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John Francis Nicholson
Woodland Hills, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 25 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Real Estate
Univ of LaVerne COL
My education is rooted in the University of Southern California and culminated with a Bachelor of Science and MBA at Valley Christian University. I graduated from the University of La Verne School of Law in Woodland Hills, California. I am a hands-on, solo, general practitioner and I have been practicing law in the San Fernando Valley serving Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Since 2009 I have actively prticipated in the Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles County Superior Courts. This is a volunteer, non-paid public service.
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Brad Sniderman
Calabasas, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
23679 Calabasas Rd. #558
Calabasas, CA 91302
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, IP and Probate
Whittier Law School
I am an attorney practicing in intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights, licensing), as well as business and e-commerce law. This includes entity formation and dissolutions, contract drafting and other day to day events, as well as web site review for privacy and compliance issues) for individuals to small/medium size companies. I am also an estate planner, drafting Wills, Trusts and Power of Attorney documents, as well as work in probate matters.
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Crista B. Hermance
Valencia, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
Southern California Institute of Law
I was born and raised in Ventura, California and lived here a majority of my life. I majored in business management at San Diego State University and soon there after started working for Citigroup in Jacksonville, Florida. I worked as a project manager for Citigroup and traveled extensively throughout the world. I even ended up relocating to the Philippines for a year which was an opportunity of a lifetime. After living in the Philippines, I moved back to Ventura and began my legal career.
I started by volunteering at the Ventura County District Attorney’s office and the Coalition to End Family...
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Christopher Ettore Botti
Valencia, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, IP and Patents
Whittier Coll School of Law and Whittier Law School
Christopher E. Botti, co-founder of Botti & Morison Estate Planning Attorneys, Ltd., specializes in all aspects of estate planning.
Mr. Botti advises clients on all aspects of estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning, including the creation of revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable remainder trusts, private annuities, private foundations, grantor retained annuity trusts, family limited partnerships and dynasty trusts. He also assists clients in the funding of revocable trusts and the preparation of estate and gift tax returns, all forms of trust and probate administration, including the purchase and sale of large trust assets, the...
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Joseph McHugh
Burbank, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Tax
Whittier Law School
Joseph McHugh is an Asset Protection Attorney in Southern California-based LA LAW CENTER, PC.
Attorney Joseph McHugh and his legal team are highly knowledgeable and experienced in all aspects of Asset Protection and Tax Planning for individuals that having assets with income of $1 million to $20 million annually... or are in a business that has a high risk of lawsuits (Doctors, Landlords, Law Enforcement, Business Owners, etc.).
His firm supports asset protection for high wealth individuals to middle-class families that wish to have loved ones facing nursing home care and need to move assets to qualify for Medi-Cal Long...
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Rodney James Hahn
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Tax
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Shelley Rios
Burbank, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
Loyola University New Orleans
Shelley Rizzotti is an attorney in Burbank, devoted to the practice of real estate, probate, and estate planning. She is a member of numerous associations including the California State Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, and the National Association of Realtors®. With nearly 15 years of experience in real estate and an extensive understanding of estate planning and probate administration, Ms. Rizzotti has the resources necessary to take on even the most complex cases. To find out about working with Attorney Rizzotti, do not hesitate to contact her firm, Shelley Rizzotti, Attorney...
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Carrie Netterville Heieck
Carlsbad, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Real Estate
Whittier Coll School of Law
For over ten years, Carrie N. Heieck has represented individual and business clients on a myriad of legal matters – always with the goal of protecting her clients from and defending them against the inevitable pitfalls they face in our increasingly litigious and complex world. Ms. Heieck feels strongly that the most important service she can provide her clients is to assist them in avoiding legal problems in the first place. With a carefully devised “life” plan in place, Carrie’s clients feel at ease knowing they are protected.
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Chad Busch
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Western State University College of Law
Hi... My name is Ralph Charles Busch. Please call me Chad. I have been providing state & local (SALT) corporate income/franchise and capital tax technical consulting and controversy assistance for the past two decades.
?I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Arizona State University in 1989 and my Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Western State University School of Law (now Thomas Jefferson School of Law) in 1993. After a short period running a sole practice, I attended University of San Diego School of Law and obtained an LL.M. in taxation in 1999.
?For the past 16 years I have provided...
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Irina Rospotnyuk
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
University of San Francisco School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Steven Craig Smith
Santa Ana, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Insurance Claims and Probate
Brigham Young University
Experienced and successful trial attorney, with experience in business, real estate, and development.
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Grenville Thomas Pridham
Anaheim, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Arbitration & Mediation, Elder and Probate
University of San Diego School of Law
Mr. Pridham helps clients enforce their rights involving the consumer finance laws (debt and credit) and with their wills and living trusts. Mr. Pridham also advises on conservatorships and related elder law issues. He also represents consumers who have been ripped off in any sort of the following financial transactions: Debt Collectors who misstate the amount of debt or harass. False or inaccurate Credit Report information. Manufacturers for violations of the Federal Consumer Warranty Act. ...
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W Bailey Smith
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 54 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate - Irvine Office
W. Bailey Smith graduated from Stanford University and the University of California, Hastings College of Law. After serving as an Agent in Counter-Intelligence in the United Stated Army, he practiced law as a Deputy District Attorney and then with a major Los Angeles law firm.
He has been certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. He has created more than 7,000 trusts for satisfied clients. He has taught estate and gift taxation and lectured on tax savings throughout California....
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Robin Boren-Coleman Sexton
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning and Tax
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
With over 28 years of experience as an attorney and counselor, Robin is a Vice President and Senior Wealth Planner at City National Bank, one of the leading providers of wealth management services in the country. She advises high to ultra-high net worth clients on complex financial, tax and estate planning issues, including transgenerational wealth transfer and business succession planning.
Robin's core competencies include estate planning, fiduciary services, taxation, trusts, and business exit planning. She provides customized and comprehensive solutions to her clients' unique needs and goals, while partnering with internal wealth management specialists and local professionals in the tax...
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Shilpa Bhatt
Laguna Beach, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 16 years of experience
120 S Coast Hwy
#100
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Whittier Law School
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Sacha Pomares
Newport Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
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Richard B. Rudolph
Newport Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(949) 825-5210
20241 SW Birch Street
Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Employment and Maritime
Southwestern Law School
Since 1992 Mr. Rudolph has been providing legal advice, counsel and services to businesses and individuals alike. He operates a full service law firm serving such diverse client needs as:
- Fulfilling peoples needs for affordable Living Trusts & Wills packages,
- Business Matters (both day-to-day transactional matters and litigation),
- Employment & Labor Matters, and
- Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation when issues cannot be resolved amicably.
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Andrew A. Sexton
Oceanside, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
California Western School of Law
Andrew A. Sexton began his career with a heavy focus in Consumer Bankruptcy Law. While attending law school at San Diego's California Western School of Law, he was published for articles on Student Loans in Bankruptcy and also worked heavily with the U.S. Trustee Program, a department of the United States Department of Justice. This component of the Department of Justice was responsible for overseeing the Bankruptcy process and enforcing the Bankruptcy Code to promote the integrity of the system and protect debtors and creditors from abuse. After graduating law school magna cum laude, he began working at The Sexton Law Firm...
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Michael Ebiner
West Covina, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
Univ of LaVerne COL
Ebiner Law Office opened in West Covina in 1954, and has never left town.
We have been helping your neighbors for more than 65 years.
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Matthew Kaemerle
Carlsbad, CA Estate Planning Attorney
Estate Planning, Divorce, Family and Probate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
At the Law Office of Matthew & Julia Kaemerle, L.L.P., we provide our clients with the personalized, experienced, and committed legal counsel that they deserve when facing a challenging legal matter. Our Carlsbad Family Law Attorneys have handled a wide variety of issues related to complex, high-asset divorces, contested custody and visitation cases, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, as well as non-traditional family formation and dissolution. Our team will work with you to find the right strategy for your situation and will come up with solutions that address your goals and needs.
Additionally, we offer legal assistance in the areas of...
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Saman Behnam
Long Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Business and Probate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
The Law Offices of Saman Behnam, is a full services law firm; providing its clientele with high quality, cost effective, and responsive legal services throughout the State of California. Our office provides affordable, cost effective legal services with the care and attention you require. SAMAN BEHNAM, has a practice emphasis in Civil litigation Real Estate Litigation and related Transaction, Bankruptcy litigation, Family Law, CH/DV-TRO, Family Law, Probate and Trust Litigation, Corporations Shareholder Dispute Resolution and litigation, Estate Planning, Business Succession Planning, Asset Protection, Commercial and Residential Evictions, transactions concerning Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Company, Corporations. He is a...
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James Charles Shields
Torrance, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 30 years of experience
Estate Planning, Bankruptcy and Probate
Loyola Marymount University
High caliber legal representation can be difficult to find these days. When you work Attorney James C. Shields, you can feel confident knowing that you have an experienced legal advocate on your side. Attorney Shields has nearly three decades of legal experience and he strives to use that experience and knowledge to help his clients make informed decisions about their future. Mr. Shields specializes in bankruptcy law and he has helped countless clients fight for a fresh start. He also defends against foreclosure and repossession if you are behind on your mortgage payments. He deals with bankruptcy everyday and he...
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Richard Alan Cornell
Encinitas, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Estate Planning
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Encinitas Probate Attorney Services Mr. Cornell has spent over 25 years emphasising trust administration and probate with the goal of producing value and providing a personal touch for each client. Areas of Practice Estate Planning Incapacity Planning Guardianship? Conservatorship? Trust Administration and Probate? ?Special Needs Planning Richard Cornell After spending his childhood in Oceanside and graduating from Oceanside High School, Richard Cornell went on to attend Loyola Marymount University graduating Cum Laude and then recieved his Juris Doctorate from the University of...
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Cathyana Jean-Baptiste
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and The George Washington University Law School
Cathyana Jean-Baptiste is a partner at The Law Offices of CJ Baptiste, where she leads the private wealth practice with a dedication to building legacies. Her services for individuals include securing future generations by drafting wills, revocable trusts, power of attorneys, and advance health care directives, as well as maximizing benefits for loved ones by scrutinizing state and federal tax concerns. She also handles IRS and state tax collection matters, which include penalty reductions and settlement negotiations. In addition, Cathyana has expertise in forming business entities such as Close Wyoming LLCs, partnerships, and sole proprietorships.
Cathyana assists businesses with tax planning...
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Phillip Selio
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Business
California Western School of Law and University of California - Riverside
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Alexander L. Bruin
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 8 years of experience
Estate Planning and Tax
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Anthony Scott Barilari
Pasadena, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Barilari & Williams, LLP is a law firm in Pasadena, California experience in estate planning and probate. Attorney Anthony S. “Tony” Barilari has been practicing law since 2008 and is a member of the Pasadena and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English with High Honors from the University of California, Berkeley before earning his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Since turning to estate planning and probate in 2015, Tony has helped countless clients create wills, trusts, and other legal documents to protect their families and...
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Sandy Wu
Pasadena, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Estate Planning, Family and Trademarks
Southwestern University School of Law
As a founding partner of Chiao & Wu, LLP, Sandy T. Wu is an experienced litigator, representing clients ranging from individuals to small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Ms. Wu also has experience in representing public entities, including the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Montebello Unified School District. Ms. Wu has litigated construction delay cases as well as wrongful termination, labor and wage issues for public entities. Finally, Ms. Wu has experience in representing insurance companies, litigating extra-contractual and bad faith cases and...
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David Mirkin Zeligs
Long Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Established in 1990, the Law Offices of David M. Zeligs has delivered quality legal services to its clients with professionalism and integrity for a quarter century. Based on our firm’s philosophy of putting the client’s needs first, we provide individualized services based on your realistic legal needs and expectations for a reasonable price.
David M. Zeligs graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 1978 with a B.A. degree in Politics. In 1982, prior to receiving his undergraduate degree, he took time off from college and traveled for six months throughout Latin America. Along the way, he lived...
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Dana M. Cannon
Seal Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
William Howard Taft University
Dana M. Cannon has many years of experience with Probates, Conservatorships, Trusts and Estates. During that time she has advised clients on multi-million dollar trust administrations; handled complex litigation; performed estate planning; and represented clients in contested and uncontested conservatorship, guardianship, probate and trust matters. She has been a volunteer at the Los Angeles Superior Court Pro Bono Probate Settlement Program since it began. She understands that these matters may not just involve money. They are often fueled by emotions and because of that this isn’t just business, it’s personal. She looks forward to assisting you with your legal...
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Merwyn Jay Miller
Encinitas, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 51 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
California Western School of Law
Merwyn J. Miller is an estate planning attorney with an active law office in Encinitas, San Diego County, California. (Encinitas is located in the north coastal area of San Diego County, half way between Del Mar and Oceanside. It is adjacent to the following communities: Cardiff, Carlsbad, Del Mar, La Costa, Leucadia, Oceanside, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Solana Beach, and Vista. (Click here for a map showing the location of Encinitas.)
He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1974 and has been certified by that organization’s Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust,...
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Fred Farid Mashian
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Boston University School of Law and Southwestern Law School
Fred F. Mashian is the founder and Principal of the Law Offices of Fred F. Mashian, APC. Mr. Mashian founded the firm in 1993. He has over 20 years of experience providing complex estate planning and probate services for his clients. Mr. Mashian’s scope of practice includes Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate, Business Formation and Succession Planning, Asset Protection, and Charitable Planning. Mr. Mashian’s extensive knowledge in these areas allow to him to properly guide and counsel his clients on various wealth preservation strategies. Education: Boston University School of Law – LL.M., Masters of Law, Tax Law Southwestern Law...
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Matthew J. Landa
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney
(310) 785-5395
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Boston College Law School
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Sarah Mills
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
(310) 785-5313
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
University of California, Davis, School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Kathryn Kuhn
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Alice Pearl
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 10 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
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Craig Eugene Dwyer
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Collections and Probate
Western State University College of Law
I have represented both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 Bankruptcy Cases in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties since 1977. On occasion, I also represent clients in the Northern District of California.
I have previously served as a Chapter 7 Trustee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California and understand that filing for bankruptcy is an important decision and one that is to be considered very carefully.
Many times a bankruptcy may not be necessary, if it is possible to be avoided by debt settlement and negotiations. I am...
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Jennifer Duren
La Mesa, CA Estate Planning Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
California Western School of Law
Jennifer Duren is an estate planning attorney in La Mesa, California, serving clients throughout San Diego County.
She received her B.A. from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, then received her Juris Doctorate with a Child, Family, & Elder Law Concentration, with Honors, from California Western School of Law.
During her time at California Western School of Law, Jennifer was inducted into the Pro Bono Honor Society, was a Student of Distinction, and served as the Community Outreach Director on the Student Bar Association.
Previously, Jennifer worked for various family law firms as a family law litigation attorney. Jennifer sought a new environment that...
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Michael C. Murphy Jr.
Burbank, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business, Employment and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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David Baum
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 46 years of experience
Estate Planning and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
My name is David Baum, and I am the managing attorney with the Law Offices of David H. Baum, APLC. I have managed my Law Firm for more than thirty one years. We offer the finest quality adoption legal services for birth mothers, birth fathers and adoptive parents.
Currently in the United States, adoption laws are experiencing substantial revisions. In California especially, legislature and state courts continue to change and ratify child adoption laws. Every decision made by the legislative and judicial party affects everyone involved in the adoption process, including birth parents, adoptive families, adoption agencies, and adoption law firms....