I'm a realtor and recently worked as the listing agent for a house that Michael was the trustee for. I have to say that he is a true professional and was a pleasure to work with. He skillfully represented the trust in a way that helped them maximize their return as well as avoided the obvious (and not so obvious) landmines along the way. I will be recommending Michael to anyone who is looking for a great estate planning attorney.

I have worked with Michael on all of my estate planning, and some business work. He has always been a good advocate, smart, and easy to talk to. He took a sincere interest in helping me with my legal concerns and genuinely cared about my goals. I would recommend him for many legal issues. Excellent communication which for me is key, also sets him apart from other attorneys I have worked with. . Thanks Michael! Ryan

I was looking for a San Francisco lawyer on Yelp. I found Michael, and the reviews did not disappoint. After much procrastination, I finally contacted him to create our family trust and living will. I wasn't excited about thinking about this stuff, but now that we have a son, I figured it was time to get this done.

In terms of his estate planning, Michael was a knowledgeable, professional and extremely patient attorney. He explained things in common English, so the process made sense, and got very specific when necessary. In all, he took a painful process and made it as pain-free as possible. I would absolutely recommend Michael for estate and family planning services.

I am not typically one who writes many reviews but I have to say that Michael Blacksburg is one ROCK SOLID estate planning attorney. I really did not know what I was getting into when doing this as it was my first time. Mike was extremely helpful and didn't nickel and dime me like most attorneys do. He was always available to answer my questions and made sense of situations that I thought were extremely complex. I highly recommend him for estate planning.

Blacksburg was a Boy Scout. Why is that relevant to an estate planning attorney? Because, years after he got his Eagle badge, he's still trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, and kind. It's these personal qualities that separate him from other lawyers just as knowledgeable or technically adept. I chose Blacksburg to help me set up a living trust. Rather than simply asking me "who gets what," he took both a practical and very personal approach, always asking insightful questions and giving me straight forward advice about planning my will.

A colleague introduced me to Michael for my estate planning work and I couldn't be happier with Michael's service. For reasons Michael will explain, he runs a virtual practice. We videoconference at a time reasonable for me, I didn't need to find a way to get to an office, and his paralegal Louis visited my home for the document signings. Best of all, he helped me figure out how to explain my plan to my family so that they would know what to do and where things were at.

If you're looking for estate planning done well with service to match, call Michael.

Michael Blacksburg is a consummate professional in every sense of the word. We contacted him for some estate planning when our first child was born. He walked us through the types of conversations we needed to have with our families (and each other) and then put the necessary documents in place. During the process, I had an urgent need for him to help me craft a letter to a former employer and he not only took extra time to listen and understand my situation, but turned around the work earlier than expected.

I cannot recommend Mr. Blacksburg highly enough.

Michael provided fantastic advice on my complicated estate planning issue dealing with a family member and a piece of real estate.

I live in Florida and had a probate situation in California. I normally don't chose something as important as an attorney just based on reviews I see on the internet, but this guy had great ratings. After one phone call, and talking to his staff, I got a pretty good feeling about the level of professionalism displayed by his staff and took it to the next step by interviewing Mr. Blacksburg. He didn't know me from Adam, yet was very honest and took the time to explain the merits of my case. In the end, he could have simply taken my retainer and shot off some letters that would have done nothing for me, but instead he was honest and said I didn't have a case. With so many attorneys that are desperate for work, it's easy to get taken on a ride, but this guy will at least be honest with you, and in my particular situation, that was the most important thing I could ask for. I would highly recommend him.