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LegalZoom Reviews Summary

LegalZoom's reputation is marked by a mix of commendable customer service experiences and significant operational challenges. Many customers praise the professionalism and helpfulness of individual representatives, highlighting their ability to simplify complex processes and provide thorough support. However, a substantial number of reviews reveal frustrations with service delays, unresponsive support, and issues related to incomplete or incorrect service fulfillment, leading to feelings of dissatisfaction and mistrust. This dichotomy suggests that while LegalZoom has the potential to deliver valuable assistance, systemic issues in service delivery and communication hinder overall customer satisfaction.

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Ohio
4 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Easy to use
May 7, 2016

I thought it would be a good idea to have a living will. Legalzoom is an easy step by step, walk you through the set up. Mine was less than $50 to make. A lot cheaper than having a lawyer do it.

Date of experience: May 6, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Ethan, we appreciate you for choosing LegalZoom to help you with your Living Will. Thank you for sharing your experience.

New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Easy Legal help
May 5, 2016

I found your site to be very help and easy to navigate.

Date of experience: May 5, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Thank you so much Pamela, we are glad we could help you.

Arkansas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Amazingly helpful
May 5, 2016

I'm just getting started thinking about the process of starting my own business and Courtney was amazingly helpful!

Date of experience: May 5, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Kara, we are so happy you have considered us in helping with your business needs. We appreciate you sharing and thank you for your kind words.

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Very good.
May 3, 2016

I liked talking to Courtney, felt like she wanted to help and answered all my questions.

Date of experience: May 2, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Oscar, that's what we're here for. Thank you for sharing.

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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All my Legal Needs
May 4, 2016

Another good review for you LegalZoom for updating my Will. For the last 15 years you have done us a great service. Thank you LegalZoom!

Date of experience: May 2, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Darla, thank you for being such a valued customer. We appreciate you sharing your experience.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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GREAT, GREAT EXPERIENCE!
May 1, 2016

We had the pleasure to work with Melissa Scandariato the last few months on building our LLC and she was extremely professional, with such high character, great communication, she really made things very clear and comfortable for us, definitely worth recommending and doing business with LegalZoom!

Date of experience: May 1, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Vincent, thanks for sharing your experience and glad we could help!

Maryland
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Forming a single member LLC was painfully slow and required careful tending on my part. I had a time line which required that I purchase their "Standard" packages of services. It was after I filled out their documents and handed them in that the trouble began. They insisted, correctly, that I include my middle initial in the automatic signature associated with my document. But then informed me that, what required a single push of a computer button, would add an additional 4 to 5 business days to the process. It took almost an hour of arguing to get them to make that single push of a button so I could revise the document.

Then, after receiving a note from them saying they were nearly finished with their review, I called up to find out the ETA of the final documents was still nearly 10 days away, literally the very end of their advertised time... a deceptive practice? Not quite but very, very close to the edge. Again nearly an hour on the phone to discover that they could send me the documents by e-mail, something I asked but was never answered until I made the point that they were close to the edge... so the bottom line, yes they did what I needed done; not in a timely manner; and not without my deep involvement. Next time I will use my local lawyer, even for simple processes.

As a postscript, about an hour after I posted the above I got an e-mail from Legalzoom saying they had shipped my documents. As I said careful tending and some pressure. Don't use them, hire a local lawyer.

Date of experience: April 27, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Michael, I would like to extend my sincerest apology in regards to your less than pleasant experience with LegalZoom. Usually things goes more smoothly and we apologize that you experienced us at less than our best. Your comments are very important to us & we appreciate your feedback.

New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Thin powers was not only very knowledgeable of my specific situation and business was needs but he stayed on the phone with me through the entire process to setup my S Corp and even talked to multiple coworkers to try and fix a mistake order I made. Legal zoom should be honored to have Thom Parker working for you. He is a very valuable resource and in the customer service field that is very hard to find. He really appreciates the work he does and also was very excited about my company idea which gave me even more confidence in the risks I'm taking by stating a new company. Thanks you Thom.

Date of experience: April 26, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Matthew, we appreciate your kind words and we will be sure to let Mr. Parker know how pleased you are with your experience.

Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Harris living will
April 27, 2016

My Living Wlll said exactly what I wanted.
I have had it witnessed and now I will file it.
It was so easy to do, thanks to you. In it were
Instructions on how to execute. Very easy.

Date of experience: April 26, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Bonnie, thank you for choosing LegalZoom to help you with your Living Will and sharing your experience.

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Aubrey's review
April 21, 2016

I was very impressed with the professionalism of the organization and how quickly they were able to pull off the setup of the LLC and the additional organizations they provided to make certain all is on the right path to make it a successful LLC. Thanks

Date of experience: April 21, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Aubrey, congrats on your success and thank you for sharing your amazing experience.

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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A Steady Leader in the Industry
April 22, 2016

LagalZoom has been around for as long as I can remember and they have been consistent in the high quality of service they provide.

It has a very nice to know that I can continue to rely upon them in order to have all of my business needs handled properly and with professionalism.

Date of experience: April 21, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Our goal is to impress our customers Parrish. We value your business & appreciate you for sharing your experience.

Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Laura was Great!
April 21, 2016

Laura answered every question that I had and more! She was personable, informative and I would feel welcome coming back to the LegalZoom site and using the services.

Date of experience: April 20, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

We are very happy to hear of the superb service you received. We thank you for sharing your experience & welcome you to come back any time!

Virginia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I filled out paperwork for an LLC. A rep from LegalZoom called me (at work) and told me it HAD to be an LLP. Well, he was wrong and I lost all $700plus I paid because they would not stand behind me or what I had ordered. They said I shouldn't have changed, even tho it was their recommendation. I then had to pay them another $40 to dissolve the LLP and then went to my state website and applied for a LLC for $350.00 Much different, but my LLC cost me $1100. Just beware, they do not stand behind their product!

Date of experience: April 20, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

LegalZoom S. [LegalZoom Rep] Hi Sue, I am very sorry to hear of your less than pleasant experience. Our goal is to try & ensure the satisfaction of every customer and it seems we have missed the mark in your situation. I am happy to research your order, try to determine how this happened & try to resolve these concerns. Please feel free to also contact a manager directly via [email protected].

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Laura is AWESOME!
April 20, 2016

Answered all my questions. Clearly and concisely. Told me about the packages which was helpful.

Date of experience: April 19, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Glad we were able to help Shane. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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On line char with Courtney
April 18, 2016

Very Helpful, answered my question I needed information on.

Thank you so much

Date of experience: April 18, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Colleen, thank you very much for being a valued customer & sharing your experience.

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Megan
April 18, 2016

She was awesome to chat with - she answered all of my questions and set me on the right path

Date of experience: April 18, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Jon, glad we could help. Thanks for sharing!

Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Awesome
April 18, 2016

Jacqueline was very helpful and full range of knowledge

Date of experience: April 18, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Robert, thank you for sharing your experience. We are so happy we were able to help.

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Mix up with Living Trust
April 18, 2016

I accidently ordered another Living Trust. Legal Zoom was so understanding about it. I can't thank you enough. Everyone on Legal Zoom and so very patient and understanding. I know it is hard to deal with fumble headed old people and you are all so Wonderful. I feel safe having you when it comes to all this Legal "stuff" Again Thank you very much.

Date of experience: April 17, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

It is truly our pleasure to help Judith. We appreciate you as our customer and thank you very much for your kind words.

Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I was hoping the Advanced Directive and Living Will forms would give you ability to answer specific questions about your wishes and bring up situations to elicit a more informed answer but it is very generic and basically asks you if you want to be maintained on life support and if you want your organs donated. If I were you, I would just type up your wishes and sign it yourself. It will save you the money.

Date of experience: April 16, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Maggie, we are sorry to hear you didn’t have the best experience when using our services. We really appreciate your feedback and would be happy to discuss your concerns in more detail. Please feel free to contact us directly via [email protected].

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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One happy customer :)
April 16, 2016

Courtney helped me very patiently as I am zero on legalities for non-profits. So far she's been the best from the rest!

Date of experience: April 15, 2016
LegalZoom S. — LegalZoom Rep
over a year old

Hi Naveed, we will be sure to let Courtney know of your kind words. Thanks for sharing!

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