First, shop around. Clearly they are unfamiliar with “cryo[ge]nics” and might not be the best outfit in your circumstances. Second, maybe a template like this can lower your cost.
I’m unfamiliar with the protocol for shopping around for lawyers; the firm I’m currently dealing with has been the firm my family has been using since, well, before I can remember, and they’ve always treated us well.
Part of the arrangements being made are to find at least one funeral home willing to perform the immediate steps—then there’s the life insurance policy (only part of which is for cryo-preservation), Estate Trustees, personal care PoA, the will itself… I freely admit that there were aspects to even ordinary wills and PoAs which I was completely unaware of before my first meeting. None of the standard do-it-yourself will packages cover anything close to what’s necessary; that’s why I would like professional assistance.
Asking people who should know (jimrandomh suggests your cryo organiztion) is probably the best way to find a different lawyer. His suggestion of a template has some chance of reducing the cost, especially if it comes with citations to relevant authority (which may not yet exist).
First, shop around. Clearly they are unfamiliar with “cryo[ge]nics” and might not be the best outfit in your circumstances. Second, maybe a template like this can lower your cost.
I’m unfamiliar with the protocol for shopping around for lawyers; the firm I’m currently dealing with has been the firm my family has been using since, well, before I can remember, and they’ve always treated us well.
Part of the arrangements being made are to find at least one funeral home willing to perform the immediate steps—then there’s the life insurance policy (only part of which is for cryo-preservation), Estate Trustees, personal care PoA, the will itself… I freely admit that there were aspects to even ordinary wills and PoAs which I was completely unaware of before my first meeting. None of the standard do-it-yourself will packages cover anything close to what’s necessary; that’s why I would like professional assistance.
Asking people who should know (jimrandomh suggests your cryo organiztion) is probably the best way to find a different lawyer. His suggestion of a template has some chance of reducing the cost, especially if it comes with citations to relevant authority (which may not yet exist).