We attended a free seminar for an Estate Planning service offered by the Law Office of Ruby…read moreSteinbrecher. It was very informative and since we were told by a previous law firm that we didn't have enough assets to put together an estate plan, we found out otherwise after attending Ruby's seminar. We made an appointment to prepare our estate and will documents. Ruby's office and staff are very thorough and the process is very efficient. We are completely satisfied with their service and highly recommend it to anyone needing to set up a trust.

From start to finish the best firm I have ever worked with. The communication and experience of her…read moreteam was excellent.

After seeing several very positive recommendations on Next Door, I met with and decided to work…read morewith Brittany Birnie Greene on a restatement of my will and living trust. This is the third will/trust restatement/update I have done in the last 30 years and I found Brittany to be the most responsive, knowledgable, detail oriented, engaged. Also the first woman I've worked with, which was not a criterion but felt like the right choice. I found Brittany to be completely prepared to explain in clear language all the nuances and legalities of the process....or to not overexplain whenever I said I was pretty familiar with the various sections of the documents. I truly enjoyed working with her and was impressed not only by the reasonable fee but by her firm's (Just Brittany and sister Tate) generous policy with respect to updating certain parts of the trust and/or taking brief phone calls at no charge. I'm delighted that I chose Birnie Law and highly recommend them to others. BTW, I'm surprised there are so few reviews on Yelp. Probably just that most people are so glad to have this process 'done' that they don't want to think about it once it is. Worth noting that they do no advertising but are always very busy just from word of mouth. Again, just the kind of firm I like.

I needed a few legal questions answered concerning my mom's estate, but was having a devil of a…read moretime finding an attorney willing to sit down with me for an hour or so to resolve them. One cretin (name withheld out of courtesy) tried to get me to pay a $3,500 deposit up front, and he had the people skills of a sixth grade remedial student. Very lucky to have had a friend recommend Tate Birney in Sebastopol. I cannot remember the last time I felt so comfortable in a lawyer's office; and I left feeling like with a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders and that I really had found a caring and smart advocate, should I require services in the future. Very reasonable rates, especially for one who is clearly so capable and qualified. Even from just my one meeting with Tate Birney, I can, with intuitive confidence, recommend her highly.

I met with and hired Mr. Kelly in July of 2025 to amend my existing family trust. I paid Mr…read more Kelly in advance for this service and received an itemized receipt from him with a verbal promise to provide my documents in 2 weeks for my review. It has been over a year and I have received no documents. The State Bar Association assisted in reestablishing communication between Mr. Kelly and myself after weeks of him ignoring my calls. Once again I was told my documents would be sent. They were not. I fired Mr. Kelly and filed a complaint with The State Bar Association and he is currently under investigation for wrongdoing. BEWARE ALL SENIORS!!

I was having problems assuming my deceased mother's mortgage. Mark Kelly corrected a number of…read more assumptions I had and mapped out a succesful plan. I was able to pay off the mortgage He put a watchful eye on the whole procedure. He is informed , empathetic , a good talker. I would suggest you hire him to handle estate, trust, wills, and mean mortgage servicing companies. The money I paid Mark was well worth the cost.

James has done a lot of work for me from helping write my new Trust, Durable Power of Attorney, and…read moreWill. He also got all the paperwork done with changing the Title on my house in spite of some problems that came up do to my past mistakes. James is an excellent communicator, and has a great understanding of complex issues that shows up in the work he does. He's patient, efficient and very reasonable! A very nice guy who is a perfectionist!

Great communication! Always got back to me quickly and were so awesome…read more I highly recommend James and Dina.

Just as you would expect, overpriced. Outrageous price just to fill in the blanks on a form. All of…read morethe work was done. All they had to do was put it in the computer in proper order. Can't possibly be more than 15 minuits work, and they asked $250.00

I contacted Mendo to process a couple of restraining orders for me. I was not able to give him…read morecomplete information on either one of the parties. He agreed to help me in spite of those gaps. I was pleased by his willingness to work with me in spite of the fact that I was not the most prepared of clients.

We hired Robert to represent us in an off-market sale of a house in Santa Rosa. We had lived there…read moreas renters for some time and had already agreed on a price with the owner. We brought Robert on as our lawyer to guide us through the entire sale and escrow process. Robert answered all of our questions, coordinated with the other attorney and the title company, and made sure we paid attention to important details, such as the fire readiness survey. The escrow closed this week, and we're extremely happy with the guidance and oversight he provided throughout the process.

Great guy very knowledgeable... knows his stuff any one looking for a great Attorny call Robert…read moremade life so much easier taking the stress away from the situation