Testimonials From Our Business Planning Clients

I worked with John Goralka in setting up a legal structure for my business. His knowledge and suggestions regarding which structure I needed were spot on target. I was very happy with how he worked with me and the patience to deal with my endless questions! Why is that important? He billed me one price for the whole setting up and didn't charge extra when I called with yet another question or concern. He doesn't nickel and dime you for everything which is as nice as it gets from an attorney. I was so satisfied that I ended up having him work on a personal trust for me. Again, he was very patient in making sure I understood the ins and outs of what I was trying to do. His guidance and expertise made the process of getting things set up a relatively easy process. His price structure was also fair and didn't have little add-ons here and there. Very fair and reasonable. I also honestly feel like he actually cares about me as a client AND a person. He shows by his demeanor and actions that he is vested in doing the best that he can for me as my attorney. I will continue to use John for as long as he will have me as a client!

I have been working with John for 30+ years. During that time he has provided several services to me and my family that include sales of business, merger, several business acquisitions, probate, estate planning, will, living trust, and a great source for questions regarding tax law. John has been very responsive to my needs making me feel like he worked directly for me and my own private attorney. I would highly recommend John and his team and will continue to use them for years to come.

I've worked with John for a couple decades now. He's a great guy and does a great job. I've used his services for personal and business services. He has done company formations, some litigation, and estate planning work for me through the years. I feel comfortable recommending him to people with legal needs in his areas of expertise.

I have known John Goralka for almost 10 years, when he helped me with a tricky international sale of business assets involving intellectual property. A few years ago, my wife and I remembered he also did trust work, and contacted him again. It turned out that he's known as one of the experts and innovators in the trust field, and helped create a very flexible family trust for us. He and his staff are very professional and do high quality work, and have our complete confidence.

This review is long overdue. A while back we had a severe mold infestation caused by a leaky kitchen sink in an apartment we were renting. The owner refused to invest to properly (and safely) have the mold removed and sink fixed. As a result, the mold began impacting my health and the landlord refused to allow us to break our lease. A family friend recommended we contact the Goralka Law Firm because they had a very positive experience working with them. Even though tenant/landlord disputes are not the main focus of the Goralka Law Firm, they agreed to take on our case and were both friendly and pleasant to work with. The Goralka Law Firm explained our rights as tenants and helped us draft a legal note to our landlord requiring him to make appropriate fixes or allow us to break our lease. They were both prompt in their drafting of the letter and available to answer all of our questions. Ultimately, our landlord let us out of our lease, refunded our full deposit, and we had no need to pursue further legal action. We are so grateful to the Goralka Law Firm for their help and expedited delivery of all legal documents - we highly recommend this law firm!

John Goralka is an experienced, knowledgeable and skilled attorney. He is an expert in business and estate planning matters, with a specialty in taxation law. I have personally worked with John on numerous complex litigation matters concerning business, real estate, trust, breach of contract, corporate, insurance and partnership law. In one case, John's corporate client was sued by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Pennsylvania for a large sum of money. John was able to get the case resolved with his client paying nothing. I would not hesitate to recommend John Goralka.

The Goralka law firm has handled my mothers business and trust administration for more than 15 years. My mothers close friend had hired John Goralka to prepare her trust documents because she appreciated John's integrity, his personal attention to her needs and his thorough law practice. My mother was designated by her friend to be the successor trustee of the estate. All of the instructions and wishes of the trustee were followed with care and correctness. We discovered after the trustee's passing, the estate had many issues to chase down and resolve which were time consuming. Later, I became the co-successor trustee to assist my mother in getting the estate closed. At this point, I became a client and I was never a beneficiary nor did I choose any compensation for my time in my role as the client. My goal was to insure that every asset was distributed according to the wishes of the trustee and the trust administration complied with the law. I appreciated that John followed each of the unresolved issues to conclusion to ensure the assets of the estate were fully identified and distributed according to the instructions of the trustee and the laws of this state. To my personal and professional knowledge I have never heard of a complaint about John Goralka and his firm. To the contrary, John Goralka and his firm have presented themselves with the utmost of professionalism and efficiency and I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of their professional services.

John and his team did a terrific job helping us with a complex real estate transaction. The other attorney wasn't competent and very unresponsive so it was a difficult task to get him to respond or cooperate. John took the time to educate the other attorney & worked around his inadequacies. We're grateful that we have a positive outcome- mainly because of John and his team. His advice on family property transfers & Proposition 13 has been very detailed & helpful. Regarding our living trust, I was widowed and had my assets and my new husband had his assets as well as a complicated family situation. John showed us how we could organize trusts to take care of special needs family members, reduce our taxes, and leave our assets to our heirs. We have recommended him to several people & will continue to do so.

I've worked with John and his team for years now. John is extremely responsive and I know that he cares deeply for both his clients, as well as his staff. Unlike most lawyers out there, he also does really fun events and it makes you feel like you're part of a much bigger community and "family". If you are concerned about what might happen if and when something happens to you, I highly recommend you contact John Goralka and have him help prepare your estate plan. Thank you, John, for everything that you do!

"I have been working with John for 30+ years. During that time he has provided several services to me and my family that include sales of business, merger, several business acquisitions, probate, estate planning, will, living trust, and a great source for questions regarding tax law. John has been very responsive to my needs making me feel like he worked directly for me and my own private attorney. I would highly recommend John and his team and will continue to use them for years to come."

“We have used John in the past to set up our family trust and were very pleased with the results and the experience, so we contacted him again to look into whether to set up a rental property we were buying into an LLC or not. John was very helpful and knowledgeable. He gave us the pros and cons of setting up the LLC, and helped us with the process in a timely manner that fit into the escrow closing time. I would highly recommend John.”

“After reaching out to Attorney Goralka, I received a prompt response within just 10 minutes. He expertly answered all of my questions and concerns regarding the sale of a business and property taxes during the winddown phase. I was impressed by John's extensive knowledge and thoroughness in addressing all aspects of the process. Thanks to the high level of professional service he provided, I plan to use John's services for my personal property taxes as well.”