1 /5 Nick Shook: As a lawyer who just finished law school and is currently sitting for the BAR exam, it is my professional opinion that Attorney Craig Walker is not a practical lawyer and who will not objectively do the right thing for his clients.
My grandfather and grandmother were his first ever clients, they both recently passed away with a very simple estate. However, Mr. Walker did not have their home placed in trust which triggered a probate proceeding that was largely unnecessary. If this is how Mr. Walker treats his oldest and most loyal clients of 50 years, I cannot in good faith recommend his services to anyone. There are plenty of good attorneys out there to choose from. His mistake came across as brazen when asked about his failure to effectively avoid probate.
Sadly, many "estate planning" attorneys are actually "probate planning" attorneys as they seek to place their clients in probate in order to earn more fees than would be owed without going to probate. Mr. Walker, in my professional opinion as a future tax and estate planning attorney, you did Gayle and Ruth a disservice and you should be ashamed of yourself.