We have offices in Windsor, Toronto, Chatham, and Sarnia available for in-person meetings; but with the technology we use, we can represent anyone for an Ontario estate matter no matter where they are located.
Katzman Estate Law offers assertive, energized, and organized representation and it has its main focus in its name. We are are dedicated to the practice of estate litigation/disputes, probate, and estate administration. The firm is led by Eric Katzman, a lawyer born and raised in Windsor and who lives in Essex County with his family. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario – Honors Political Science program with distinction and graduated from the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law. The first few years of Eric’s legal career were spent working in injury litigation where contingency fees were standard. Eric learned that billing a client after delivering good results is better than asking for money up-front.
Katzman Estate Law maintains a results-based approach to estate law. Whatever must be done to advance and strengthen a case will be done with as much speed as the court system will allow. Moreover, on an initial phone call, a potential client will be given an overview of the law governing their case, a plan for their matter, and a timeline for first steps. It is important to us that each of our clients understands what we plan to do for them. As we hope is clear from this website, we value our clients’ time, speak plainly, and get to the point.
Unlike most other estate law firms, we are willing to take some cases on contingency. Contingency arrangements allow us to share some of the risk and success with our clients by using a fee based on a percentage of what is received by a client. If a lengthy investigation is required to appraise a file, or if the first steps involve extracting documents from someone unwilling to provide them, a file may start hourly and then convert into a contingency fee matter. Hourly rate options are always available and will be presented as an option to every potential client. We accept payment by e-transfer, bank draft, and online credit card.
We do not charge our clients for stamps, stationary, long distance calls, internal printing, or any other administrative expense. That is our cost of doing business. Our clients pay for legal representation, not paper.
“Eric Katzman very quickly put my mind at ease by answering all my questions and giving me advice on how to handle a very difficult family death situation. All during a free, telephone consultation. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend his firm to anyone else.” — A Google review by a satisfied client
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