Mayo & Mayo

A great experience. She responded very quickly to my emails, even over a weekend. In the end she told me that I didn’t need her help and directed me on what needed to be done. I will be filing her name away for future needs.

A top notch legal firm. Spoke to Terrence Mayo regarding my legal case; he was knowledgeable, experienced, and well versed in the legal matters under my consideration. I appreciated his honesty, straight forwardness, and expertise in the law. I would definitely recommend his firm.

THANK YOU so much Mary Mayo. The 4 months of working with you has been a pleasure. You promptly returned my calls and emails, and guided me to get the answers I needed to any questions. You are a true professional, and give lawyers a good name. I will most definitely recommend you to my family and friends, should the need ever arise.
***detailed experience below***
My PREVIOUS probate lawyer held my case for nearly 2 years. The probate process should have taken roughly 6 TO 9 months had she only listened to our wishes, which was to work on having the title assigned to me and my siblings. Instead, she kept insisting to sell the property through probate which was not what we wanted. This probate was just one property which my parents did not have a will or living trust, and there were no debts against the property.
It has been nearly 2 years and the property is still in probate. This is when I began to contact other probate lawyers, none of which wanted to take over the case since they will most likely only be entitled to 10% of the fees assigned by the court.
I was losing hope until I got into contact with Mary Mayo. She took the time to listen to my case, while the other lawyers quickly declined, because it’s been almost 2 years, and they will barely receive any compensation. I began to share with her my stressful experience with my current lawyer, and all I want is to close probate and have the title transferred back under my name and my siblings. Mary Mayo was surprised that the probate has taken this long. She was extremely compassionate. She understood that I was stuck in an awful situation, so much so that she would take the case for free if she had to. After a few days, my current lawyer turned the case over to Mary Mayo, and the previous lawyer will claim 90%, which leaves Mary Mayo only 10% of the probate fees. I felt this was completely unfair. I told Mary Mayo that I wanted to be present at the probate hearing when they determine how the fees are distributed. I wanted to explain to the court that 18 months of the 2 years, my lawyer stalled and tried to manipulate me into selling the home through probate, rather than just working on getting the home back to us, the children. I believe that if the court hears what I had to say, that they would give Mary Mayo her fair share of the probate fees. Mary Mayo told me that her goal was to get the title back to the children sooner than later. That if we tried to dispute the 90% my previous lawyer is claiming, that can potentially further delay the process of closing the probate. She then reminded me of our first conversation «that she will take over the case even if it’s free, and the goal is the get my parents home back».
4 months after Mary Mayo took over, the probate was complete, and the property title was assigned to me and my siblings. My previous lawyer was paid approximately $ 13 500 by the court for wasting 18months of my time and Mary Mayo only received approximately $ 1500 by the court, while if not for her efforts, my parents’ home would probably still be in probate.
Having worked with Mary Mayo, I’ve had a change of heart in how I perceive lawyers in general. Some lawyers do have their client’s best interest in mind, and genuinely care for them.

I just want to take a moment to say Thank You. I called Mayo and Mayo because we recently had a death in the family without a will and they took the time to fill me in on the legal steps I needed to take to work out the complications we were facing. Thank You Mayo & Mayo!

I highly recommend Mayo and Mayo. Mary was incredibly informative and extremely knowledgeable in helping me handle a very complicated probate. She was more than fair in the amount I paid for her services and I would definitely chose her services again.

Good reason why Mrs. Mayo gets so many good reviews… Honesty and Integrity.
This sounds crazy, but I went through 3 attorneys before her. Why? I can only tell you nothing would get done and they all seemed more interested in working for the «opposition» (It’s Probate, not supposed to be an opposition).
Within a week of hiring Mrs. Mayo tasks got done!

«Mary Mayo did a fantastic job for my brother and I. We were stuck in a protracted probate case and hired Mary to assist. She was highly effective and efficient. Mary determined the hold-​ups, and assisted the other attorneys and appraisers with resolving them and pushing through to court approval. It was surprising to see how effective Mary was communicating with all the parties involved, and she clearly had a high level of experience and fluency in the laws and court processes. Equally important, Mary was very efficient with our money. She was very affordable, probably due to her clear understanding of the process. Thank you Mary!»

I had been calling around and looking online for a probate attorney to help with a power of attorney for my grandmother. I called a bunch of different referral services and several lawyers and none of them seemed interested in taking enough time to hear what I needed unless I paid outrageous consultation fee. Mary Mayo, took my call (on a holiday) personally. She was interested to listening what I needed. I disagree with Legen E. because after much pre research, she seemed to know exactly what the law said and what I needed to do.
It’s hard now a days to find lawyers who actually care about your case and don’t just look at you like a dollar sign. Mary Mayo is as genuine and professional as they come. I will most definitely work with her again and refer friends.

I am so impressed with Mayo and Mayo. Terry spent 20 minutes on the phone with me explaining all my options free of charge. Mary and Terry were both super easy to work with, they were friendly, prompt and efficient. Mary went above and beyond even getting back to me with additional information when she knew the case was closed. I highly recommend this firm. You will not be disappointed!
– Thank you Mary and Terry!

I used Mary Mayo to help me sort out a tricky estate issue related to my father’s estate. I had started the process myself but got stuck when the court examiner started asking me questions in «legalese». Mary was very helpful in explaining to me what was needed to complete the process, and then took control of my issues and brought the project through the finish line within a short period of time and at a reasonable price. She was efficient and very helpful.

Terry was awesome and got my real estate transaction completed at a very reasonable price and with great advice. Cannot thank him more than I have other than to post a very positive review of my experience. He worked through the deal with the other party’s attorney to a very satisfactory conclusion. Strange to Unilocal an attorney, but I always want to give credit and do not know any other way.

Five stars is not enough to rate Mayo & Mayo. My dad and I were having a lot of trouble finding accurate answers to legal questions after the sudden and tragic death of my sister, who had no will. Based on the reviews on Unilocal,I thought I would see if Mayo & Mayo could provide any direction. Terry answered the phone and was extremely compassionate and generous with his time. He answered all of my questions over the phone and did not want any compensation for his time. He is exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced with these matters and provided me with additional tips for dealing with everything, and additional info that I did not even ask about. In a very dark time, he was a source of comfort and a huge help to my dad and I. People like this make the world a better place.

I contacted the Mayo office to set up an initial consultation to get answers to a few questions about whether my father had an estate following his death given he didnt have a will or trust and only had a small business that incurred debt.
Mary was gracious and spent a half hour with me asking the right questions to determine if there was even a need to meet with her. Our conversation went into great lengths and she advised me to think about a few ideas that can help protect my mom and her assets.
In the end we determined that there was nothing to be probated so I didn’t need a consultation with her but after our conversation I felt so relieved because Mary had lots of ideas I didn’t even think about. THANKS to Mary for saving me lots of time and effort.

My appointment with Mayo and Mayo was setup through the Bar Association of SF. At the beginning, I was not sure how much they are willing to tell/​help me with the short consultation. It turned out Mary Mayo was very helpful, caring and pleasant to talk to. She explained the process to me, answered my list of questions/​concern. Her professional advice in real estates and banking definitely is what I need.
Thank you, Mary!

I just called to make a brief appointment to ask some real estate questions. Terry happily answered my questions over the phone instead, free of charge. Terry was very helpful and patient. If I ever need a lawyer, I would certainly choose Mayo and Mayo based on this experience.

I worked with Mayo and Mayo in a real estate/​failure to disclose case. I spoke to many lawyers before choosing them. Their prices were fair and I felt very comfortable with them.
This was my first experience working with a lawyer, so I was pretty new to the entire process. Given this, and the fact that I am the type of person who needs to understand every little detail about things, I bombarded Terry and Mary with countless questions. They were extremely helpful in explaining details about the case, as well as the law in general as it pertained to my case.
Needless to say, I was very happy with the outcome

Mary & Terry Mayo were absolutely wonderful to work with! They answered all of my questions in regards to estate planning and helped me with ease in obtaining the living trusts that I needed for my mother and grandmother.
It can be really overwhelming with all the information online about living trusts but Mary and Terry really simplified the benefits of estate planing and why things like probate avoidance are so crucial.
I would highly recommend Mayo & Mayo to everyone I know! A++

First off, I was surprised at how hard it was a Probate Avoidance and Living Trust firm in the city of San Francisco. I found Mayo & Mayo through the Bar Association of San Francisco, and was happy to hear from Mary Mayo the following day.
She was very helpful in walking me through what I needed, why I needed it and how long the process would take. Unlike other attorney’s I had spoken to, she also told me about things I did not need that I was previously told I did.
Working with the Mayo & Mayo law firm was a pleasant experience and, considering the task at hand, a short and painless one. I would highly recommend working with them for any of your Probate Avoidance and Living Trust needs.