Patricia actually called after I left a message. She spent quite awhile talking to me, giving me…read moreadvice on what to do if my situation escalated. It hasn't, but I know what to do if it does! Call Patricia!

Very unprofessional. Gave me a time line of 3 months, when I contacted her office 3 months later…read morenothing was done. Once they stared working the case, the wrong paperwork was filed and they kept refilled different documents and charging me every time. I wasted a lot of money on her services and didnt recieve any. I had to hire another lawyer to get the job done.

After searching for estate planning attorneys for quite a while, I found Nerisha on Yelp...and I'm…read moreso glad I did. I was helping my parents find an attorney they'd feel comfortable with, and she was exactly that. Nerisha was incredibly responsive and always made time for our questions. Her warm, understanding approach put my parents at ease, and her knowledge and approachability made a difficult process feel manageable. After years of trying to help my parents get their affairs in order, it's such a relief to finally have it done...and done in a reasonable amount of time, with a process that felt smooth every step of the way. Don't look any further. I'd recommend Nerisha to friends and family in a heartbeat.

I'm so glad I found Nerisha on Yelp because she's the only one that I felt was perfect do my living…read moretrust with. Including all the 5 star reviews as proof. I had a video consultation with her where she told me the process and procedures for a living trust for a single individual. She answered all my questions and made it easy to understand. Stress and confusion drastically faded as we moved closer to the finish line. It took almost 3 months to complete, but that's a real good timeframe. Especially when I'm busy with my kids, I had to find the right time to schedule our meetings. I had one consultation via zoom, two zoom meetings, then in person signing. I really like how Nerisha made the process very simple and educated me on everything that was included in the living trust package. The price was fair, if you need to get a living trust done-- do it now! Don't wait like I did because it'll only get more expensive. She's a very sweet and knowledgeable woman. I love how professional she is while being a friendly face with empathy. I will definitely recommend her to all my friends! I can't wait to receive everything in the mail and officially be done adulting!

Ms. Abbass is an excellent choice for trusts, estate plans and more. She listens carefully and…read moreaddresses client needs and concerns in a friendly, straightforward manner. She is highly skilled in estate planning, real estate matters, and with state and federal tax law. That combination of skills has been a valuable asset to us over the years. Her approach and competence in dealing with our legal matters always made complexities go much smoother.

Ms. Abbass seems unaware that she works in a service capacity for the benefit of her clients. She…read moreconsistently takes a condescending, belittling tone to her clients when asked reasonable, run of the mill questions related to trust and estate planning. As an attorney with over 15 years of law firm and in house experience, I have never witnessed such unprofessionalism from an attorney. Her behavior and lack of any empathy or awareness give lawyers a bad name. She was condescending in person in 2020, when we came in to wet-sign our documents. After some abuse, we called her out on her tone and conduct, and she duly apologized. Six years later, it's disappointing to see that she has made no effort to improve her conduct over the years. We recently asked for copies of past estate documents; rather than respond with a simple and professional "I didn't retain them past X time period" her response included verbatim "I am sorry I cannot meet your deadline. I am too busy. Further, I do not appreciate messages from AI. I am too busy to decipher." Contrast this to our Colorado attorney: "It's nice to hear from you, I hope you're doing well. We do not have the signed copies of your original documents. You can click here to access unsigned copies of your documents (the password is the last 4 digits of the phone number we have on file). Please let me know if I can be of further assistance." This should tell you everything you need to know about what to expect from this office. Heed the many, many 1-star reviews.

Communication has always been top tier…read more She worked with both parties to come up with a solid solution for family law. Thank you Archana

A friend highly recommended Ms. Srivastava so I reached out immediately and left a voicemail. No…read moreone called back, so after 3 days I emailed through the website. They responded immediately. But when I wrote back, called twice, and then emailed again- it took 5 days (including a weekend) for a response. I finally spoke with the lawyer on 4/1/25, but she told me she was going out of town for a bit and to reach out afterwards. When I reached out a few weeks later (4/18/25) inquiring about hiring SrivasLaw, no one responded as of 5/4/25. I understand being busy, but at least a quick note saying they don't have the capacity to take on new cases would be helpful. I feel like I wasted my time calling multiple times, emailing multiple times, and talking to Ms. Srivastava for her firm to ghost me in the end.

On a friend's recommendation, I hired Deb Graceffa, Esq. from…read more Gargalicana/Graceffa LLP as my lawyer for an Owner Move In eviction and lawsuit against a former landlord. Deb helped me navigate the original OMI notice, and a year later (when I found out the landlord did not move in) Deb represented me in the lawsuit. Lawsuits are scary- Whether you are a plaintiff or defendant. Deb took the time to walk me through the process and explain what would happen with each twist and turn. She was working on a contingency of the lawsuit earnings, and I had to pay for the admin costs. Before moving forward with a private investigator or paperwork, She checked in with me and got my approval of the estimated expenses. I really appreciated this! Deb is whip smart and really knows her stuff. As a landlord and tenant, she knows both sides equally well. In my deposition, I watched her alter her tone, behavior and emotions to get information from the defendant, witnesses and lawyer. Depending on the need, she can be friendly and understanding or forceful and aggressive. She cared about getting justice for me and my case. My lawsuit was settled during mediation with a payment in my favor. Even at the end, Deb was able to negotiate a little bit more- she definitely earned her contingency! Paperwork and payment was prompt as well! I highly recommend Deb Graceffa and Gargalicana/Graceffa LLP. They transformed a very stressful, victimized period of my past into a positive, empowering step toward my future.

Rowena and Deb helped me through one of the darkest and most challenging times in my life. I was…read moreconnected to them through a colleague/friend, and I am beyond grateful that they were able to take on my civil/family law case. I had searched high and low for Bay Area family law attorneys with experience in domestic violence cases AND civil cases involving real estate between LGBTQ partners. They were the ONLY firm in which I felt I could place my complete trust, and they passionately advocated for the best results possible. Rowena was steps ahead every time throughout the process, reassuring, and compassionate. This review doesn't do them justice, but they helped me find that (justice!) in a system that too often rewards and empowers abusers.

Our family and I are so Blessed to have received the services of Tobener Ravenscroft Tenant…read moreLawyers. After 19 years as tenants renting a rather ok apartment, we got an illegal eviction. I felt scared, anxious and very stressed not knowing where my family and I would be able to rent a new place. I was hesitant at first to pursue legal action because it would add to my already high levels of stress, and making this decision was hard but choosing Tobener Ravenscroft was the best thing ever! I want to thank Ms. Julia Wobbe, our assigned attorney, she is very professional, supportive, and understanding. Ms. Wobbe's patience is incredible, her law practice is what makes Tobener Ravenscroft firm the one to select if you have been wrongly evicted! My family and I won a great settlement due to the hard work that Tobener Ravenscroft team has done; Thank you for all the great work you do!

I almost didn't reach out because I was scared of all that would be involved in the lawsuit. But we…read morewere so frustrated with the wrongful eviction our landlord did (claiming he was moving back in so he could kick us out) that we decided to pursue legal action. I'm so glad we did. Allyson and the team were so great to work with. And we won more money than expected! I've already referred a few folks to Tobener Ravenscroft who are having landlord issues.

We have been calling multiple firms all day, trying to find the right type of Lawyer that we needed…read morefor a case. I spoke to Chris and he was super helpful - he helped walk me through the State Bar of California website and help me find the right type of layer for our case. Thank you Chris! The professionalism and friendliness speaks volume about this firm.

super professional service - extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with for all things relating…read moreto family law - highly recommend Ferreyra Law Group!

I had the great pleasure of working with Arlene and her staff, for an issue I had from my divorce,…read moremy ex refused to pay a court ordered (good sized) equalization- payment to me, for over six years in arrears. The ex is a millionaire, and I am not even close.... the sum he was ordered to pay me was a mere drop in the bucket for him. No other Law firm I contacted would talk about handling my case, except for I need to give them a special credit card that they could use on tap, at huge rates for their whole legal team, never really told me what they could do for me, nor did they care. They wanted to know about me issuing a credit card first and foremost. These were all men. I gave up after to speaking to the men of three law firms just like that. Five years later, I decided to look again for attorneys... I came across Arlene by scrolling on the net for lawyers once again...in San Ramon Immediately I like the way Arlene looked, for starter she's a woman, I was tired of the emotionless men, only in it for the $$...Arlene strong, female, fit and I love that , that means serious and disciplined, and the years of legal experience she had, impressed me. True sharp professional I sent Arlene an email of my problem of my over- six year non payment of a court order from my ex. Arlene told me my ex was in contempt of court, not he isn't paying me, and smiling about it, he is telling the court to F-off. It's the court who ordered that Payment it had a begin date and an end date to pay... and he blew it off, he's in contempt of court and over six years he's going to have some sanctions to pay. Arlene assured me she worked cases like this in her practice, who've done the same thing to wives like me. These men all end having to pay sanctions, end up paying their ex-wives, so much more than the original sum, the court ordered. I knew right there I wanted Arlene to represent me, she didn't talk about how much money she would need from me, or I have to give her a credit card to use at her & her team's leisure.. she talked about me, winning, what I could expect and my ex ( is playing a losing game) We discussed fee shortly after .. It was Saturday.. that following Monday I I gave her a retainer utilized my savings account to pay for this case, she said I'll make it all back and my attorney fees are usually paid by the x-husband who put x-wives in the position to open a case. Needless to say Arlene won my case, my Ex had to pay over double his original sum the court originally ordered in 2019 It was all due in one large lump sum, within seven days. If he was late he was warned more sanctions would incur, that's exactly what Arlene said would happen. My ex paid in one check early before due date ended... and he never spoke to me again, because he planned to screw me over by withholding this from me, so I could never have a down payment to buy a house. This ex also thought he was smarter than Arlene. Arlene I know saved the day for me. m so glad I listened to her and all her advise. Everything Arlene said was true she went up to bat like a pro and did everything she said she would. Arlene is worth every penny, and she takes care of a lot of people and their cases, so if it takes time to resolve your case, so be it. Do you want to win and get justice or you want hasty instant gratification Where mistake can happen? I have read some of these negative comments about Arlene, ie. "how long it takes her to finish a case" and how expensive she is.... it took a few months for my case, and worth it, "expensive" All attorney's are expensive. you get what you pay for. Some lawyers are not as strong, thorough, tremendously intelligent, savvy, cares about your case and you, her experience rules. with Arlene you win and you feel it right away. ...

I worked with Arlene a few years ago when my custody case first began. At the beginning, I felt…read morevery confident hiring her. I believed there was significant evidence supporting my position, and based on our initial conversations, I expected aggressive and effective representation. Unfortunately, my experience was very different. I drained my savings and accumulated credit card debt paying legal fees, but I was extremely disappointed with the representation I received. I understand now, after years of dealing with custody court, that obtaining anything other than 50/50 custody can be extremely difficult. My issue is not simply that I didn't receive the outcome I wanted. My issue is that the representation I experienced did not match the expectations I felt had been set when I hired her. I was particularly disappointed by her professionalism and preparation during the Zoom court appearance I attended with her. After spending a significant amount of money, I was ultimately told that I should essentially accept the 50/50 arrangement. I ended the attorney-client relationship after only one court date, having accumulated debt that took me years to recover from. That experience made me extremely hesitant to hire another family-law attorney. I eventually did so for a more recent custody matter, and the difference has been night and day. My current attorney is equally, if not more, expensive, but I feel informed, represented, and that meaningful work is being done on my case. That comparison is ultimately what prompted me to come back and write this review. Family-law cases are already emotionally and financially exhausting. Based solely on my own experience, I would not hire Arlene again. What was most upsetting was that I believed I understood the strategy and what she intended to fight for when I retained her. It was only after our court appearance went badly that her position seemed to completely change, and I was suddenly being told I should simply accept 50/50. Had that been the advice and expectation communicated to me from the beginning, I would not have spent the amount of money I did pursuing the case with her.