Deppman Law PLC

VERY happy with the help I got thank you!! I will most definitely recommend you to people who need a great lawyer! Thank you again 😌 …

For years I had been procrastinating on my estate planning. Every time I tried to sit down and research the process, I would get quickly overwhelmed and give up. This year, I finally accepted the fact that I would need help getting my will done. After a quick internet search, I gravitated to Deppman Law in Middlebury. I called, and a gracious receptionist scheduled me in a timely manner with Benj Deppman. Benj was extremely kind, and attentive to my needs. He provided his honest assessment that my situation was pretty simple, and that there would be some very cost-effective ways of accomplishing my estate objectives. He informed me of some things that I would not have necessarily found myself just working with an online will service. He and his team made going to my consultation a very pleasant experience. Working with a very nice attorney is great, however the most important factor in working with a professional is their competency and attention to detail. Benj was extremely knowledgeable in estate law, and working with him provided me great confidence that my wishes upon my passing will be carried out without complication. Finally, I found that Benj was extremely efficient with his time, and his billable hours for my case were lower than preliminary estimates. I found his fee to be very reasonable, and was only marginally higher than some of the online services I had looked into. For anyone hesitating on estate planning, I would highly recommend consulting with Deppman Law. Yes it is overwhelming, but doable with the right insight and guidance. Furthermore, I trust that Benj’s knowledge in other legal matters are on par with his understanding of estate law, and I would certainly turn to Deppman Law first with any other future legal needs I may have.

Responsive and attentive to our needs. Highly recommend.

I previuosly wrote "I am on the fence about Deppman." After writing that short review last year, I stopped in to the office to make a payment and the clerk said "Oh, I thought you were here to yell at me." (due to my 3 star review!). The review was, and still is very fair!

I found Lesley to be slow to respond, if she responded at all to my emails and in person inquiries. In over a year working together I never once met Lesley, though I stopped in to the office approximately 10 times to make payment, drop of paperwork etc.. She was always 'at lunch, in a meeting, on the phone, and so on.' While the case may have been small to Deppmann, it was vitally important to my life. A little effort on Lesley' part would have meant a lot. If I had still been residing in Texas or California I would have fired Lesley in a hot minute. Unfortunately there is not much competition in the eviction business locally. With more competition their office would be much quicker and more responsive or they would lose a lot of customers.

Aside from filings that went smoothly, the most appreciated part of our interactions came when I asked how long the eviction would take, and Lesley very hoestly replied 'the end of next summer.' That was her estimate in the fall, and I appreciated the honesty. Shocking, but honest. The tenant left shortly before our court date thank God, because it was about to get expensive in court.

A word about court service here in Middlebury: I firmly beleive that my tenant would not have gotten served court papers except for the fact that I did my own research and found out the tenant worked about 150 yards North of the Sheriff's station on Court St. I send a recent photo of the tenant and told them where to find her, approximately when she would be there and where to locate her at work. It is ludicroud that in VT. only an overburdened Sheriff can serve court papers to a defendant. The workplace is less than 1/2 mile from Deppman. Is it really true that only the Sheriff could serve her?? Coudn't any court appointed officer? If that information is true, then that is a huge flaw in the court process in VT.

In the end we succeeded in getting the tenant out 1.5 years after I first sent a letter to vacate. The process is exhaustively slow here in VT. That is not Deppmann's fault, and perhaps their office is slow to respond because they know that the case will take an inordinate amout of time. I am not sure of their motivations, but I stand by my intial rating of 3-stars.

Lawyers are good writers. I challenge Deppmann to dispute anything in this review. It is all factually accurate and a fair review.