Mr. Stearns was extremely knowledgeable, and helped me stay grounded in expectations. I went to him to try to remedy something that happened through my mediated divorce that had gotten botched. Ultimately I decided going to court wasn't the correct path - but Mr. Stearns provided me with something just as valuable. He helped me get closure for what happened to me. He validated my experience, educated me on what my rights were both back then and now, and how things went wrong. He listened when I brought in a legal theory and didn't just hand wave it away. He showed me the holes, and where it was strong, so I could make an informed decision. His staff were very kind. His paralegals (I think that is what they were) really made the research I paid for easy to understand. And as an autistic, that ment the world to me. On a less businessy note, he has the sweetest German Shepard in his office from time to time. They gave me a much needed smile. I trust Mr. Stearns and fully recommend his services. read more

Pedro Ward ; After I've waited two weeks for a consultation, then; 20 minutes sitting in the lobby ;this firm tried to force me in accepting to consult with a "rookie" attorney, and wanted to charge me $600 for a consultation, for which I flatly walk away from, I think for all their experience this was very wrong and unprofessional! read more

This is my last post regarding Ryan Stearns. The main reason I'm doing it is to save people from losing a whole bunch of money and getting a whole bunch of nothing. Ryan, everything you wrote is simply not true. I have not had any yelp reviews deleted. As a matter of fact, all of my other yelp reviews are positive. 1. COVID-19, you did not notify me for seven days. I heard you mention to the other Atty that your wife had Covid. I heard it, but I assumed you were just saying she had it previously, not the day we were all meeting. My friend noticed you were coughing. I wasn't even thinking about Covid until you wrote me a week later that you tested positive and your office not notified me. If you'd like I can post the date we had the meeting and the date you sent me the email. 2. You did not secure the life insurance that was an agreement I had with my ex and I believe it was Ken who wrote it into the judgment. Some can't say who did it but half of the life insurance amount is what ended up in the final judgment. Big mistake and apparently I missed it. 3. he did not generously offer to only charge me half you submitted it to small claims court and charged the maximum amount allowed knowing I couldn't make it to court so congratulations, you won. 4. Sadly, my friend and I did witness you smack your dog in the face. He was a young dog maybe he was nipping. I couldn't figure out why you did it and some people may find nothing wrong with this but personally, I have never smacked anyone or anything in the face, and I found it disturbing. I don't care how much money you donate to the SPCA, I'm glad you choose that charity, but I gather it's all for show because actions are what counts. I don't recall what the other accusations are, but it doesn't matter at this point. As I mentioned, I just want to save someone else from getting suckered in by your sales pitch. More than anything, I am so disappointed that I trusted and hired you to take my case. you put a tremendous amount of stress on me and contributed to my health issues. You might notice that my writing is a little more clear now. When people hire you, they will find out that I didn't make any of this up. Why would I? read more

Ryan Stearns is a total jerk. Had a phone conversation with him in which he couldn't/wouldn't listen to/follow details of a pretty simple case, kept getting them wrong and reiterating that he didn't have time to get into them. Without knowing the details, how can you know what kind of services a potential client is going to need that you might be able to provide? Condescending and doesn't seem very bright. Save your time (and breath) and find someone who listens to you and isn't an arrogant a$$ - especially if you're paying them exorbitant sums by the hour!! read more

In my opinion, Ryan Stearns took advantage of my elderly 87-year-old father who suffers from cognitive decline and has been in very severe decline after Ryan Stearns failed to defend my father over a false accusation of unpaid child support that my estranged mother brought on. He falsely claimed that my father stated he wanted to be communicated by phone only. This is completely untrue. My father stated to include me in emails since he doesn't know how to email. My father was willing to sign off on this, as he had with other attorneys who worked on this case. Ryan Stearns's office did a deposition without telling us or providing us a copy until after the case was badly lost. My father paid his bills via credit card over the phone. We never received any billing statements in the mail or via email. I felt like he acted like our case was no big deal. My father father had assets and stocks, but no hard cash. The judgment he had to pay of 200,000 to my estranged mother plus legal fees for both parties and quit claiming a property he owned was almost a loss of a million dollars. It hurt us financially, but the betrayal from his office cannot be understated. His office office only prepared us for trial 48 hours in advance. In my opinion, this is severely inadequate given my father's advanced age and cognitive issues. We didn't even learn there was a trial until a week before. Also, my father did possess a document that my estranged mother signed about child support. She claimed it was forged and the judge believed her. We were never allowed to authenticate it, which another lawyer we worked with to satisfy the judgment stated was very inappropriate and unprofessional on Ryan Stean's behalf. We would not work with Ryan to do this because we felt violated by what we feel was unprofessional behavior from his office. Ryan takes no accountability for how badly we lost and just stated "Sorry, the judge just didn't like you." In my opinion, this is his extreme ego. My father was nothing but nice to him, and always paid his bills, which were over 100k to his office only to lose so badly that it destroyed him. Also, I looked up his law school and in my opinion, it is a mediocre law school for a what I feel is a mediocre attorney. I also feel he is trying intimidate people from writing bad reviews and trying to get them removed. The fact that he responds to them is in my opinion testament to his extreme ego. Please, stand your ground and your legal right to share your opinions. Our reviews and opinions are important as long as he is practicing law. read more

My husband and I worked only with Anna Schneider so we can't speak for the rest of the firm. Anna came recommended to us from our very good friend and what a fantastic referral it was! She helped us with our estate planning and also adding my name to the title of our house. She accommodated our schedule when needed, communicated clearly and timely, was patient with us and made the whole process very easy. We highly recommend her and have already recommended her to other family members. read more

Mr Stearns was very helpful and nice. My problem is the DOD yanked my clearance from the DOD psychologist misdiagnosis. This is causing me to spend over 7000 so far . I am in the appeal process. I got in touch w Mr. Stearns to see if I can sue her for all this unnnecessary drama she has caused me. I don't have a case at this time I have to wait for the Appeal decision. He is. Very knowledgeable in the law read more

I would never recommend Stearns and Stearns to anybody. They promised all kinds of things and never came through. They told me my divorce would be no more than $20,000 if we went to court. We never went to court and he charged me 38,000. That was without the quadro. What he wanted to charge me $3,000 for I got it done for $200. If you need a lawyer call the better Business bureau they will give you a great lawyer and way less fees Stearns and Stearns is nothing but a high dollar rip off attorneys they will take your money and run and not give you all your information. At the end of our divorce don't you think he should have sat down and explain my divorce papers he didn't do that. He didn't tell me that I had to take my name off the loan even though it was off the deed. This was a very close family friend and that's what he called himself and he said he would never rip me off. Well he ripped me off real good and if you're looking for a lawyer I don't think you would look at this one and by the way look him up he's been in trouble by The Lawyers association before. Believe me I've seen what he done to me and the amount of money he charged and it doesn't take seven lawyers to do one simple divorce very very simple divorce. Really looking to who you're hiring because he has been in trouble before. Diana Lund read more

Stearns & Ryan - Divorce & Family Law Near Me - Torrance, California

I have been working with Anna professionally for a few years now. She is such a pleasure to work with. Anytime I send her a client she reaches out to them immediately and I feel confident that she will walk them through the trust process and explain things in an easily understandable way. Anna keeps me in the loop throughout the process and I can always come to her with estate planning questions knowing that she'll give me a thoughtful answer. read more

I recently worked with Anna Schneider at Stearns Kim and Stearns to update my estate planning after the death of my spouse. She brought expertise and compassion as she led me through the revision process. I needed to engage an estate accountant and her referral was excellent. I'm thrilled that I now have a trusted estate attorney on my financial team! read more

We Highly recommend Anna Schneider and the firm Stearns Kim & Stearns. We did our living Trust with them and we are very very happy with their service!!! We had an excellent experience with Anna Schneider and the firm she represents. Anna is very professional, very knowledgeable. very friendly, very personal and she took a very good care of our needs and our desires as we instructed. The price is very reasonable. I absolutely/ highly recommend Anna Schneider and the firm ! Thank you Anna :) read more

I highly recommend working with Anna. I worked with her to make my living trust and it went very smoothly. She is incredible at explaining all the steps of every legal process. I especially like that she is extremely family-oriented and compassionate. Best of all, she was very flexible and was able to work with my schedule. I recommended her to all of my family members and even they agree that she is fantastic read more

As a financial professional, Stearns, Kim & Stearns has been an invaluable resource I have made available to my clients - specifically Anna Schneider in her area of expertise as a full-service Estate Planner. Ryan is also a pleasure every time I show my face in their office. You would be doing your family (and more important, your legacy) a disservice by not having Anna review your estate plans, or implement a new plan if one does not exist. read more

I have had the privilege of being the client of the Firm Stearns Kim & Srearns. They are a very professional organization and they also look the part as well; the offices are neat and very nice. The person I had the pleasure of working with was Anna Schneider,. She was an exceptional lady to work with and to get my will put together; she did it in a timely and accurate manner. She seemed to be well versed in the up to date law, which is vital. I was very satisfied with the work performed and even the cost of services rendered. read more

Had an amazing experience setting up a living Trust with Anna at this firm. She made the experience a cinch for us. The price was very reasonable compared to other firms we checked out. The service was great and very professional and accommodating. Would definitely recommend. . read more

Professional and helpful. They are always able to explain complicated matters in a way that's understandable. I've recommended this firm to numerous family members and they always exceeded expectations. read more

Never having had the need for the assistance of a lawyer, I found myself wanting to draw up a Trust and Living Will. I took to the internet and found this law office and their expertise in what I needed. I went to the office and met with Anna who provided all the answers to my questions. She put me at ease and I felt comfortable having her take care of my legal needs. She was attentive and responsive when I called with questions. Since that time I have recommended two friends to her and would not hesitate to recommend more. You can't go wrong with this law firm. read more

Heather and I are so fortunate to have been referred to Stearns Kim & Stearns and most importantly Attorney Anna Schneider. Anna prepared our Family Trust. We consider Anna a friend and neighbor who always is there for us for any questions or updates. We only wish that we had known her a few years ago. She and her family are here in the south bay, she's accessible for questions and help of most any kind and most any time, we just can't recommend her more. She is the best. Thank you Anna. Heather and Steve, Redondo Beach. read more

I highly recommend this firm.... I worked closely with Attorney Anna Schneider on our family trusts and although this is all a bit overwhelming she made the process so easy... She was always available anytime I had a question. Will definitely refer Anna and this firm in the future... read more

I highly recommend Anna Schneider and the Law firm Stearns Kim & Stearns. We had Anna prepare our Living Will and Family Trust. She was knowledgeable and helpful. read more

Anna Schneider and her team at Stearns Kim & Stearns helped us with our Living Trusts and Estate Planning. Anna was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions and concerns with each step of the process. Her professional and friendly demeanor made for a seamless and stress free process. We were able to get all of our needs met. And the fees were reasonable as well. We would highly recommend Anna and the Firm. They took very good care of us. read more