We recently worked with Cross Estate Planning to create our family trust and we had an excellent…read moreexperience working with Dave. His attention to detail, patience, and knowledge were greatly appreciated throughout the entire process. Estate planning was completely new to us and honestly felt a bit overwhelming at first, but Dave took the time to explain everything clearly and answer all of our questions without ever making us feel rushed. He guided us through every step of estate planning, and made what initially felt intimidating into a smooth and reassuring experience. We are so grateful to now have everything in place for our family and highly recommend Dave and the team at Cross Estate Planning to anyone looking for a knowledgeable and trustworthy estate planning attorney.

Great experience! Very helpful! Replied to me in one day and helped with my problem…read more Natalia

I can't recommend the office of Yael Rakib enough. One of the most professional, thorough, and…read moregenuinely caring offices I've ever worked with. Over the past few years, I've worked with many different attorneys and offices, and Yael's office truly stands out as one of the best out there. The level of attention to detail, care, effort, and professionalism is exceptional. You can genuinely feel that she truly wants to help and make difficult situations better for her clients.

Let me start off by saying this: if Yelp had an "EXCEPTIONAL" star rating I would give it to Yael…read morewithout hesitation. Yael is everything you could possible want in an attorney - extremely efficient, fast, intelligent, and thorough - yet what sets her apart is her emotional intelligence and genuine support during an incredibly stressful time. She doesn't just handle the legal work; she shows up for her clients as a steady, reassuring presence. She is impeccably professional always arriving to court prepared and dressed to the highest standard, projecting confidence and authority. Yael is strong, decisive, and clearly knows exactly what she's doing - which comes from decades of experience and mastery of her field. You feel protected with Yael. You feel heard. And most importantly, you fee confident knowing you are in exceptionally capable hands. I cannot recommend her highly enough - worth every penny.

Marina is a pleasure to work with. She explains everything and has lots of contacts for other…read moreprofessional services that make this annoying process just so much easier. Her fees are in line with the average for her field and the Bay Area. What I am saying is yes, it's expensive, but I feel I got my money's worth.

Our decision to use Marina's services to restate our Trust was fairly easy to make after a free…read moreconsultation interview with her as well as reviewing her many short and informative videos on her website on subjects related to Estate Planning. Marina's skill of explaining legalese in layman's terms was invaluable in crystallizing our thoughts and very helpful in tailoring our restated Trust, Wills, and related documents such as Advanced Health Care Directives, and Durable Power of Attorneys just as we had intended, bringing us the needed peace of mind. With Marina's responsiveness and efficiency we were ready to sign off on the completed documents just after two 40 minutes zoom call meetings with her. The entire process was educational, streamlined, and stress-free. We would not hesitate to reach out to her in the future should there be a need to amend any of our estate planning documents.

we worked with Albert from summerall to setup a trust when our child was born. he (and the entire…read moreteam we worked with) made the process so easy. I really appreciated the 'how to guide' they made for us so we understand how everything works. even after we were done working with them, they were very kind in answering follow up questions we had a year later. highly recommend these folks!

We used Summerall Law for establishing our initial family trust and estate, to ensure we had the…read morebasics in place as we became parents. Everyone at Summerall Law was great to work with, and walked us patiently though all the areas that normally trip people up, as well as areas more specific to us and our situation. We did all the convos and prep via video call (great to minimize commuting time), and they have multiple locations for signing the final copies in person. We haven't used them for more detailed or custom work but will happily do so when the time comes, and have friends who have used them for this and are very happy. If you're looking into will, trust, or estate needs, would definitely suggest checking out Summerall Law!

I've been a client for over 8 years. they takes care of our personal taxes as well as the taxes…read morefor my business and also my famliy business. they are professional, highly organized and efficient. More importantly, they helps me to understand how to interpret the tax information. In all our years of working together she has never made me feel dumb for asking clarifying questions. Prior to working with them, I tried four other accountants and none of them came even close to her level of professionalism and empathy.

Janet really helped me by reviewing the trust I have that was made by another attorney. She is very…read moreknowledgeable, communicates well, and performed the review in a timely manner. We discussed all of my concerns, I now have the confidence that my trust has been properly prepared and will serve me when the time arises. Thank you, Janet, Keith

Attorney Evelyn and her team are wonderful. I always felt highly supported and well advocated for…read morewith Attorney Evelyn and her team. She always remained transparent about the difficult divorce process, detailed what options I had, and always maintained professionalism. I worked with them in 2019-2020 during my initial filing and required their support again this past year for follow-up issues. I cannot fully express how grateful I am to have had their support during those most trying times, but thank you.

Let's go over what Mrs. Pascoe claimed for my case: 1) 500…read moreusd for Court filing fee 2) 500 for meeting 1 3) 500 for meeting 2 TOTAL: 1,500 Answer: 1) In California, when you hire a lawyer to represent you in a divorce case (or any family law proceeding), the process to inform the court of their representation is typically handled by filing a Substitution of Attorney form (Judicial Council Form MC-050). This form notifies the court that your new attorney is now representing you, often replacing self-representation (in pro per) or a prior attorney. There is no court filing fee required for submitting the Substitution of Attorney form. This is a standard statewide rule for superior courts handling family law matters like divorce. https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/substitution-attorney 2) We met for 5m just to sign 1 paper that he is now representing me. 500 usd for 5 min. 3) Next time we met was only to hand him a check and let him know that he is no longer needed. Handling of check was charged another 500 usd as considered as a meeting with the client (obviously). While he may partially technically be right in terms of meetings only, think again if you like to have this kind of ethics follow you during your case and weather something like this should cost 1,500 USD.

Easy To Work With. Our Tax Accountant Retired This January…read more We Reached Out To Barbara, After An Hour Appointment,Our Federal & State Taxes Were Filed.. We Upgraded From A Tax Accountant To A Tax Attorney. We Have Rentals, 401k's,Pensions, Student Loan's Interest, Mortgage(s) Interest , Utilities, Write Offs... Not Too Complicated, She Can Handle S Corporations, K-1 , Filings Too... Competitive Rates Too!!!

We have used Barbara for our joint tax returns over the last three years. While the first two years…read morewent relatively smoothly, we recently discovered mistakes on both our 2024 and 2025 returns. Resolving these errors with her has been an incredibly frustrating experience. Communication has been a major issue; she frequently ignores our calls and emails, sometimes leaving us waiting for weeks without a reply. An issue she promised would take 20 to 30 minutes to fix remains unresolved. Because she runs an independent practice, there is no one else to escalate to when she goes silent, leaving us completely in the dark. We are highly disappointed by this sudden lack of professionalism and responsiveness. We hope this is just a temporary, isolated situation and that she will soon break her silence to help us resolve this.