Matt is simply awesome!! We researched a few firms, talked to a few lawyers, before we decided to go with Matt (referred by my credit union personal banker). We did have a trust many years ago with another firm but that lawyer retired and his firm wanted to charge a lot more for lifetime trusts, had a poor response time with interaction only with front-office staff and so that law firm lost a repeat client business! Matt is very methodical, the entire process is very well organized, he goes through patiently all the nuances in the intro call and to his credit he is also very clear on what he can commit to or not (e.g. a 24 hour response time window or completely remote zoom based exchange than in person mtgs/office). This ensures client satisfaction since clients are clear on what to expect upfront. Matt also helped us navigate creating the concept of lifetime trusts and its benefit, several other lawyers just wanted to create a simple trust or charge more for lifetime trust. Matt has a very reasonable flat-fee (his fees are not the highest and not the lowest) which I really liked and its not based on whether we decided to go with lifetime trusts or any other complex factors. We got our trust done within a reasonable time and if you are well organized Matt's process is fairly efficient. I am really happy we went with Matt and I highly recommend him! read more

We just finished setting up our Trust. I can honestly say I was not disappointed in the slightest. Living far from his office, we were initially concerned about distance, but it never became an inconvenience. Every step of our trust setup was handled smoothly and efficiently through virtual meetings and clear communication. What truly impressed us was that when we emailed, the attorney himself--not a paralegal or assistant--responded promptly and thoughtfully. Thanks to his flat-fee, full-service approach and exceptional responsiveness, we were able to establish our trust with complete confidence and peace of mind. No matter where you live in California, the quality of service you receive from this attorney will be outstanding. I give my highest recommendation. read more

I'm so happy that I got a recommendation for Matthew's services. He's fantastic to work with. I'd procrastinated forever establishing a trust/will. Just the thought of doing this is very overwhelming. Matthew made the process very stress free. He breaks the process down and carefully explains everything along the way. Today, I visited his office for a signing appointment and I now have a trust!! What a great feeling. I regret that I didn't take any photos of his office space. It's beautiful. As soon as you step inside you forget that you're in an industrial area. I highly recommend! read more

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My wife and I went through estate planning with Matt and it was super smooth. He explain the process and answer questions very clearly from the first introduction session. He was patient, professional and made sure our concerns are addressed. We are happy to finish the paperwork and also felt educated along the way. Highly recommended. read more

Matt was excellent to work with. He made the daunting process of Will and Trust easy and seamless and very smooth. I highly recommend working with Matt - you will feel supported and taken care of! read more

Matt is the kindest most compassionate profesional I have ever met- during the time my 85 yr old husband is dying suddenly from cancer- he was a gift from God to both me & my son today read more

Matt is fantastic. We had many questions and needed more than just a legal arrangement - we needed someone who could teach us the basics, educate us on all our options, and make recommendations for our particular case. He was knowledgable, friendly, and patient throughout the process. We felt like we got exactly what we needed and are in good hands heading into the future. read more

Exception. Matt's process is excellent. My family setup a trust for the first time and Matt guided us through it in an easy-to-understand way. read more

My wife and I could not be more satisfied with the outstanding service we received from Shafae Law, and we would readily recommend Matt to anybody else looking to do estate planning. Matt was outstanding at explaining everything to us plainly and clearly throughout the process, making himself available as much as we needed to answer all our questions (and we sure had a lot). His patient, no-pressure, customer-first approach was highly appreciated, as was his sharp sense of humor! The final deliverable (our complete estate plan) was well worth the price we paid. We're so happy to count Matt as a key part of our family's professional service "team" now! read more

Matt did a fantastic job of restating our trusts. He was extremely knowledgeable and helpful with all of our specific issues. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Matt to anyone. read more

Responsive, professional and personable! I contacted Matt about a future need and he uncovered an issue with our present trust that would have cost me a large amount of $ and financial and personal security. He cleared his commitments to expedite the changes. He not only met his commitment, he was able to provide me with a draft to review in advance of our signature. A family member who is a lawyer in another state reviewed the draft and said "The document is quite extensive. That he got it done so quickly, I'm impressed!" He also gave me some beneficial tips and advice outside the scope of this project. I will definitely be contacting him for other estate, will and trust work. read more

My wife and I are very happy with the service we received from Matt Shafae as we were doing our estate planning. Professional and yet easy to work with, we have recommended Matt to our family members. read more

We've had a positive experience working with Matt and his team on our personal estate. His process of distilling down the complex issues and discussing possible outcomes openly made it easy for us to talk through the plans that are right for us. I only wish we could convince our folks to consider doing this as well, given how important it is, and how Matt makes the process as personable as possible. I would highly recommend Matt. read more

Matthew and his staff are nothing short of amazing. Matthew is efficient, straightforward, kind and extremely knowledgeable. My family and I wholeheartedly trust his expertise and it is always a pleasure to work with him. Highly recommend. read more

Matt Shafae is knowledgeable, listens to his clients, and creates a Living Trust that works best for you. He offers his help willingly and clearly explains how things work so that your understanding is also clear. He's reasonably priced in the market of Trust Attorneys. I highly recommend him. read more

What a pleasant experience. My initial "wow" was how much time and attention Matt gave to our free initial video meeting. I was doing a trust redo. He asked for, and absorbed, my trust and what I wanted, and gave great insight. I was blown away at how much info he provided without any compensation. He even stressed several times, "you are not obligated to use my services". Who does this?? I did due diligence and explored other firms, but no one came close or gave me the comfort level Matt did, so I engaged his services. The actual trust was SOOOO thorough. He spent lots of time going over its provisions and working with my particular situation. So smooth, so pleasant, so well done. Couldn't recommend them more. read more

My husband and I wanted to set up our Living trust when COVID 19 happened to be in peace just in case... I found Shafae Law with Yelp after reading reviews of people and decided to contact Shafae Law. Matt Shafae was super patient with us for explaining everything and anything we had questions about. He always reply my emails quickly and answered. I would definitely recommend him to all of my friends and family for sure! Thank you Matt! read more

Matt is a joy to work with. We were looking for someone local to the area that offered full-service estate planning for a flat rate. Matt was the obvious choice, given what we were looking for. I'm so glad we chose to work with him. He patiently answered all of our questions and made us feel confident about our decisions. Highly recommend! read more

Matt has been helping my father and I for a few years now. He is very professional, knowledgeable, and compassionate throughout the estate planning process. Matt was very thorough and patient to answer any questions my father and I had. English is a second language for my father which makes things a bit difficult for him to convey his thoughts. Matt did a great job in facilitating. Matt has made things easier during COVID times. He was able to setup virtual meetings and work with digital documents. Matt and the Shafae Law team is the only firm I trust in estate planning. You'll feel confident you're in good hands. read more

So glad we found Matt to help my parents with their trust and other matters. He is super helpful and professional at all times. We had a couple free video meetings where he was super helpful at guiding us to best make the decisions that needed to be made before we even signed a contract or compensated him for his time. Matt is really knowledgeable and a great listener. My parents speak limited English and they felt confident using his services. Would definitely use his services again and highly recommend his business. read more

I can't thank Matt enough for assisting my parents with answering some questions about their trust and updating their DPOA documentation. We were left in a bind because the estate attorney who prepared their trust had passed away, and the attorney who took over the practice told us she was too busy to help us. It seemed as most estate attorneys were only interested in clients that wanted a new trust set up, and not in a client with questions on an existing trust. Matt listened carefully to all of our questions, reassured all of us, and provided advice...all during our free consultation. He was wonderful in working to fit us in quickly, even accommodating a meeting outside of normal business hours to work with our schedule. I would give him more stars if possible, and will definitely be working with him to prepare my own trust. read more

Matt was very helpful in helping my family and I navigate the complexities of the new Prop 19 law. He was able to help us work through several complex estate planning scenarios while relaying his advice in a simple and easy to understand way. read more

This review is a longtime coming for Natasha Carroll-Ferrary. Natasha made the Living Trust creation/process so much simpler and less intimidating. Her character flawless - relatable, professional and warm. It did not change throughout the entire process. Given COVID, all was done remotely thru several video conferences and the final notary in-person (masked and distanced). She was timely and responsive to all my questions. The entire process took less than three months. Best part, I can still reach out to Natasha if I have questions. I highly recommend Natasha Carroll-Ferrary (Shafae Law) for any estate planning. read more

Matt helped my wife and I put together our living will and trust. He was super patient, calm and compassionate. He explained everything in detail and made a very daunting task extremely straightforward and simple. All around great guy and would recommend him to anyone. read more

We recently revised our Will & Trust with Shafae Law. We found Matt Shafae to be very professional and personable to work with. We appreciate his attention to detail, the new Will & Trust has provisions for every possible contingency. It's also nice knowing he was raised in this area and will be staying in the area. He's young enough so that he will be available to help the Executor. We highly recommend Matt Shafae to anyone considering a lawyer for Estate Planning and Wills & Trusts. Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Olson read more

Matt is extremely knowledgeable and professional! Working with Matt on our living trust was a great experience. We met with Matt a number of times via video call and eventually met him in person as well. In all these meetings Matt was very informative and generous with his time, patiently answering our questions so to allow us to make the right decisions for us. We strongly recommend Matt!! read more

My husband and I approached Matt after my family had a very disappointing experience with another attorney regarding the gifting of a property and trust paperwork. Matt was incredibly thorough, approachable, and helped us understand our complex situation from a number of different angles, which allowed us to make a decision that met everyone's needs. More than anything, Matt was very responsive, which was refreshing after the other attorney dragged on for months without ever completing the asked for deeds and paperwork. Given Matt's expertise and speediness with our deed paperwork, my husband and I also utilized him to set up our trust. We are incredibly satisfied with Matt's professionalism and will be using him in the future. read more

Our experience with Shafae Law was excellent. They prepared our Living Trust for us and helped make the process as simple and straightforward as possible. This isn't an easy thing to get our heads around and the way Matthew broke it all down for us meant we were able to be confident in deciding how we wanted to structure our Trust. We felt the service went above and beyond. Scheduling the two meetings needed to establish the Trust, Matthew was so accommodating and flexible. We could not rate them more highly and have been recommending them to friends and family. read more

Shafae Law recently helped us with our estate planing, Matt was very professional and easy to work with, they have very reasonable fee without any extra charges. Thank you read more

My wife and I recommend Matt Shafae. He offers a personal touch in an area where we really needed it. He made sure we understood the process as we went through it, he was upfront with his pricing, and he never tried to upsell us. The resulting trust was exactly what we expected, and less much less stressful than I imagined. Matt also worked with our schedules and didn't get frustrated when we took a long time to finish the paperwork. read more

I am so glad to have found Shafae Law. I worked closely with Natasha via email and met Matt briefly to sign some documents. I have been through this exercise five times over the past several decades and I have never felt so informed about the process or so comfortable with my decisions and the implications of those decisions. They were so competent that my wife also restated her trust with them. Fast, easy, accessible, thorough and reasonable--it doesn't get any better. read more

I can't say enough here. We consulted Matt Shafae to help us update our quite old estate plan. In just a single free consultation, he went through all the important details of our current plan, and helped us see that that our plan was still in great shape. He easily could have sold us services we didn't need -- we were ready to pay for some; instead, his honesty, patience, and clarity helped us determine what we might optionally change, including nothing. And if that weren't enough, he advised us on how best to use what we have in place on our own, given some changes in our lives over the past years. I'm writing this in large part because I must in _some_ way reward this level of integrity and knowledge. This is a person who cares about the well being of his potential clients, even if it means they won't become clients. What a rarity! read more

After my father passed away, Matt was very helpful in answering questions about lingering Estate issues and after educating us on what the problems were, he gave us the necessary tools and information to resolve the issues ourselves instead of taking advantage of the situation and selling us services we didn't need. The passing of a family member can bring a lot of problems in dealing with creditors or even just dealing with taxes, social security, investments, and other unforeseen issues which might arise when a loved one moves on while dealing with the emotional loss at the same time. I strongly encourage people to be as prepared as possible for when the inevitable happens. It will make dealing with the process a lot easier if you have documents ready and an idea of the legal ramifications that the passing of a loved one can have on surviving family members. Thank God that we were somewhat prepared, but Matt was there to answer questions about issues that kept arising that we didn't have a clue of how to proceed after getting the runaround from insurance and investment companies. I got to know Matt when he was attending Law School and it is great to know that he is still a kind, caring, gentle person who is honest and sincere about helping his clients. I will definitely be going to Matt to make sure I am prepared if something were to happen to me so that my loved ones are confident that they will be taken care of and I encourage you to do the same. read more

I called Matthew with some questions, and he was super helpful. He really did a nice job of laying out the pro's and con's, and the various factors of what I was asking about. I had a strong sense that he was looking for my best interest, as opposed to trying to drum up fees. In fact he laid out a pretty good case for why I may not need his help, and how I'd go about doing things on my own. Not totally sure what I'm going to do about the matter I called about, but I can say that I learned a lot from his advice. Matthew explained things in a way that was very clear. I wouldn't hesitate to call him if I have a legal need in future. read more

Matt was my divorce attorney this year. He is calm, logical, centered and realistic. I was very lucky to have his services at a very rough time in my life, from the start to the end of the process. Plus, it should be said, his fees are very reasonable. If you 'think' you need a divorce attorney, call Matt asap. You'll be very glad you did. read more

I called Mr Shafae looking for an attorney to review/update my trust since I had moved to Nevada from California. He advised me that he was not licensed to practice in Nevada and recommended I contact an attorney that was licensed in Nevada as Nevada laws could vary from California and to contact him if I had any additional questions. I found an attorney but was not clear about some of the offered options and whether the advice was sound. I called Matt to run a couple of items by him. He spent almost an hour on the phone with me clarifying some items as well as explaining the various options and provided me with his recommendations. I hold him I knew his time was valuable and offered to compensate him but he refused to take anything. I would highly recommend Mr ShafaeI and my only regret was that I could not have engaged him in his services. read more

Mr. Safae has provided legal services for me and he was excellent! Responsive, reasonable and non-nonsense. I can highly recommend his thoughtful approach and calm reassuring demeanor for anyone in need of a knowledgable level-headed expert as your guide to navigating the legal frontier. read more

I would like to recommend Matthew as a Family Law attorney. He is a very professional, reliable and responsible attorney. He helped me to resolve my child custody case quickly and efficiently. I had worked with different lawyers before I met Matthew, but he is one of the best. Thank you for your help! read more

Matt helped my mother on legal issue last month. He was very helpful and most all was available to answer my family's many questions. We worked directly with him and never had an issue reaching him. He is very knowledgeable and his fee was very reasonable compared to what some other attorneys we were considering charged. I highly recommend his firm. read more

I was very fortunate to find Shafae Law Firm through a good friend! Everything went very smooth. Matthew Shafea's professionalism, knowledge, patience and clear communication gave me the confidence to go through the process. I would not hesitate to recommend him to any of my family and friends. read more