My great uncle recently retired, and he needed help with estate planning. I found Phuong on Yelp,…read moreand we were so impressed with his highly rated services and positive feedback from customers, so we decided to give it a try. Phuong was so wonderful to work with, from the very first meeting until the last meeting to sign the paperworks. He was professional, patient, and took the time to explain everything clearly and thoroughly. Estate planning can be overwhelming, especially when helping an older family member, but Phuong made the entire process smooth and stress-free, and we truly appreciated his kindness, responsiveness, and attention to detail. I highly recommend Phuong to anyone looking for a trustworthy estate planning attorney.

From our very first conversation, Attorney Peter Luong approached my situation with empathy,…read morepatience and warmth. He was very responsive, answered every question with clarity, and gave me the peace of mind I needed. I am grateful for his guidance. I highly recommend his services.

We attended our first Adoption 101 class in 2020 and the official outreach program in 2021. In our…read moresearch for agencies, we were really drawn to Adoption Connection (AC) b/c of their commitment and fierce advocacy for Birth mothers. After speaking with other agencies, attorneys and consultants, we felt that they were the most transparent not only with adoptive parents, but also with offering Birth Mothers perspective, counseling, and a listening ear to make the most informed decision during the most difficult time of their lives. We were told from the outset that 3 years+ was a realistic estimate in terms of placement and though we hoped it would be earlier, we understood how delicate this journey was. We were sent quarterly updates with the number of times our brochure had been presented (over 40 by the end of our process), but we had never met a Birth Mother in person yet. It's very easy to go to dark places and play the blame game as to why it hasn't happened yet, but we decided to turn our sadness into a year of yes. Yes to the trips, yes to the dinners, and yes to adventures that came our way. We started therapy and really worked on being the best version of ourselves we could for whenever we got the call. In our research, the best advice we were given is that as adoptive parents, we have to be ok with being 4th place in terms of choices for Birth Mothers who are placing their child up for adoption: 1st is with a birth parent 2nd is with a family member 3rd is with a member of their community We were more than happy to be 4th place and it's with that mindset, we were able to wait (as difficult as it was) almost 3 years for a placement. Our Birth Mother was very confident in her decision to place her child up for adoption, but understandably had second thoughts once the child was born. Those first 30 days were so stressful and AC really stepped up and not only offered comfort, perspective, and options for the Birth Mother, but also coached us through the difficult time of having the child with us and the possibility of things not working out. It was very important to all of us that our Birth Mother felt secure and safe in whatever decision she made and in the end, she felt that we were the best option for her child. Adoption is not for the faint of heart, but if not for the expertise and advice of the team at AC, we definitely would not have been able to honestly tell our child that this decision was not made lightly and was made out of an abundance of love b/c he was so wanted by all parties. We're so thankful for the Adoption Connection Team and their continued support of Birth Mothers and Adoptive Families.

This is a close to a scam as it gets by avoiding the legal classification as scam. The whole…read morecompany seems to be set up by family law experts as 'legalized sam' skirting regulations as much as possible. You pay a high fee for outreach ($30k) to be shown 1-2 times a year to potential birthmothers. You will not have any matches for years. After that the 'case workers' will push an adoption on you without giving you any disclosure required by CA/ Federal law about the baby or birthmother situation. They will label it as only chance. Everything is hush hush. The cases they show you before you pay the fees are so different than what you will actually see it is heartbreaking. Avoid at all costs (like other reviewers here have detailed).

I am an established resource parent in Alameda County, I originally went through the county itself…read more(social services) to be certified for foster care etc and then we later adopted through the county. We now have been finalized with our daughter for 3 years and are ready to expand our family again through fost /adopt, but we decided that we wanted more input than we were allowed to have with the county. My daughters sister (who was also in foster care) ended up in a great home and that all came about through A Better Way, so we decided to look into their program and have begun our pride training classes. Since this is my 2nd time going through pride training (my last training was more than 5 years ago) initially I was not at all excited, but I have to say that I am really enjoying the classes. Being that I have been a foster parent, a concurrent planning placement parent and now an adoptive parent I am quite familiar with how things work, what the kids go through etc... and A Better Way does a really good job of balancing giving out that information (and not scaring people) along with presenting the lighter side of fost/adopt. I am very eager to finish the training and get to the next and so far so good. I would recommend a better way to anyone considering fost/adoption.

Please beware. I experienced the staff within the Another Road to Safety Program as being very…read morenegative and unprofessional. Please beware.

I was looking for a live scan fingerprinting service to volunteer at my kid's school. Jocelyn…read moreanswered the phone at 7:55pm (!) right before closing and we scheduled a time for the next day. When I had to adjust our appointment, it was very easy to do online (she uses Square for booking). Very professional, efficient, friendly and kind. Also very reasonably priced compared to others. Will be glad to use Jocelyn for any fingerprinting or notary needs in the future!

Very friendly and efficient service -- I needed a live scan for a COE, and Jocelyn was methodical…read moreand also aware of the specifics needed for this. Definitely recommend her and will work with her again next time I need a live scan!

I emailed this business to find out about a certain dog. I never received a response back. I'm…read moresorry it didn't work out. I'm sure they stay busy but it was disappointing to not be able to have any questions answered. In the end we decided to look elsewhere. Also of interest- I think the dog I wanted to meet was still over seas and maybe that's why they didn't respond? So just be aware if you see a dog on their web site it may not yet be imported. So maybe one star isn't fair? Either way a quick email or note would have been appreciated. That said I'm grateful anyone takes the time the rescue a dog. We've have had a successful overseas adoption in the past & was considering it again (the group we used before doesn't seem to be rescuing currently).

Took a chance on adopting Raili from Taiwan. We had submitted a request for her on pet finder. Mary…read moreand the association reached out to us. Let us know of some medical work she had & provided plenty of video, photos and a live whatsapp meeting to show us raili and guarantee her health and disposition. We were smitten, said yes, and picked her up a month later at SFO. These dogs are not easy, but a year later it has been the best decision we've ever made. Raili has gone from shy and reserved to a goofy confident dog. the formosan breed is very fight or flight so it is important to give them time to adjust, but also make them face challenges and overcome their fear. Adopt a doggie gave us referals to Brent Cooper (cooperhaus training). and we worked with him for a short while to help with training and confidence building. These dogs are work, but if you have the time it will absolutely work out.

Keenam Law firm provided excellent service for my Chapter 7 bankruptcy very professional service…read more Everything went smoothly once I provided all the documents that was requested. 5 from me

Contacted this office for assistance and spoke with Keenan and it went to the mails and he just…read morestop responding. Even after a few weeks to months of leaving messages. They don't return calls or emails. I would not suggest doing business with them. I never became a client but they ghost me before we could even get started. You don't want an attorney that can't even return calls or emails. If I could give ZERO STARS I WOULD!!! DO NOT HIRE

This is the worst organization I have ever encountered. My husband and I wasted five years trying…read moreto adopt a child through their foster-to-adopt program. In hindsight, we should have gone another route, but we really wanted to help a child in need. Five years later, we gave up and told them to take us off their list of available families. Before doing so, I attended a meeting with a large number of families who have been waiting a long time with no results! I realized that our situation is par for the course for them, and they have no intention of doing anything to improve the situation. They have a really high turnover of their staff, so we went through 5 or 6 social workers in 5 years. The social worker who wrote our home study took 6 months to complete it! I had to complain before anyone would do anything about it. The social workers are not proactive, and the management here does a poor job of making things happen. You often hear horror stories on the news about kids who are abused and neglected by their parents, and no one did anything about it. Now I know why. Families ready to adopt and offer a loving home are lost in the shuffle, and programs like this do the minimum amount of work. If you plan to work with them, ask them for their current statistics regarding how many children they are placing each month, how many families are waiting, and how long those families have been waiting. My recommendation is that you avoid Family Builders like the plague.

This agency is a disaster. Run the other way! We worked with them for years and experienced nothing…read morebut trauma and pain. They have incompetent staff, do not have the backs of their clients, and provide absolutely no support. They are poorly managed and underfunded. DO NOT work with them. Find any other solution available.