Caitlin Ross made the estate planning process clear, smooth, and stress-free. She helped me with…read moreeverything from setting up a trust and will to powers of attorney, health care directives, and guardian nominations. Her guidance was thoughtful, professional, and easy to understand. Caitlin is responsive, detail-oriented, and truly cares about her clients. I felt confident every step of the way. I highly recommend her for anyone looking for reliable, compassionate estate planning services.

My husband and I (based in the Bay Area) worked with Caitlin Ross on our estate plan and had an…read moreexcellent experience from start to finish. Even though everything was handled remotely, Caitlin made it all work seamlessly over Zoom. She was prompt, easy to work with, and incredibly accommodating throughout the process. She made something that initially felt overwhelming feel straightforward and manageable. She was responsive to our questions, flexible with our schedules, and took the time to explain everything clearly. We felt in very good hands the entire time. Highly recommend Caitlin to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, professional, and approachable estate planning attorney.

After leaving a non favorable review from the stand point of how their billing worked and the…read morecommunication around, Stephanie at Newpoint called me personally and corrected the communication and it was a much appreciated phone call. Only 4 stars because of the problem but 5 star to Stephanie for fixing it.

I've worked with this firm for several years. Steve has a wealth of knowledge regarding business…read more and has helped me with several complicated tax matters. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for help with legal issues surrounding their business.

WOW! What a super nice and highly knowledgeable man! When no other attorney would take 5 minutes…read moreto answer a quick question, Mr. Halverson was willing to help. He consulted his associate who happens to be an expert in this specific area of law and I got my expert answer within minutes. He is more interested in helping people than "nickle and diming" like most attorneys. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Just called him. He was very helpful and took my call w/ a 1 off tax situation regarding a loan…read more Although he couldn't help me because it was out of his expertise he gave me some options where I might find some help. TY Rex.

I highly recommend Packey. I was so nervous and afraid of tax season Steve walked me through it.read more

They got back to me quickly and were great to work with. Hope to use them again for next year's tax…read moreseason. I was using TurboTax, spent hours, and still felt unsure I was doing it all correctly

Case # RG19002294, Alameda County Superior Court, California…read more Ryan Wright from Wright Law Corporation was the 2nd lawyer in my case. First lawyer did most of the work. Even the settlement agreements were drafted by my first lawyer. There was an agreement (PAGA agreement) that needed his signature , almost everything was done by my first lawyer, he just needed to fill in a few numbers to allocate the fees etc and sign it. And he wanted the attorney's fee allocated for that agreement, which was about 26k. My first lawyer did almost all the work and she put a lien on my case, which means when the case is over she is going to want her fees. Ryan Wright wanted that fee and I fought him because he barely did any work for that agreement. Ryan Wright said "Do you want to finish it on your own or with someone else?" and "Let me know if you want to take it from here and I will send you a substitution of attorney." Later, he reduced the amount he wanted to 7200$ to sign that agreement. I asked him if he can justify this fee. He said he can't and he won't prove hours worked for this 7200$. Ryan Wright mentioned multiple times he wanted to send me a substitution of attorney form so he can withdraw from my case, which means I would be left without a lawyer. After we argued about the fee he wanted for PAGA agreement and so on. He said " You have been the worst client. I cannot wait until you are out of my hair. You have until Monday to sign the substitution. You do not have to if you do not want to. I am happy to file the motion for withdrawal." He said things like this,e.g. to leave my case, many times. At first I didn't want to be left stranded without a lawyer, but I eventually signed the substitution of attorney form and because I didn't have another attorney at that moment, I had to represent myself for some time. But after I signed that form, he said we didn't have to file it. I mean what kind of lawyer is this! After we argued because he wanted more money, he said he would work on the PAGA matter ,which is a part of my case that was almost ALL done by my first lawyer, for 180/hour even though he didn't believe that was the hourly rate for that. We only signed 1 fee agreement, and that was the only hourly rate! There was NO higher rate that was agreed upon! There was a document that we were supposed to file with the court. He had about 2 weeks to work on it. On the day of the deadline, he sent me the document to read and make changes and print out and sign etc. We had to file it that same day! I was in a meeting and I didn't have a printer. After he left my case. I wanted him to send me a COMPLETE bill, from day 1 to the last hour he worked on my case. All together in 1 file. He said he already gave me the bills. Told me to stop "harassing" him. Then later, he said "honestly" , he didn't read my whole email and sent me the billing document. He told me not to contact him further and he said to me "You are abrasive, suspicious, and accusatorial."But if I wanted to settle my case, he could "help out". I was ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED by my experience with Ryan Wright.

Originally I posted this review on Meissner, Joseph and Palley's web page. But I think it also…read moreneeds to be here on Yelp so that people can read about how spectacular this Law Firm is. I live in Washington State and the Law Firm is in Sacramento CA. When I needed professional legal help after my father died [he lived in California] I googled many law firms in California and only his web site had the right kind of knowledge that I needed for me to feel confident that the law firm was the right choice for me. And now here is my original review: When my father died in 2008, I realized that since I was in Washington State, I was going to need a California attorney to probate his estate. So, I began browsing on the web and discovered John's excellent website. On that site, one can learn everything one needs to know to probate an estate in California. Because of all the excellent information on that site, I decided to email John. Several hours later -- about 7:00 pm on a Friday night, I received a phone call from John. He was at one of his children's swim meets, yet took the time to call me! On a Friday night!!! I was so impressed I just knew he was the right person for the job. He successfully probated my father's estate, and I was very pleased with the results. If anyone in the State of Washington, or any state, for that matter, needs a wonderful, caring attorney, please seriously consider John Palley.

When my grandmother passed away there were many problems with her trust and will. John helped my…read morefamily figure everything out. He is level headed, through, and really knows his estate law. He listened to us and helped us make a possibly bad situation go smoothly. He even fixed stuff we didn't even know was wrong. If you are looking for a lawyer to help with estate law I can honestly say I fully recomend him. You won't be disapointed with his services. He is very upfront with costs and actually will save you money if he can. What other lawyer does that?

Let me start to say my divorce case was not a easy one for me by any means. 7 years I have waited…read moreand waited to be free of that human. I came to Terry almost 4 years ago. Tried to get my ex to sign for the last 4 years. Terry has had to make revisions after revisions to the paperwork. Yesterday I was able to get the now ex to sign his portion. They even let us have a long 30 minutes of arguing, since the ex decided he wanted to play games and not sign. At the end he ended up signing Jack or Jake I can't remember was beyond amazing on getting the ex to write his portion of the paperwork. I AM FREE! I get my judgement in the mail in 3-4 weeks. I would have taken a picture of the signing yesterday but the Ex was already pissy and I didn't want him not to sign Go here. I promise will not regret the decision. Thank you both from the bottom of my heart.

I needed to set up a Living Trust and so happy I found Affordable Legal Assistance on Yelp…read more Terry and his staff are so nice and very professional, knowledgeable and made the process so easy and affordable! I would highly recommend using them for your legal needs.