Reviews

Mr. Laughton is so friendly and helpful. He advised me on an estate in France and helped me do my will. He was affordable and even donated part of his fee to two families from Ukraine that I've been helping. So I'm recommending him to all my friends.

My husband and I needed to redo our wills and Health Care Proxy documents since moving to California, and we are very pleased with the level of service and support we've received from John and his staff. John outlined two potential avenues for our needs and we decided to go with the more thorough, up front trust models to help our daughter more easily navigate the estate settlement process following our eventual deaths. We would recommend John highly.

The lawyer explained everything very well, answered all of my questions and if I had any questions in the future he would be there to answer.

I am 80 years old and apparently of sound mind; It took me this long to find a lawyer of Mr. Laughton' caliber and ability. He is exceptionally intelligent, knowledgeable and experienced. He readily anticipated my legal needs and questions and quickly solved all my concerns. In 80 years I have never dealt with a single lawyer who exhibited Mr. Laughton's professionalism, eagerness to help and pleasant demeanor. I entered his office with a long list of pressing problems and challenges and left his office completely satisfied and relaxed. Thanks to Mr. Laughton alone I am able to sleep at night knowing that the frightening legal questions which were keeping me awake have been solved. I cannot find adequate words to express my gratitude for the many services Mr. Laughton provided me. Thank God I found him --the right man at the right to relieve my many anxieties to allow me again to live a normal, uncomplicated life..

John and his staff did an excellent job setting up a trust for my father’s estate. The situation following my father’s death was complicated, volatile, and met with extreme malice; however, John contained the situation in a timely, professional, and compassionate manner. After my father passed away, John made sure that my required duties and obligations as the successor trustee could be administered without interference from difficult family members or unwanted, uninvited third party guests - without his help, it would have truly been nightmare! John's expertise provided me with the highest-level of representation from the beginning, to the end. “Thank you.”

I recently had a Will, Living Trust and Pet Trust created by John D. Laughton and cannot say enough about what a positive and productive experience it has been. In previous encounters with other attorneys I found them to be abrupt, cold, indifferent and rushed. I was also billed by the partial minute, including being charged $90 for leaving voicemail messages. Rather than being treated with any positive regard, it was clear that I was just a means to a fee. With John Laughton’s office I had a completely opposite experience. The first meeting, before one dollar was charged, was leisurely, warm, extremely educational and productive. I felt like a valued client from the moment I walked in. All of my many questions were answered in understandable--not condescending--ways. John Laughton has completely changed my view of attorneys and the experience of procuring legal assistance. I went to our first meeting braced for being treated coolly and charged exorbitantly. Instead, I was treated as a valued client immediately and found the fees to be reasonable and acceptable. John Laughton imbues not only trust in his advice and expertise regarding wills and trusts, but is also a genuinely warm, kind human being. It is a great pleasure to do business with him and his staff. I will be referring him to many of my clients and friends.

John's knowledge in estate planning is unparalleled. You can tell that he cares very much about you and is willing to leave no stone unturned in determining and preparing an estate plan that's catered to exactly what you need. Friendly customer service and a very professional office. It is a pleasure dealing with true professionals. Thank you John.

“John is an outstanding attorney. Our family and business have trusted John and his staff for the opening our business, wills, trusts, real estate transactions, and the sale of our business. John has an extensive knowledge of the law and is an outstanding person. In all matters of the law you will not find better man than John.”