In 2000, California enacted new legislation authorizing non-lawyers to prepare legal documents for people performing their own legal work. Recognizing an important opportunity to make straightforward legal matters like Living Trusts and Divorce affordable to more people, Tom and Sue Goehring became licensed Legal Document Preparers and opened the Dublin office in 2003. And...
A year of Covid has taught us that we like working from home But we also like collaborating with our colleagues. This is the future of the workplace. It’s a hybrid solution. What Guideway learned about hybrid workplaces At Guideway, we initiated a hybrid model within the first week of the Covid lockdown....
During the COVID-19 crisis, we at Guideway Legal Documents & Mediation Services have been busy helping people ensure their loved ones are covered should something terrible happen. And though this worldwide health crisis is thankfully beginning to wind down, Guideway is still here to help you make provisions for your family's wellbeing...
After more than 15 years, we decided it was time for a change. We did some research, and we learned that what our clients valued most was that we guided them through the legal process—whether Divorce, Mediation, Probate, Living Trust or Business Formation—we were there to guide them. Best of...
This is one year we’d all like to put behind us. We want our lives back. With vaccines now in distribution, we can start to fantasize about a life beyond the coronavirus. We can look forward to ballgames and concerts, parades and family gatherings. To weddings and graduations that we...
Meetings by Appointment Only COVID has affected us all on many levels. CDP has tried to stay nimble and adjust as circumstances have changed. Through it all, our biggest priority continues to be keeping everyone safe. As we officially reopen our business, we have learned that the safest way to serve our clients...
During this health crisis, we’ve developed new procedures to ensure the comfort and safety of our clients. All of our team wear masks and gloves; we change these for each new client. We are taking social distancing seriously. Only one set of clients is allowed in the office at a...
Susan Lenser joined California Document Preparers’ Walnut Creek team in the fall of 2016. She grew up in Orinda and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Her first job out of college was that of TV news reporter for NBC in Idaho Falls,...
We’re inching up on another 4th of July, the time when summer really gets under way. It’s a day for family, friends, grilling and fireworks. Parades and silly costumes, a chance to dress up anything that moves in red, white and blue. A lazy summer day that calls for a little...
Visitors to California Document Preparers’ website will notice a newly designed site that we launched last week. We rolled out our new site with neither a whimper nor a bang—a soft opening, if you will, because we wanted to make sure that everything was working smoothly. No splashy announcement or Facebook...
We’re inching up on Memorial Day, the official kickoff to summer—grilling season, backyard barbecues and family vacations. But Memorial Day is one holiday when every American should stop and give thanks to the men and women who served and died defending our country so that we can enjoy our carefree...
For January, California Document Preparers is profiling Walnut Creek office co-owner Bill Schaaf. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Bill worked his way through college, was a member of both the United Steel Workers and Laborers Unions, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. The beginning of a long, successful retail career Bill’s first job...
