Avoiding probate is easy. A basic living trust can do that. But most people never plan for the things that matter more: making sure your home and assets actually reach the people you love (you’d be surprised how many trusts fail to do that), and keeping the inheritance protected once it does, from your children’s spouses, divorce, lawsuits, or immature children who aren’t ready to manage their inheritance by themselves.

That’s what matters most, but a low-cost living trust has none of those protections built in. You get what you pay for, and your family’s protection is no place to cut corners.

That’s the difference between paying for a cheap living trust template versus building a custom plan around your family. Our law firm designs each estate plan to fit your family’s specific situation. And when you pass away, we guide your loved ones through trust administration so your assets reach them the way you intended.

Our name, the Tree of Life Law Firm, comes from Proverbs 11:30: “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.” We’re a Christ-centered firm, and for us that’s not branding. It’s the reason we do this work the way we do. We believe caring for your family well, and doing it with excellence, is part of bearing fruit for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Whether or not you share our faith, you can expect to be heard, served, and answered at every step.

Choosing an estate planning attorney is a big decision. You’re not just buying a document, you’re trusting a team to protect your family for years to come. So here’s a look at our team, and the people who will walk with you at every step:

Our founder, Edmund Vincent Yan, Esq., is an experienced estate planning attorney who has created over 1,000 estate plans since 2015. He leads every plan personally, taking the time to understand your family before a single document is drafted. His goal is simple: a plan that protects the people you love and holds up when they need it. Edmund is humbled and honored by his hundreds of five-star reviews from clients, and the honors of being ranked highly by Avvo, Super Lawyers, and National Trial Lawyers, among others.

• 10 Best Estate Planning Attorneys for Client Satisfaction 
• Top 40 Under 40 Award
• Avvo Clients’ Choice Award
• Listed in Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 10+ years
  

When you call, Gisselle Echeverria is the first person you’ll reach: she listens, answers your first questions, and gets you to the right person on our team. When your plan is finished, she’s the one who assembles your binder and sends it to your door.

Call to book a free phone consultation today at 408-539-9858.

During your free phone consultation, our Consultation Directors, AJ Sparks and Bryce Armes, spend time with you to understand who you’re protecting and what you’re worried about. Their job is to surface the real problems your plan needs to solve, so nothing important slips through.

Once you become a client, our other attorney Jalen Rodriguez, Esq. works alongside Edmund Yan to build your plan around your family’s specific needs and goals. This is where we anticipate what could go wrong for your family, and design the plan so it doesn’t.

Once you sign your documents, Chelsea James keeps everything moving so nothing stalls, and walks you through funding your living trust: retitling your home, aligning your accounts and beneficiaries, connecting your trust to your assets. This is the step most plans skip, and the step that makes the living trust work.

And when the day comes that your family needs the plan after you pass away, our managing paralegal Sergio Rodriguez guides your loved ones through trust administration step by step, so your beneficiaries receive exactly what you intended. The firm that built your plan is the firm your family calls the day something happens, with no handoff to a stranger.

Call us now for a free phone consultation at 408-539-9858.