Elder Law Services of California

I had some legal questions regarding my elder mother and decided to give this law firm a try after having a negative experience with the previous law firm I called. Mr. Matsunaga, the attorney who I believe heads this practice, was on the other line and his assistant informed me that he would give me a call back in about ten minutes. To my surprise, he called me back within those ten minutes and patiently answered my questions and provided so much helpful information without ever pushing his services. He was so generous with his time, patient with my many questions and extremely knowledgeable. He even asked his assistant to email me some additional documents detailing many of the resources available for my mother. All around great experience and Mr. Matsunaga is an exemplary attorney and individual.

Judd Matsunaga and team have done a wonderful job helping our family navigate and manage our legal needs. They are thorough and knowledgeable, and we appreciate their counsel. We highly recommend them!

My family has used Elder Law Services for decades. We continue to appreciate Judd and his staff for their expertise, knowledge, recommendations and patience explaining how the legal changes impact our specific situation. And we love how Robin keeps us informed (and course corrects as needed) with her cheerful attitude and a smile on her face!

Feb 2026, On the first call Robin was able to steer me in the right direction, and she gave me the help that I asked for. I will use their firm in the future. I have already logged her phone number into my phone.

I have been a client for Attorney Judd Matsunaga's office to take care of Medi-Cal needs. Gaby J. and Robin were the best most compassionate two people that I have worked for. I came to find out that Gaby is no longer with the firm but I have to give Robin it to Robin as she made me feel so comforting. She will definitely be my go to employee.

My family went to Mr. Matsunaga for a living trust involving real estate. From first contact to trust in-hand (real estate in the trust) took about 8 weeks. From what I've been able to google, this seems like a pretty standard amount of time for real estate in California, though estimates vary pretty widely. Mr Matsunaga himself was quite personable and seemed very knowledgeable. Judging by conversations with him and the paperwork we have received, it seems like he went above and beyond to make this process simple for us.

Hired to assist with emergency mediCal. Delayed responses, ignored phone calls, and no results. Ended up handling on my own. Would like a refund of the wasted $3,500.

Very good attention and fast service and very good prices. I recommend them. I was very satisfied.

Gaby gave me necessary and important information. She was charming and very experienced in the field of Elder Law. I highly recommend this firm and want to share the reassurance I received.

A friend of mine of over a decade was abandoned by his family. The man was starving to death eating fruit from his trees. I contacted his family in another country, only to be blocked! 5 months later a relative reluctantly wants to take him over. She brought over a pot of beans and we didn't see her for 3 weeks. She said she would be there but left the country for Lebanon. Prior to that it was 5 months earlier! She kept looking for his passport on her once every two months visit. He has lived here 30 years! He had no one to take him to his doctor, so I stepped up along with my sister to cook and clean and buy chicken food and all the things he needed. He also needed high blood pressure medicine. Months and months and no ones coming! Oh my God. He loves his home and chickens. He is afraid of his country as his lifestyle is not like theirs. Is she going to send him to the country he fled from so many years ago? He asked about his house being taken by not paying taxes and said he never got a trust done. I told him he should do that before he got too forgetful . I took him to Elder Law. The attorney was spectacular. He walked him through the process. I called over a week later and was told that the lawyer was let go by the rudest secretary I have ever spoken to. She asked why I paid for his legal consultation. MANY PERSONAL QUESTIONS. I had to return to have another intake done. This time I was told to " wait in the lobby!". I watched as the attorney and secretary led my friend down a hallway. I said wait a minute" he is with me, I drove him here!" He doesn't know these people. I was wondering what they were doing. The attorney got up in my face and yelled at me that he was going to call social services on me. FOR WHAT? CALL ON ME???? DO YOU THINK I WANT HIM THROWN IN A RESTHOME? I did nothing wrong. He was leaving his home to his kids who he said would have him removed from life if he went back home. I was treated like a criminal in this law firm and never deserved this. I will never go back to this place again. They treat anyone who brings a friend into a law firm like a criminal. I am outraged by the "yelling in my face". When I explained to my friend what this lawyer said to me, he said "If I would have known, I would have let them have it!" Never again! I am still very upset over this treatment. They are absolutely rude to people and accusers of hideous acts that I had no intentions of doing! I strongly advise that if you have a friend who needs legal advice, don't make the same mistake I did. When my friend came out, the attorney handed me my check back and said in rude tone "he needs to see a doctor". Fine." HE WILL. " I said as I was still shaking physically from the incident ! I am really sad and disheartened.

I spoke to Robin and Isabel and they have outstanding customer service skills genuinely kind friendly and knowledgeable as to the needs I had ! i recommend elder law services of california 100% for accurate helpful resolutions to real estate and protection of assets for your elderly loved ones

My family greatly appreciated the law service that Judd, Sergio and Robin provided my brother and his estate before his passing. They traveled to the hospital, explained everything accurately, expedited the process due to his health and secured my brother's estate. The trust that was generated is securing his whole estate just as he willed. This couldn't have been done any better.

This is who Judd and my mother teamed up with to get me out of the way...along with both brothers. Very racist individual, you can see the respect their team had for both of my Grandmother's dead bodies well after their deaths. Wonderful lives and women, it is a shame what you did to them in their final days. It is a shame that you continue to drag their names and images through the mudd long after their deaths. The team with Judd did it all for a little bit of money. You must not believe in an afterlife, because the things that would come to those individuals on that team would be unimaginable. Have a Merry X Mas, you all know what you did. Keep running from the truth.

I posted months ago after my Mother gave me Ol'Judd's name. She was getting very nervous surrounding the circumstances of my Baachan's death. They have been dodging me at every turn. I just wanted to further document this classless excuse of law and life. Welcome to California and sketchy lawyers that are harder to find than a ghost. Just hide behind legal terminology with a silly secretary without a law degree. She admitted it, and it was obvious she was trying to do her best law and order impersonation.

Think of every superlative you know. Got 'em? Now you know my experience with Elder Law Services of California! A lady there, Ms. Montano, is a gem! She opened my eyes to how a Law Firm can be of enormous help if you contact one like this one!

They are only interested in your money and will provide the minimum amount of services for what they charge you as a retainer. I met with attorney Judd Matsunaga, who makes a lot of promises such as "We are here for you all the way through the process", etc. , which I figured was probably only half-true, but which turned out to be almost completely false. I'm giving them two stars because they did qualify my mother for Medi-Cal (granted, with a $1,500 per month deductible which basically makes it unusable except for emergencies), and they got all the names right on the power of attorney forms. Other than that, they did nothing. When I contacted them and said that my mother would like me to be her authorized representative so I could advocate on her behalf rather than them (since they do nothing), which means they could no longer charge a yearly retainer basically to fill out the paperwork, they became rather unhelpful. They didn't even provide the requested authorized representative paperwork (rather they sent my mother a letter saying you can find the forms on the Medi-Cal website, which you can't). My mother is disabled by a stroke and in a wheelchair. My feeling is that they just want to get a look at people's assets so that they can sweet talk them into other services, and that is what they use the Medi-Cal authorization process to do.

We went for a living trust and we had very professional service.If you decided to do one, this are the place to do it, thanks 👍

Friendly staff, when the time comes for me to finalize my affairs, I would recommend this law office