Amy Lauren Gostanian

My wife and I had used the Law Firm previously when creating Wills, Power of Attorney, Advanced Directives, etc. We again hired the firm to create our Family Trust as well as to update all of our previous documents. The legal support was superb and the hard-copy documentation provided was excellent, ...presented very well, along with electronic files.

Amy was able to take over handling my parents estate from another attorney and I am very grateful for all of her and her staff's support and help. Amy is very kind and caring and helped me through some tough spots in the process. Billing was very fair and accurate. Communication was timely and gr...eatly appreciated. I'll be returning to have my own trust done. Thank you Amy!

If you ever need an attorney to help you with Estate Planning, or to defend you in some sort of litigation, then finding a good attorney will be one of the most important things you will ever have to do. A good attorney will not only be superbly in command of the legal issues and laws pertaining to y...our matter, but will also be ethical and honest. Your attorney might also have to do some important detective work; for example, in tracking down important witnesses. A good attorney will not be the least bit timid in defending you during deposition or in court, and will certainly never get confused about whose side they’re on. I know from personal experience with these matters in my case that Amy Gostanian and her team at Gostanian Law Group are, by far, the very best. My case was a lawsuit brought against me over the way a friend of mine created her Will. In other words, her Will was being contested. I took the documents I was served to Amy Gostanian. She introduced me to a paralegal who would also be working on the case. After she reviewed the documents and asked some questions, Amy introduced me to Michelle Bartolic, another attorney, who would be working with us as a team. Amy was very familiar with the attorney who drafted my friend’s Will, as well as the attorney who was bringing the case against me. She also knew the judges at the courthouse where the case was filed. As the meeting progressed, I began to feel very confident and optimistic. Amy explained in great detail the length of time this case might take if it were to go to trial, the likely financial costs, as well as the way she paced the billing amounts, so as to make it easier for her clients to keep up. She also advised me on how to communicate with them during the process, so as to keep costs down further. (There were other surprising ways the costs were kept down as well.) Amy, Michelle, and everyone on my team took care of everything. I felt like I had hired an army. I received an email from Amy a short time after our first meeting, saying that I needn’t worry, that all the good facts were on my side. Several depositions were scheduled, and Amy and Michelle gave me a lengthy preparation for my own deposition. But I never had to go through with any deposition. All the depositions were cancelled by the other side after the depositions of the attorney who drafted my friend’s Will, the witnesses to the signing, and the notary public. Michelle Bartolic tracked down a very credible witness the night before a scheduled Mandatory Settlement Conference. And during the Conference, a newly hired paralegal sent word that she had tracked down another important witness and scheduled a phone call for Amy and Michelle. After a few back and forth negotiations for a Settlement, we walked out of the Conference with the intention to go to trial. Later that day, the Conference was continued at Amy’s office at the request of the other side. (During that time, the call to the other witness took place as well.) That’s where their case quickly continued to crumble apart. I was not present, but Amy called to let me know what was going on, and we discussed what would be a satisfactory outcome for me, if we did not go to trial. Amy and Michelle presented to them in detail the reasons why they would lose their case. And that’s when the case came to an end, and the outcome was very satisfactory. Throughout the duration of this case, Amy and Michelle always replied right away to my communications, and kept me very much informed of what was going on. I know they worked beyond "normal" business hours. One time I received an email from Amy around 7:30 AM, and I know Michelle tracked down a witness after 7:00 PM. And, they were always very encouraging and optimistic. I then needed to create a Living Trust and Will. Amy, Michelle and Diane Davis did a beautiful job for me. It was a wonderful experience. My Estate Planning Portfolio is awesome!

I have only positive things to say about Amy and her team. She previously did some legal and estate work for my mother and my brother and they were pleased with her. Last year, I was in desperate need for legal assistance as I needed to go through a probate process for two estates. She met with my... husband and I and guided us through the probate process thoroughly and expertly. I have recommended her to another friend and would not hesitate to use her firm in the future. All in all, it was a positive experience with an excellent team.

I highly recommend Amy. She has helped my family on three different occasions. She set up a trust for my wife and me, including related documents (e.g. wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, etc.). She also drafted a trust amendment for my mother and helped me with the trust administration... after my mother passed away. Finally, she drafted a special needs trust for my niece. Throughout it all, Amy has been knowledgeable, exceptionally competent and patient with my family. I couldn't ask for anything more from an attorney.