Reliable Laura E. Cowan, PLLC, Law Office- Nationwide attorneys who exclusively deal with estate planning and small business law. The process by which your estate is managed is administered by the court after you die. The process through which your estate is managed by the court may have to go through the probate if you die without a Will. Your estate would have to go through probate even if you have a Will. A revocable trust is the only way to prevent probate. Why probate is so terrible? A simple probate may take 3-5 years and consume 5-7% of an estate's assets. The process is also public, so anyone can read your Will. A living trust will skip the probate process, but a Will must go through the process.
Laura's reviews rave about her professionalism and approachabilty, with many positive reviews calling attention to her ability to communicate complex concepts in clear, patient terms, as well as her attention to detail. Laura is highly recommended, and clients say that she makes the estate planning process easy, responsive and efficient which is especially important when it is complicated, which makes her stand out, noting that the lawyer always responded to communications promptly. In the end, the clients glow about the exceptional knowledge and how professional she is, often adding they learned more on the subject during the process. Most reviews also mentioned that Laura was great with taking complex situations and scenarios and breaking them down into plain language, and that many said the very reasonable rates made the planning less stressful, were happy with the final product, and would seek her services in the future. Evidently, many clients clearly have positive experiences with Laura as attorney.
