The Estate Planning Law Center

My family had the pleasure of working with Richard for his legal expertise. He is professional, prompt, thorough and surprisingly affordable. I would highly recommend working with Richard for your estate planning needs. A+

We were referred to Richard by my mortgage broker, Dan Buben, who was another great Unilocal pick, and we were very happy with the referral!
From the moment we met with Richard, we felt very comfortable and knew he was the right choice to help us with both a living trust for us and a irrevocable trust for my father in law.
Richard explains every detail in easy to understand language, something that is not always so easy to find with an attorney. His calm demeanor is a positive attribution when you’re discussing such personal decisions. At the finish everything is laid out for you in a binder with very clear instructions.
This is one of the things in life that one should not try to do online, or look for the cheapest alternative. We felt his price was VERY fair for the special service that you will receive… MANY thanks Richard for going above and beyond to assist our needs!
We highly recommend Richard for all your estate planning needs!

We are so grateful for Richard Seff, as he ‘saved the day’ for us! My father forgot to change title on his house to his trust before he passed away, and when we sold his house after he passed, we were told that we would have to go through probate. I found Richard on Unilocal,and met with him, and was so relieved when he told me that it was my dad’s ‘intent’ to have the house in his trust (yes, it was added into it), but that he had failed to do that last step of changing title. He filed a Heggstad Petition with the court, and it was completed… and we were able to close escrow! Richard went above and beyond with the details of pushing this through, even filing a couple of Declarations of Urgency, so that we wouldn’t lose our buyers due to the delay. He even drove downtown to pick up the certified documents for me!
I wholeheartedly recommend Richard Seff for your estate lawyer!

Call Richard if you want Estate Planning! I needed a Living Trust and after looking at different attorneys for sometime decided to give him a call. While talking on the phone I knew this is who I was going to go with and set an appointment. He patiently walked me thru everything and was careful to be sure I understood each detail. Richard checked at the end to be sure I did my part correctly and the Trust was complete and proper. It is a good feeling to know the Trust is completed exactly as it should be.

The best there is for thinking thru your family estate plan needs. We didn’t know where to start to get our affairs in order, should the worst occur. Richard walked us through the process making it pain free and accessible. I feel confident that god forbid if anything should happen to my husband or myself, our kids would be well taken care of from the first moments to years down the road. Richard’s program thinks through all the details that might not even occur to you. He even gives you emergency contact cards for babysitters! Do your kids a favor and invest in a kids protection plan.
Colleen C.

Richard was my and my husband’s first foray into estate planning. Not only did he explain everything as clear as could be, but he also gave us very good advice for us to structure our trust, how to choose caregivers for our children, and how to basically answer questions that we do not really want to think about! He is so reasonably priced and goes above and beyond what an estate planner needs to do. He left us feeling totally organized and especially well-​prepared in the event of tragedy, that our children will be well looked after. I highly recommend using him for all your estate planning. Also, he is a total class act and a gentleman. A pleasure to work with.

Richard is a very valuable resource and did a great job in setting up my family’s trust. He even came to my house after hours since my schedule was crazy to help facilitate the signing of documents and to work around my busy schedule. I highly recommend Richard and gladly give him 5 starts for his service.

My wife and I decided to get a Living Trust and I decided the cheapest way was online. Not a good idea. If there is a problem with an online Living Trust, you have no one to turn to. I ask people I knew about a Living Trust and they said I would be insane to do it online. I was introduced to Richard by my financial adviser. He was extremely thorough, patient and knowledgeable about what my wife and I needed. I have children apart from my wife’s children and his advice helped us through the difficult parts of having a combined family. He also played referee at times (ha) I could have never gotten this kind of help doing this online. I am so glad it was handled by a professional like Richard. I would recommend him to anyone needing a Living Trust.

I was referred to Richard. I was interested in having a Living Trust prepared.. The first time I met with him, I explained what I wanted to accomplish for my adult children to make it easier upon my passing. I was impressed with his professionalism, knowledge and friendly warm personality. My Living Trust (including power, advanced health directive) was prepared in a most professional manner and presented in a lovely binder Its easy for my adult children to understand. I am glad I did this, several years ago I completed and will and power of attorney with Legal Zoom, but feel this is a more complete way to let my children know my wishes and how to handle legal matters. And, it was not expensive as I thought it would be.
I would highly recommend Richard to my friends or relatives or anyone who reads this review.
Barbara G
Northridge CA

Richard Seff was my mother’s Estate Planning Attorney and he prepared my mother’s Living Trust. Through my mother’s illness that she suffered from a severe stroke several years ago, taking care of her, family and business affairs was quite challenging. Were it not for Richard’s assistance in establishing my mother’s Living Trust, I am convinced that it would have been a full time task to manage her affairs. But most of the sensitive matters have been prearranged in the Living Trust that it made my job so much easier in handling my mother’s estate. Everything was laid out well and Richard made himself readily available every occasion I needed help. My mother’s recent passing was very overwhelming still for me and my family because my mother was considered as the matriarch of the family. But as a co-​trustee, the Living Trust made it so much easier to deal with our lost.
I highly recommend Richard Seff as an Estate Planner. He’s down to earth, easy to speak to and he’s quite dedicated in his profession and its entire purpose of helping families. I wish there were more lawyers like him.