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Review of Polak McKay & Hawkshaw

As the deceased''s estate lawyer it was natural fo...

As the deceased''s estate lawyer it was natural for our family to continue the relationship and retain the firm (Specifically, David McKay) to execute Probate. Given the slightly complicated nature of our situation and the size of the estate there was no expectation that things would move fast, but I found that the firm blatantly lied about executing tasks and having filed signed documents with the Superior Court several times over several months--not realizing that I was checking up on them with the court clerks directly.

They were paid 100% up front, but the advice given regarding how to proceed was terrible; it cost us extra YEARS of time and thousands of dollars more due in part to the fact that the Superior Court Judge caught their mishandling of the file and put a stop to everything, requiring the firm remove itself from our case. In my opinion, the firm should have also returned our money as we paid a flat fee for a specific service that was not delivered due to their actions.
It is human to err, but it is, in my opinion, unprofessional and unethical handle things as they did.