LegalZoom has a rating of 3.7 stars from 1,787 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with LegalZoom most frequently mention customer service, great job, and new business. LegalZoom ranks 5th among Legal Services sites.
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After four years of not communicating with LegalZoom they were extremely cooperative on getting my account recovered and up to date. When it came to federal law they were prompt to keep me updated on mandates and regulations. Very professional and well mannered business.
The most horrible customer support and the longest wait times I have ever experienced. I purchased an LLC package with all the bells and whistles to include expedited processing. After two months of waiting, broken promises from customer support ("It will be finished today, we are so sorry for the wait..."), many unanswered questions, no contact, hours on the phone and in chat rooms, and a refusal to refund services not rendered, I cannot recommend LegalZoom.
To cancel, you go to "Pay now", then "Cancel Membership", upload a mandatory document stating where your getting your services instead of them, then just pay again next year anyway? I've done this 3 years in a row now and they refuse to acknowledge my cancellation. That's $900 to these thieves that I feel like I can't do anything about. Screw them. I'm so fed up with this.
Left hand doesn't know what right hand is doing. They are sending emails stating that they have attempted to contact many times, however no phone calls have been received. When you call them you have to wait for at least 30 minutes listening music and hearing polite message about their friendly agents. Very poor service.
Tip for consumers:
Don't use LlegalZoom. I hope there are more professional companies doing the same.
Hi Yuliv, I am very sorry to hear that you did not experience us at our best. I would like an opportunity to make things right. Please feel free to contact them directly via help@legalzoom.com.
These stupid people have put 3 holds on my Will. Each time they tell me a different reason why. Cant they condense these issues into 1 hold? Makes zero sense. I regret giving them any of my money and really wish I went elsewhere. BUYER BEWARE
Hi Jeffery, we're disappointed to hear you’ve had a less than satisfying experience with us, and we want to have an opportunity to make things right. We’re really interested in knowing what kind of resolution you’d like to see and are willing to do anything we can to improve your experience with LegalZoom. Please contact help@legalzoom.com. We look forward to hearing how we can make this situation better.
They took y money in a jiffy and order is on hold due to duplicate name in same state for llc but their customer service never calls back and I have yet to get hold of them once after waiting over an hour at all times
It is very important to us that our customers are happy with the products and services we offer. We want you to be satisfied and I'd like to assist you in finding a resolution. Please contact me back via help@legalzoom.com and I will try my best to make things right.
I registered a company through legal zoom, and as everyone knows that you can be your own registered agent. They proceeded to call me numerous times and email about 30 times in the last few months after me telling then I do not need their services. I am not sure how but they just took 400 out of my account without me authorizing it. Truly disappointed at how low a lot of these companies are going these days. No integrity and character. Stay away from these guys for sure.
Hi Joe, our registered agent service is only offered as an option to our business customers and we assure you all fees are outlined in the questionnaire and your order confirmation. We offer the option to elect LegalZoom to serve as your agent or name another (including yourself) but we truly apologize for any miscommunication or misunderstanding on our part. We are happy to review your account & help resolve this. Please contact a manager directly via help@legalzoom.com.
I have filed 3 trademarks through legalzoom. Their "customer service" reps are increasingly unhelpful and downright rude. The reps' advice contradicts what other LZ reps say, and when you ask to escalate or report rep incompetence, you go into a black hole. It's unfortunate how unprofessional they treat a repeat customer.
Hi Tim, it is very important our customers are happy with our products & services. We try to make every experience the best and it seems we have fallen short of that goal in this situation. I would like to hear more of your concerns and how we can make things right. We will review your account & reach out to you directly but please also feel free to contact a manager via help@legalzoom.com.
I waited over 45 minutes with a simple question on hold and no one answered. Understaffed and advisers are totally unqualified. Your taking a real big risk if you use Legal Zoom to set up you company. Buyer beware!
Hi Brent, I am sorry you did not have the best experience & we would like an opportunity to change that. If there is anything we can do to regain your customer satisfaction, please feel free to reach out to us via help@legalzoom.com.
The customer service is horrible I waited over 4 hours for an answer. After the call I had I ended up dissolving my business I order to avoid receiving a 250-dollar charge for the registered agent service which by the way is a complete scam that they say is "highly recommended". It is basically a mail service but they don't tell you it costs about 200 dollars to cancel it. Besides that, after the call to dissolve my business they recharged me another 250 dollars for the same service I did not want without telling me claiming they need to have a ra service until my business is dissolved and now I am sure they will drag their feet in order to steal more of my money. I seriously suggest not using their service you are better off doing anything else.
Tip for consumers:
Do not use them you will have issues
Products used:
LLC service, Registered agent service
Shame on you, Poor service and a rip-off! I'm disappointed with their customer service. I am happy or unhappy truly sad customer relationship. They are dealing in fraudulent practices, shameful services.
We're sorry to hear you weren't happy with your experience and we would like to make things right. Please contact a manager directly via help@legalzoom.com & we’ll try our best to resolve things. We look forward to making your experience a better one.
I am so frustrated that I ever signed up for Legalzoom, it's ironic because the only thing legal about this company is how they can keep your money without getting in trouble. They have horrible service, and it's almost near impossible getting a hold of them. I tried to cancel my subscription and they didnt budge at all on giving my money back. As a matter of fact, when I asked politely (and naively) the rep I was speaking with started screaming and then hung up on. The worst fact is that I only used their service once last year and the fact that I had to hire my own lawyer anyways proved that this completely is utterly useless. Please do not make the same mistake as I did and lose your hard worked money. STAY AWAY, you've been warned.
Products used:
Legal
I was drawn to the great marketing and transparent, upfront prices of LegalZoom. However, after pursuing a design patent for more than 2 months, it is still nowhere near finished. What a complete joke. Probably the bottom 10% of law students who could not get a job anywhere else work for LegalZoom. NEVER recommend to anyone.
They charge you and additional amount to speed up the process to be be sent in within 2 days then make excuses day after day on why they are unable to complete their side. 12 weeks and about 6 hours on the phone later and my application has still not been submitted. For everyone who has not yet filled with Legal Zoom, spend the little extra money and get a local company with quality service file for you. I have filed for many companies but this is the first and last time i will ever use Legal Zoom.
Hi Keven, We apologize for the experience you've had with LegalZoom regarding your corporation package. Our goal is to make every customer happy with our products and service, we clearly missed the mark this time. I want to resolve this for you. Your order will be reviewed to determine how this happened and how we can help with a speedy resolution. Please also feel free to contact a manager directly via help@legalzoom.com.
LLC was supposed to be created in 7-10 days. They didn't do anything. They needed more info, but nobody reached out to let me know. No emails. No phone calls. Nothing. Just left me hanging. Terrible Service. Can't trust this yahoo company.
Products used:
LLC
They are currently in the process of charging me $852 + 280(Essential compliance package) + 250(RA renewal) dollars for their Express gold llc package. Basically I'm getting charged over 1.2k for something I was under the impression would be 350 dollars. This place is not worth it. There are better options.
Tip for consumers:
Don't, there are much cheaper ways to do an LLC
Products used:
Express gold llc
They will charge you a lot of money that you have to flight for days and maybe cannot get back and they will put you on hold and kicking you around with different departments, all service people are very sneaky. Don't choose the fast package $540 because it will take 20-30 days anyway, then when you call them, they will tell you the government are very slow, I have registered 4 companies with Legal zoom in the past 6 years, they are slow every single time, but they still advertise 7-10 business days on their site. I am so frustrated so just gonna give up this one and move on with another company
Hi Sue, we're sorry about what occurred with your order and with your overall experience. Usually orders go more smoothly and we apologize that you experienced us at less than our best. It is very important to us that our customers are happy with the products and services we offer. We want you to be satisfied and I'd like to assist you in finding a resolution. Please feel free to contact me directly a manager directly via help@legalzoom.com.
Formed a business through LegalZoom. First they gave the wrong advise to form an LLC instead of a sole prop. Then they processed the wrong form to cancel my business. This error cost me over $1,000. I had to contact them 4 times. I was put on hold and the line kept dropping until I was past their business hours. I finally spoke with a supervisor who said that they only have one kind of cancellation form and they don't know anything about the short form cancellation that California uses to eliminate paying the LLC fee. Looks like they are out of their league but won't admit it. I should never have worked with this company. Very incompetent!
Hi Gerry, we're sorry about what occurred with your order and with your customer service experience. Usually orders go more smoothly and we apologize that you experienced us at less than our best. Your comments and experience are important to us and we appreciate your feedback. We will review your order & contact you directly. Please also feel free to contact a manager via help@legalzoom.com.
All we wanted was to trade mark our business name and the website quotes $69.00. What you don't know until they run your card is that the $69.00 is only for the search to be sure the name is not already in use. We entered all or our information, clicked confirm and boom, they charged our card $474.00. They are super fast about charging you but if you have an issue, good luck getting a response. I went straight to my cc company and disputed the charge. This whole experience really had a bait and switch feel too it. They really need to be clearer about the charges prior to charging your. Card LegalZoom, we won't be back.
Hi Carol, our website does not have a quoted price of $69.00 for any Trademark services. Our trademark registration package is advertised on our website as starting at $199 + federal filing fees prior to any request for information. Our trademark search packages are also advertised as $199. We fear you may have reviewed a site other than LegalZoom and we apologize for any misunderstanding. If you wish to discuss this further, please contact help@legalzoom.com.
They signed me up for a wrong entity and I got screwed on $700.
It went through the secretary of state and the entity that they allowed my business to be approved for has never been legit. My lawyer suggest refund and legal zoom f'ed us. No one was helpful. In any way. They processed wrongly and we are out of money,
DO not use legal zoom! Create an LLC directly on irs.gov
Not happy at all with the service I am receiving from Legalzoom. They promise to do something by a certain date but never follow through. They do not even bother to tell you that it will be late. You can set up an account on their website to follow the progress of your order. Unfortunately the website doesn't get updated. I really don't understand why companies do business this way. I guess that is one reason companies don't stay in business beery long.
I would like to extend my sincerest apology in regards to your less than great experience with LegalZoom. I would like an opportunity to try & make things right. Please feel free to contact me directly via help@legalzoom.com.
I signed up with LegalZoom to get an LLC three weeks ago. Since then, I get a nasty email from them every week stating my account will be closed if I don't contact them. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes each time, I then have to explain everything to the rep who eventually tells me that I need to send in a document. It would have been a lot easier had they just told me all the documents that were needed up front or even when they sent the email. I used them to save time and each week I'm spending an hour on the phone just to find out what documents they need. I noticed in the other complaints here, the LegalZoom representative's response was always "please contact us." Needless to say, I'm on hold with them now. If you're considering them as a way to save time, you won't.
Hi David, we're disappointed to hear you’ve had a less than satisfying experience with us, and we want to have an opportunity to make things right. Please kindly submit your contact information to: help@legalzoom.com and we will review your order history. We look forward to speaking with you and hope to make your experience with LegalZoom a better one.
Filed for PLLC 3/30/17. As of today, 5/15/17, we are still waiting for our package. Multiple calls, and an EIN finally emailed last week, but as we still need the certificates we can do nothing but wait to complete our business loan. Everything, and everyone is on hold, and this has really messed us up. I was pretty impressed the first few times I used LegalZoom, but now wish I just paid the attorney. Did I mention this was for expedited service? I called about this, and was told no adjustments could be made.
Hi Tamara, I sincerely apologize that you haven't experienced us at our best this time around and I'd like to help make things right. I will review your order & contact you directly to resolve this. Please also feel free to contact a manager directly via help@legalzoom.com.
They cycle you through tons of members who all provide little to no assistance. They straight up took 600$ dollars from me. My application sat in limbo for over a year, for them to tell me I needed to pay 100$ to have the application re submitted to governing officials. I was sent this email two weeks before the money was due.I've had over 30 + emails with these people only to waste my time and money and ask for more to submit a paper. Straight scammed.
Avoid like the plague. I thought it would make setting up a simple LLC with federal and state forms easier. Still fixing their errors weeks later and spent way more time than it would have taken to fill them in. Zero customer service despite having bought the "Gold" level. Finally you are paying them to have aggressive and incompetent service providers call you.
Hi Ion, we are very sorry to hear of this experience. I would like an opportunity to review your account & try to make things right. Please feel free to contact me directly via help@legalzoom.com. I look forward to hearing how I can make this a better experience.
I've had nothing but problems with LegalZoom, Sure they filed my corporation for me, but on the wrong date and year that I had requested and had agreed upon. Nothing but excuses from work at home clerks, no confident resolution insight. I also paid them for trade, Mark services that were attorney assisted, this was a complete and utter disaster as the attorneys change frequently. I would not recommend anyone with anything important to do to trust LegalZoom. It was a big mistake for me and I'm now paying the price..
Hi, Daryll! Thank you for reaching out. We hate to hear that you had a less than stellar experience. Your honest feedback will help us to improve ourselves for the better. If we can be of any additional support, please call us at (800) 773-0888 or by email at support@legalzoom.com.
This is not a reputable company. If your business doesn't make it Legal Zoom will continue to take money that will be automatically deducted from your credit card for up to a year. I would NOT recommend this company. Very poor customer service if you need help.
Products used:
Legal Zoom Small Business
Hi, James! We're sorry for any distress this may have caused you. Please send us an email to socialmediaoutreach@legalzoom.com with your account information, and we'll look into this right away.
LegalZoom is the best way to get legal help for your family and business. Ask business and personal legal questions, get advice on specific situations, have an attorney review your legal documents and more.
Every year, Americans spend millions of dollars on routine legal services such as forming a business, applying to register a trademark or creating a last will. Others simply do not create essential legal documents because of the inconvenience and high cost. LegalZoom was established to provide an easy-to-use, one-stop online solution for people to handle common legal matters.
Hi, Abram - we’d be happy to help! If we can be of any additional support, please call us at (800) 773-0888 or by email at support@legalzoom.com.