Christine Michelle Padilla

Christine Michelle Padilla

also known as Christine Padilla

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 20 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Encinitas, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Litigation

320 Encinitas Blvd Ste C, Encinitas, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 20 years

State: California

Acquired: 2005

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Location

Law Office of Christine Padilla

320 Encinitas Blvd Ste C, Encinitas, CA, 92024-8701

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31 Client Reviews

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Showing 6 - 10 of 22 reviews | Estate Planning

Posted by Devon | July 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Fantastic Estate Planning Attorney

Christine Padilla was fantastic to work with especially in a situation that was not the typical trust/estate planning situation. Christine gives a high attention to detail, professionalism, and thoroughness in her approach and services. She went above and beyond expectations and was always willing ...to spend the extra time to make sure everything was fully understood and answer any questions. I feel 100% comfortable recommending Christine and her services to my family and friends.

Posted by Gregg | April 11, 2022 | Estate Planning

Excellent Service

Christine was great to work with to revise our family trust and estate plan! She was professional in every way and careful to cover every detail. My wife and I are glad we had the opportunity to work with Christine!

Posted by Cristina | May 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Excellent Estate Lawyer

I would highly recommend Christine Padilla. I had a relatively unusual estate situation. Christine explained clearly all the options available to me and helped me make the best choice to save money and time. She was sensitive to family dynamics and also dealt successfully with another estate planning... firm that was involved in the case. I felt Christine always acted in my best interest and helped me to navigate the legal process as well as the numerous decisions that had to be made along the way. She conducted herself with a high level of professionalism, competency and integrity. She communicated in a timely manner and was always responsive to emails and phone calls. It was a pleasure working with her and I highly recommend her.

Posted by Dennis H | December 21, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

A Very Personable Attorney

Estate planning is a deeply personal exercise that needs to fit into what can be a bewildering legal framework. Christine guided us through the process in a way that helped to simplify the decisions we needed to make and made it easier for us to understand the finished planning documents. She was an ...absolute pleasure to deal with and I wholeheartedly recommend her firm.

Posted by Dennis W. | November 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate Planning

Due to Covid19, my wife and I decided to make sure all of our financial affairs where in order. Christine and her staff were very understanding of our scenario and acted to help us get everything secured in the event that something occurred to either of us. Christine and her team were very accommod...ating and understanding throughout the entire process. I would highly recommend.

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Jeffrey Padilla

Estate planning lawyer | Aug 10

Relationship: Family member

"I have watched Christine work through several unique and challenging estate planning situations and she handles each with integrity and compassion. Would highly recommend to anyone with an estate, will or probate issue."

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2007

Outstanding New Lawyer Award, San Diego Defense Lawyers

Work Experience

2017 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Christine Padilla

Associations

State Bar of California

Member

San Diego Defense Lawyers Association

Member

Education

2005

University of San Diego School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2001

California State University, San Diego

BS - Bachelor of Science

N/A

San Diego State Univ

Languages

English

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