Olena Likhachova

Olena Likhachova

4.6
Rating: 9.8

Licensed for 13 years

Trusts Lawyer Practice Areas: Trusts, Elder Law, Probate, Estate Planning

About Olena

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Trusts 50%

14 years

50%
Elder Law 30%

14 years

30%
Probate 10%

14 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 150-385 per hour

Contingency

25%-40%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 13 years

State: California

Acquired: 2012

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Olena Likhachova's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Lisa and Karen | July 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly recommended

After working with several attorneys through a difficult situation, we have so much appreciation for Olena Likhachova from law office of Daniel Spector. She was there for us to answer questions, fight for our needs and keep us informed of our case's progress. She helped us through the difficult ti...mes and helped to celebrate the victories. Her work is thorough, her disposition is kind yet serious, and she takes the time to listen to concerns and responds to questions swiftly and courteously. The entire experience was so much easier on us because of her wonderful service. We highly recommend her!

Posted by Carol | June 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Highly recommended and appreciated

Olena demonstrated her legal expertise in our work together. She strategized the best use of our time, energy, and money. She clearly understood the emotional impact of our experience. Olena was truthful and kept us well informed. We felt that she welcomed our input and information. She clearly des...cribed what she was doing, what she needed, and what to expect as the case proceeded. The situation that led to our contact with Olena was one of the worse experiences in my life. Olena was kind and sensitive as she helped us through this situation. I trusted her to use her abilities to represent and to support us with her experience, knowledge, and compassion. I have great respect for and appreciation of Olena. I'm thankful she was not working for the other side!

Posted by anonymous | May 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Trust accounting

Never was able to get a fully executed copy of the trust specifically the schedule of property was missing. Hard working but very green and hard to manage even with a highly defined agenda. Aggressive but not able to grasp the importance of meeting my clearly identified need for the production ...of requested docs from opposing cancel. Actually I dispute my entire bill

Posted by John | October 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Probate

Family probate case

I have been involved in a probate case with my sister for three and a half years now. It seemed to be getting nowhere, and I was actually referred by my priority attorney to Olena. She took on a case that was stuck and had no movement whatsoever. Within two meetings with her (one to confirm what had ...transpired before I had hired her, and to go over the living trust.) Within three weeks she set up mediation. I had no idea what this woman was made of but I found out early on in mediation. Olena is a tiger at negotiations, and actually forced the opposing attorney to bend to her demands. Needless to say I was amazed at her knowledge and ability to read and work with people, especially opposing attorneys and still get what she wants for you the client. I would very highly recommend Olena for your next council if you wish for the results that I received. Remember Olena took three years of stalemate and resolved the issue in less than a month. What more can you say about your council? It was truly a rewarding and amazing experience. This is just a personal opinion that I formed after my case but, I feel Olena is in a class by herself. I'm sure you will agree with me whether you have a consultation or hire Olena. If only there were ten stars........

Posted by Margot | April 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Absolutely the best!

My Uncle and I hired Olena Likhachova to help us with a Trust dispute and the results we received were better than we expected. Olena's knowledge of the law is outstanding and we were impressed with her presentation as she argued our case in court. Where some attorney's come off as aggressive and o...verbearing, Olena is soft spoken and has a quiet confidence with an amazing ability to recall facts. She is a wonderful listener, asks great questions, worked tirelessly on our case and kept us informed every step of the way as to what to expect and how we should approach it. At one point in the process we were not sure if we would get the outcome we wanted but Olena suggested an alternative approached which proved to be a much better solution for us. Amazing is the best word I can use to describe Olena Likhachova and I would hire her again in a heartbeat! We are very very pleased with the outcome!

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Olena Likhachova's Lawyer Endorsements

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Gabriel Lenhart

Estate planning lawyer | Mar 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Olena Likhachova and highly recommend her services as an estate attorney."

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Rahul Aggarwal

Unknown lawyer | Mar 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An excellent lawyer who treats clients with patience, care, understanding, and utmost professionalism - an even better person and I wholeheartedly recommend for future services."

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Brett Yorke

Trusts lawyer | Jul 20

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Aerin Murphy

Unknown lawyer | Feb 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  9.8 (Superb)

Honors

2020

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2019

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2018

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2018

Northern California's Outstanding Young Lawyers, San Francisco Magazine

2012

Capital Commendation for Public Service, The Capital Center for Public Law and Policy

2011

Emil Gumpert Trial Advocacy Award, UOP McGeorge

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Senior Litigation Associate, The Law Office of Daniel I. Spector

2011 - 2011

Judicial Extern for the Honorable Robert W. Pratt, Superior Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Associations

2019 - Present

Sacramento County Bar Association

Membership Committee Chairperson

2018 - Present

Sacramento County Bar Association, Membership Committee

Member

2012 - Present

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section

Member

2012 - Present

State Bar of California, Litigation Section

Member

2012 - Present

Sacramento County Bar Association

Member

2012 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2012 - Present

Sacramento County Bar Association, Estate Planning Section

Member

2011 - Present

The Traynor Society

Member

2010 - Present

Phi Delta Phi

Member

Education

2012

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

JD - Juris Doctor

2007

University of South Florida

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2019

Probate and Trust Administration Seminar

Probate Process and Overview

Languages

Russian

Ukrainian

Activity

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