{"id":210,"date":"2019-04-04T21:21:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T01:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacelawyer.com\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2019-04-15T02:28:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T06:28:24","slug":"testimonials-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mypeacelawyer.com\/index.php\/testimonials-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TESTIMONIALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>IMPORTANT NOTICE<\/strong><br \/>\nThe following testimonials are the actual words of former clients. \u00a0However, every case is unique. \u00a0The publication of these testimonials is not intended to imply that your experience or the results of my involvement will be the same if you use my services.<\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>What some clients have said:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><em><strong><span style=\"color: #11879e;\">\u201cYou are the only lawyer I know who returns phone calls.\u201d\u00a0 ~ D.M.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Steve helped us \u201cafter we were involved in a motorcycle accident.\u00a0 We could not have been more pleased with the way he handled every detail in over a year long process.\u00a0 He was always available and returning calls and e-mails promptly.\u00a0 We had to meet together a number of times and as we were unable to get out of the house due to injuries he came to our house.\u00a0 Steve was always reassuring and kept us from worrying.\u00a0 We could tell he was concerned about us as people, not just clients.\u00a0 We were very pleased with the outcome and would recommend Steve to anyone who needed help in a similar situation.\u201d\u00a0 ~ Vernon &amp; Loretta R. (2017)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em><strong>\u201cI think very highly of you both.\u00a0 You helped me immensely and am very grateful.\u00a0 The\u00a0 respect you exude for both yourselves and the client is immeasurable and one rarely seen. I was able to have questions answered consistently and with clarity.\u201d\u00a0 ~ Anna D. (2018 Estate Planning)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #11879e;\">\u201cI remember what a mess I was when I came in for Good Samaritan\u2019s help to file [for divorce].\u00a0 I did not have peace.\u00a0 As soon as you shared your perspective, at the end of the meeting, I had the peace of God, a true indication of God\u2019s will.\u00a0 I am utterly amazed as I consider the work He has done and the work He continues to do.\u201d\u00a0 ~ Female GSA client (Family Law)<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI want to conclude by saying your Christian thoughts have opened my mind to be more charitable in life and I have prayed many times over about my [relative] and what we are doing.\u00a0 Thank you for your inspiration to me . . .\u201d\u00a0 (2019 Peacemaking case)<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u201cThank you, God, for Steve and Pam and their relentless laser biblical focus.\u201d\u00a0 (2019 text message the day after a marriage crisis consult)<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong><span style=\"color: #11879e;\">\u201cThanks for all you are doing.\u00a0 Very glad to have you in the partnership of working through everything.\u201d\u00a0 (2019 Peacemaking case)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cI have been thinking every second about the experience that led to the outcome I witnessed Monday.\u00a0 Look at God.\u00a0 I would like to express my appreciation for your amazing expertise in family law and families overall.\u00a0 Your humility is admirable, as well as your ability to bring togetherness and order to a situation that appeared helpless is inspiring.\u201d\u00a0 ~ L.T. (2015)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u201cSteve, your knowledge of the Word, your expertise in peacemaking, and your relentless insistence on dealing with the heart are worth plenty of money all by themselves.\u201d ~ Pastor Christopher Gudmundsson, First Baptist Church, Dundalk<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #11879e;\">\u201cYou\u2019ve been our lawyer, teacher, friend &amp; brother in Christ. \u00a0You\u2019ve helped us see our Lord in the midst of the darkness. \u00a0You\u2019ve helped us find courage in our difficulties through setting our hearts on eternity with Him.\u00a0 Honestly, we would not have made it this far without a godly and biblical perspective.\u00a0 I can now praise God that I am not afraid and am seldom anxious.\u00a0 I thank God that you have honored Him as you helped direct us to God, His truth, His word, and His love. \u00a0You\u2019ve reminded us that we already have far more than we deserve . . . We certainly did not deserve to have an attorney who would guide us as a counselor, shepherd, exhorter, teacher, brother, friend and on and on.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cYou really are like a missionary to those of us who face complicated, life devastating circumstances . . . Thank you, thank you for loving God enough to come into our messiness and show us to the purity of Christ.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0~ S.S.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI am just blown away by your compassion, your humbleness, your passion for marriages but more so your desire to redirect me to the way God would want me to think and act.\u201d ~ C.R.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cI want to say \u2018THANK YOU\u2019 for all that you have done.\u00a0 All of the thoughts, words, and prayers have been and still are welcomed and appreciated.\u00a0 You may never know how much you have taught me and how much of a positive influence you have been on my life and the life of others that come in contact with me as I walk the path of life.\u00a0 I have benefited and others will benefit from the example you have been.\u00a0 My life and the lives of my family are being enriched on a daily basis as a result of the work of the Lord in your life and how you are living out what the Lord has taught you.\u201d\u00a0 ~ E.L.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201cIn the early hours of my conflict, you reminded me of basic, biblical truths, which my mind has always accepted, but with the pressures of the moment caused temptation for compromise.\u00a0 I know, day-in and day-out the Lord puts you in these moments with each whom you serve. You served me and my family, both gracefully and with grace.\u201d\u00a0 ~ G.B.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI appreciated your help last week and the boldness with which you broached the subject of God . . . I thank God for you and the doors He has opened through your ministry . . . I pray that God would prosper your reconciliation ministry for the marriages ravaged by sins and grant you much harvest in terms of souls won and generations of families preserved.\u201d\u00a0 ~ T.S.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cI was discouraged and depressed.\u00a0 So I called you for advice.\u00a0 You didn\u2019t hesitate to help.\u00a0 You were especially nice.\u00a0 I want to thank you very much for advice you gave me. \u00a0You gave me scriptures I should read, which helped tremendously. \u00a0You really show the love of God in each thing you say and do. I love you for your kindness.\u00a0 God bless you your whole life through.\u201d\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #333333;\">[A note from a client whose only contact was a phone conversation]<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201cI belong to <strong>[NAME OF CHURCH REMOVED]<\/strong> and they said I should get a divorce and then they referred me to you and then you said I didn\u2019t have any biblical cause and my husband and I went to a FamilyLife marriage conference that saved our marriage and I never felt comfortable in leaving him after I had talked to you. I really thank you for that.\u201d\u00a0 ~ K.T.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cTHANK YOU for all your help.\u00a0 You have no idea how much you are appreciated.\u00a0 You are the BEST!!!!\u201d\u00a0 ~ W.S.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cYour kindness has touched my heart and made me want to cry.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0~ A.H.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201c. . . thank you for your care and attention to our delicate situation. \u00a0Having a Christian attorney gave us peace during this difficult time.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0~ N.R.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cThank you for your diligence and your heart during the custody trial. \u00a0To have someone who is putting God first means all the world to me . . . thank you for letting God use you to deliver my children into my custody.\u201d\u00a0 ~ K.S.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cI am so glad that I found you.\u00a0 I wish there were more like you out there.\u201d\u00a0 ~ J.G.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201cI appreciate your honesty in everything and I see that God has shown His grace to you, this is reflected in the way that you work.\u201d\u00a0 ~ D.F.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI\u2019m very thankful that I was led to you because the Lord knew I needed an attorney who also could encourage my faith in Christ and provide spiritual guidance.\u201d\u00a0 ~ M.F.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cYour service was excellent, I could not have asked for better.\u00a0 I really do appreciate the unique service that you provide.\u201d\u00a0 ~ M.S.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201cI am still slowly rebuilding my life and every day I am thankful for what I do have. \u00a0You were a big part of that.\u201d\u00a0 ~ V.F.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cThank you for your encouragement. \u00a0Your counsel has strengthened my resolve to persevere . . . I have experienced the power of Grace with profound understanding.\u201d\u00a0 ~ D.A.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cThank you so much for your help and wisdom as I was going through this divorce. \u00a0And thank you for your love, support, kindness and encouragement. \u00a0It would be a lot harder without people like you.\u201d\u00a0 ~ A.H.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201cI am most thankful to God from the first day He placed you in my life. \u00a0Thanks for being more than a lawyer when I needed one, thanks for being my Christian friend.\u201d\u00a0 ~ F.N.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cRegardless of how this turns out, I want to thank you for believing that there is something worth redeeming in my marriage.\u201d\u00a0 ~ I.W.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>\u201cYour desire to resolve this conflict in a Christian way made a positive difference and has begun a new and healthy relationship between [my ex-wife] and I.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0~ W.B.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #11879e;\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>You made a tremendous impact on my life many years ago.\u00a0 I will never forget it and am most humbled and grateful for everything you did for me.\u00a0 Do you remember how you planned to save my house from foreclosure if it wouldn&#8217;t have sold on time?<\/em><em>\u201d<\/em><em>\u00a0 ~ C.B.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HOW TO SET UP YOUR INITIAL CONSULTATION:\u00a0 Contact<\/span> <span style=\"color: #11879e;\">Steve Plaisted<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">TODAY at either<\/span> <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"mailto:PlaistedLaw@aol.com\">PlaistedLaw@aol.com<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">or call 301.762.7877.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>AVAILABILITY:<\/strong> Steve Plaisted is available for appointments from about 10:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (afternoon appointments should not start later than 4:00) and most Saturday afternoons.\u00a0 To accommodate clients, Steve is also available evenings as his schedule permits.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>WHERE: <\/strong> Steve Plaisted&#8217;s convenient Gaithersburg office (113 Billingsgate Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20877) in a quiet neighborhood located near Mid-County Highway and Woodfield Road which is minutes away from I-270 and the Shady Grove Metro with parking just a few steps from the office entrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypeacelawyer.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-414\" src=\"http:\/\/mypeacelawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/FINAL-MPL-P-for-page-tab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"154\" 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