TRUE STORY! WE WERE CONTACTED IN REGARD TO ESTATE PLANNING REPRESENTATION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THERE WOULD BE A WILL AND/OR TRUST CONTEST UPON THE DEATHS OF OUR CLIENTS, A FARMER AND HIS WIFE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CHILDREN AND THE CLIENTS WISHED FOR ONE OF THE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THE FAMILY FARM INCLUDING BECAUSE THE OTHER CHILDREN LEFT THE FARM AND HAD THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE CAREERS OFF THE FARM. AS WAS ANTICIPATED, AFTER THE DEATHS OF BOTH THE FARMER AND HIS SPOUSE, LITIGATION ENSUED INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THOSE SIBLINGS NOT RECEIVING THE FARM. THE ESTATE PLANNING REMAINED INTACT AND THE WISHES OF THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE WERE EXACTLY WHAT THEY REQUESTED, ONE SIBLING RECEIVED THE FAMILY FARM TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE OTHERS. ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE, ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND CONTESTED WILL AND TRUST ATTORNEYS AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM THE MT. VERNON, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS REGIONS
WE ARE OFTEN INVOLVED IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL ISSUES INVOLVING FARMLAND IN THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL THAT ONE OR MORE CHILDREN CONTINUE WITH FARMING OPERATIONS WHILE OTHER CHILDREN MAY LEAVE THE FARM AND PURSUE THEIR OWN SEPARATE CAREERS AND LIFESTYLES OFF THE FARM. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE REPRESENTING FARM FAMILIES, INCLUDING GRANDPARENTS, PARENTS, CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ESTATE PLANNING ISSUES, AS WELL AS ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND PROBATE, NOT TO MENTION CONTESTED WILLS, LAWSUITS INVOLVING TRUSTS, DISPUTES AMONG HEIRS AND BENEFICIARIES AND CLAIMS OF BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.
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- METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW FIRM, TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS IN REGARD TO DIVORCE, SUPPORT, CUSTODY AND OTHER FAMILY LAW ISSUES (1) “I WOULD LIKE TO THANK BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. FOR REPRESENTATION IN MY DIVORCE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO WINNERS IN A DIVORCE I AM PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME… I AM VERY PLEASED WITH YOUR REPRESENTATION AND HONESTY PRIOR TO TRIAL. I HOPE I WILL NOT NEED YOUR HELP IN THE FUTURE BUT WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEEK YOUR HELP IF NEEDED. GOOD LUCK.” – V.R. (2) I SWITCHED TO BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. WHEN MY CASE BECAME STALLED WITH ANOTHER LAW FIRM. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. CAME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY AND PROCEEDED TO ENERGETICALLY PURSUE MY CASE. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. IS TOP NOTCH AND ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO DO BUSINESS WITH.” -D.S.A. (3) MY OBSERVANCE OF BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C.’S PROFESSIONAL ATTENTIVENESS TO MY DIVORCE PROCEEDING WAS ADMIRABLE. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C.’S ADVICE WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD AND TO THE POINT, GUIDING ME TO KEEP ON TRACK. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. HAS EXCEPTIONAL QUALIFICATIONS” – R.F., AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PERRY COUNTY, DU QUOIN, PINCKNEYVILLE AND TAMAROA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, BENTON, CHRISTOPHER AND WEST FRANKFORT, HAMILTON COUNTY, MCLEANSBORO, BELLE PRAIRIE CITY AND DAHLGREN ILLINOIS.
- METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM, TESTIMONIALS FROM CLIENTS IN REGARD TO WILL AND TRUST CONTESTS AND OTHER ESTATE PLANNING ISSUES (1) “BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. IS A FIRST RATE LAW FIRM THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE WITHOUT HESITATION. AS A NOMINAL INCOME BENEFICIARY OF MY DECEASED FATHER’S TRUST, I HIRED BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C., IN REGARD TO ISSUES WITH THE TRUSTEE RELATING TO MISMANAGEMENT AND OTHER MATTERS. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. AGGRESSIVELY PURSUED MY INTEREST FROM THE START, INCLUDING FILING LAWSUITS TO REMOVE THE TRUSTEE AND TO SET ASIDE THE TRUST. BECAUSE OF BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW AND ZEALOUS REPRESENTATION OF MY INTERESTS, THEY ACHIEVED A RESULT THAT GREATLY EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS. I WENT FROM RECEIVING A SMALL MONTHLY STIPEND AS AN INCOME BENEFICIARY UNDER THE TRUST, TO RECOVERY IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000.00, ALL WITHIN A SHORT TIME FRAME FROM THE DATE I HIRED BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. TO THE DATE THE CASE WAS CONCLUDED. I WAS IMPRESSED. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. KEPT ME ADVISED IN REGARD TO WHAT WAS OCCURRING. I WAS AN OUT-OF-STATE CLIENT AND HAD NEVER DEALT WITH BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. PREVIOUSLY. THEY TREATED ME WITH RESPECT, ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS, EXPLAINED VARIOUS OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES AND FOLLOWED MY REQUESTS AND INSTRUCTIONS. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. ACHIEVED A RESULT FOR ME THAT I COULD NOT HAVE EVEN IMAGINED WHEN I INITIALLY CONTACTED THEM FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION.” -P.S.D. (2) “I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. THEY NOT ONLY SHOWED PROFESSIONALISM BUT MADE ME FEEL “AT EASE” WHEN DISCUSSING LEGAL MATTERS. I FOUND MY LEGAL NEEDS TO BE HANDLED APPROPRIATELY TO DISCHARGE MY OBLIGATIONS. IF AND WHEN I NEED A LAW FIRM AGAIN, BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. WILL BE MY FIRST CHOICE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.” – A.Z. (3) “BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. RECOVERED IN EXCESS OF $300,000.00 ON MY BEHALF IN A CONTESTED TRUST LITIGATION IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE PREPARATION AND AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION AS BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. ASSUMED THE ROLE OF LEAD COUNSEL IN THE LITIGATION ON MY BEHALF. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE EXPEDITED PACE OF THE LITIGATION AND I GREATLY APPRECIATED THE HARD WORK OF MY ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE. THE EXPERT HANDLING OF THE CASE BY BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C. WAS A BLESSING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR MY CHILDREN’S NEEDS AND FUTURE EXPENSES AS A RESULT OF THE SUBSTANTIAL RECOVERY. BLAKE LAW GROUP, P.C.’S SERVICES AND REPRESENTATION HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE.” – A.K., AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PIATT COUNTY, MONTICELLO, BEMENT AND CERRO GORDO, MENARD COUNTY, ATHENS, PETERSBURG AND GREENVIEW, ADAMS COUNTY, QUINCY AND CAMP POINT, ILLINOIS.
- $300,000.00+ RECOVERY IN COMBINED ESTATE/TRUST DISPUTE IN ILLINOIS, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS TRUST LITIGATION, ESTATE DISPUTE AND WILL CONTEST LAW FIRM. WE WERE CONTACTED BY AN OUT-OF-STATE CLIENT FOR REPRESENTATION IN REGARD TO A DISPUTE INVOLVING VARIOUS FACTIONS OF A FARMING FAMILY AS WELL AS ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT WERE PREPARED AN EXECUTED AT A TIME WHEN OUR CLIENT BELIEVED THAT THE MAKERS WERE NOT OF SOUND MIND OR THAT THERE WAS DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE THAT BASICALLY INTERFERED WITH AN INHERITANCE EXPECTANCY OF OUR CLIENT AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY. AFTER A TRUST LAWSUIT WAS FILED, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION REACHED WHEREBY OUR CLIENT AND HIS FAMILY AGREED TO RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF $300,000.00, WHICH CONSTITUTED A FABULOUS SETTLEMENT WHICH EXCEEDED THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR CLIENT IN THAT IT WAS A RESULT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE IF THE CASE HAD BEEN TRIED, INCLUDING AFTER WRITTEN DISCOVERY AND DEPOSITIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE SETTLEMENT REACHED, THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS IN TIME AND EXPENSE AND SINCE THE RESULT WAS MORE THAT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AT TRIAL, THERE WAS NO COMPROMISE BY OUR CLIENT IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OUR CLIENT AND HIS FAMILY AGREED TO RECEIVE IN SETTLEMENT. THE CASE WAS HARD-FOUGHT WITHIN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND OUR CLIENT RECEIVED A VERY FAVORABLE RESULT WITHOUT ANY TRIAL OR APPEALS. AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PIATT COUNTY, MONTICELLO, BEMENT AND CERRO GORDO, MENARD COUNTY, ATHENS, PETERSBURG AND GREENVIEW, ADAMS COUNTY, QUINCY AND CAMP POINT, ILLINOIS
