Why We Are Different
We’ve thrown out the old style lawyer method of billing by the hour. Instead, all of our plans are on a flat fee basis. What that means for you is that you no longer have to worry about getting a bill each and every time you call your lawyer asking a simple question or for clarification.
The “traditional” experience with a lawyer probably goes something like this:
You go in and meet with a lawyer who will probably make things seem very complicated and confusing. The attorney sounds smart and seems to know what he or she is talking about so you nod and answer his or her questions, as if you understand everything. Since you want to do the right thing for your family, you’ll have the lawyer prepare all the documents for you, which you’ll then sign. You go home that night with the feeling of relief that you’ve got everything taken care of.
Next, you take your fancy estate planning binder home, stick it on a shelf or in a closet, and never think about it again.
You probably slightly remember your attorney saying something about moving your bank accounts and assets into the trust. So you’ll go to the bank, forget exactly what you were supposed to do, call your lawyer’s office, get a voicemail, have to leave the bank and wait for a call back, (which takes several hours at least and sometimes days) and by then you’ll probably have gotten busy with other things and never get around to moving those assets.
Several weeks later, you’ll get a bill in the mail for $75 for 15 minutes of your estate planning lawyer’s time for answering a couple of questions. You then think to yourself- “don’t call lawyer ever again”.
Several years after making your plan, you’ll refinance your house or sell and buy a new one, forgetting that you were supposed to let your attorney know or make sure you kept the title to the home in the name of the trust.
Your children will get older and your guardianship choices will become outdated, but you don’t want to call your lawyer because you know you’ll get a bill in the mail three weeks later.
You’ll hear something about some new change in the tax law, but you figure you would have received a letter in the mail from your lawyer if it were something that affected you, so you don’t worry about it. Anyway, you’d have to dig through files and boxes to find your trust documents so you could remember what your lawyer’s name was and find his contact information; you don’t have time for that.
It’s not until you die or become incapacitated and your family finds the trust documents that you stuck in a box years before and never looked at again, that they realize your plan is outdated and has nothing to do with your life, your assets and the law.
Your family is devastated. They don’t know where to go or what to do, so they contact the same attorney you used to prepare the trust, who is as happy as can be to probate your estate, which never made it into the trust.
How do I know all this? Because I’ve seen it, happening again and again with families that weren’t prepared and weren’t guided properly.
The old school traditional estate planning industry wasn’t designed to serve young growing families that experience lots of change on their way to becoming successful. Designed only to serve older individuals who are settled and already successful, preparing their plans and assets for death.
OUR FIRM HELPS YOU BE PREPARED FOR LIFE
At the Ferrell Law Firm, our lawyers are changing the way the industry operates. We’re different. We built our practice with the needs of growing families in mind. We understand that your family is growing and needs the services of an attorney who can help you plan for prosperity and life in a way that will help protect you and your family.
Using our system, we give you the same access to a personal family attorney that usually is reserved for the super-wealthy, people such as Fred Smith, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. So that you can have the help that you need to build and maintain a life full of prosperity and wealth.
We’ve created unique programs to keep you up to date year in and year out as well as give you access to our trusted team of lawyers for guidance on ANY legal or financial matter. Everyone needs a lawyer then can trust to guide them through tough situations. Even if you aren’t sure of your future needs, you will always need a lawyer you can trust. Call on us today, to be there to help you tomorrow.
James K. Ferrell
PS - If you think all of this sounds expensive, well, then you’re right and you’re wrong. I can personally guarantee that if your assets merit, you will find that planning is much less costly for your family than if you pass with a plan that didn’t work or if you didn’t have a plan at all. I’ve never had one family who wanted to care of their loved one, who believed in this type of planning, and who wanted put the plan in place, leave my office because they could not afford it. We’re so confident that you’ll benefit from our plan that we make creative financing available to you. We do this because we know that this planning is the foundation for a life success, happiness and prosperity!
