Law Offices of Richard J. Hess - Saratoga, California

Liliana M

Richard Hess is really an expert in estate planning. He made estate planning easy even for me, an immigrant, where English is not my first language. He also has a free consultation and his staff is very friendly. He used his years of expertise to steer me in the right direction for my specific estate plan. Richard is fun and will make you laugh. Many years ago he was an engineer and also an ER nurse, and he draws on these past careers to give exceptionally unique valuable advice.

Fred Rosenberg

Six years ago we hired Richard Hess to draw up a revocable trust for us. Everything was fine until a couple of months ago; we realized we needed to make some changes to the trust. Richard was very busy and it took over a month to set up an appointment with him. He doesn't do zooms so we had to settle for a phone call meeting. A couple of days before the meeting we asked if we could move the meeting up a half an hour. We were told no, because Richard had another client right after our phone call. So we had to keep the meeting scheduled for the original time. 15 minutes after our scheduled meeting I called the office and was told RICHARD was running late with another client. 30 minutes after our scheduled time RICHARD called us. When RICHARD finally called us he said "I understand you want to make some changes to your trust". He didn't apologize for starting the phone call late. We could not complete all our requests for changes in half an hour. When we asked him why he was late calling us he replied "I'm sorry but, I am a very busy lawyer, one of the busiest lawyers." We asked him "really, is that all you have to say?" Then he replied "well maybe you should find another lawyer. " We then asked RICHARD for a digital copy of our trust and he refused and told us to scan the over 200 pages ourselves. His behavior was the most unprofessional we have ever seen, especially from a "busy lawyer." We will NOT be using him in the future.

Jason Baine

I have used Mr. Hess twice, once for a living trust and once to set up a power of attorney. As someone who would not normally speak highly of the average attorney, I can sincerely recommend him to anyone seeking such services. He is a pleasure to work with, and puts the client at ease.

Jamie T

Cannot recommend this guy at all. He overcharges for his cookie cutter trust documents, and on top of that he is egotistical, does not take zoom calls, and caused a lot of trouble for our family. This is one someone you want to work with during a time of grief.

Regina Pittarelli-Wilson

This attorney is so good! He explains in detail, takes his time to ensure you understand and helps explore options followed by examples of situations he’s seen clients in. He’s a pleasure to work with and our referrals were pleased and have recommended him as well. He does not assign you piles of forms to complete.

David Woodham Sr

If you need someone to help you with Trust Funds & etc. Yhis is the guy!

Luz Andrade

Very thorough

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