Law Offices of Matthew B Talbot

I recently retained Mr. Talbot as my attorney to help produce trust documents and a will for myself. He was patient and helpful — throughly explaining my options and the reasoning behind why and how certain documents are written in a certain manner.
His explanations were backed with personal experience and legal reasoning and they helped me to clarify my needs and requirements.

I’ve recently had an experience that I am compelled to share with others so they can avoid the pain and cost caused me by Matt. I went to him with a serious estate matter and very specific goals. He said he was capable and willing to handle my matter. He did nothing for almost seven months — he did not formulate strategy, provide advice, or take any action whatsoever to protect my beloved elder, her estate or me as her trustee. Yet, his bills kept coming. He billed me for my efforts to get him to do something/​anything! When I asked him point blank if he was ever going to do anything on my matter, he said he would send me a letter of substitution of attorney. His behavior towards me was uncaring and unprofessional. I allowed him a number of chances to perform but he chose to do nothing while a 91 year old was — and still is — in danger.

Matthew recently helped me prepare an estate plan. He helped me create a trust, a will, a durable power of attorney and an advanced health care directive. He was extremely competent and also very caring in what could be an emotional endeavor. He worked with my financial planner to help get all documents and accounts in order. He is very professional and at the same time I felt very comfortable working with him.

I am a practicing attorney and whenever I have a question about Estate, Trust, or Elder Law, either for my personal information or a case I am working on, Matt is the first person I ask. He is patient, inquisitive, quick thinking, and intelligent. He is the first attorney I recommend to friends and family seeking help in these areas and is a credit to his field.

I think I’m having the opposite of a mid-​life crisis. I’m planning to do all sorts of responsible things. Things I never used to think about. I will be getting serious about boring things. I will be getting a more sensible car: less power, more safety. I will be getting my legal affairs in order.
So I’ve picked out a lawyer I can trust to help me with this: Attorney Matthew Talbot. I’ve worked with Matt in the past when he was a part of a larger law firm that specialized in Elder Law. Back then he helped me look over some documents concerning a conservatorship.
I met with him today to get his help in planning my mid-​life (what’s the opposite of a crisis?) and things are feeling good now. I’m in the state of mind where I feel good about my legal status and am ready to move on to some of the more challenging aspects of growing up.