Lauren L Garner
Phoenix, Arizona · United States
★ 5.0 (17reviews)
About
Lauren L Garner is a estate planning attorney in Phoenix, AZ with 43 years of experience. Lauren focuses on guardianship, mediation, and probate cases.
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Languages
English
Office location
1850 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012-1650
Client reviews · ★ 5.0 (17)
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- ★★★★★Excellent lawyer and human being.
Gabriel ·
Lisa has been excellent to work with. In a world full of delay and lack of follow-up Lisa has been a breath of fresh-air. She is available, quick to respond, and does what she says. I would not hesitate to recommend Lisa.
- ★★★★★Excellent Attorney
Casey ·
I've known Lisa for almost six years. She's an incredible writer, wicked smart, and completely dedicated to her clients' cases.
- ★★★★★Thoughtful and Caring
Casey ·
I had the pleasure of participating in the ABA’s Judicial Internship Opportunity Program both as a participant and mentor with Ms. Bivens. Ms. Bivens is thoughtful and cares about her work and those around her.
- ★★★★★Lisa Bivens is an excellent lawyer.
Don ·
Lisa is an excellent lawyer. She is bright, conscientious, and a terrific writer and speaker in court. She is also a good listener, with wonderful interpersonal skills with clients. Lisa wears all these skills lightly. I would recommend her without hesitation.
- ★★★★★Privileged to work with Lisa
anonymous ·
I worked with Lisa for several years. She is competitive, conscientious and professional. I have recommended to several clients and will continue to do so.
- ★★★★★Life saver! (In a real estate nightmare)
anonymous · real estate ·
Nancy was a life saver when our lives got turned upside down in a ugly real estate battle with a mentally unstable, unethical, crazy woman and her family. I don’t know what we would’ve done if we didn’t have Nancy! We are so grateful to have had her on our side while we went through this terrible s ituation. It starts with my husband and I driving through our neighborhood in seeing the most adorable house with a “FOR SALE” sign in the front yard. We love it. We make an offer on it. They except it. We put our current house up for rent, we find a tenant she signs a lease agreement, she’s packing her bags getting ready to move in. We are about 2 1/2 weeks into the escrow process, we receive message from the sellers real estate agent that our seller has decided she doesn’t want to sell her house anymore. Yes, we know that real estate contract is a legally binding contract. Seems like she has to go through with it… Thing is, she simply will not cooperate now. Her mother gets involved calls our loan officer threatens him. The home appraiser needs access into the house, they won’t allow him access. They won’t reschedule. And they won’t give a reason for backing out. And we wanted to be agreeable, we’re reasonable people, but now we have nowhere to live we have already put our other house up for rent the only option for us was to hire an attorney. We end up hiring Nancy, and even though these people are crazy and unreasonable and become nasty she works it out! and we get our “dream house” after all.
- ★★★★★Great service
Dane ·
Excellent service and highly experienced. I would recommend Nancy to anyone, and definitely use her again if needed.
- ★★★★★Estate Dispute, Guardianship & Conservarorship
anonymous · estate planning ·
After I had discussed my case with several attorneys who each advised that they had little confidence that I would prevail litigating the estate issues that I faced, I hired Gary to represent me. He is a consummate professional. While others viewed it an impossible situation, Gary systematically look ed at every possible contingency and developed alternative plans supported by his keen understanding of the law. I can't imagine going through a horrible situation without such a competent attorney. Gary is a great advocate; honest, exacting, knowledgeable, and intellectually gifted. A fantastic lawyer!
- ★★★★★Guardianship/Custodianship
Teri ·
Gary made a very difficult situation much easier. Gary had the knowledge and expertise to help me understand what was happening at every step. He kept me well informed and was always very responsive to all my questions. I will always be thankful for his support during such a difficult and emotiona l time.
- ★★★★★Guarduanship
Teresa · estate planning ·
Gary is an amazing attorney. He was actually referred to my family from a different attorney who does the same work. When the other attorney heard what we were trying to accomplish, he said we needed to call Gary because he is the best and he is absolutely correct! We were able to quickly get a gua rdian/conservator in place and he certainly turned a very difficult, stressful situation into a manageable one. He got things done with lightening speed as I'm sure this could been a long drawn out expensive case. It says a lot when another attorney will turn down business to refer you to best. You will not go wrong hiring Gary to represent you and we certainly appreciate and thank him for everything he has done.
- ★★★★★Abreast, educated, efficient
anonymous · personal injury ·
Our son (minor) was a passenger in an auto accident. Melinda offered us good factual advice in our first.(free) meeting. Then she and her staff efficiently followed through to a settlement. We were kept in the loop throughout discovery and negotiations. The insurance company was not able to pull any "fast ones" as Melinda cited the Arizona law pertaining to our case, setting the bar for final settlement.
- ★★★★★Hope
Philip ·
Melinda Sloma is superb in knowledge and skills, consistent in positive attitude and demeanor, not to mention steadfast in her morals and values. In situations so dire Melinda give you a reason to stand tall and hope again. Through her skill and wisdom she has helped me above and beyond what mone y can buy.
- ★★★★★Best of the Best
anonymous · litigation ·
Melinda is truly the best of the "Best". She took on a challenge and yet never backed down. She is trustworthy and her people skills are exceptional. She was very good with providing feedback and kept me informed throughout the process. She demonstrates an innate ability to foresee outcomes before th ey happen. Her demeanor gives you the impression that she is a soft touch, however, she is one of those ladies that walks softly and carries a BIG stick. Her due diligence was impressive and I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of good legal representation.
- ★★★★★Awesome Attorney!
Betty · family law ·
In the arena of divorce--it can be one of them most difficult times in a person's life, but Melinda made it easy because she was so knowledgeable, informative and compassionate. She 'dotted all i's and crossed all t's" and I had not one single problem with the entire process.
- ★★★★★Professional, Competent, and Trustworthy
Carrie · family law ·
I would highly recommend Ms. Sloma. I've worked with her for the past 5 years as she represented me in my divorce and various custody issues. She is professional, yet caring. She exceeded my expectations and advocated for me and my child during the hardest time of my life. She is trustworthy and her staff are the most courteous and pleasant people I've ever worked with. While my ex-husband's lawyer played games and delayed deadlines and acted unprofessional, Melinda played by the rules and always acted and spoke with competence and good manner to me and all parties involved. We won every time.
- ★★★★★Highest ethical standards
Janice · estate planning ·
Lauren Garner protected me against assaults on a family trust by exploitative relatives and unscrupulous attorneys. She fought admirably and ethically for six years. It was long and arduous because the opposing, unscrupulous attorneys (one of whom has been reported to the bar multiple times) tied things up in the court with numerous expensive tricks, threats, and maneuverings-- all of which ultimately failed. She always maintained the highest standard of ethics and fought with intelligence. Eventually she was able to negotiate a settlement that was as fair to me as possible given the fraud perpetrated by the other side and bring an end to a battle that had been abusive of me and the memory of my father who had established the trust. Had she not been there for me, nothing would have been left of a trust established by my own father. She is sympathetic, well organized, knowledgeable. I can not speak too highly of her.
- ★★★★★FIVE STARS
Pam · estate planning ·
I can't say enough good things about Lauren Garner as an expert in probate law. My family came to her at a very emotional time to evaluate a very dramatic situation and the advice and counsel she provided in an initial consult brought both legal and emotional clarity and understanding of our situatio n. This helped us to resolve the issues and move on. I recommend her sound advice and counsel to anyone. I was very impressed with her integrity and her groundedness in dealing with very difficult emotional terrain concerning two deaths.
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