Testimonials

"Carmen certainly knew the law. Do not mistake her familiar tone and her level of compassion with any kind of unfamiliarity with the law and procedure. She brings both those to the table. She can understand clients on a personal level and listens to their nonlegal arguments and takes them for what they're worth. But she is the most familiar neutral with probate procedure and the law in that area I've ever known." 

"Carmen stayed late after the mediation with the parties to get an agreement signed before everybody left. That's something some mediators won't do. And I think we all left that mediation feeling like we'd done something good for my client and something good for the family in resolving the dispute." 

"Based on Carmen's level of experience with the court system and probate, trust and estates - I think she's incredibly knowledgeable. I highly recommend her. There was one point where my client started speaking Spanish, and right away Carmen responded in Spanish. I also speak Spanish, so there was no translation that was needed. And I thought it was fantastic. She did not miss a beat." 

"Carmen and Judge Karlan demonstrated a particularly effective "bedside manner" with some difficult personalities. You have to see through what everybody is claiming and see what really is fueling people's anger or need to litigate. Some people may be running on emotion, but their claims may not be that viable. To be a good mediator, you really have to cut through that stuff and see what's at the bottom of everybody's reasons for litigating and know how to deal with counsel. So, it's a lot of finessing personalities, and I just thought they did a really good job with that."

"We recently used Carmen to settle an emotional trust and estate dispute, and she was terrific with the parties. She definitely handled my client well - listened to her feelings, spoke in a familiar tone. She was probably the most effective mediator I've had over Zoom because she was very engaged."

"I really enjoyed working with Carmen and will recommend her to my friends who ask me for help on a probate question that I can't answer. Keep up the good work."

“I received exceptional service and professional advice from Carmen. She was terrific at guiding me through the probate notes efficiently and successfully. On top of the service and advice, was the profound pleasure of being able to work with Carmen. She is a great asset to your team! Five Stars all around.”