Beers Mallers Backs & Salin, LLP

Friendly staff and very informative on the legal aspects. They made it enjoyable to complete our paperwork. ????????????????

had ryan gardner as a public defender for a criminal case. went to jury trial and he was destroyed by the enemy prosecution and didnt even put up a fight. talked to several other lawyers about my case and they were offended that he did so poorly. dont use him.

I have never had as pleasant of an experience with a law firm as I have with this one. The entire staff from the head attorney to the secretary are very kind, concerned, and most importantly, HONEST. It is so rare to find lawyers and attorneys who will show genuine concern and give honest feedback based on the client's needs, but this group certainly does this. This group has been so patient with my awful case, and they will now be my absolute first recommendation to anyone in the Fort Wayne area needing assistance with the law.

This firm is literally the reason every lawyer joke was written....if you choose to use them you deserve everything you get including billing practices that are probably not even legal. I’m sure it’s done intentionally because it’s very hard to dispute legal work completed 10 years before the billing was even issued. (Yes they sent us a bill for work completed over 12 years prior) It’s especially hard to do once their client dies. Maybe that’s by design too. I’ve called and asked legal questions about documents they prepared and been given the wrong answers only finding out 15 months later (after I hired another lawyer that knows what he’s doing) it was the opposite of what my lawyer told me. We are making decisions in our business based on bad info they are giving us. They prepared my will after meeting to go over the specifics and when I went back to read and sign it I noticed that they were skipping listing my spouse as the 1st beneficiary. I thought maybe it’s automatic that it goes to the spouse but I asked anyway. Guess what? We had to redo everything. I guess their highest paid attorney didn’t show up to the first days of law school when you learn wills and beneficiaries. It took 15 months to bill me for this very basic will. My sister also had her will prepared that day. She still hasn’t been billed for this. It’s been 4 years. Maybe they’ll bill her once she dies. If you can’t get your billing correct how good can you be at legal work?

I know a number of different Lawyers in this firm. Joshua Burkhardt recently went above and beyond expectations to help one of my clients. He trully cares about others. Steve Adair is another lawyer that has helped a number of my clients over the past 25 years. He is one of the top Elder Law Attorneys in the country. I recommend this firm on a regular basis.