Mooney Wieland Warren PLLC

After reading attorney Steven Wieland’s bio, where he proclaims; "Winning at trial in a real-estate easement dispute involving a large lakefront commercial-development property in Northern Idaho" Well, I (the Trust manager) just had to respond! The Trust originally filed a lawsuit against two entities in Kootenai County Idaho, regarding an easement issue, illegal timber trespass, trespass, and other issues in October 2018, after sustaining millions of dollars in damages to their 120-year-old farmland, which included defendants building an illegal road on their property, and cutting down approximately seventy (70) one hundred (100) plus foot tall trees that can never be replaced. I reached out to Steve Wieland in January 2020, after our first attorney quit prior to Trial (Scheduled for early March 2020), wherein Steve proclaimed that he was an "Expert on land issues, especially easements, and was an experienced trial attorney." In Steve’s first three weeks, Steve charged the Trust approximately $18,000.00 primarily for reading through the case notes I had provided. Steve also charged the Trust ridiculous fees to research how he would represent the Trust, even though he had stated that he was an "Expert" on the issues being litigated. Steve later jokingly stated that he didn’t think the Trust would pay him that much…REALLY…what choice did the Trust have! They were desperate and it was too late to find anyone else and Steve took advantage of this fact. The next couple of weeks, Steve charged even more outrageous charges for "…reviewing the case and strategy on how to win" instead of getting discovery completed, finding experts, preparing for a continuance, etc… At the first hearing Steve was unprepared and failed to procure a continuance for trial. The Trust desperately needed to disclose expert witnesses in order to win their damages. Steve failed to obtain any experts and failed to disclose the ones I had procured on behalf of the Trust, even though the judge allowed him time to submit them. The attorney who drafted the Trust original easement even met with Steve prior to trial to provide ideas on trial strategy regarding the illegitimate amended easement document (presented by defendants) in question as it was obvious that said amended easement had been manipulated and changed from its original format. Steve missed the opportunity to utilize "Failure of the Meeting of Minds" as one example to rid said bogus amended easement. The Trust was unable to secure a large damage amount at Trial as NO EXPERTS were retained to prove the loss in damages to their property. Steve had attempted to utilize his wife, Jaren, and even brought her with him for a vacation (at the Trust expense) in beautiful North Idaho where the two of them spent a great deal of time in the local pubs instead of adequately preparing for trial! Steve later charged the Trust approximately $30,000.00 plus in attorney fees on behalf of his wife who did absolutely NOTHING! During trial, Steve did not properly cross defendants witness, Sandy Young aka VERDIS, who the Trust believed had forged the amended easement document that was being disputed. The Trust was not awarded the million plus in damages to their property and only received the minimal amount of $50 dollars from the judge because Steve had never procured any expert witnesses to testify at Trial as to the extent of damages! Steve eventually sought almost $200,000.00 in attorney fees and costs for doing very little paperwork, and absolutely nothing to help the case! We hired another attorney to appeal. A monkey in a suit could have won the case with the overwhelming evidence I had provided to Steve to ensure a win! It was a no-brainer! The Trust eventually pursued legal malpractice against Steve Wieland So, before you consider hiring Steve Wieland (I would run for my life), make sure you have him put everything in writing and that he actually knows the subject matter you need legal assistance with! SEE RESPONSE!

Steve is incredibly sharp and knowledgeable. He is thoughtful, responsive and truly a straight shooter. His strategic partnership was beyond exceptional and not something typically found in a big firm. Steve has that 'edge' that I would describe as 'tenacity meets humility.' I trusted Steve implicitly and wouldn't want anyone else in my corner.

I needed assistance in Boise and after using the bar association search and reading AVVO reviews, I decided to call Steven Wieland, who was offering a free consultation. His office staff was friendly, cheerful and accommodating and I was put through to Steve right away. I explained the situation we were in and after a series of questions, he said that he could not justify charging a retainer fee to "hold my hand", since this was most likely going to be heard in small claims court, there would be mediation first and if not resolved, no attorneys could be present in court anyway, and he directed me to where I could access information to file a answer to the suit and proceed. After contacting the county clerk, I was informed this was NOT a small claims case, there would be no mediation and there would be filing and attorneys fees. I immediately called Steve back, we discussed his fee and he went to work. He got us a satisfactory settlement, a dismissal with prejudice and assurance that credit bureau reporting was correct, all this in less that his projected estimate of time needed. All of this was handled remotely, as I do not live in Boise, and considering how intimidating this process began, Steve was kind, patient, professional and extremely competent. I wholeheartedly Wieland Perdue. Every aspect of this was actually a pleasure.

I'm not a client; I'm Daniel, Steve, and Jaren's peer. Nevertheless, I highly recommend this firm to clients I am unable to serve due to conflicts or because their matter is outside my realm of knowledge. In my experience, the attorneys at Mooney Wieland Warren are passionate, professional, ethical, tenacious, and zealous advocates for their clients. Anyone looking for competent legal representation would be in great hands with this firm.

I recently worked with Steve Wieland on a partnership agreement for a new business. Steve took time to understand my needs and concerns and in turn articulated how we could execute what I was looking for in a clear and concise manner (without the legalese). I would Mooney Wieland 10 out of 10 times to anyone looking for guidance related to their small business.

UPDATE after Steve Wieland RESPONSE: Steve Wieland, your response provides even more support in what a horrible attorney you are. Let's address your fabrications (lies): 1. The judge gave us an award of $50.00 NOT the Million plus we had asked for! 2. We were NOT awarded any Punitive Damages! 3. We asked for attorney fees that added to over $200,000.00, we were only awarded approximately $58,000.00 for the "Timber Trespass" issue as you did NOT win any of our damages as you did NOT provide any experts at trial! 4. We did NOT get any Court Costs or equitable relief awarded! 5. We LOST our easement that had been in the family for 120 plus years thanks to your incompetence! 6. You kept our piddly $7062.60 the judge gave us for the 50 plus trees that were stolen from us! (We should have won a lot more) 7. We sued you for malpractice and your insurance company agreed to settle with us to which you were given the remaining amount of your fraudulent fees! 8. We did NOT want to settle our Fraud Claim and Malpractice claim against you, but our attorney demanded it as our expert witness we were utilizing to sue you for malpractice had worked in the same law firm as you and a conflict of interest arose! Shame on you Steve for continuing to defraud the public! All of this is public record for all to see! Everyone who seeks the truth will see that you are a liar!

I've worked with Wieland and Perdue and they have always been incredibly professional and knowledgeable. They have an excellent reputation in the Boise legal community. They treat their clients the right way and know how to get results.