Reviews

My father worked with Maya Pinchman in the summer of 2021 to update his estate plan. He authorized my brother and me, who are serving in fiduciary capacities, to also work with Maya to ensure that the documents met his wishes. Simply put, we had a wonderful experience working with Maya. Maya listened carefully to all of my father’s wishes and offered thoughtful suggestions on how his objectives might be met, while keeping in mind ways to simplify the eventual administration of the plan. With his permission, she worked closely with his financial planner to ensure that financial matters such as asset titles and beneficiaries were consistent with the legal plan. Maya made herself available (outside of business hours if needed) to family members living in three states and two time zones. She went above and beyond to make the process as easy as possible for my father, who has some mobility issues. For example, she made house calls to determine his needs and to obtain signatures and notarize documents. Once the documents were final, she stayed in touch and was kind enough to stop by to notarize bank paperwork—even going so far as to drop the paperwork at the bank for my father! To top it all off, Maya is a warm and friendly person, and we all felt comfortable with her immediately. As a family, we wholeheartedly recommend Maya to any family in need of estate planning services.

Maya was a great help through a number of trust and Medi-Cal issues. She was always quick to respond and extremely knowledgeable. She also has a great network to tap into for issues that fall outside her domain. Her referrals were excellent.

Ratner and Pinchman were very knowlegeable in Elder Care and provided us a trust for my moms estate. They also helped notorize the Power of Attorney and Medical forms needed to assist my Mom with her transition to Assisted Living. When helping an aging parent its nice to have someone you can trust facilitate all the legalities. They were great.

The Ratner and Pinchman Firm made my estate planning less daunting than I anticipated. Estate planning is no easy task and definitely not something most individuals want to do during their spare time. Maya and her professionalism, promptness, and easy availability made the task less challenging. Thanks Maya for giving me peace of mind!

The horrible disease of FTD dementia struck down my wife at the age of 60 requiring 7/24 care. Not knowing where to seek financial aid we were eventually directed to Ratner & Pinchman Attorneys. This firm took on our case and gave us the assurance that we would be qualified. Over the course of a few months working with Maya which is very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with was able to protect our assets and get us qualified for Medi-Cal. It was a long process but well worth it. Because of their help I will not be financially devastated. This firm saved my life. I highly recommend Ratner & Pinchman. Thanks Maya.

Cecilia Chen is an absolutely awesome and an expert attorney. She was our attorney when we were trying to buy a dental clinic during this COVID era. She is very competent, has deep knowledge of dental industry, prompt and responsive, and extremely thorough! She is focused on what is the best for her client even if that means walking away from a deal. She ensured that we do not enter a bad deal and helped us in buying a good clinic on great terms. We strongly recommend her to anyone who is planning to buy a clinic.

Cecilia was just awesome. She navigated me through a very challenging time of practice sales during this COVID era. I was immediately put at ease knowing how she would represent me, my concerns and my dental practice in the most positive light. Also she knew when to take time to explain to me in a way that I needed to understand the details of contract law so I could make intelligent decisions I appreciated her aggressive stance when required to go to bat for me during the long negotiations. Her experience of knowing when to push and when to compromise simply amazed me. I highly recommend Cecilia to represent them in a practice sale. Mark a Barraza DDS

Cecilia Chen was extremely helpful during my lease negotiation. She was prompt, responsive, and thorough. I will definitely work with her again in the future and highly recommend her to other dentists.

My mother-in-law has been a client with Ratner & Pinchman for the past few years. Ratner & Pinchman helped walk us through the steps necessary to get the care needed for my father-in-law for his needs with long term care. My mother-in-law was able to avoid losing all of their assets due to the high costs associated with long term care. We found Ratner & Pinchman to be very professional, responsive, and caring. As a volunteer advocate for senior resident rights in long term facilities I see the every day struggles that families go through to help provide their loved ones with good quality care.

I highly recommend working with Ms. Chen. She provided much needed guidance in purchasing a dental office for the first time. She was easy to communicate with and made herself available even on a short notice. Moreover, her work was meticulous and I was able to sense her genuine interest to care for her client. I will look forward to working with her again in the future.

I am usually not the type to take time to write an online review but Cecilia definitely deserves it. I have had a few practice acquisitions with different lawyers and Cecilia is truely the best. She's very professional and knowledgeable. I truly wish I had used her on my previous transactions as she is a valuables asset to have for anyone going through a practice acquisition. Thank you Cecilia for your hard work and looking forward to working with you in the future.

Maya Pinchman and her team were so kind and efficient in working on getting Medi-Cal for my mom. My mom had a procedure that went wrong, and her hospital stay went from being a couple of days to a month. We knew that my mom would need extended care at a skilled nursing facility, and my dad's private insurance was not going to cover it. Since my parents are both low-income, we wanted to apply for Medi-Cal. We had done it once before ourselves, but we were unsuccessful. The second time around we hired Maya, and she got the job done! Maya answered every question that I had within a few hours. Maya and her team always reached out to me to inform me of where we were in the process. Also, Medi-Cal had made a mistake in my dad's share of cost, and Maya went to bat and made sure that Medi-Cal reversed it. It was a considerable time of uncertainty for our family. Maya and her team provided comfort during this time of change in my family's life. If you or your family member is struggling and needs help with Medi-Cal legalities, reach out to Ratner and Pinchman you will not be disappointed.