‘on her lunch break’ and my calls were never returned. The thing is, if Ms. Post did not want or could not take me as a client, she should have been adult enough to tell me so instead of ghosting me for 2 months. It would have taken literally 2 minutes of her time. I have since been in contact with another attorney who actually spoke to me about probating mt fiance’s estate.

I had a wonderful experience working with Attorney Joe Balmer recently! He helped me modify my estate planning documents. We had a conference call to discuss my current documents and what changes I would like to make. He gave me some great recommendations based on his experience too. Then he crafted the documents with a very quick turnaround time. We met in person to review and sign them. He did a great job explaining them to me and he made the entire process very easy and fast! His assistants were also very responsive and helpful! The final cost was very attractive and totally worth it! It was a big relief knowing those documents were effective immediately!