Claudia Elena Barba

Claudia Elena Barba

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 25 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Thousand Oaks, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts

1329 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste 215, Thousand Oaks, CA

About Claudia

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 70%

In California, the four main components of an estate plan are: Living Trust, Will, Power Of Attorney for Finances & Advance Health Care Directive

70%
Probate 15%

Court-supervised transfer of property

15%
Trusts 15%

Non-court-supervised transfer of property

15%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in California for 25 years

State: California

Acquired: 2000

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Gray & Barba LLP

1329 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Ste 215, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362

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Claudia Elena Barba's Reviews

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10 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kenneth | March 18, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Personal, quality, expert service!

Claudia was recommended to us by a friend and she far exceeded his recommendations. We had talked with a couple of other lawyers about our need for estate planning before we found Claudia and they were both rather impersonal and only seemed interested in offering us pro forma services for what seeme...d to us like extravagant costs. Totally, unlike these two lawyers, Claudia took the time to meet with us face-to-face both to understand the requirements of our particular circumstances and to provide us with clear explanations of California laws and how they impact us and our estate planning. She immediately engendered a sense of trust on our part, not only regarding her expertise, but also regarding her genuine interest and understanding of estate planning requirements as they pertained to our specific set of circumstances. Through out the entire process of developing our estate planning documents she was very generous with her time in making sure we had a clear understanding of the particulars as well as the options we had. We do not have a broad experience in working with lawyers, but in our estimation, she possesses a rare combination of outstanding interpersonal skills and a deep knowledge of her areas of expertise! As a gay couple, we also greatly appreciated her sensitivities to the particulars of our situation. We would highly recommend her without any reservations. We are confident that you will be as pleased as we are with her services to say nothing of her very reasonable rates!

Posted by Elsa | August 30, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

Regalo completo!!

Soy la Sra Elsa; agradezco mucho a la abogada Claudia Barba, por ayudarme en el proceso de hacer un testamento; yo no sabia que es un paquete de 4 documentos con los cuales estamos dejando a nuestra familia protejida y con menos preocupaciones a la hora de nuestra partida; tal vez algunas personas c...reen que no es necesario pero les digo que la abogada Barba se tomo su tiempoy me explico paso a paso y con mucha calma todo el proceso, y asi terminamos todos los documentos que son requeridos. ahora estoy mucho mas tranquila, se que mis seres queridos lo estaran tambien,al contar con una persona muy profesional como ella, el tener estos documentos son un regalo completo para mi familia!!. Gracias abogada Claudia por su apoyo y no duden en contactarse con ella.

Posted by Marnie | April 20, 2016 | Estate Planning

End of Life Issue that became complexed

it is very hard too lose family, I lost my mother in law, whom was the other half of my children. I had to see her through her end of life stages of a unexpected brain aneurysm.. Saddest day of my life. Things turned to the worst with her Estate arrangements made 20yo, family left us in the dark so ...not only have I been grieving for the loss of my Mom, I am now dealing with issues nobody wants, I made a promise to her and intend on keeping it.. being in the dark for months, worried, confused, trying to get through each day, Claudia Barba called me and in the next day from speaking to me she had answers.. I cant express my gratitude to her and her collages enough because I have a little Peace in my heart knowing I am in the right directions to carry out my mothers wishes. Forever Grateful and would recommend her to anybody that has a legal issues, she is prompt, very detailed in explanation n patient if you don't understand and need more clarity to the subject at hand. If my case was in Southern California I would definitely retain this firm. Thank you Claudia

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Chris Gray

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 22

Relationship: Co-worker

"Claudia and I have been working together for a few years now and I can say without reservation that she is an excellent attorney. She is smart, ethical and takes good care of her clients. Being able to assist clients who are more comfortable speaking Spanish is a real asset in this community. I endorse her wholeheartedly."

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2015

Volunteer of the Year Award (to the Barba Family), Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles

Associations

Christian Legal Society

Member

Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles

Volunteer Attorney

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section

Member

BNI, Los Empresarios, Ventura County

Member

Education

1999

University of California at Los Angeles School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

University of California - Los Angeles

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

English

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