About Santaella Legal Group, APC

Planning For Your Estate and Your Family's Future. We Care Beyond the Law. Call Today for a Free Consultation,

You’re wrestling with an unfamiliar challenge or finally getting around to preparing for your family’s future. While there are other things you’d rather be doing, you recognize that this issue, this circumstance, is your priority right now.

Your situation is our priority as well. We want to answer your questions, help you make important decisions, and resolve pressing issues as quickly as possible. We take our motto to heart – we care beyond the law.

How We Achieve the Best Result for You

Initial Complimentary Phone Consultation

Your first phone consultation with us is free and requires no obligation. We simply want to understand your situation and concerns. We don’t hold back. If we can offer counsel or provide useful direction, we will tell you. What’s most important to us is that we help you understand your situation and the options available.

Support for Non-English Speakers

Our estate planning and elder law practice leader is fluent in both English and Spanish. If your family member needs counsel in another language, we will make arrangements. Important life decisions benefit from clear communication.

Proactive Planning and Vigorous Representation

When you work with our firm, we bring all of our years of legal experience into our engagement. From the most simple estate planning matter, we seek to understand your objectives so we can work in concert in a cost-effective manner. Because we have extensive experience in estate planning matters, we are able to anticipate issues and design the right plan for you.

 

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Estate Planning
Posted by Lawrence
April 03, 2024

I was particularly impressed with Ms. Santaella's knowledge of estate planning for complex assets like stocks and cryptocurrency. Their ability to navigate these areas made the process much smoother. They also excelled at communicating clearly and keeping me informed throughout. Overall, Ms. Santaella provided exceptional service and I highly recommend them to anyone seeking an estate planning attorney.

 
Elder Law
Posted by Glenn
February 13, 2023

Working with the Santaella Legal Group was above and beyond my expectations, especially since this was my first time dealing with a very complicated legal matter. Having Ivette Santaella as my attorney was a very pleasant experience. Ivette is a very caring, dedicate and compassionate person who kept me informed every step of the way. Her guidance was invaluable, and she was always approachable. Working with attorneys is not an easy feat (I’ve dealth with 6 with my particular case) and has it’s challenges but I did not find this to be the case with Ivette. Thank you Santaella Legal Group for all your help.

 
Elder Law
Posted by anonymous
May 07, 2021

After talking to many lawyers I was happy that I finally found someone that would be honest and explain my situation. Ivette is very thorough and help me understand the process with compassion. Amazingly, she reviewed my situation, asked some questions, during the consultation, which saved me thousands of dollars. The other lawyers I talked to would have seen the opportunity to make money during my vulnerability but instead she was honest with me. That action alone is what sold me I would recommend her to any and everyone. Thank you very much.

 
Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
September 08, 2020

Before contacting Ivette we have searched and spoken to few estate attorneys. They were either led on to be overly aggressive to have you sign the retainer or didn't fit our needs. Ivette had patiently listened to we need. Before she rushed to conclusion she would repeat our situation and come to a solution which she clearly define with respect to the law. All the fees were upfront and straight forward with no hint of any hidden cost. She even encouraged us travel to her office to sign off documents to save the expenses of her traveling which we opted out. Her traveling fees were clear, fair upfront. She showed up right on time with her paralegal at our house. She came off as warmer in person than she was on the phone. Ivette spoke slow, clear and to the point. She makes you feel bless that you have her on your side and that she is passionate and confident to represent you. Would I hire Ivette again? In a heart beat!

 
Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
May 21, 2020

Ivette is AMAZING and I will never forget the kindness she provided to me and my family at a very difficult time. Ivette helped with my mom's Trust and now that my mom is in a community, Ivette continues to be there for whatever questions I have regarding my mom's estate. Ivette is kind and caring and very knowledgeable. I would recommend Ivette to anyone looking for family or estate planning.

 
Estate Planning
Posted by anonymous
May 19, 2020

Ms. Santaella was superb. She was very upfront about costs and extremely knowledgeable regarding wills and estates. It was a pleasure working with her and I am happy to recommend her. She is very approachable and empathetic.

Services

Areas of Law

  • Trusts and Estates 24
    • Conservatorships
    • Estate Planning
    • Estate Planning and Administration
    • Trust Administration
    • Trust and Probate Administration
    • Wills and Trusts
    • Estate Administration
    • Estate Planning for the Disabled
    • Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
    • Estate Settlements
    • Family Trusts
    • Living Trusts
    • Powers of Attorney
    • Special Needs Trusts
    • Trust Law
    • Trust Planning
    • Decedents Estates
    • Family Wealth Transfer
    • Pet Trusts
    • Guardianship and Conservatorship
    • Conservatorship
    • Guardian Ad Litem
    • Incompetency Proceedings
    • Mental Disability Law

  • Elder Law 4
    • Estate Planning for the Elderly
    • Elder Care
    • Elder Rights
    • Advance Directives
  • Wills and Probate 5
    • Probate Administration
    • Probate
    • Wills
    • Living Wills
    • Successions
  • Technology and Science 1
    • Technology Licensing
  • Family Law 1
    • Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
  • Inheritance
  • Bankruptcy 1
    • Receivership
  • Other 4
    • Medi-Cal Recovery
    • Medi-Cal/Long Term Care Planning
    • Probate Filing
    • Special Needs Disability

Office Details

  • Languages

    Spanish

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features

    Free initial consultation

  • Video Calls

    Offers Video Calls

    Video Call Options

    Zoom

  • Firm History
    Year Established

    2013

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111 Deerwood Road, Suite 200San Ramon, CA 94583U.S.A.

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  • Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

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