Law Ofc Karen R Holt

Paid Ms.Holt to handle an estate after my parent passed. Filled out & notarized a lot of papers, then never heard back. She will not respond to calls, texts, messages etc... Called county assessor office & appears no documents were ever submitted to record! Looks like I will have to start all over with another attorney . ???? Update: after months of no contact & telling her I will be forced to file a complaint with the CA Bar & do what I needed to get money paid refunded...she finally responded & finished the job & finally sent documents in for recording( months after she said she was going to send them in to record). This is not how things should have happened. It is an attorney's responsibility to keep in touch , & keep the client informed, as well as doing things in a timely manner etc... So, unless you want more stress added to your life during an already stressful time, I suggest finding a different attorney. Get personal references from someone who used an attorney recently that they were happy with. I have had conversations with two others who had a similar experience as mine..(unfortunately I did not see their negative reviews until after I had already hired her & then had issues with Ms Holt & starting searching more on different sites for reviews) except she NEVER finished the job for them. It cost them a lot of time & money & they had to start over with a new attorney...so I was not the first to have this experience. So even though she technically did finish the job I hired her to do, it was a stressful mess I would not want to deal with again. Note the positive reviews are many years old,.

Over the past six years, I’ve worked closely with Karen to create several family trusts for our different family members. Karen demonstrated a strong and reliable work ethic, meeting every challenge with a positive attitude. I endorse Karen at the highest level. She’s extremely hard-working, detailed, and friendly!

Does not return calls. Does a very poor job on a living trust. When asked to have it updated or corrected . Just ignored it. Extremely bad on follow up.

Awesome personal attorney to work with. A trusting person you can definitely rely on. The friendly smiling staff welcomes you as soon as you walk in.