Lynn A. Johnston

She wont respond to phone calls or correspondence. She has held money from my aunts estate and wont respond to beneficiaries on giving the rest of the money to them. It will be 3 years since my aunt passed this September. Really, what is she doing with the money? Very unprofessional in my opinion since the common law in estates is to have it wrap up in a year. It was a very simple estate.

I do not recommend this lawyer. I believe she took advantage of our grieving family for her personal gain. After two years of chasing her to get the work done, she charged us thousands of dollars for a straightforward estate that should have cost hundreds! And if we hadn’t questioned her about it when the shocking bill arrived she would have taken thousands more of the money our hardworking Dad spent his life farming to earn. Please do your homework before you pick a lawyer…even if they know your family and don’t use this one!

Slow, disorganized, and has held the estate funds for several months without responding to multiple calls and emails..

It might be legal, but it’s not ethical!For over a year we have been dealing with the most exasperating situation that we could have imagined in relation to what should have been a relatively simple estate settlement. Four siblings, in total agreement with one another, had to deal with a lawyer who made this experience a source of extreme frustration and aggravation.The communication with Lynn Johnston was beyond irritating. Time and again when calls were made to the office it appeared to us that the file had not been opened since our previous connection. Many times we were asked to supply the same information as we had previously submitted. Continuous phone calls and reminders had to be made to the office to keep things moving ahead.We all hope that we can trust professionals to “do the right thing” and not take advantage of their clients, especially when the clients are already mourning the loss of a loved one. Not having been through the process before, we went into the situation blind and hoping we could expect kind, honest, upfront guidance. Instead, it felt like we were duped. Legal-yes. Ethical-no!The executor noticed just before signing several papers that Lynn Johnston had allotted herself almost $40,000 for executor fees on top of her already exorbitant fee! While I’m sure she was within legal boundaries, her actions, in our eyes, were unconscionable.We already had an executor who was doing all that he could to perform the required duties. A simple phone call outlining any extra duties and he would have gladly complied. Our dear father did not work for his whole life with the intention of the estate lawyer being one of the benefactors to his will. To add insult to injury, we had an appointment to pick up the certified cheques and Lynn Johnston did not appear for the appointment but was conspicuously absent.Taking advantage of people who are unversed in legal matters negates all trust and I would not recommend this lawyer to anyone.

A Hell-of-a-dump-truck.