Philip Palmer Lindsley

Phil Lindsley and San Diego Elder Law Center were exceptional in helping me through trust administration of my mother's trust, both while she was alive and after she died. While I consulted with Phil Lindsley from the beginning of a process that lasted over a decade, I worked more closely with Carly ...Maganucco in his office. She was outstanding as well. Phil, Carly, Roz, and the office staff were legally astute, compassionate, and immensely helpful. I don't know what I would have done without their assistance. An exceptional team of people. An exceptional elder law firm. I recommend them most highly and without reservation.

My experience with Phil Lindsley was horrible. My advice to anyone would be to move on and hire someone else. Hiring a good attorney is difficult, I know firsthand. They all talk a big game but their primary purpose is not to help you effectively and efficiently, it's to bill hours. There are good a...ttorneys out there, just NOT this one. Trust me. Run.

Attorney Lindsley (simply the most knowledgeable in his field) and the team at Elder Law helped me and my husband set up living trusts and other estate documents, walked me through successor trustee duties following my husband's death, and helped me amend my own trust. Most of the time I worked with ...attorney Carly Maganuco, who was very conscientious, responsive, prompt, accurate, and a total pleasure to work with. I received extensive help from several paralegals and other members of the team as well, who did scanning, document research, accounting, compiling updated documents (thank you Anna), and endless other tasks with courtesy, professionalism, and always a smile. It was great to call and reach Heather, who amazed me with her good memory and kindness. This team made a difficult life transition easier. Highly recommended.

I couldn't be happier to be using these guys for both drawing up trusts and executing them. The trust my dad was about to sign was drawn up by a quack lawyer ... if I had to execute it, it would have been very hard. A big firm recommended that we start over, but this time using San Diego Elder La...w instead. GREAT MOVE ... they gave excellent attention to detail, and created documents I know will be useful when we finally need them. Thank you, SDELC!! And more immediately, SDELC (especially Carly Surber Maganuco) was ENORMOUSLY helpful in closing my aunt's estate. I am executor/trustee, but without any education in either ... and the death of a relative is not a good time to find out. From the first day, Carly did an amazing job of leading me through discovery and organizing the situation, and then guided me through the process for both probate and trust. Formally, her job was to keep me safe while executing my duties. Practically, it meant performing the complicated probate work, managing the accountants while they did (even more) complicated work, and setting up dates and relationships in the proper order to avoid re-do and unnecessary friction. I have come to rely completely on her steady advice and good humor. Thank goodness, too, for the excellent SDELC firm that backs her up. I'm very, very glad SDELC is available to help draw up documents and then lead me to the end. They do a great service to families who need to get to the end of California's and US's crazy thicket of detailed regulations at the worst of times. BEWARE: There are quacks and slimy nut jobs that claim to be trust/estate lawyers. SDELC is the real deal, and their charges are fair given the value they deliver. This is one area where it pays to be picky!

When I found I was to be a successor trustee due to the death of the first trustee I knew I needed help. A friend suggested I contact Phil Lindsley and his group at San Diego Elder Law. They have provided all the guidance I needed to get through probate and court supervision. I could not have aske...d for better help. Easy to work with, responsive, and very helpful. They were able to take a stressful situation and help me get through it confidently. I can confidently recommend Philip and his staff.