The Williams Law Firm - Osage Beach, MO

FIND ANOTHER FIRM!!! I spent just shy of $20k with this firm representing me with an estate/probate matter. Sarah Grossman is ignorant to the laws of Missouri and provided very false information that put me in a position of possible contempt of court. Her advice that was completely inaccurate. Directly from an e-mail she sent me when I questioned the direction we were heading: " the law is very clear that wills written prior to a divorce are voided post divorce." This is false! It started the legal process on an inaccurate foundation and was only one of many questionable decisions she made. Furthermore, when there became too many indications that she was off base with both her understanding and approach, I escalated my concerns to the partners/founders of the firm; Gregory and Zane Williams. I explained that I had paid good money (and well more than what was predicted) for bad information and I was very concerned. Gregory never responded to a single e-mail. Zane defending the nonsense I was getting from Sarah insinuating I should be happy with where things were at b/c if he was representing me, the costs would be nearly twice what I had paid (for bad information and extremely poor positioning in court and far more than their estimate already). Following this exchange, I received another e-mail from Zane saying they were withdrawing their representation and suggested I find new counsel immediately so things don't get worse. They collected their nearly $20k, provided bad information, risked me being in contempt of court, and then dropped me in the middle of the case. They forced my hand, didn't work with me at all, and defended their mistakes. It felt like they took me out to an island, dropped me off there, and said, "good luck, by the way, the tide is coming". I found new, better representation out of Kansas City. The first things they asked were, "why was it filed as though there wasn't a will" (which Williams Law Firm was provided a copy of the will) and "do I know why the titles of the different properties were not transferred correctly" and that they'd have to fix all of this in order to proceed correctly, which of course cost more money to correct Williams' nonsense and I still got lectured from the Judge as he questioned why I signed the document saying there wasn't a will. I had to plead with him that I was following poor advice from previous counsel. My new lawyer had to defend me with e-mail documentation in order for him to dismiss his consideration for contempt of court. Wasted money, unnecessary delays, extreme frustrations, poor knowledge base, poor advice, poor leadership, poor conflict resolution, abandonment, unethical practice. These are the words I would choose to describe Williams Law Firm. Maybe they are okay with setting up LLC's and other simple legal matters but absolutely do not trust something important, like your family's inheritance, to these "professionals". I've never felt so strongly about wanting to warn others about such an abysmal experience.