We recently took our relative to DenHerder & Associates to have a trust prepared…read more In the past, they created a trust for my parents, and later they prepared our trust as well. On those occasions, we worked primarily with Stacy. This time, we worked with Shima. Both attorneys were excellent - compassionate, understanding, and exceptionally thorough. Everything was explained clearly, and both were patient in answering all of our questions. It was worth every penny for the peace of mind that comes from knowing everything was done correctly. Thank you to the entire team for your outstanding work!

Professional, trustworthy. Made us feel very comfortable. Highly recommended. From the…read morereceptionist, to the attorney, and the notary, each person was delightful, compassionate, competent and overall great. Easy access to their office, right off the 15 freeway.

Need a lawyer to create your living trust? Then hire this man…read more I hope what follows will help you, the reader, to make a timely and smart decision followed up by action. The short version of this review has two points. One, setting up a living trust and all that goes along with it (e.g., a pour of will, power of attorney, advance care directive) is one of the kindest things you can do for yourself and the people you care about. Everyone who I've talked to who has set one up talks about the feeling of relief it brings knowing they've set up a legally binding system to manage their affairs when they're gone or incapacitated. Not a fun topic, I know, and that is one of the reasons it took me so long to get my trust completed. I first heard of Mr. Padilla in September of 2018, having been referred to him by a close colleague of mine that I had known for nearly thirty years. She raved about Mr. Padilla and about the sense of relief she felt, knowing that all of her affairs were in order. After our talk, I promised that I'd contact Mr. Padilla right away. Flash forward to July of 2019, and another close colleague of mine had finished her trust with Mr. Padilla. She also expressed her gratitude for his work and the feeling of relief and peace of mind she now felt, knowing that her estate would transfer smoothly to her son in the future. This time I did contact Mr. Padilla. He was warm and professional and followed up immediately with the initial paperwork to move the process forward. And what happened next? I became overwhelmed and perfectionistic about my approach to completing the intake form. Flash forward to 2020. By then, both of my parents had passed away. They had a will, not a living trust, and it took nearly two years to resolve the details of their estate completely. Thank God I have a sister with an MBA who took on the project, and it was a project to deal with all of the legal and bureaucratic details of probate. I realized that I would never put the people I loved through that mess. So I on November 1 of 2020, I contacted Mr. Padilla again. I apologized for my on-again-off-again process and stated that I wanted to be done with my living will before the end of the year. He once again graciously took me on as a client, and by December 12, I had my living trust completed and notarized. What a relief. I feel so much better!! I now feel at peace knowing that the people I love and care about will be taken care of properly when I'm no longer in a position to do it myself. I still have to complete the process of moving my asset into the trust, but I plan to be finished with that in the next two months. Throughout this process, Mr. Padilla was patient and accommodating. During our consultations he broke down the many pieces of the trust into small digestible pieces. The product was a clear and precise legal document that stated what I wanted to be done with my estate and me when I am not in a position to tell people in person. I'd be lying if I said that it was a fun process. But Mr. Padilla got me through it quickly once I was really ready to do the work. So if you need a trust or similar legal service, Mr. Padilla is to see.

Nothing short of the best attorney. Keeps you updated…read morethroughout the whole process quick and easy. Thanks again Ray for making sure I got taken care of.

John was always very quick to reply and although we didnt get everything we hoped for, we did get a…read morelot and he represented me very well. He makes himself available for his clients and has very reasonable pricing. I would highly reccomend this attorney to anyone going through a brutal battle in court!

This attorney is very dishonest and unethical. After I paid him my retainer fee and filing fees…read morefor my divorce case, I never heard from him again. He doesn't have email or voice mail and never answers his office phone or return calls. I went elsewhere and he told me he would refund my full retainer fee minus the court fees and then changed his mind and said he never told me that. He lied about dates and agreements, never gave me receipts or any kind of contract and actually hung up on me a few times. VERY rude, unprofessional and untrustworthy. DO NOT hire this guy. He needs to retired.

I was referred to Carolyn Brock. She is very kind and knowledgeable, and very thorough in…read moreexplaining things. Her pricing was very fair in comparing the work I needed with the rates of other attorney's I reached out to, and all the documents I had done came in a very nice and organized binder. Highly recommend!

Carolyn R Brock is a very nice person. She is extremely fair in her pricing for services and…read moreresponds very quickly when you contact her. I had heard great things about Carolyn R Brock from a friend of mine who had a will done by her. She went beyond my expectations, I was so relieved when things went so smoothly with my meeting with her.

Very pleased with our experience using Litorno Law Group to create our living trust. Angela was…read moresuper helpful in answering all our questions, making recommendations and responding to emails. Considering we live over an hour away, we appreciated Angela's thoroughness in having everything ready to be reviewed and signed. Richard Litorno, the attorney, made sure we felt confident, answered questions, and shared some helpful client stories. There's never going to be a good time to get this done, so we now have peace of mind. Lastly, because of Litorno Law's great service, we had each of our children create a living trust as well. They all were able to ask any questions during the signing, while Angela addressed each section. Thank you! Pleased and would highly recommend!

Great trust documents at a fair price. The service and advice was excellent, they kept the process…read moremoving, and the documents were plain-language, easy to understand, and the default provisions were excellent. We found that we had to change almost nothing. It was great that they brought a complete set of documents to the table, and didn't have us chasing around for low-value details. I highly recommend the Littorno Law Group!

Mark has been my estate attorney on an estate that I am the Trustee. It has been very stressful,…read moreas estates can be after the death of a loved one. Mark has walked me through every step. We have discussed options and I am so grateful that I chose Mark as my attorney. I feel that during this process, we have also developed a friendship. The office is warm and inviting and I don't feel like just another client. Mark is so reasonable, always available, helpful, listens and I know for me, he protected me when he could - which I needed and appreciated. Mostly protected me from myself. I would recommend Mark, hands down. Don't hesitate, call him. I know you'll be happy.

Not only did Mark help my wife and I to establish an organized and thorough revocable family trust,…read morebut he really helped us through a tough time with regard to the death of my Father in-law. Mark was instrumental in settling his estate and getting us squared away with the distribution of assets to his beneficiaries. Highly recommended!!

My trust documents were in need of an update with one important…read more item for a Restatement. Katie quickly understood the problem and carefully explained how we could go about it. She thoroughly questioned me for all the information she would need and then created a timeline for reviews and final signatures. Katie set her fee at end of our interview and followed up with a summary in writing. As the timeline narrowed, we had a few phone consultations that were fee, and signature day arrived with everything ready for me. A legal responsibility that I used to dread is now something I can easily anticipate.

We used Katie for estate planning and she was fantastic. She clearly explained our options and…read morehelped us choose the one that made the most sense for us. She patiently answered our questions and was even able to help with reassigning some business interests into the trust's name. She has continued to answer additional questions that came up after the documents long after the documents were complete. Her fee was very reasonable since she has little overhead. Katie made the process really easy and we are completely satisfied.

Wow! What a great experience. Robert Smykowski just completed my estate planning documents, as…read morewell as my boyfriend's, and we were both really impressed. He is extremely knowledgeable, thorough, organized and a very nice man. When I first contacted his office, he called me back within 1/2 hour. We set an appointment for that Saturday (yes! he works Saturdays) and within a week he emailed us rough drafts of our documents. We made some changes and then went in to sign. In addition, he gave us some really great investment advice. The whole process was professional, seamless and inexpensive. I suggest you get yours done before he retires!

He did what he said he was going to do. He did it quickly. And it looks like they're going to be…read morearound for a long time. He educated us on some things that were updated From a couple of years ago.