SmartProbate

Scott just helped me with a form relating to a property transfer in my father’s trust. It was a quick and painless process because of his vast experience. Now I can rest easy that I got it right!

Helped us with Living Trust, Will and Health Directives. Scott and Euan were so easy to work with: friendly, knowledgeable, organized and willing to answer legal questions not directly related to our trust. Both are kind, generous of spirit and committed to excellence. We are so happy to have found Smart Wills and expect to call on them in the future. They are now our go-​to legal resource. A lawyer we can trust!

Worked with Scott and Euan first in 2014. They both helped me greatly at that time and I left feeling much better about having my future needs in order. Recently I wanted to go back with a family member to change some things. They made it extremely easy for both of us and were as before professional and knowledgeable. I will work with him again and highly recommend the service. I’d give 10 stars if possible.

What a great experience. From the first meeting I felt heard, understood and like I had a great fund of knowledge and strategic thinking working for me! Although I dragged my feet a bit, Smart Wills moved things along whenever I gave them something to do. What a relief! It’s done, and I have a hard copy and a digital copy!

Scott spent some time with me to help me understand how to navigate an issue with a trust. He was very kind and informative and extremely helpful. Will definitely work with him for my future needs.

We had a great experience at SmartWills. Scott and his team were organized, friendly, and patient with us. Everything was very clear and simple, which was very refreshing. They made it easily and painless and it took about an hour — we went home with our signed documents in hand. If you are putting off creating a will because it seems too overwhelming and complicated, this is the place to go. Get it done!

If you have been putting off making a will because you are overwhelmed by the paperwork, you need SmartWills. You need this service anyway, but you won’t know how much until you discover how clear and direct Scott and his staff make the process. No latin terms or mile long sentences that don’t quite make sense. You will first work with a template on Basecamp by answering some direct questions; you will clarify via email and edits on the Basecamp document and then have the opportunity to meet face to face with the lawyers to complete the process. Simple yet professional. Reasonable fees. SmartWills isn’t just smart: it’s revolutionary!

Michael Bland is efficient and well-​informed He returns messages promptly. He did an excellent job on my will and living trust. I recommend him very highly.

These guys made making a will amazingly simple and painless. My wife and I were dragging our feet on this until we found
. They were easy to work with, professional, knowledgeable, and friendly. They set everything up on a Basecamp project, which made communication and file sharing really easy. Our actual signing and notarizing meeting was less than an hour. Overall, highly recommended.
Also, if you have an ARAG legal insurance plan, it is an absolute no-​brainer (it’s free).

Soup to nuts, thorough, professional, proficient, and sensiitive to «MY» needs. I don’t write reviews but felt inspired. Michael and his staff went over and above. Worth the bucks. We often don’t think of taking care of our futures to ease our loved ones post departure. I now have an attorney that I believe in. BTW, I’m a technology «Junkkie» and the staff was nimble to adapt. I even learned tips and tricks along the way. BRAVO!

Like many people I procrastinated writing a will. Like somehow if I did, I would die. Crazy. But once I found Scott and he helped me I felt such a sense of relief. it was cathartic in a way, knowing I had done what I needed to do to take care of my children and my end of life wishes. Scott is super easy to talk to, we went across the street to a café to get a witness! Hilarious. Recommend Scott strongly.

Arranging a will was always on our list of items to get done, though we procrastinated. After compiling the research, and speaking with Scott, we decided to move forward.
The process was seamless and the on-​site meeting took less than one hour. Scott and the notary explained each document in great detail, and answered our questions. He made sure we 100% understood what we were signing. To get this done in the minimal amount of time, was key for us.
Thank you. I have already referred your services to several co-​workers.

If you’re like me and you’ve been procrastinating and dreading the paperwork/​details required to get your Will, Trust, Power of Attorney etc. done, trust me when I say that you will be astonished at how easy, helpful and fast Scott and his team at Smartwills makes it. They are great and my only regret is that I didn’t do this 5 years ago when I first meant to!

Thanks Scott for a positive and down to earth experience! You have given a lot of thought to customer service and how to take complex legal documents and make those easy for the average consumer to understand. For those looking for someone to assist with their wills and other estate matters, I highly recommend Scott.

This is only my second Unilocal review but I am inspired to write because I had such a positive experience with Scott. As a single mother by choice I wanted to get a will trust and guardianship established before my son was born. I had looked into the online ones but felt overwhelmed not being versed in legal speak at all. Scott made the process very streamlined. He answered all my questions (there were a lot) and made it as painless as possible. It brought me a lot of peace of mind to have all this set up and it didn’t take very long. I am glad I did it and really glad Scott helped guide me through the process. His rates are very reasonable, too!

Scott’s superior service urged me to leave a feedback here. I did a lot of filtering research before I pinned down him as my attorney to set up a will/​trust for me and my husband 2 months ago. I LOVE the web platform they built, it is VERY efficient. All info can be filled online and questions can be asked and quickly got answered. They got everything ready before the appointment. During the visit, he would lead you to go through everything and all your questions would be explained with patience. Both electronic and hard copies of your paperwork will be prepared for you at the end. I am very happy with his work and strongly recommend him.

Now that my wife and I have a daughter, we realized we finally need to set up our wills and advanced healthcare directives. Being a Berkeley local, I love Nolo Press when I need to look stuff up online, and I love Scott when I need to talk to a person.
Scott’s and
are a superb resource for my family’s relatively simple yet vitally important legal needs. I don’t know a lot about law and having somebody I can call when I’m confused or stuck is vital.
Scott’s office used to be right next-​door to mine and we would often run into each other and chat. Our conversations would drift between tech and law where our interests overlapped. Just as I pride myself on being able to translate complex computer concepts into plain regular-​person english, Scott does the same with difficult to understand legal concerns.
I’m not in my 20s anymore, and I’ve learned every adult should have three phone numbers in their addressbook:
1) A good plumber
2) A good mechanic
3) A good lawyer
Scott is my #3. Having his number in my speed-​dial allows me to rest easy.

Scott at Smartwills really helped me and my mother out. My mom had put off getting a will together for a long time and naturally she and I both dreaded doing it or talking about it.
Scott made the process as easy as possible. He’s very thorough, direct, and kind. His prices are exceptional, and the resulting document was actually written in English (as opposed to Lawyerish).
Cannot recommend him highly enough!

SmartWills was great! Preparing a will is a task no one likes to think of doing, but Scott made it all so easy. He streamlined the process and translated it all into plain english. In two hours, you walk out with a Will, Power of Attorney and Advanced Health Directive (he even notarizes it for you). And it cost far less than anybody else I looked into. I’m definitely recommending SmartWills to all my friends!

SmarWills = AwesomeWills! My wife and I realized we should probably get around to making that Will we were putting off, now that our son is 16 months old… Scott got our Will and everything else taken care of in a family friendly environment. Professional, courteous, prompt, and competent. What more could you ask for?
I literally sleep better at night now knowing that my things are legally taken care of should anything happen to me or my wife… thanks again Scott!!!