Michael Alfred Broad

Not only did Mike prepare a complete and package of a living trust for me (revocable living trust, pour over will, power of attorney, advance health care directive, forms for putting my house into the trust), he prioritized my project, did his part on schedule, and gave me assignments so we could get... it done before my deadline of my birthday and leaving for a hiking vacation in Italy. He not only beat that deadline, he did it with kindness, thoughtfulness, and a sense of humor that made it easy for me to make the myriad decisions that those documents require. In addition, we had all our meetings on Saturdays at his house, which was in my neighborhood. This saved me a lot of time and I didn’t have to miss work. I did phone interviews with several lawyers, and Mike was the one I felt most comfortable with, and as we worked together, I realized that he is simply a genuinely good guy. As a bonus to all these qualities, Mike also happened to offer the least expensive package for this task. I recommend him highly.

Attorney Broad is extremely knowledgeable in California Probate Law. He provides clear legal guidance, willingly answers questions, asks the right questions, intently listens to explanations in order to provide appropriate direction, and encourages Estate Administrator/Executor ownership for actions ...execution according to their legal responsibility. Attorney Broad's interaction provides the right balance through periodic check-ins for updates on progress to help with timely Probate closure.

As President of a San Francisco based company, I worked with Mike on a regular basis to handle appearances for my company in bay area courts for about 10 years. He was very successful in understanding the complicated nature of pleading our cases. He always presented himself in a very professional m...anner. He is very intelligent and personable and made my witnesses feel very confined while testifying.

Mike is a caring and competent lawyer. He helped us to make good decisions along the way, and gave great input throughout the process, including not just legal input but helping frame our decisions in terms of what mattered to us. Where needed, he was also ready to bring in additional legal help, to... provide specialized expertise.