100% highly recommend there office. Having my estate planning done was on my top list of priorities…read moreand Carolyn Espey was professional, listened well and I asked her to advise me best under my situation. The value for all she helped me with was excellent. You can trust her 100% that she will care and always consider your situation and your best interest. She is a lovely and kind person who cares genuinely to help me make the best decisions.

The firm updated my legal documents to current California law…read more They were very thorough in explaining all that was needed and responded to my e-mails in a timely manner. We were treated with respect and patience.

TL;DR? Jelena's a fantastic attorney who provides patient and informative guidance as you work…read morethrough an estate plan together. I was on the lookout for a new attorney to help me update a prior estate plan after getting married last year, having found my previous attorney well-informed, but not as communicative and articulate/descriptive as I would have liked for the answers I was seeking. I came across Jelena and several other attorneys through my legal insurance network, and after having had an initial chat with them all, found it pretty easy to move forward with her, having appreciated how well she communicated her ideas and suggestions, as well as the particular guidance path she recommended. A few forms and meetings later, my plan was done and updated, and seemingly (to my untrained legal eye) much more comprehensive than my prior one. After everything is complete, she'll send you docs that are easy to update as needed, as well as detailed instructions for any next steps needed to finish documenting/setting up your estate. Overall, she's a great attorney to work with, who's well-informed and willing to explain whatever you have questions about, but also very honest about when she doesn't know the answer to something, which she'll also quickly research and follow up with you on: something far more preferable than a professional that'd just pretend to know everything. Highly recommend!

My husband and I recently contacted Jelena about our estate planning needs. After the initial…read morephone meeting, we provided her with documents through a secure online portal and within a few weeks we had the documents ready for review. During our appointment she took the time to explain the documents thoroughly, reviewed each document and addressed any additional questions and concerns and the execution process was quick and easy. She took care of preparing and coordinating recording our real estate documents and advised us of our next steps to funding our trust. We appreciated the time she spent with us, she is very easy to work with and is responsive to emails and knowledgeable. She is professional and an absolute joy to work with. I would highly recommend her if you are looking for an estate planning attorney. You are in good hands with Jelena!

Hubby and I FINALLY got around to dealing with our cluster-mess of assorted 401ks, stocks, IRA's,…read moresavings accounts opened when we were teens, ...you get the idea. It took at least six months for us to finally track down Kathy Hentges. I found her by cross-referencing licensed financial planners on the CFP website against Yelp reviews. It took a lot of work because most CFPs based in San Francisco want to work with the newly rich tech crowd, not those of us who are slow, steady savers. It was humiliating to be told that I didn't meet a financial planner's "customer profile". Kathy had no "profile" and she had a DIY financial model which was also important to us. After hearing horror stories on the news about shady investors, we weren't going to give someone total control of our financial future. Our first visit with Kathy was a meet and greet. We liked her right away. She is passionate about financial planning, numbers and trending models. We agreed to work with her on two services - (1) Are we saving enough for retirement? (2) How can we streamline this assorted collection of investments into a solid performing portfolio? She gave us a price range based upon hours. We signed the agreement and paid the deposit by credit card. Our first service came it at the lowest number quoted. In order for her to review our investments, we dug through boxes and found copies of every investment, bank statement, mortgage, car payment, 401ks, ...and uploaded them to a password protected client website. Two weeks later, Kathy met with us and showed us that we were slightly outside the ideal track for retirement. She used a computer model to show us our assets/debts and investments related to retirement. We talked about different options and Kathy would make the changes in the model to show the impact. It took a very small tweak of moving money to different investments to get us right on track. The second service came it right in the middle of her quoted range. She pulled the investment information from every one of our accounts (and we had lots of 401ks from so many jobs over the years). We reviewed the pros/cons of each investment. She then suggested alternative investments based upon our individual risk tolerance. I wanted to take more risk so my suggestions were different than my husband who is more risk averse. In the end, we walked away with a huge binder of all her models, suggestions, plans for next steps, etc... Kathy also sent us all the documents via her password-protected website. We've already made plans to meet with her one year from now to review our financial situation and make tweaks. I liked that Kathy worked alone and not in a huge firm because I really felt like I got personalized, caring service. She has a very focused practice and makes decisions on what she can do. If you read the negative reviews (I'm talking about you Rose Y.), you can see that Kathy offers great service but don't blame a solo practitioner for not wanting to be your $99 H&R Block tax prep service.. Now I feel like a real grown-up with a solid retirement plan!

Contrary to what you might read on her website, Kathy isn't the right fit for someone who is just…read morestarting to build up their nest egg. On my second meeting with her, I left feeling terrible about my finances and about myself. I definitely felt I had been belittled because of how new all of the financial planning stuff was to me at the time. I wish she'd taken the time to explain some things to me, but it's okay because my experience with her gave me the motivation to feverishly read a bunch of books about financial planning. And now my friends, most of whom are just starting to save and invest, are asking me for advice and resources. If you're not rich, but you can read, you don't need a financial planner. Suze Orman taught me that. I'm well on my way with my savings and investments. Oh, and if you don't have a crazy amount of assets, you don't need a tax preparer, either. Seriously, DIY is a good thing.

Laura helped me navigate a very complex real estate transaction. It was a property under…read moredevelopment, with a lingering litigation, the owner was an out of state LLC and the building had a hard money lender. She navigated this situation masterfully, insisting that no one cut corners and after a couple of months we got a clean title.

This review has been a long time coming! Laura is pure gold! She is super friendly, easy to…read morecommunicate with, very straightforward, doesn't waste your time and money, and really good at what she does; a real pleasure to work with! She's taken care of multiple trademarks for us; one of which was a last name, and much harder to prove usage on. I've recommended her to several friends and they've thanked me for it. If you're looking for a great attorney and a super nice person to boot, look no further!

We hired Alexsis to help with a family matter She worked…read moretirelessly for us and she was easy to contact whenever we needed to and very approachable Her rates were affordable and she never over charged us I would highly recommend this lawyer She made a difficult process much easier

Alexis Beach was our attorney who helped me become the legal parent of my non-biological son…read more in 2001, whom my (now former) domestic partner and I planned. Alexis was warm, reassuring, knowledgeable, caring, honest and professional. I also like her politics and the cases I have read that she represents helping the underdog, people whose rights have been violated. I would not hesitate in having her represent me if I needed an attorney in California on matters of lesbian or family rights and law. I highly recommend her.

Ethical, very helpful and very nice to talk to on the phone!…read more We were referred by a mortgage broker who suggested Lyssa to handle our condo conversion process. We spoke briefly on the phone, then, after reviewing a couple of documents, she got back to me with an honest, educated answer based on current legal codes. Though she couldn't give us the answer we wanted : ( She explained that we could fight it, but there wasn't much chance of "fighting city hall", which is keeping an eye on Ellis Act buildings that evicted people after May 2005. But for this initial phone consultation, she charged us nothing, didn't try to get a retainer or even charge us a minimum hour for looking up the laws! Of course, we'd have liked to have gone through the entire conversion process, but it appears that isn't going to happen thanks to past evictions in the creation of our TIC group.

Lyssa is my go to attorney with TIC's. She is knowledgeable and reliable. She is the best!read more

My fiance found Ms ebby online after weeks of me and my family trying to find an attorney that…read morewould be helpful with all of our needs for an attorney and one that was not blood sucking thirsty, we contacted so many attorneys and got no where....some did this but not that some knew about some things but weren't experienced in other parts that we needed to be helpful with my case After our initial meeting I felt connected and comfortable with Ms ebby I knew I was in good hands As with all things the unknown will always effect us but when Ms ebby stepped in on short notice it was like she picked the puzzle pieces and put the puzzle together in record time, I really didn't know if she understood or was blowing smoke up my you know what to make me just want to have her, it was so comforting to hear what she was saying but when in the court system everything gives you anxiety Ms ebby dug in deep and fast and has her own methods that at the time I didn't understand me being the one fighting in court felt everything mattered, Ms ebby being a strong powerful woman was always to the point and direct....I don't want to bore anyone with this review but I feel what I personally have experienced with Ms ebby needs to be heard and felt. Ms ebby took me to trial and after receiving all documents was really able to SEE the picture of my case in less then two months Ms ebby was a blessing for me my family and for me personally my passed uncle, for his words to be heard as he wanted and for a human being like Amanda to be by my side, it was beautiful Ms ebby was living as if she was right there when everything was happening you could ask her anything and she knew the answers, I'm not sure what magic she possess but I am grateful for her help, her thoroughness and of course she did not bleed me dry. In the end we won the trial, my family was heard and my passed uncle can now lay in rest and I myself can breathe again Ms ebby no matter how long I texts, words can not express, I thank you for everything

Some years back, we needed to set up a family trust at short notice and selected Amanda Ebey to…read morework with. She was very knowledgeable, professional, helpful, courteous and caring and did a great job. I have no hesitation in recommending her and would definitely work with her again. We trust her and her work and experienced first hand her commitment to her clients.

I have to give Kelly Law Group and Stephanie Kelly a full 5 stars for the quality and value of the…read morework they did for my family. I used them for my estate planning and it was everything I was hoping for and more! It all started after my father passed away from cancer last year. Luckily he had some of his own estate planning done, but not quite enough. It led to a long drawn out probate process that is still going on now. We realized there could have been ways to prevent the issues that we are struggling with right now to get his estate issues settled. It shouldn't be this hard, but it really is, and you don't realize it until the loss has happened and its too late. Anyway, we wanted to make sure our son and new baby would be taken care of in case anything ever happens. We were referred to Stephanie Kelly from a friend of ours who knew her from USC (Trojans!). She was immediately friendly and very likeable. She kept everything non-intimidating, not overwhelming like many of these legal things can get. She starts with an easy questionnaire to fill out, and soon after that we had our plans worked out and now we feel a sense of security that our children will not be in a tough place if something happens to us. If you have a family and care about them, you need to get your will and other estate planning in place, right now. If something were to happen tomorrow, what would happen to the rest of your family, your children? Its easy and worth so much more thank it costs.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND for estate planning and wills. My husband and I are planning on having children…read morevery soon and have contemplated on whether or not to hire an attorney to write our wills and for estate planning due to the costs but we were so well taken care of at Kelly Law Group that made the process so smooth, easy, and affordable. They charge a flat rate so that you know that you can afford the costs which is huge because I have had friends that intended on paying a certain amount and ended up going way over as the hours ran by. Matt Kelly is brilliant and I am so thankful for the peace of mind my husband and I now have. The process couldn't have been easier!