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Leslie Dillon Thomas

Fort Worth, Texas · United States

★ 5.0 (26reviews)

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Leslie Dillon Thomas is a estate planning attorney in Fort Worth, TX with 32 years of experience. Leslie focuses on trusts, probate, and wills cases.

Practice areas

Estate Planning

Languages

English

Office location

2800 South Hulen, Suite 101, Fort Worth, Texas 76048

Client reviews · ★ 5.0 (26)

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  • ★★★★★Year-Long Small Claims Court Case with Nothing to Show for it

    anonymous · business law ·

    I hired Mr. Lawrence to represent my business interests in small claims court to recoup money unlawfully used by my ex-business partner. I paid a flat fee of roughly $500 for what we assumed would be a quick case as I had collected vast amounts of evidence. Initially, I was relieved to have an attorn ey working my case. However, my experience quickly took a downward spiral. First, we tried sending letters to try to reconcile out of court. I spent hours writing a draft of the key information. When I presented it to Mr. Lawrence, he charged me another $100 to put his letter head on my draft and covered the cost of shipping after I corrected some mistakes he made. After another similar letter, we hired a constable to physically deliver the court papers. Mr. Lawrence coordinated everything and sent me the bill. My ex-partner had fled with no trace and we couldn’t confirm that papers were served. So, Mr. Lawrence placed an ad in the local newspaper to meet the requirement. Again, he coordinated everything and sent me the bill without consulting with me on the price beforehand. A few months quickly turned into a year with seemingly no progress. During this time, it would typically be a month or longer before receiving an emailed update on the status of my case. He would usually respond after I emailed, sometimes multiple times, to check in. About a week before the one-year mark of beginning this effort, I received a call around 3:30pm from Mr. Lawrence that I finally had a court date scheduled for early the next morning. I had less than 24hrs to coordinate time-off, arrange lodging, and drive over 200 miles away to appear for my hearing. I had no warning. While in the court room waiting for my case, Mr. Lawrence took a phone call and walked out. The bailor called me up before the judge, but had to leave court to retrieve my attorney. When presenting my case, Mr. Lawrence seemed very much unprepared to represent me. He did not have a clear approach to present the evidence and didn’t seem to know how much I was requesting, as he told the judge a number that was about $4K less than I was claiming. Fortunately, I had bought all the evidence I had collected because Mr. Lawrence didn’t appear to bring any deliverables for the judge to review. I felt like I had presented my own case alone. Ultimately, despite expecting a default judgement, the judge pushed my case to next level of authority. Mr. Lawrence had not made it clear to me that there was a limit to how much could be requested in small claims court and we hadn’t strategized prior to the hearing to keep my case below that level. I left court incredible upset and disappointed that I had wasted a year and a significant amount of money, when Mr. Lawrence could have easily guided us to a reasonable default judgement, to be told to start over. I had already considered firing Mr. Lawrence from my case multiple, this situation didn’t help, but I gave him one last chance. We discussed what went wrong, how we would reapproach at the next level, and how he would do better communicating with me. Unfortunately, after another few months, nothing changed and no progress was made. God put it on my heart to forgive my ex-partner and no longer pursue my case to recoup my losses. Fortunately, I think Mr. Lawrence recognized how fed up I was with this process and when I asked him to cancel my case he didn’t charge any more than he already had to close it. Very frustrating experience. I will not be returning to Mr. Lawrence or recommending him to anyone I know. However, by the end, I think he recognized how awful my experience was with him and agreed not to charge me anymore than I had already paid. This one redeeming factor is why I’ve given him two-stars.

  • ★★★★★Attorney Leslie Dillon Thomas's Trust Estate Planning skills are a Blessing to our community!

    Jean · estate planning ·

    We are pleased to announce the decision to hire Leslie Thomas to help us with the structuring of a Solid Trust Instrument to protect the Family Estate during my lifetime as well as after my death. This Attorney's presentation is a very informative seminar of the importance of having a well structu red Trust established for any Family Estate to assure your wishes are carried out for the benefit of your loved ones. She speaks clearly of the necessity and importance of creating a Trust as well as itemized examples of just what all a Trust entails. She encourages her audience to ask questions throughout the seminar to assure all information presented will be understood. This created an educational interesting evening for everyone in the entire group. She takes extra time for "One on One" Consultation & offers a very reasonable fee for her services. She is compassionate to her clients needs and expedites her services throughly paying special attention to all details of an individual clients expectations offering guidance in the best direction. After the creation of your Trust Instrument Leslie Thomas reviews your document annually to make neccessary updates as situations and new Laws are implemented to assure your investments are protected. This professional is A Blessing to Our Family and our community and I Highly recommend and encourage individuals to attend her seminar and schedule an appointment for a "One on One" Consultation to secure all your assets for the benefit of your desired wishes. You will be in Good Hands, I assure you !

  • ★★★★★Load Off My Mind

    Bill · estate planning ·

    Ms Thomas and her firm made the estate planning process very simple for me. I had been putting it off for quite some time. I now feel that I have a good plan in place. I appreciate their commitment to be lifelong lawyers who’ll continue to help as circumstances change.

  • ★★★★★Incredible, Trustworthy

    Mikala · estate planning ·

    I called in for a consultation with Ms. Thomas, and the receptionist was friendly and scheduled me at a time that worked for me. The minute I walked in and met Ms. Thomas I knew I was in great hands. She is professional and really knows her stuff. I had my complete estate plan in place within 2 we eks. I highly recommend!

  • ★★★★★Highest Recommendation Possible

    Keith · estate planning ·

    Leslie & her team did a great job setting up the Living Trust for my wife & I; from seminar presentation to signing all the paperwork, the process was smooth, user-friendly, and shared at OUR pace of understanding. Knowing we can continue to utilize Leslie for any & all future needs provides us extr a comfort moving forward.

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