My husband and I hired Judy Douglass to update our trust and she did a professional job…read more I liked that she was willing to meet both of us in person before we hired her, and gave us an easy to understand beautiful package when done.

Judy recently provided legal services to my family and we are extremely satisfied with the entire…read moreexperience. Her work product is of the highest quality. When selecting an estate planning attorney, experience was a top priority for us, and Judy has been in practice for decades. We value and trust Judy's expert legal guidance -- and her kind, friendly personality is a bonus. It was a joy to work with Judy.

Naomi Parker is an imbecile. She was referred to in court as "a trust mill"…read more She amended my parent's trust that was clearly, by the four corners of the document, not to be amended after the passing of the first trustee. She did this not once, but twice. Her incompetent actions have resulted in an ongoing (to date) nine year court case that has included the court of appeals. For those who are looking for a competent probate attorney, look elsewhere. If you have had Naomi Parker create a trust, take it to a competent attorney. I would not trust Naomi Parker to clean my toilet.

We called to ask if Naomi would take an appointment. While Naomi refused to take on a new client, I…read moreasked her receptionist to ask a simple clarifying question and secretary refused to even pass on a general question to Naomi. I was not unwilling to pay for the time but I was surprised at the way this was handled. Also, if she is not taking new clients, this should be advertised on their site so as to not waste people's time.

This firm was highly recommended to me by a friend. I engaged them for some family estate planning…read moreand found them to be very difficult to work with. When I initially called to make an appt with the attorney my friend used, I was told someone would call me back to set up the appt. Five business days later, after never hearing from them, I called THEM back to schedule a meeting. After our initial meeting, we were handed off to Linda Kramer, who was quite rude and condescending, but at that point we had already paid the retainer and needed to get our documents done. It then took FOUR WEEKS to get the next appt scheduled with Linda. So much for timely customer service. Either they have more clients than they can be adequately responsive to or this is the level of attention they think is OK.

This firm has helped me with estate planning and trust documents for my family as well as for both…read moreof my parents at the end of their lives and after death. We have always been treated with both professionalism and kindness. The work they do is efficient and thorough. I can't recommend Kramer Radin highly enough!

What do the German techno-pop band Alphaville and Johnny Rico from Starship Troopers have in…read morecommon? Well, aside from being totally awesome, they both asked the question: do you want to live forever? Even if your answer is yes, it's not a realistic expectation - and that's why you need an excellent estate planning attorney like Marina Vinsky. Planning our estate is something that had been on our to-do list for a long time, but we never took the time to work on this in earnest. Early on, we considered a do-it-yourself approach using books that we purchased in 2004, but they sat on our shelf for most of the last fifteen years, the binding barely cracked. Even though these books promised an easy and inexpensive solution, it was still so confusing to us that we never got started. Flash forward to this past summer, when an unexpected death in the family reminded us again of the ephemeral nature of our own existence and the need to provide for the care and support of our family in the event of an untimely demise. It was time to act. We solicited recommendations from several of our friends, and Marina was one who came highly recommended. We contacted her and received a response almost immediately, and within a week or so we sat down for our first meeting in her office in San Jose. Marina is at once very friendly, caring, and highly knowledgeable. We had innumerable questions about the process, and she patiently answered all of them in terms that we could understand. In fact, she probably answered them several times as it was often difficult for us to fully grasp all the all the nuances of revocable living trusts, wills, probate, and many other things. Over the next few months, she continued to work with us as we tailored the different components of a comprehensive estate plan to our needs. This was no fill-in-the-blank MadLibs kind of thing - it required careful consideration of our situation and the repeated modification of documents to reflect our wishes. Throughout the whole process, Marina was patient and accommodating and exceedingly generous with her time. Finally, after years of procrastination, we have a completed estate plan. We have a revocable living trust, wills, advance health care directives, and powers of attorney. Guardians for our children have been identified and provisions have been made for their care. As I look at the binder that Marina provided to us, I can't imagine trying to do this on our own. We are grateful to Marina for her expertise, and enthusiastically recommend her for anyone's estate planning needs.

I have utilized Marina's services to establish a trust, and she was wonderful to work with. Marina…read morewas sensitive to my needs and addressed all of my concerns in a way that put me at ease. She made the process simple and completed the tasks very quickly. Since my expectations were exceeded, I recently turned to Marina again to assist with family law matters. We are in the midst of working through those issues, but everything is going well. Marina has gone out of her way to accommodate me, and I appreciate the exceptional level of service. I am proud to say that she is my lawyer. More importantly, we are quickly becoming friends, and I embrace the professional acumen coupled with the ability to see the person beyond the scope of the matter/s at hand. I highly recommend Marina for all of your legal needs.

I cannot say enough good things about Gadzo Law. My husband and I found them more than a year ago…read moreusing our ARAG benefit from work. Alexandra is personable, friendly, and very competent legally. We wanted to prepare a living trust and will. Due to some personal issues, it took us about a year to complete the original paperwork. When I contacted the office to schedule the final signoff, her assistant contacted me right away and got us in within a week. And, we paid the same rates from the prior year even though the price had increased for that service in the meantime. Wonderful office and people. Thank you so much for your help, Alexandra!

For many years I had ignored having an estate plan prepared until I got divorced and realized that…read moremy ex was a not financially capable and I would be solely responsible for my children. My divorce attorney recommended Ms. Gadzo. As it turned out, my divorce attorney was not completely competent, but his recommendation that I retain Ms. Gadzo was an excellent one. I am a reasonably good attorney, and a reasonably sophisticated consumer of legal services. I was quite impressed by Ms. Gadzo's legal acumen, and in particular, I was impressed by her understanding of estate planning issues that are unique to divorced single parents. Ms. Gadzo is very dedicated, smart and intuitive. She is very good at client counseling, identifying significant top level issues, and reducing the abstract down to the concrete. She is also very thorough, meticulous and honest. I was very impressed by Ms. Gadzo, and would recommend her without reservation.

In her words was too busy and didn't have the bandwidth to work with me dealing with my family's…read moretrust as she didn't create it (ours retired ) . I was hoping to use her for mine and my other family's as she was referred by someone I really trust in such matters and wrap up my current situation. And do my family and my uncles At the end of the day I wouldn't want to work with someone who doesn't want or need new business. As someone mourning I would have thought that someone whom deals with clients that are mourning wouldn't have been so short and frankly rude .

Carol is patient and explains options clearly. She created my living trust when my children were…read moreyoung and helped me with understanding guardianship for personal vs financial. Moreover, she gave guidance on setting up disbursements tied to age, education, through young adulthood. With life changes, she has updated accordingly. In addition, her firm handled the paperwork with the county to transfer real estate to my living trust. She also had my trust set-up with my sister as executor, however, upon my eldest child reaching age 30, (my two are two years apart) my two children become co-executors and my sister is removed from the obligation.

Highly recommend Jessica when doing your Living Will and Trust! She was very professional and…read moreknowledgable on the process and made us feel comfortable when having to make some very difficult decisions in ours. We were able to "meet" with her via Zoom the first few appts to discuss assets and our wishes but came into her office to sign the paperwork and have it notarized. She made that process very smooth and easy and under an hour. We later had to come back to her office to pick up our Living Trust binder that looks so organized and beautiful and keeps everything in one place. Highly recommend Jessica Posner if you are in need of a Living Trust and Will done or need an attorney for another matter. She is wonderful!

Jessica was great to work with creating our trust. She was pleasant, knew exactly what to do and…read morevery efficient. What a relief to find great service!

I created my trust in 2021, and 5 years later I had many questions and uncertainties about whether…read moreeverything was set up correctly. I was able to schedule an appointment with Justin, and I'm so glad I did. Justin took the time to walk us through all of our concerns in detail. He was patient, knowledgeable, and very thorough in explaining what we had already done and what steps we needed to take moving forward. He didn't rush the process and made sure we fully understood everything, which gave us a lot of peace of mind. What really stood out was how prepared and thoughtful he was. He even provided a new Certificate of Trust in advance to address an issue with my middle name--something I hadn't asked for. That level of attention to detail really shows how much he goes above and beyond for his clients. He also gave us a clear checklist of exactly what we needed to do, so when we left the office, I didn't even need to take notes. I also really appreciate that whenever I have questions or concerns, I can reach out and someone from his office will get back to me promptly and make me feel at ease, without any additional charge. That level of support and accessibility means a lot. Justin is someone we truly trust, and it shows in the fact that many of our family members also have their trusts with Litherland, Kennedy & Associates and work with him as their main attorney. He is kind, professional, and genuinely cares about his clients and their families. We left the meeting feeling confident, reassured, and knowing that our family is in good hands. I highly recommend Justin and his team to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and trustworthy estate planning attorney.

Dedra Jize is incredible. She helped direct me when I was navigating a very complex situation…read more Dedra is a wealth of information and I was able to make some important decisions with confidence after seeking her advice.