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My wife and I used Julia Palzer for estate and will planning. She provided excellent service and really made us feel comfortable during the process. Highly recommended.
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Julia Palzer at Smith Pauley was excellent to work with! She explained everything very clearly without pressure, answered all our questions, and executed a detailed estate plan! She personally answers your calls and questions and communicates in a timely manner. She is patient, kind and understanding. Amazing service!! Thanks, Julia!!
One of the best firms with follow up. Have been with others and they will take weeks to get back to you when you are paying them for a service. Excellent to work with and get answers you need in a timely manner.
Reply from Smith Pauley
2026.07.30
Responsiveness isn't just important to us—it's a core value. Appreciate your trust and partnership, Katie. Thanks for the kind words!
Great team, kind and very knowledgeable!
Reply from Smith Pauley
2026.07.30
Thanks for the kind words!
I'm proud to have Smith Pauley as our family's general counsel. Dan and his team are not only top tier attorneys, but they're genuinely good people--the salt of the earth. Highly recommend.
Reply from Smith Pauley
2026.07.30
Salt of the earth is about the highest compliment we could get! Thank you for saying so, and thank you for letting us be in your corner, Matthew.
The Smith Pauley team is top notch. They know their stuff and clearly care about their clients and partners. Anne-Marie, was wonderful to work with and someone we were confident having in our corner. I refer anyone I can to Smith Pauley.
Reply from Smith Pauley
2026.07.30
We're honored to be in your corner and grateful for your trust. Thanks, Russell!
Julia and Jeff Plalzer are great Julia recently put our estate trust together, she was the perfect person for my wife and I thorough and patient she explained everything well and was detailed. Highly recommend. Entire support staff was friendly as well.
Outstanding service from start to finish! Julia Palzer and her team are incredibly knowledgeable, efficient, and patient. They walked my wife and I through our estate planning step-by-step, answering all of our questions thoroughly. If you need an estate planning attorney, look no further! 5/5 stars.
I highly recommend Dan McMahon and the team at Smith Pauley. Dan was professional, knowledgeable, and responsive throughout my case. He took the time to answer my questions, explain the process, and keep me informed every step of the way.
His dedication and expertise helped me achieve a successful outcome, and I am very grateful for his assistance. If you are looking for an attorney who genuinely cares about his clients and works hard on their behalf, I would not hesitate to recommend him.
Dan in Hastings was very helpful and professional. Communication was great and always willing to answer any questions I had. Highly recommended this firm.
Julia Palzer has been such a delight to work with. My husband and I decided we wanted to do some estate planning and ultimately went with a Trust which was best for our needs. We contacted several companies but after meeting with Julia, we knew we were in excellent hands. She explained everything (as many times as we needed), was very reasonably priced, thorough, kind, down to earth, and professional, all in one. We couldn't be happier with our decision to hire Julia and feel a weight lifted off our shoulders knowing she has executed our Trust 100% to our needs. 5 Stars all around, we highly recommend Julia Palzer!!
This experience of planning a Will and Trust can be daunting but Julia made this a very smooth and pleasant experience. She is very compassionate and caring and at the same time highly professional. She explained everything and made the legalese really easy to understand. I highly recommend her.
Working with Julia Palzer was an excellent experience. She was patient and took the time to ensure I fully understood the process of creating a trust, carefully guiding me through each step and confirming that I was comfortable with every decision along the way.
I especially appreciated her depth of knowledge and her willingness to share insights from her personal experience as an attorney. Julia’s approachable, down-to-earth manner made the entire process feel manageable and empowering.
My husband & I recently created a trust. Julia Palzer and her staff of brilliant young women did a fantastic job. Julia was honest and always looking out in our best interest. She explained everything throughly keeping us informed every step of the way. Julia was a joy to work with and a very caring person. We recommend her to anyone wanting affairs in order,.
Dennis & Gloria Moody
My husband and I recently worked with Julia Palzer for our estate planning, including a Last Will and Testament, Financial Power of Attorney, and Health Care Power of Attorney. We couldn’t be more pleased with the experience and the final documents.
From my very first interaction, Julia was responsive, kind, and extremely thorough. She took the time to clearly explain each document, answer all of our questions, and guide us through important decisions so we felt confident and informed every step of the way. Estate planning can feel overwhelming, but Julia made the entire process straightforward and manageable.
She provided drafts promptly, welcomed our questions and small revisions, and was incredibly patient and detail-oriented throughout. The final documents were comprehensive, well-organized, and presented in a professional binder with clear instructions for next steps — which we really appreciated.
If you are looking for an estate planning attorney who is knowledgeable, trustworthy, and truly cares about her clients, we highly recommend Julia. She and her team made what could have been a stressful process smooth and reassuring.
Julia and Cassie were very professional and friendly while helping us set up our trust and wills. They were very knowledgeable and answered our questions promptly. Communication was excellent . I highly recommend this firm if you need to set up documents for your trust and wills.
Julia Palzer was the attorney who helped navigate the Last Will and Testament for me. Julia went above and beyond the help I needed. In fact, I was recovering from open heart surgery and she came to my apartment instead of me trying to go to her office. She is efficient, kind, understanding and knowledgeable...everything and more than I expected. Five gold stars for Julia !
Julia is a consummate professional who cares deeply for her clients. She put us at ease; clearly explained our estate plan options, making our decisions well informed and low risk. We are very pleased with our plan and the service we received. Julia is the greatest!…
Julia Palzer was fantastic to work with! She walked us through creating our trust in a kind and patient manner. She answered all of our questions, and Julia kept the ball moving so that we would get this project to completion. I highly recommend Julia Palzer with Smith Pauley Law.
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