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Jacqueline Mittelstadt
Carlsbad, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years of experience
Jacqueline has nineteen years of experience in environmental law, land use, governmental relations, estate planning and real estate law. She has extensive trial experience including a recent construction defect award in excess of 1.2 million dollars. As an attorney for the City of San Diego, Jacqueline gained significant experience in all phases of project development from land acquisition, conceptual and environmental development, permit acquisition through construction completion and dispute resolution. Her emphasis included land development, compliance with CEQA and NEPA, and all aspects of private and public project development. Jacqueline advised on numerous high profile projects including development, construction and...
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Alan Lang Atlas
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 36 years of experience
Estate Planning
Univ of Minnesota L S
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Jack B. Friedell
Carlsbad, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Business
We are dedicated to serving our clients to the best of our abilities, providing service that is second to none. We take the time to listen closely to the goals and concerns of each client. No two clients are the same. It is our goal to provide unique solutions for every client we serve, putting our knowledge and experience to work for their benefit. Our goal is to protect you, your children, your assets, and your business throughout the San Diego and Orange County area.
Our primary office is located in Carlsbad, California. We proudly serve individuals, families and business owners...
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Attorney Adele Jeanne Emanuel
Oceanside, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 53 years of experience
Estate Planning
Western State Univ
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Rafael Acosta Jr
Vista, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning
Villanova Univ School of Law
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James Alan McFall
Julian, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Environmental
UC Hastings COL
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Mr. James David Mercer
Lake Elsinore, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning
Univ of LaVerne
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Jamie Marie Frenzel
Canyon Lake, CA Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
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Glen Joseph Biondi
Canyon Lake, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Estate Planning
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Don M. Ross II
Yucca Valley, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
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Michael L. Kennedy
Mission Viejo, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business, Elder and Family
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Taleed El-Sabawi
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 13 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Probate
The University of Texas School of Law
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Thomas William Dominick
San Bernardino, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
215 North D Street
First Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Estate Planning
Ja Kyong Suh
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Elder
University of Missouri School of Law and University of Missouri School of Law
Thomas Hadley Hamilton
San Bernardino, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 47 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and Elder
Western State University College of Law
Martin Brandfon
Mission Viejo, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 44 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Elder
New York Law School
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Robert Louis Miller
Newport Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Western State Univ COL
Attorney Robert Miller has a 10.0 Avvo rating, and has been designated a “Client’s Choice DUI Attorney.”
He was named by clients as a top Orange County DUI Lawyer on Yelp, receiving Yelp’s highest rating award, based on reviews.
Mr. Miller has 23 years practicing law in Orange County, including at other criminal defense and DUI firms and practices with his own firm.
Robert Miller has been the author or co-author of three books on DUI defense and has appeared on television and radio as a legal commentator.
He has successfully handled thousands of cases and has many positive...
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Tamara Shari Benefield-Faulk
Beverly Hills, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(310) 271-7675
9454 Wilshire Blvd, Penthouse Suite
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Estate Planning and Family
Loyola Law School
Tamara Shari Benefield is a top-notch family law litigator for over 20 years handling high asset divorces, contested custody proceedings, as well as providing aggressive and compassionate representation for all things family law from child support and spousal support hearings as well as international and interstate child abduction cases.
Ms. Benefield is a highly skilled cross examiner and exceptionally gifted trial attorney. She knows the rules and laws regarding evidence and knows how to successfully raise objections and keep out certain evidence. She is a former professor at West Los Angeles College of Law and taught Civil Procedure to prepare students...
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Robert Lopez
Corona, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Employment and Probate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Are you a small business owner? or thinking about starting a business? Or do you have an existing business that now has a business, contract or employment issue?
With business disputes, we first try to keep a dispute from become a lawsuit. If we can find a way that protects our client and serves their best interest, then we always try that first. If, however, you are already in a lawsuit, then we immediately go to protect our client, keeping in mind what is best for you.
With starting a company, we look at what our client ultimately wants to accomplish....
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Tristan Brown
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy and Immigration
UCLA School of Law
T.L. Brown Law Firm was awarded an A+ by the Better Business Bureau. Filing over 300 cases each year, Attorney Tristan Brown remains a leading bankruptcy attorney in San Diego and the Southern California area.
Additionally, T.L. Brown’s estate planning and immigration law practices continue to grow.
Attorney Tristan Brown obtained his Juris Doctor degree from UCLA School of Law and quickly earned recognition as a leader in bankruptcy law. He was awarded "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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Elizabeth Yang
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of La Verne College of Law
Elizabeth Yang has been practicing law since 2007 and specializes in Intellectual Property Law, including Patent, Copyright and Trademark Prosecution and Litigation; Business Law, including corporate entity formation, contract drafting, contract disputes, litigation; and Family Law, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, and asset division. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Elizabeth was admitted to the United States Patent & Trademark office in 2007. At the age of 19, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in two and a half years. In 2011, Elizabeth founded Yang & Wang, P.C., a boutique...
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Zaher Fallahi
Costa Mesa, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
Harvard Law School, Harvard Law School and Pacific Coast University School of Law
Zaher Fallahi, Attorney At Law, CPA, is a Tax Law Firm, licensed in California and Washington D.C. as Attorney and CPA. We practice as an Orange County Tax Attorney and Los Angeles Tax Attorney. We advise clients with undisclosed Foreign Accounts; the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Foreign Gifts, Tax Audit Representation, Federal Tax Liens/Levies, Employment Taxes, Innocent Spouse Relief, Non-Filed Tax Returns, Offer-In-Compromise, Estate Planning and Probate. Zaher Fallahi testifies before the court as an expert witness on tax...
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Blaine M. Brown
Newport Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
(714) 202-2640
2901 West Coast Highway, Suite 200
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Elder and Nursing Home
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Blaine M. Brown is a co-founder of the OC Trial Group and acts as one of their primary trial attorneys. Mr. Brown is a highly awarded and reviewed trial attorney who has been named to Best Lawyers’ annual list of “Ones to Watch” and has also been rated by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star.” He has also earned an Avvo rating of “Superb 10/10” and recognition as a “Top 40 Under 40 Trial Layer” by the National Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Brown represents clients in a variety of matters, including trust and estate matters (trust litigation and trust administration), financial elder...
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Marivel Zialcita
Claremont, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
California Western School of Law
MARIVEL M. ZIALCITA is the founder of MMZ LAW, A Professional Corporation, where she practices in the areas of Trust and Estate, Elder Law, VA Benefits, Special Needs, Conservatorship, Trust Administration and Probate. Ms. Zialcita is a frequent speaker on trust and estate matters and holds memberships in the State Bar of California, Trust and Estate Section, The San Bernardino County Bar Association, Wealth Counsel and Elder Counsel. She currently assists in the pro bono legal services program at the James L. Brulte Senior Center in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Ms. Zialcita received her B.A. degree from the University of California,...
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Victor J. Yoo
Long Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Tax
Southwestern University School of Law
Mr. Yoo's practice focuses on tax and bankruptcy litigation. He has represented clients in both criminal and civil cases against the California Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization and Employment Development Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He has handled matters including IRS and sales tax audits, tax fraud investigations, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and innocent spouse claims. Mr. Yoo also represents debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 & 13 bankruptcy proceedings, including tax bankruptcy cases.
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David Ostrove
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 65 years of experience
(323) 939-3400
c/o Southwestern School of Law
6157 Wooster Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90056
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Legal Malpractice and Tax
Southwestern University School of Law
I am a dedicated and skilled estate planning and tax law attorney with more than 40 years of experience. My firm delivers expert advice to clients in the Southern California area.
My areas of practice include estate planning, wills, probate, trusts, estates, guardianships, conservatorships, and tax law.
Whatever your estate planning or tax issue is, I will work tirelessly and help you through every step of your case.
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Mitchell A. Port
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law
I am Mitchell A. Port, an attorney based in Los Angeles, and I represent individuals, families, and businesses in various legal areas including probate, trust administration, estate planning, and IRS tax controversies.
My work primarily involves administering a decedent's estate, identifying, and distributing assets to beneficiaries, and handling other issues that may require probate court intervention. These issues include lost wills, will contests, the removal of executors and trustees, petitions for probate, trust administration, probate litigation, and other legal matters that must go through the California probate court, such as conservatorships and guardianships.
Additionally, I handle post-mortem tax planning and have successfully...
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Nikki Semanchik
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 13 years of experience
(619) 535-1811
2869 Historic Decatur Road
Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92106
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
California Western School of Law
Nikki Semanchik is the Founding Attorney of Semanchik Law Group. Nikki started out her legal career advising small businesses and individuals in need of estate planning. An interest in international law and her background in immigration led her to represent multi-national high-net worth individuals with business law, asset protection and tax planning. After assisting clients with tax planning through the formation of private foundations and charitable trusts, Nikki found herself drawn to nonprofit law. She now assists nonprofit organizations with formation, compliance and governance.
Nikki is passionate about nonprofit law and enjoys speaking about nonprofit formation and compliance. Her most recent...
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William Martin Burbank
Fullerton, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Tax
Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Marty Burbank is the expert in Elder Law, Veteran's Benefits and Asset Protection for Medical and Dental Practices. Our team is located in Fullerton, the heart of North Orange County. This proximity allows us to reach a broad spectrum of clients. Marty Burbank provides the same planning and legal power of the larger firms, yet in a personalized setting. We utilize the latest in technology to create and store documents for all our clients. Every client receives services that are customized to their specific needs. We never use templates. Since 2002 Marty Burbank has focused his practice...
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Shadi Ala'i Shaffer
Laguna Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 20 years of experience
120 S Coast Hwy
#100
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
California Western School of Law
Shadi Shaffer focuses her practice on Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate and Trust Administration. Prior to her legal career, Attorney Shaffer had an extensive and diverse work history, which helped her gain skills that have proven invaluable to her legal practice.
Attorney Shaffer opened her own firm so she could protect families, children, and businesses from the CA Probate system and serve as an advocate to prevent clients from the court system. She started the Asset Protection & Elder Law Center over 15 years ago with her best friend (25 years and counting!) Patrick P. Phancao. We wanted to build a...
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Gary Lane
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
University of San Diego School of Law, New York University School of Law, The George Washington University Law School and Harvard Law School
Four law school degrees and certificate, along with graduate degree. Long time law professor and dean. Professor. Love helping folks. Doing Living Trusts for twenty-one years!
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Scott Edward Rahn
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
University of San Diego School of Law
RMO LLP resolves contests, disputes and litigation related to trusts, estates and conservatorships, creating a welcome peace of mind for clients.
We represents heirs, beneficiaries, trustees and executors, utilizing our experience to develop and implement strategies that swiftly and cost-effectively address the financial issues, fiduciary duties and emotional complexities underlying trust contests, estates conflicts and probate litigation.
Driven by a commitment to provide relief to people grieving the loss of a loved one, RMO collaborates closely with clients. We pursue and defend claims involving incapacity, incompetence, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and other similar areas of dispute. Our advice and counsel...
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Amy Lauren Gostanian
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Pepperdine University School of Law
Amy L. Gostanian Esq., Attorney and Founder of The Estate Lawyers, formerly known as Gostanian Law Group, PC.
“Amy was able to take over handling my parent’s estate from another attorney and I am very grateful for all of her and her staff’s support and help. Amy is very kind and caring and helped me through some tough spots in the process. Billing was very fair and accurate. Communication was timely and greatly appreciated. I’ll be returning to have my own trust done. Thank you, Amy!”
— Lisa
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Jayson Manahan Aquino
Garden Grove, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Tax
William Howard Taft University
CPA AND TAX ATTORNEY ON YOUR SIDE
Jayson Aquino "Atty Jay" can do both.
There are some tax attorneys do not have an adequate background in accounting and lack the proficiency to thoroughly offer bookkeeping services. Alternately, certain certified public accountants (CPAs) may not be familiar with how to resolve a person’s unpaid back taxes, tax lien or tax levy.
As a CPA and licensed tax attorney, Jayson has helped individuals and businesses throughout Huntington Beach and Orange County with a wide range of tax matters.
Jayson takes pride in offering affordable rates. Many clients have found that his rates are competitive and even...
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Burton A. Mitchell
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 47 years of experience
(310) 203-8080
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Taxation New York University School of Law and Georgetown University
I am dedicated to outstanding representation for Tax, Business, and Trusts & Estate Planning law matters. My jurisdictions include the State of California, U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Tax Court.
A Certified Specialist in Taxation Law, I have extensive experience and expertise providing legal advocacy for a wide range of issues. I am committed to helping clients accomplish their goals efficiently and effectively.
I have been recognized by numerous organizations, including Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, and Los Angeles times Magazine. Additionally, JMBM has been honored among the 2020 Best Law...
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Jonathan S. Forster
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Tax
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Jonathan Forster has been an Attorney at Weinstock Manion since 2002. He creates and carries out strategies for multi-generational estate planning, business transactions such as pre-liquidity event planning for sales of closely-held businesses and real estate, and business succession planning. Jonathan works with corporate attorneys, investment bankers and financial planners to pursue the best possible outcomes. He is dedicated to minimizing estate taxes while achieving clients' personal, charitable and business goals.
Jonathan teaches Estate Planning at UCLA Extension. Additional speaking engagements include topics such as "Tax Planning: Passing Your Real Property Without it Being Reassessed," "Pre-Liquidity Event Estate Planning and...
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Jeffrey Paul Geida
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
New York University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Jeffrey Geida is an accomplished California attorney. He represents clients with legal matters such as Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer and Business Succession Planning. Additionally, he has experience in Estate and Trust Administration for beneficiaries and fiduciaries. Jeff is dedicated to providing an interactive approach and creative solutions to assist you in achieving the best possible outcomes.
Jeff received his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law and LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization has recognized him as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law....
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Sussan H. Shore
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Sussan H. Shore designs and implements multi-generational estate plans for high net worth clients, and oversees the administration of estates and trusts. For over 35 years, she has helped clients fulfill their goals to care for their families, meet charitable giving objectives and reduce estate taxes. Sussan has great compassion for her clients, quickly earning their trust through her patient approach, practical advice and straightforward communication. She is non-judgmental and creative, resolving the unique needs of clients in complex alternative and blended family structures as readily as those in traditional families.
As a certified specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust...
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Margaret Ann Sedy
Beverly Hills, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Employment and Juvenile
Southwestern Law School
Margaret A. Sedy is an attorney at Law Office of Margaret A. Sedy and represents clients in Business Litigation, Business Disputes, Corporate Formation, Contract Drafting and Negotiation, Technology, Internet and Privacy Law, and Regulatory Compliance
Margaret Sedy also counsels and represents businesses regarding Employment Litigation, Employment and Labor Law compliance, including wage and hour, wrongful termination and discrimination claims.
Margaret Sedy was awarded the Rising Stars designation in 2021, 2022 and 2023 by Super Lawyers, a distinction only awarded to 2.5 percent of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation.
Margaret Sedy graduated in the Top 10% of her class...