Wells Fargo Opened account in error now I have to pay an attorney to fix. No offer of assistance from WF. Paradise, Pennsylvania

The amount of money Wells Fargo is holding hostage is $7800. They have since told me that I can provide a California Affidavit 13101 in lieu of a short certificate. When they sent two letters threatening to close the account due to "insufficient identification documentation", after multiple calls and emails to find out that what they wanted was a short certificate, they never stated that the 13101 could be accepted in lieu of the SC. When the banker at a NC branch spoke with legal, they indicated that a new document my lawyer had provided stating that I was the sole, uncontested heir of my father's estate, and that for all intents and purposes I am the executor, would likely suffice if I presented a raised-seal copy to my branch (I only had a faxed copy at the time), they never mentioned the 13101.

When I acquired and presented the notarized version of the document to the Paradise PA branch, the legal department stated "there is NO document that can be accepted in lieu of a SC" (contradicting what the teller at the NC branch had been told). Still no mention of the 13101. Now that I have visited no less than 10 banks in 3 states trying to open an estate account so that I can deposit this counter check, I finally asked them to reissue the check to the trust so that I could deposit the funds there. They have told me for months that they can and will do this upon request. Now they suddenly don't have the authority to reissue this check to the trust and they advise me to get a lawyer (at my expense, of course) in order to get MY money. 

The initial employee did not know the rules, the legal department has provided three different answers in three different consultations with three different bank representatives, and they get offended because I am obviously upset about this situation and now they won't return my calls when I leave a question that my attorney needs answered. So I guess I will have to pay my lawyer to call them..... he charges $300/hour which works out to $5/minute. AND they have had the free use of my money for about 8 months.