Shoemaker Law, PLLC

We closed on our new home on 5/28/21. We arrived promptly at our appointed time. Mr. Shoemaker rushed us through the closing and he is void of people skills. He appeared bothered when we asked a question. He basically just pointed to where we needed to sign. We were asked for our e-mail so that documents could be e-mailed to us, rather than have printed copies. When I called to ask for printed copies, the receptionist stated, "That costs a lot of money." My response to her was, "We paid a lot of money to close." She agreed with me and ended up printing the documents. As we are new to the area, we will be looking for a local attorney, capable of handling our estate planning. Because of Mr. Shoemaker's attitude we would not ever consider using his service. Apparently, Mr. Shoemaker was not just having a bad day. My son and daughter in law had a similar experience in February. Our experience with April DeShano of Embrace Home Loans was excellent, but having Mr. Shoemaker handle closing really was unfortunate.

I found Shoemaker Law through my company's MetLife Legal Plan benefit program. I reached out to them based off of the positive reviews to have multiple legal documents made. My wife and I were in a bit of a time crunch but I found Mr. Shoemaker and his staff very professional, friendly and accommodating. Despite our time constraint all of our documents were done exactly as instructed and completed in a timely manner. I would absolutely not hesitate to do business with Mr. Shoemaker again and have even referred other friends to them that have echoed a similar experience to mine.

We've been doing business with Shoemaker Law for years! We appreciate their prompt responses to our questions and requests for information. We often close on homes quickly, and they get it done! We have appreciated our relationship with them over the years!

Shoemaker Law is excellent to work with. They will get the job done for you and the communication is always great. We’ll be using them more in the future.

Excellent law firm. They were very responsive. Quickly answered any questions that I had thru our closing process. Made purchasing our home much less stressful. Highly recommended

Multiple typos in emails that delayed wiring information of closing funds. Buyers and financiers never received emails with specific amounts due. Only email received had to be forwarded from realtor to buyers

Did closing with purchasing agent through Shoemaker at 9:00 am. The experience was negative from the moment of arriving, HE was not there, we waited, secretary arrived 10 min late, she placed us in a conference room, alone, he was late 20 minutes. He rushed us through the entire closing - us having to ask exactly in detail what we were signing. Then, he announced he had no check for the sale that we would have to come back tomorrow or at best later that afternoon. Coming from 75 miles away, we chose to wait. His reply was it would probably be after 2:00 pm. Leaving confused and slighted, we went around the block to give this some prayer, we decided to trust the decision through our reflection and went to shop! At 11:20, we headed back, cautiously approaching Shoemaker with our confusing thoughts & feelings and asking if the check was ready. The secretary's (attorney was not there) reply to our request was absolutely I have just finished it here it is. She handed the check to us and off to the bank we went. On our ride home, we thought we would check at their county court with the clerks office to inquire when our title was reported as good and cleared for the approval for our closing. It had been 2 business days before. Tax time has rolled around, and in the preparation, our CPA explains that we by law must receive an IRS & VA state form (similar to ? if not a 1099) showing the (required by law) form attorney office tax withheld, which was 40% of sale. We called, and the new secretary agreed to look it up and found the original sale contract, and emailed it directly. Our CPA office was extremely conflicted without the form that Shoemaker had not supplied. We insisted in convincing her to file with the form supplied original contract as it was all we received. My exhausted review here concludes with Using caution, if you must deal with this attorney, he is not interested in those whom he makes his living off of. Only his interests, and of course his golf game appointment. We witnessed as we pulled away that morning, him running out to his car, placing golf clubs in the trunk, and him racing away. The handling of this sale was absolutely terrible. I would not get near this attorney, Shoemaker Law. Advise: YOU NEVER LEAVE A CLOSING WITHOUT A CHECK IF YOU HAVE SIGNED THAT YOU RECEIVED IT. I will never deal with this man again, and whenever asked about him, I will state, " stay away from him and his firm". I am deborah Lowe and appreciate this platform to express actual events in detail. And welcome contact in any form from Shoemaker Law