Reviews

My sister has Parkinson’s Disease and is in assisted living. I’ve been coordinating all of her financial and medical care needs and have enrolled her in Medical-Cal and VA assistance. I’m grateful to this law firm for handling some issues I had with managing her benefits and finances. They also handled my sister’s Medi-Cal redetermination and smoothly navigated through some roadblocks that I would have been at a loss to cope with. I’m grateful to both Ms. Pinchman and Mr. Ratner for their calm reassurance and skillful management of all my sister’s legal issues.

My husband had dementia and I needed to put him in a nursing home. The expenses were insane. And I had so many legal matters to handle. I didn't know where to start. I spoke to a few elder care attorneys and I felt as I was talking to a used car sales person. Ratner & Pinchman were amazing and so caring about my situation. They explained the cost, what I needed to do step by step. They handled everything for me. And I never had to go to court. My husband past away a year ago. And all my legal matters and expenses have been handled. I prayed for guidance to find a good attorney and my prayers were answered. I know you will be very satisfied with law firm.

I am writing this to say that Steven Ratner and Maya Pinchman were outstanding in making my wife eligible for Medi-Cal. They tackled several issues with patience, kindness, and professionalism. It was such a relief to turn the application process over to them and subsequently have Maya prompt me step by step to provide our supporting financial statements for qualification. Then once my wife qualified and began receiving Medi-Cal benefits for her nursing home stay, she directed me to establish a living trust for my assets to ensure all goes well for my estate henceforth. Through it all, she and Steven gladly welcomed all my questions and gave me prompt replies. Working with this firm to get me through such a stressful chapter in my life has been nothing but superb, and I would recommend them to anyone for their Medi-Cal needs.

Very professional service. Sensitive to elderly clients needs. I would highly recommend them.

This law firm has helped my mother and my family with Family’s Trusts. Both Steven Ratner and Maya Pinchman are very professional, personable and ethical lawyers. I highly recommend Ratner & Pinchman Law Firm.

Maya Pinchman successfully guided my family through the maze of elder law in California. I recommend her without hesitation.

This law firm has assisted with establishing our Family's Trust and guiding the trustee's through its execution of instructions. All matters have been effectively communicated and dispositioned in an excellent and professional manner. I highly recommend Maya Pinchman and this law firm.

We met Mr. Ratner at the Alzheimer's Center when we attended a financial class after my mother in law was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. When she was placed in a skilled nursing facility after her hospital stay for a stroke, the case worker there harassed us about her stay and we needed some legal guidance. Steve came to mind and we hired his firm. From then on we felt confident we were in good hands with Steve and Maya. They both were always available to us when we had a question, advised us of our legal rights, and was our voice when we were overwhelmed, which was often. We can't thank them enough for helping us though this difficult time in our lives.

Our family has been extremely pleased with the way the firm handled my parents trust and they continue to work diligently for us. I would highly recommend Ratner & Pinchman.

Estate planning became an important consideration after my husband was diagnosed with a terminal brain disease. The decision to seek counsel from Ratner & Pinchman has given me peace of mind on so many levels. Maya Pinchman knew all the right questions to ask about my husband’s cognitive ability and I was impressed by her standard of ethics: she made sure he understood the information contained in his legal documents before signing them. She had both of our best interests in mind, which I appreciate. It’s rare to find a person with Maya’s intelligence and expertise who also connects in a personable way. She’s a true professional and her attention to detail is exemplary. Although anything of a legal nature is definitely serious, my husband and I enjoyed interacting with Ms. Pinchman. I was especially grateful that she took the time to answer my (many) questions; she’s a wealth of knowledge! It’s such a relief having our things “in order” and knowing these vital documents accurately state our wishes.