Hmm - well, let's just say that our experience differs from yours. A pretty significant number of our customers cc their attorneys and have them sign off everything before finalizing the documents. If your attorney won't do this, feel free to contact us and we'll send you to someone who will. Your lawyer should work for you, after all, not the other way around.
I agree that a lot of online forms out there aren't great - it's why we built Clerky, to fill that need. Our forms are very well-vetted by some of the best startup attorneys in the industry (you can look at our About Us page to see our advisors).
I'm willing to bet that attorneys on the west coast (I mean CA) are more liberal about this sort of thing.
And I'm positive that your documents are great. No problems there.
BUT, as I stated above, once you get into making adjustments, it's better to have the original attorney or one who is intimately familiar with the industry consulted early in the process or there could be trouble if someone feels like they got the shaft.
If your lawyers refuse to review something you send them, you should really consider getting a different one. That's just unreasonable, no matter where your attorney is located.
But yes, to your point - if you are doing anything custom, need tweaks to the forms, or anything else like that - by all means, get an attorney.
I agree that a lot of online forms out there aren't great - it's why we built Clerky, to fill that need. Our forms are very well-vetted by some of the best startup attorneys in the industry (you can look at our About Us page to see our advisors).