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Westercamp Law Firm Dispute

E. W. vs. Steven Westercamp
P.O. Box 98, Farmington, Iowa, 52626, United States
Amount Involved: $73,877.13
    • Status: In Negotiation
      This claim has posted for public comment and negotiation. It will remain posted until resolved to the claimant's satisfaction. Suggest a resolution to help these parties reach a settlement.
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    • Claimant Seeks: 1 non-monetary items.
    • Claim #: 2725390
    • Amount Involved: 73,877.13
    • Filed On: Dec 05, 2014
    • Posted On: Dec 16, 2014
    • Complaint(s):
      • Bad business practices
      • Problem with a service
      • Overcharge or billing error
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Statement of Claim
Complaints Involved (4) - View
Claimant says:
"My husband passed away in 2002. In August 2008, Westercamp Law Firm became the executor of my husband's estate which was settled in the 3rd quarter of 2014. I believe an executor should represent the best interest for the surviving spouse or of the estate. Mr. Westercamp did neither. During the numerous lawsuits, Mr. Westercamp was very social to the opposing counsel and client, who was my eldest son. Mr. Westercamp barely spoke or acknowledged my presence. The lawsuits basically centered around selling the assets my husband had bequeathed to me for pennies on the dollar to my son.

During the course of these lawsuits, Mr. Westercamp was quick to slander my name in filed letters. My husband's business probate inventory was drafted following my husband's death. Since we were under a time crunch, my counsel "encouraged" me to sign them insuring me that they could be amended later. After numerous attempts in providing estimates to update the evaluation, my counsel failed to correct what already had been filed. Hence, Mr. Westercamp accused me of perjury due to my testimony did not coincide with the filed documents.

In addition, my husband's last will and testament wished to pay off the mortgage on another son's house and to give equal share of the money to our two daughters after I passed away if a mortgage still existed on the house he had in 2002. (One daughter declined any benefit from my husband's will.) My son paid off his mortgage in 2010. However, Mr. Westercamp wanted to create a trust for the remaining daughter. As a result, my husband's estate paid the daughter over $22k in 2014. In summary, Mr. Westercamp did not follow the will since no mortgage would have existed."
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What Claimant Wants Hide
Non-Cash
What By When How Much
1. Apology: I want a written apology for not treating an elderly, surviving spouse with the same courtesy as a younger beneficiary with the understanding that it could become public. Dec 20, 2014 N/A
Cash
1. Recovery of Losses: The machinery and inventory that was left to me was sold for $146,963.54. The estate issued me $73,086.41. I want the difference amounting to what the estate sold it for. Dec 20, 2014 $73,877.13
2. Other – Copy claim to regulators Dec 20, 2014 $14.99
3. Other – Pay for claim posting cost Dec 20, 2014 $7.99
4. Other – Physical delivery charges Dec 20, 2014 $2.99
Cash total : $73,903.10
Non-cash: 1 items
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Respondent's Counteroffer

There has been no response to this claim from Steven Westercamp. This claim will remain posted until resolved
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