Top Notch Tree Experts

We recently sought bids to have a large tree removed in our backyardUpon arriving at our home one afternoon, we were surprised to find Ben G and a crew of two others removing limbs from the treeWhen we asked him to stop, he said that one of our bidders had brought him to our property told him to begin cuttingNeither of us had authorized any work to any bidder
We insisted Ben G wait until we had contacted the bidderHe quickly became agitated, cursing at us and accusing us of behaving unethically and seeking to cheat him out of time and moneyWhen we got the bidder on the phone, we asked if the bidder told Ben G to cut the tree down; on speakerphone, with Ben G listening, the bidder said he had not told them to do any such work
At this point Ben threatened to put a lien on our property ("my uncle is a judge"), while also offering to complete the work for a steep discount, paying in cashI asked the other two crew members separately who told them to begin working; one said the bidder, and one said BenWe requested they leave immediately and seek redress with the bidder, if they truly believed he was the one who was being deceptive
Reading the earlier reviews, I am struck by the threat of liens appearing twice: is this seriously a pressure tactic his business wants to use?

AVOID!! Ben use to be an honest hard working man, but apparently he has
decided by lying and cheating people, he can make more money DO NOT
WORK with him and I wish that I would have read the reviews here and the Consumer
Protection site for Utah before hiring him I hope the $goes a long way Ben, because
you will not get another dime out of me or my family members that I had referred business

If the system allowed I would mark minus stars as I've never been cheated and lied to as I was by Ben G*** or G*** His signature isn't clearly writtenI called him on separate occasions to complain about the weeds that he promised he'd killed and were thriving and the lawn areas he had killed instead Both times he said that the place that sold him the chemical had made a mistake and promised to come immediately to access the situation but never showed upHe also made an excuse for not having the year guarantee for his work with him and promised to bring it to me for my file He never showed up with that eitherHe swindled me instead of coming to make things right A very dishonest man