Mark And Mike Gilfix Are The Best…read more We would like to share a few words of praise about our recent meeting with Gilfix & La Poll Associates. Our adult family had a recent zoom meeting with Mark to discuss estate plans, trusts, and special needs trusts. Mark's knowledge, expertise, experience, friendly manner & attentiveness regarding each & every one of our concerns provided the safety net we were searching for. Mark can be depended on to truly connect, communicate & facilitate plans with his clients. Now, for one example, money left for our special needs child is protected. Of tremendous continuing value has been his recent book, SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST, CREATION AND MANAGEMENT GLUIDE, by Mark & Mike. We are confident that with Mark & the resources he manages we have developed plans that respects and honors our wishes. Ed

My mother went to one of their supposed free seminars. It was a heavy and hard sell. We left there…read moreconfused and overwhelmed. A week later she got a bill for $3,500. Not sure what it's for but she quietly paid it and enclosed a letter for them never to contact her again and to see some and desist any supposed work that they were doing. Maybe they've changed their leadership since then. Definitely would not recommend.

I cannot recommend Liz and her team highly enough. Liz is compassionate, thoughtful, and thorough…read more She made the process of estate planning accessible and less overwhelming for my family. She has a ton of experience, is reliable, and pays attention to the details. I will honestly be recommending her to all of my friends and community.

Liz at Gaw Estate Planning is amazing - she is knowledgeable, efficient, and responsive. She is…read morealso kind and has a great sense of humor. Our estate planning process was a breeze.

Michael kindly gave me a 15 minute consultation and clearly put me as ease regarding an issue that…read morewas weighing heavily. I also appreciated that he referred me to someone else who specialized in another area of law.

Michael Young has done two living trusts for me. He did my mothers trust back in 2000, and I had…read morehim do my own trust in 2017. Both times the work was performed flawlessly. Like others have stated, Mike is very knowledgeable about his subject matter, he's very professional, patient, and really takes his time to listen to your concerns, and then gives his opinion on what needs to be done. He's very down to earth, and easy to talk too . I've recommended him highly to other family members and friends who might need the services of an attorney that specializes in Trust work.

My wife and I had our first child not long ago, and we both felt prompted to start our estate plan…read more We looked around and were so glad to find Ellen. Her background and experience put us as ease. After our first in-person consultation, we knew we had made the right choice. She was a wonderful adviser throughout the process, answering all of our questions (including quick replies to some long emails from us). Ellen was also a good sounding board for us. She help us think through how changes to our family and financial situation over time would impact our estate plan, identifying contingencies along the way. We especially valued the time and attention Ellen put into making sure both of us understood our plan and our choices. I'd never formed a trust or a will before, and Ellen made sure we were well educated in the process. I feel a lot more on top of my family's long-term plan as a result.

Don't believe all the good reviews. I did nothing wrong, and they were distrusting, rude, and…read morenon-responsive, making me have to follow up repeatedly. It's definitely my presumed ethnicity as well, though I'm American. I've noticed other people get treated way better all over the world, even if they're acting much worse. Staff there on salary don't care. They have 5 stars, so they have lots of business, and aren't eager to take cases with people they're discriminating against. Other BIPOC staff can be some of the worst. The rude office manager purposely gave me "referrals" to large firms in a completely different region. They caused me a lot of stress in my short interactions with them, and failed to make me feel comfortable. It was clear they didn't want to work with me. Avoid!

This company's professional and thorough attention to detail made a difficult situation for us…read morebecome manageable. They were consistent and clear and I would highly recommend Stebner and Associates....

I can't say enough of how grateful we are for Stebner and Associates. My brother and I felt we…read moreneed to seek help but we had a hard time finding a firm who would take our case. My mom was not treated the way she or any patient should be treated in a nursing home. Karman took our case and gave us piece of mind that they could help us. At our darkest moments, she made us feel that there is light down the road. She was very professional and helpful and made sure we were taken care of during her maternity leave. Kirsten took over our case and knew exactly all about our case. She kept close contact with us and explained everything that was going on. Kathryn would check in on us and further explain our situation and where we were in the process. In the end, they WON our case for us. They truly are a Godsend, all of them who helped us, even Scott, with collecting our documents and photos. From beginning to end, they provided us with the support we needed and believed in us and our case. We were fighting for our mom and all patients who need the great care they deserve and not negligent care. They are super easy to talk to without feeling intimidated because they are lawyers. They really showed us empathy and helped us all along the way. We are forever grateful and believe they can help many more people who need help with their case.Thank you, Stebner and Associates.

Unfortunately, Mr. Laird's expertise is not in the area of law we needed representation in. So we…read moreweren't able to work together. That said, I very much appreciated that he took the time from his busy schedule to personally call me back. He apologized that he couldn't help us with our claim. He explained the scope of the different specialties of elder law and which area we should focus on. Then he generously offered recommendations and resources that could help me to find a better fitting attorney. Many of which I wasn't aware of. Even after days of exhaustive research. Although we weren't able to hire Mr. Laird, we would definitely consider him if faced with a situation that falls under his scope of expertise and would recommend others do as well.

Our family hired Elder Abuse Attorney Sean Laird to help both my Mom (Elder Abuse Case), and my…read moreimmediate family (Domestic Abuse case). From the very start Sean was thorough, thoughtful, and extremely competent. It was a stressful family situation and he was compassionate and caring with us all, especially my Mom. He never missed a scheduled call or family meeting and was always on time. He worked diligently to keep our court costs down as promised. He is a solid attorney and we couldn't recommend him enough to anyone in need of an extremely capable Elder Abuse attorney. You will be in the best of hands!

Responsive and conscientious who is detailed oriented and super knowledgeable…read more When you are planning inter-generational transference of wealth, you need to have all of the qualities in your estate planning attorney. Do yourself and your family what the right thing to do and start your planning process today with Jay and his team.

Top notch expertise, especially with estates. Professional, pleasant and keep to their cost…read moreestimates too.

Very professional. Mark was helpful in his insight and very respectful when talking about a…read morepotential case. Highly recommend if you're looking for a quality law firm.

In November 2023 I hired Ingrid Evans to handle a significant financial elder abuse matter…read moreinvolving millions of dollars stolen from my father. At first I believed she was an excellent attorney and was very hopeful. That changed quickly. She heavily promotes the recent bench trial verdict in In re Durable Power of Attorney of Dock Dean (Case No. 23STPB13044, Los Angeles Superior Court) as a $47 million victory on her firm's website and in press releases. In reality, this appears to be self-promotion. She went after the easiest targets among the three defendants, obtained a large judgment that has not yet resulted in meaningful recovery for the estate, and is now billing my father's estate for hundreds of thousands of dollars--amounts that independent tax and estate planning professionals have told me provided no real benefit to my father. Her most serious error was representing two beneficiaries with unequal interests in the estate--the victim's son and granddaughter--creating a clear non-waivable conflict of interest. This led to her actively pitting me against my niece and permanently damaging our family relationship. She has since become adversarial toward me in court filings, including making negative statements about me that appear to violate basic attorney ethics rules. What should have been her breakthrough case instead exposed disloyalty and poor judgment. I also experienced her overstepping her role as an attorney. She repeatedly tried to control aspects of my personal and financial life and offered financial advice without any qualifications to do so. Her communication style was often intimidating and made me feel pressured rather than supported. Former employees have posted concerning reviews on Glassdoor about the work environment at Evans Law Firm, which aligns with my experience. I strongly advise anyone considering hiring Ingrid Evans to trust their instincts and look elsewhere. She is not the dedicated advocate she presents herself to be. Half these reviews are fake... she asked me to write a review last year way before the ending of my case, and I promised her I would write an accurate and truthful review at the conclusion of our engagement.

Bridgett was incredibly helpful and was able to guide me in the direction best for my situation. I…read morehighly recommend viewing their introductory video which I found full of valuable information.

When we moved to Petaluma from out of state we knew we had to do a complete overhaul of our estate…read moreplan, but being new here we didn't know where to turn. But once we started asking for recommendations from people we met, we immediately noticed that Bridget's name just kept coming up. We made an appointment, we really liked her and her team, we redid our entire estate plan with her (painlessly and at a very fair price), and now when people ask us for a lawyer recommendation we know exactly what to say.

Fast, clear, concise, and friendly…read more Thank you for making this process as least painful as possible! I highly recommend for estate planning

Ms. Tseng is fantastic: knowledgeable, professional, and responsive. She is among the best estate…read morelawyers to you will find. And so reasonable and easy to work with.