Barbara Herzig walked me through all the steps of a T.I.C…read more To Condo conversion. With her team behind me I now have the confidence to begin what promises to be a long & difficult process. She is the kind of lawyer you want on your side, with her take no prisoners attitude & her team of highly competent professionals. Barbara knows her stuff

I hired Ms. Rankin because she specializes in real estate and I trusted her. I retained her for a…read morehome I purchased that didn't have plumbing and a partition. She was paid 100,000 and after 3 years nothing was mediated and I had no money left for food which resulted in me having to sell my home. I have now been unable to find another home. Truly horrible!

I'm knocking stars off this review because the unprofessionalism of the customer service has been…read moreterrible. I called originally because I needed a construction contract for a large remodel. I was bounced to two different lawyers but one finally took on my case and started work right away. Although he had a death in the family which required a weeks delay of the contract, it was a good, solid document. I was happy with the work. Three weeks later I received a bill while on vacation. As soon as I came home to the invoice I sent a check out. At this point it was probably a month since the services were rendered, but I want to stress that the bill didn't go out for THREE WEEKS. So although it took me a week to pay the invoice (due to me being on vacation) I paid it promptly. Maybe 10 days went by between the time they mailed the invoice and the time I paid it. A few weeks after I paid it I received another invoice that had the original sum plus 10% late fee. I called in, left a message (no one actually knows who does what in this office) asking about the bill. I received an email back (not a returned phone call mind you) stating that the bill was indeed paid. Today, three weeks after that email, I received a bill requesting the late fee. Once again I called. Once again I was put on hold while they tried to figure out who I should talk to. Once again I left a voicemail in some random box. In the end, the service I received was fine. But I wouldn't use this law firm again since the total mismanagement of the lawyers and billing just isn't worth the $275/hr rate. For that kind of money I expect excellent service and a more professional office staff.

I needed to update my trust, will, health directive, etc. The attorney I used previously was…read moreextremely unresponsive so I asked friends and co-workers for recommendations. One of my colleagues recommended Yuliya with the most specific, and magnificent, praise - and I'm so glad she did. Yuliya was everything I wanted, and better than I could have anticipated. She communicated clearly, set timelines which she always met, and gave me much better advice on estate planning than I had received in 10 years of my "relationship" with the other attorney. Yuliya is also extremely nice, and easy to talk to. And the icing on the cake? Her prices are quite reasonable compared to other attorneys doing the same sort of work. She is absolutely the best!

My sister found Magomedov Law Group for our family and helped us create a Revocable Living Trust as…read morewell as a Pour Over Will during the summer of 2020. The most important aspects of our time working with Yuliya to create these documents is her professionalism, her knowledge of what we wanted to create and her patience as she helped us through this process. No one in my family has any law experience or knowledge so she helped us through every single step, explaining what each document covered and what it meant for us as a family and our assets. As I mentioned, she helped us through the pandemic which was extremely helpful and surprisingly quick. We did have a few snafus with the county itself asking for documents we were unsure of (my family and I) but Yuliya was able to help us out on her end and ensure that any additional paperwork was taken care of. I highly recommend Yuliya and her law group if you have any estate planning needs!

Lyssa is my go to attorney with TIC's. She is knowledgeable and reliable. She is the best!read more

Ethical, very helpful and very nice to talk to on the phone!…read more We were referred by a mortgage broker who suggested Lyssa to handle our condo conversion process. We spoke briefly on the phone, then, after reviewing a couple of documents, she got back to me with an honest, educated answer based on current legal codes. Though she couldn't give us the answer we wanted : ( She explained that we could fight it, but there wasn't much chance of "fighting city hall", which is keeping an eye on Ellis Act buildings that evicted people after May 2005. But for this initial phone consultation, she charged us nothing, didn't try to get a retainer or even charge us a minimum hour for looking up the laws! Of course, we'd have liked to have gone through the entire conversion process, but it appears that isn't going to happen thanks to past evictions in the creation of our TIC group.

DO NOT HIRE A PROBATE ATTORNEY HERE!!!!!! I suspect, one of their attorney's I hired, colluded with…read morethe opposition attorney, because he tried to have me sign a release of my beneficiary rights. When I confronted him (to let him know it was a general release and I would receive 0) he told me he did not read the settlement agreement!!! He knew what it was, but tried to get me to sign it and lose my rights...yet said he never read the settlement agreement. Never let a probate, or estate attorney make a phone call to the opposition, never. Always demand every communication is done in writing!!!! Probate law is chalk full of scam artists and only about 20 percent can be trusted to act in your best interest! Always , always check the facts using chat GPT and possibly hire a second attorney to review communications with your attorney

I contacted them via email after a referral from my real estate lawyer and no response. I followed…read moreup twice with 2 different contacts provided on their website, again, no response. I called, no answer. These people are seriously difficult to get a hold of. I ended up finding a different real estate lawyer. Wish they had at least answered even if they weren't interested in taking my case on.

We needed to do property title change and other related documentation, and quickly. After trying to…read morereach title companies and real estate attorneys, we went to Faye Lee, the top RE attorney recommended by a popular Chinese community service figure 林修榮. She responded quickly, in fact went out of her way. She suggested a Living Trust instead of what we intended to do. From what we had learned in our search, we felt she was right. Faye is very knowledgeable. She charged us a really reasonable fee. In fact, we felt it was well below what is being charged out there. We offered to pay for the extras she did. She turned it down. Faye is exceptional in that she is community service oriented, not just hurry up and charge as much as possible minded. We solute such professionalism and service mindset.

I have used Faye Lee for two different kinds of transactions, and I recommend her highly…read more My husband and I are both attorneys, but not estate attorneys, so we hired Faye lee to draw our estate documents. We were very pleased with the entire transaction. Recently, I used her to draw up a trust and will for an elderly friend. Faye made it as easy as possible for us. Without that help, I'm not sure we would have been able to set up the estate as this friend wished. Her fees are VERY reasonable.

I called said that I'm in Castro Valley but she said they only do Alameda county j was like Castro…read moreValley is Alameda county, she sounded unprofessional or lazy to do her job. Then I told her that my landlord gives me 7-day correction and on the 7th rent increase starting August 1st, then she said we only do if you don't pay rent. So hat is the same thing is eviction. She sounds unprofessional and uneducated. Why did they hire you when you don't where is the city is located, you should be ashamed of yourself.

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Jelena Kelleher is an incredibly skilled attorney who brings her skills as a former law professor…read moreto her interactions wiith her clients. She patiently explains each aspect of the estate plan process and eagerly awaits any questions or concerns. She helped my wife and I update a prior estate plan. In the process she brought new clarity to our understanding of the estate plan and offered us new opportunities to express our preferences on a range of related subjects. I cannot recommend her too highly.

We knew we had to set up a living trust but did not have much knowledge of any of the specifics…read moreinvolved. An initial phone call with Jelena, where she very clearly and patiently explained the idea and purpose of this document, got us thinking about the relevant questions. She was very responsive to multiple changes made to the initial intake form. Jelena guided us through this process with clarity and confidence, which made this a very positive experience for us. This was especially so when we met in person for the signing and she made sure we took time to pause and reflect on the implications of certain choices and guided us through possible scenarios until we were both satisfied and confident. After the trust was set up, she sent us a very helpful list of next steps to do and don't, as well as advice on what documents to provide in specific future circumstances during the trust's lifetime. It was a pleasure working with her on this and we would highly recommend to her anyone looking to handle this seemingly complicated and tricky legal issue with someone who genuinely cares for their clients' best interests and puts in the time and work to explain legal issues to the layperson.