I recently had a relative pass away in PA, I live in another state. I had questions about how to…read morehandle the estate and found Sikov and Love online. I phoned the office and spoke with Attorney Carol Sikov Gross. Attorney Gross took time to listen to my questions and provided me with some very valuable feedback. Based on a variety of factors, we decided it was probably best to not engage the firm based on the specifics of my case. However, I would have no hesitation engaging the firm at a future time for estate/will need if I was in need of services in PA.

From the owner: Serving western Pennsylvania since 1952, Sikov and Love, P.A., in Pittsburgh is one of the region's…read moremost comprehensive elder law firms. We guide families in areas such as long-term care, nursing home planning, Medicaid planning and medical assistance. We also provide services in estate planning and estate administration. Carol Sikov Gross, whose father founded the firm, is one of the region's few certified elder law attorneys. She and her team are sympathetic listeners and innovative advocates.

My MIL recently broke her hip and needed to have home care. She was assigned an O.T. who comes…read moretwice a week, a P.T. that comes three times a week, and a nurse that comes twice a week. The staff from the JAA have been amazing. They are patient and kind and really knowledgeable. They really listen to us and my MIL's needs and really take care of her. I can't recommend them enough.

From the owner: The Jewish Association on Aging (JAA) honors and enhances the lives of older adults through a…read morefull-service network of senior lifestyles and services consistent with Jewish values and traditions. With a person-centered approach that gives you easy-to-understand options for senior care, we help you navigate the senior living process. Our experts help you decide what you need and when, depending on your current situation or where you see yourself in the coming years. We are the only community of our kind in the urban center of Pittsburgh.

The staff at Comfort Keepers has been great. They are very good at finding excellent caregivers…read moresuch as Aeriahna, Bill and Kristine. The caregivers are very friendly and easy to get along with. They are very competent and I receive the best care possible.

Very caring, compassionate, knowledgeable nurse and aides. My mother was kept comfortable at all…read moretimes. They truly care.

We have had a great experience with Senior Helpers. My aunt has dementia and it was too much for…read morethe family to run in during work hours to fulfill appointments, shopping, etc. We especially love Annie who goes above and beyond for my Aunt and you can tell she enjoys spending time with her and it is not just a job.

When we really needed to find someone we trust in a difficult time, the Angels were there. My…read moremother likes the company and the companionship. It's a great match.

So we used VA's services for a month straight. My mother was required to have 24/7 care aka…read morebabysitting, until she was able to move from independent living into a memory care residence. I have mixed feelings about the service the VA's provided. As expected, there are great caregivers & not so great ones... we experienced both. We really loved Saffron, she was excellent with my mother personally, also took charge about making her breakfast, doing laundry etc. Mary was really competent too, took charge and was really kind & caring. A few of the not so great things we experienced: *One caregiver kept talking about how poor she was, and how much the VA's paid her. It was very uncomfortable *One caregiver was sleeping when I FaceTimed my mom on 2 separate occasions *When a caregiver was late, the one waiting for her chewed her out in front of us which was super awkward & unprofessional *One of them hovered over my mother, following her from room to room the entire time she was with her *Somehow there was a huge miscommunication regarding whether they were allowed to administer meds or not. I specifically asked one of the phone employees & was told no. 2 weeks later I was told they could, this was after mom's meds got completely messed up bc she couldn't figure out how to take them herself. The caregivers started administering them if I put them in the weekly pill boxes, but my mom was still taking them whenever she thought of it. They eventually brought a lockbox, but it wasn't big enough for both pill boxes *The night before mom moved, THEY LOST HER. One of the women from HQ called me at 10pm, said that my mom & a fellow resident wanted to take a walk around inside the building, and by the time the caregiver on duty followed them into the hallway they were gone. The other resident was categorized as "non ambulatory", so they definitely weren't moving very fast. They literally had one job, and majorly failed. They found them pretty quickly, but it could have been a nightmare, like what if they wandered outside? A great thing they did was get my mother a mechanical cat. She wasn't able to take her cat with her when she moved, and the VA's thoughtfully gave her one, which she loves. All in all, they provide a necessary service if you're not able to care for your loved one yourself. I would have given them 4 stars, bc nothing with that many moving parts is going to be perfect, and overall they were proactive about solving the inevitable hurdles that arise. But the fact that they lost my mom was not ok -in general- coupled with how insanely expensive it is.

I worked with this company for my deceased mother's estate. My original estimate was 6,000-$8,000…read morefor complete service. We ended up being charged almost $12000. They were horrible with responding to emails snd acting in a timely manner. My mothers estate was very simple. No property or vehicle. Will was complete with no issues. I would never use them again. My final bill was continuously sent to the wrong address even after 3 emails to advise the correct address. Really poor business practice and charging ridiculously high rates. BEWARE!!

I worked with Julian Gray Associates on two issues. During such time I needed social work help…read more They have a social worker (S.D.), but it was unclear what her purpose was. She didn't do anything to help me for five months. She didn't answer my questions, she really didn't function as a social worker does in any capacity. She participated in a couple conversations between the lawyer and I after asking her to help me for three months only to get one reply saying essentially "we will get to that". During the meeting with her and the lawyer, she demonstrated to me she knew absolutely nothing about me and what help I needed. She made a wild accusation that I had been dragging my feet. It was so off the wall, I couldn't respond except to say I had tried to get her to talk to me for months. She ignored what I said. At that point I knew I should have gone with another firm. The only thing she did do was make suggestions about how I proceed in life that had no relationship to my functional ability. I had only spoken to her once and she made the assumption I needed a much higher level of care than was reality. While people make mistakes, I found it unacceptable to curtly request one piece of information about my finances and then assume I needed an extreme level of care. Julian is also terrible. He charges a huge sum to do estate and trust work but unethically chose to only communicate with my sibling. I was the person needing the trust. He produced (after waiting five months) a basic fill in the blank trust not customized at all and extremely restrictive. His unethical firms refusal to communicate despite pleas for months from clients is completely unacceptable. He not only is not worth his high price tag, he should pay me because I had to do all the work to fix the trust.

Me and my family accidentally stumbled upon this law firm Michael Marks initially charged us $5000…read moredeposit by the end of our time with him it almost was $10,000 and nothing was done. His other attorneys that were helping them out, left during our case, and went to other law firms, so Michael had to finish, and he was the worst. Beware every conversation via telephone was over $100 just to talk about nothing because his other people had already done the work and he just never looked at the case He also will charge you $60 for every email. He basically nickeled and dime my family and we got nothing out of him except for wasting two years. We ended up going to another law, firm and cutting our losses with this ass I wouldn't recommend anybody going to him or this law firm. I should've done my research. He already has a few legal cases against him that are public knowledge for nickel and diming people. I strongly recommend nobody go and use this law firm unless you want to lose at least $10,000 and get nothing for it . A lady that married my father decided to go after my deceased, mothers estate, as well as my father's estate and she had her own attorney. Well Mr. Marks decided to be a friend of that attorney and did nothing to help Us in that case he was more helping the other attorney , and just taking us for a monetary ride at our expense . I like can say to anybody looking at this law firm, do your research because it's out there and it's public knowledge that he has been disciplined and suspended for his past corruption

It was 5/6 years ago I used the MARKS ELDER LAW and I have been posting negative reviews…read moreperiodically after all I went thru I recently found out at the time I hired Him(was, passed off to a women in that office) The firm Marks had been suspended for 18 months for misuse of client funds He is a nice guy But TO USE HIS FIRM FOR ANYTHING IS A "BIG MISTAKE" FIND ANOTHER LAW FIRM

Estate plan: will, POA, asset protection trust? Your firm is…read moreclose-by and offers a consultation to familiarize me with appropriate documents.

Very impressed. I recieved great help my attorney was…read moreextremely helpful. She provided me with excellent advice.. Highly recommend

Very courteous. Got back to me pronto. I used Lloyd Welling the attorney for my mother in law's…read moreestate. Very satisfied

Lloyd A. Welling Esq was very responsive and handled our family estate with care and speed. We had…read morea few unique issues that he was able to handle quite smoothly. He handled everything from state filings to inheritance taxes including assisting in the sale of a house efficiently and effectively. We appreciated working with him and highly recommend him. He was also very fair on fees. Thank you Lloyd!