Judd M Matsunaga

Elder Law Services of California 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 figu...red 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.

My experience with Judd Matsunaga's Elder Law Services of California has been very positive. It's been about five years since we started receiving assistance from Mr. Matsunaga and his staff regarding my elderly parents' Medi-Cal enrollment. My parents case was a complicated one, but Mr. Matsunaga ...guided us step by step with his expert legal knowledge along with his helpful staff and resolved the issue. Throughout our contact with Mr. Matsunaga, he was professional, prompt, expressed compassion towards the elderly, caring, understanding, and encouraging during our most stressful time. We are so grateful to have such a wonderful attorney represent our family. I highly recommend Judd Matsunaga's Elder Law Services of California! Thank you Mr. Matsunaga and staff for doing a great job in handling our case!

We hired Mr. Matsunuga to qualify my mother-in-law for Medi-Cal. Our situation was unique and we knew nothing about the application process. Mr. Matsunuga explained exactly what had to be done and his office wrote some contracts and submitted the application on our behalf. He is very knowledgable ...about Medi-Cal and estate planning. The only negative was that he did seem to take advantage of the situation when it came to pricing his services. It was an emergency situation and we paid $10k up front to retain him. He did mobilize his office to get the work done on time, but I found out later that other attorneys charge less for the same service. It all worked out the way he said it would. His office responded to our calls and we were satisfied with the overall results. We would use his services again.