A People's Choice Reviews 23

I contacted A People's Choice to discuss a unique probate issue I’m dealing with, and my consultation with Sandy was a bright spot in an otherwise difficult process. She and her team were knowledgeable, honest, and compassionate. I appreciate the pride they take in their work and the integrity they bring to every step of it. Highly recommend!

Date of experience: March 06, 2025

Unauthorized practice of law!!! Preparing legal documents illegally. Advertising paralegal services unlawfully. Owner who claims to not own this company is not registered or certified to be doing any type of legal document or paralegal services!! She is exploiting people and guilty of many ca law violations. DO NOT hire this rogue deceptive company A People's Choice or A People's Choice Legal Documents Inc. U will be charged way more with A People's Choice than u would any attorney. And even if the attorney was more at least the attorney would be knowledgeable courteous and follow thru.A People's Choice charges a flat fee just to select service. She charges for every single task broken down into steps after the flat fee. She has sloppy work. Tons of errors! Forms rejected. Etc. And she's not is certified / registered/ licensed to do any of these legal services she advertises to the general public. Do yourself a huge favor and do not do business with A People's Choice aka A People's Choice Legal Documents Inc. She owns more companies doing similar to same services so make sure u fo your research avoid getting ripped off and delaying your matter even more. She is a fraud! Report her !!

Date of experience: March 05, 2025

So I've been wasting several weeks of my time trying to get probate started on my father's intestate, and have been having all sorts of issues with documents from the superior courts website not being able to be filed. I finally got sick of it and started calling lawyers and paralegal. Eventually I found People's Choice and setup one of their free 15 minute phone calls and I honestly didn't expect much.

Boy was I pleasantly surprised.

Rather than try to convince me that I needed to spend money immediately with their company, Sandra, the woman who i had my call with, she asked me some questions and let me explain what was going on, before informing me that due to the size and contents of the estate, I didn't even NEED to do probate! She was extremely knowledgeable and caring and just genuinely seemed interested in helping me rather than trying to get paid.

I was astonished and still am. Do yourself a favor and setup an interview, it costs you nothing but 15 minutes of time and for me, it took tons of stress off my shoulders knowing I didn't need to worry about filing for probate.

THANK YOU!!!!!

Date of experience: February 22, 2025

I urge everyone who has had a negative experience with woman who owns A People's Choice Inc,, A People's Choice Legal Documents Inc., to report her to all appropriate agencies immediately!!
Consumers deserve better protection from the harms of exploitative registered legal document assistants / contract paralegal and legal consultants like her at A People's Choice. She continues to get away with contractually exploiting consumers bcuz the penalties are not even a slap on the hand to her if she gets caught. Pays people to remove her negative reviews. The good reviews are lies.
She needs to be held accountable. It's not right to pay to have real reviews removed and allow more consumers to unfairly be taken advantage of by A People's Choice.

She failed to review emails & her sloppily prepared forms before sending them to the portal for my review and signature me which means she doesn't even proof read her own work. Expect an abundance of errors bcuz nothing meticulous exists like she advertises online. Even her own website had numerous spelling errors and contradicting details wirh false advertising throughout until i posted these reviews. She removed her fake testimonials and changed things up. And yeah, I'm aware we're all “human” and mistakes “happen” and Paralegals are not immune to making mistakes BUT the amount of errors in the forms she prepared was ridiculous. Legal Documents are nothing to play with and the smallest error could delay harm or cost extremely. The service she provided was significantly below standards!! If she wasnt so rude, deceptive and unprofessional the errors may have not been as big of a deal but the fraudulent activity with serveral different contracts and without my consent is unacceptable. She told me she couldnt answer if the could efile for me until i gave permission. Next thing i know im tricked into a contract. She said 7-10 days, took 16, i tried to cancel before deadline but i was intentionally disregarded with an excuse why my email directly to her was rejected. Never responds thoughtfully or personalizes interactions. Lacks interpersonal skills. Ineffective Communication. Poor rapport. Excessive prices, micro tasking every step and substeps & charging for each individual task. No flat fees exist. She charges fees, costs, and expenses. Misc and incidentals just in case. She overvalues her poorly performed services exorbitantly. She removes metadata details from files and modifies dates. Do not trust or work with A People's Choice or A People's Choice Legal Documents Inc or any affiliated names or owners for apeopleschoice.com. Fake testimonials and fake reviews!! Believe all the negative ones. I wish I would've read reviews. She also claims I demanded my filing for free!! That's false. I had a fee wavier that she refused to allow me to submit. But even if she allows it like she advertises online she charges u a fee on top of the court site fee. Go to elegal.com They are free with fee wavier. Do the forms urself or hire an educated lawyer. A lawyer would've only been $250 for my filing and she charged $849 flat fee for preparation only and asked for more money. Forms rejected and it was a completely misleading fraudulent experience that people need to be warned about!! Don't even trust trustpilot!! They allow businesses to flag honest reviews and keep fake 5 Star reviews !! Yelp does same thing. Can't trust anyones review sites apparently. Sad. If she were held accountable she wouldn't still be taking advantage of consumers or have an LDA privilege. Her history of revocations/ suspensions were just a slap on the hand unfortunately.

Date of experience: September 21, 2024

They are the absolute worse. They took 575.00 this was only for first 3 pages of my divorce. My understanding it was for the divorce process. You fill out your papers online. They offer absolutely no help through this process. I tried to explain it wouldn't let me finish. Their response it was complete. Tgey sent me screen shot of totally blank section. They said it was complete.WTF how is it complete if it's blank. They said it would be another 100.00 to ask a question. And 100.00 fir each additional question. These people suck and just take your money for nothing. I had to pay another company to fix their mistakes that they refuse ti fix. They need to be shut down immediately. ITS A TOTAL SCAM. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY.... I will stand by my review. I have the emails and log of all calls. And I was also informed by the court house not to waste 1 more penny on the Joke of Company. They take your money with no problem. From there the nightmare begins. They will bleed you dry. I will once again .Don't notusethem and waste your time!!!!!!!@

Date of experience: July 18, 2024

A People's Choice made the probate process really straight forward. They took the hassle out of me attempting to file the paperwork on my own. In addition, it was less expensive than hiring a probate attorney.

Date of experience: March 19, 2024

People’s Choice was a blessing in disguise. They helped my sister and I settle probate after my mom passed away. The staff was knowledgeable, professional and helpful if I had any questions. I would highly recommend their services.

Date of experience: March 26, 2024

This process is perfect for people who can mutually agree on terms and need a way to file with no unnecessary legal fees. I recommend coming to terms before you start. It was a relief and a pleasure to work with A people’s Choice. I’m grateful they exist!

Date of experience: March 21, 2024

I am divorced now, so I will say the job got done. However, there were numerous typos/errors in my documents. I had to bring it to their attention to redo. I am a paralegal myself so attention to detail is imperative. You can’t call them with issues or they will charge you.

Date of experience: November 15, 2023

I needed help with a felony that needed to be expunged. I called around to several places and got quotes of around $1,400. Some how I was directed to A Peoples Choice, read their website seemed to good to be true but wanted to try.
From the first phone call, I was reassured that they could help me for half the cost of others. The emails from Ms. Duncan were clear and straightforward and reassuring.
I was kept up to date of the status and it was all resolved very quickly. My felony was reduced to a misdemeanor and then dismissed.

I highly recommend this company.

Date of experience: November 13, 2023

They were professional and actually did what they advertised for a fair price.. very satisfied with the outcome.

Date of experience: November 17, 2023

Got us get through a critcal hearing at a point when we were unable to obtain a litigation lawyer.
Thank you Sandra

Date of experience: January 03, 2024

The staff at a peoples choice guided me through all of the forms and court filings necessary for probate. All of my documents were readily available in the client portal. Their help was indispensable. Thank you, A People’s choice!
BE Port Angeles, Wa.

Date of experience: October 01, 2023

A People's Choice was able to assist me with filing additional papers for Probate for my son. Information from the local law library was minimal and I was advised I needed additional paperwork in a tentative ruling. I was in a time crunch and they were able to assist in a timely manner.
TG
Grass Valley, California

Date of experience: October 12, 2023

I was overwhelmed when I lost my husband and learned that I had to go thru probate.
I called a few attorneys and their fees was way to high for me to afford. After searching the internet, I found People’s Choice. They made probate easy to navigate, affordable and quick.
Sandra McCarthy helped me a lot.
Within a few months, it's done!
The staff at People’s Choice are always there to help.
I cannot thank them enough for all their support and guidance in this journey.
Thank you to all of you at People’s Choice!!
Isabella Van Winkle

Date of experience: May 31, 2023

I am very happy with my decision to work with A People's Choice to help facilitate my probate estate case. After working for several months on my own, trying to avoid huge legal fees, I hit a roadblock accessing and completing some of the probate paperwork. The court system can only offer so much advice and it was difficult to actually speak to someone. I reached out to A People's Choice to prepare all documents associated with the final phase of probate. The service was excellent. They communicated well, kept me informed of what they were working on, and provided insight into the court system's legal review "slow" process. Without A People's Choice assistance, I would still be dealing with the court and the required paperwork. Very pleased with the expertise, and the attention devoted to my case by A People's Choice. Strongly recommend. DB, Concord, California

Date of experience: September 15, 2023

A People's Choice made it much easier to file and proceed with Probate for my brother's estate. I feel fortunate to have found A People's Choice early in the process of searching for ways to settle probate. When a loved one passes unexpectedly, this is a truly valuable service.

Date of experience: July 07, 2023

I worked with A People's choice for adult adoption and the right from my initial conversation with them and going thru the process, they made this a very convenient and easy process. The paperwork was perfect and court proceeding was very smooth, it took 20 minutes in the court to complete. They are very good with quick response with any questions. I am very happy working with them to complete a very important event in my life.

Date of experience: June 07, 2023

OMG!!! What a smooth process worth every cent! Every time I called, wrote a message I received a response right away and was able to speak to someone each time. All I had to do was complete the adoption application, pay and the rest was taking care of. What an easy process and experience. I am a very busy women and my mother and I couldn't follow-up with everything and file documents with the court. We used A People's Choice and everything was taken care of. We cried and took pictures with the judge and the adoption at the court house was as simple as a stroke of a pen. Thank you to everyone who worked on our case. You made this new family very, very happy!!!

Date of experience: May 05, 2023

Stellar customer service! And best of all, no lawyers and no huge lawyer fees. If you need a California probate, divorce, conservatorship, or a host of other legal services, I highly recommend A People's Choice.

Date of experience: May 04, 2023