Clara Yang

Clara Yang

5.0
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 22 years

Trusts Lawyer at Placerville, CA
Practice Areas: Trusts, Probate, Power Of Attorney, Guardianship

2810 coloma St., Ste. A, Placerville, CA

About Clara

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Trusts 70%

A trust allows you to transfer assets to your loved ones without having to go through probate, and it avoids estate recovery if you ever used Medi-Cal for long term care.

23 years | 1,500 cases

70%
Probate 25%

Legal preceding one has to go through to transfer assets to loved ones. Its costly. you can avoid probate by creating a trust at the faction of the cost of setting up a trust.

23 years | 100 cases

25%
Power of Attorney 4%

A power of attorney allows you to nominate someone you trust to help you manage your assets in case of your incapacity.

23 years | 1,500 cases

4%
Guardianship 1%

Legal proceeding where the court appoints a person to take care of a minor. For adults, it is called a conservatorship. you can avoid a conservatorship by executing a Durable Power of Attorney at a faction of the cost of a conservatorship.

23 years | 100 cases

1%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 400-400 per hour

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 22 years

State: California

Acquired: 2003

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Location

Law Office of Clara Yang

2810 coloma St., Ste. A, Placerville, CA, 95667

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Clara Yang's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

27 Client Reviews

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Posted by Sherry | November 21, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Knowledgeable and friendly

Clara Yang did my will and trust. I met other lawyer before, however after I talked to Clara I immediately decided to let her handle my case. She's very professional, knowledgeable, and patient. She helped me and made sure I understand all possible situations. She also gave me very useful suggestions.... I would highly recommend Clara Yang for handling your estate planning.

Posted by anonymous | October 26, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Probate

When you need an advocate

Just hearing the words "I need to hire an attorney" can make ones stomach churn. On the other hand hearing the name Clara Yang, esquire can calm that churning. From my first meeting Clara was able to help me through the process of legal paper work and court demands. She listened to me and my histo...ry with my situation as Trustee to my mother's estate and attempts of settlement. She read through my mounds of paper dealing with settling the State's demand for payment and sibling demands. Clara then advised me of the options available in proceeding and asked me what I wanted as the outcome. In my situation I was more interested in clearing and closing the case rather than concern with getting more. Clara was not pushy with her advice when it differed with my desires and presented my case according to my wishes. She is ethical, caring, sympathetic yet always pointing out how situations could have worked better if I had used legal council at the onset rather than trying to settle it myself. She is calm and collected, mild mannered but don't let that fool you when she presents your case as she is well able to get the facts and situation presented successfully. She kept me informed about my case dealing with the opposing attorney and walked me through all the proceedings prior to each event. She gets the job done.

Posted by Richard D | September 28, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

knowledgeable, friendly and compassionate

Clara Yang has done our will and trust. She took the time to make sure we understood all of the documents. We have the tendency to put things off so when we started doing our will and trust we gave her all of the information and she prepared the documents and submitted them to us for approval and any... need correction. We had paid most of the fees up front so there was no need on her part to keep reminding us about finishing the documents. So after about 6 months of her persistence we finalized the documents. To her credit she had to do several rewrites due to changes that were needed due to our procrastination. She followed through were most lawyers would have just let it slide and we would have never finished what needed to be done. I would highly recommend Clara Yang for handling any and all of your estate planning. She is extremely knowledgeable and will take the time necessary to get all of the answers you would ever need and make sure you understand everything.

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Clara Yang's Lawyer Endorsements

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Peter Stone

Trusts lawyer | Jun 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer, her office is neat and spacious and a very professional place to meet clients. She is meticulous and careful in her work."

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Rachel Miller

Elder law lawyer | Mar 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Ms. Yang since law school and she is an excellent and trustworthy attorney."

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Joel Silver

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Maintains the highest levels of professionalism. Goes out of her way to remain current on the law and reach out to the community"

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Peter Perkins

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Clara for over 12 years and have found her to be conscientious and attentive to her client's needs. She is well informed and seeks to have her clients understand all of their Estate Planning needs and the various ways to meet them."

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Jennifer Rouse

Probate lawyer | Oct 23

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Clara on two court matters where she was appointed to represent a party. She is very reasonable and logical. I have enjoyed working with her."

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Shawn Ervin

Elder law lawyer | Feb 13

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2017 - Present

owner, Law Office of Clara Yang

2006 - 2017

Attorney, Mother Lode Law

Associations

2015 - Present

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

2008 - Present

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform ( CANHR )

Member

2007 - Present

El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce

Member

2006 - Present

El Dorado County Bar Association, Probate Section

Member

2003 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2013 - 2014

El Dorado County Bar Association

2nd Vice President

Education

2002

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

JD - Juris Doctor

1998

California State University, Sacramento

graduate

1996

California State University, Sacramento

undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2015

Continued Education for Lawyers Special Needs Trust

2015

Adult Education Classes Will v. Trust

2006

Elder Planning Seminar

Medi-Cal Part-D

Languages

Mandarin

Cantonese

Japanese

English

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