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![Steven Lance Bynum]( "Steven Lance Bynum")
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Steven Lance Bynum
Bakersfield, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 7 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Criminal, DUI and Juvenile
Concord Law School
A large portion of my practice is devoted to the division of retirement accounts requiring Qualified Domestic Relations Orders or QDRO’s. In this unique area of law, I can bring a sense of calm and order by reviewing and offering advice as to the division of most deferred compensation plans.
I bring a diverse background with plenty of life experience to the table for my clients. Before taking the plunge into law school and the practice of law, I worked in the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Investigation, Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association (KCERA) and ran a successful termite...
![Tamara Shari Benefield-Faulk]( "Tamara Shari Benefield-Faulk")
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Tamara Shari Benefield-Faulk
10.0 
(1 Peer Review)
(310) 271-7675
9454 Wilshire Blvd, Penthouse Suite
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBeverly Hills, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 21 years of experience
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...
![Manuel Alzamora Juarez]( "Manuel Alzamora Juarez")
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Manuel Alzamora Juarez
Berkeley, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Bankruptcy, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
San Francisco Law School
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El Abogado Manuel A. Juarez representa a inquilinos con problemas de viviendas inhabitables o mal mantenidas. Manuel A. Juarez es el Abogado de Derechos de Inquilinos con problemas de plomería, desagüe, aguas estancadas, incendios, invasion de ratas, chinches, cucarachas y de viviendas sin calentón en el este de San Francisco.
El Abogado Manuel Juarez también litiga lesiones causadas por la caída de techos húmedos y defectuosos. Si Ud. tiene lesiones causadas por pedazos de su techo, o ha sufrido una caida en el piso de su ducha o su vivienda esta infestada con...
![Victor J. Yoo]( "Victor J. Yoo")
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Victor J. Yoo
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate 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.
![Zaher Fallahi]( "Zaher Fallahi")
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Zaher Fallahi
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 13 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...
![Adele Schneidereit]( "Adele Schneidereit")
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Adele Schneidereit
Atascadero, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Bankruptcy and Probate
Monterey College of Law
Adele graduated from Monterey College of Law with a Juris Doctor while raising two children with her husband, architect Jeff Schneidereit.
Ms. Schneidereit has founded Adele Schneidereit Law Offices and practices there as the Principal Attorney.
Before she became a lawyer, Adele worked in Silicon Valley as a software consultant at CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. Later Adele worked as part of a small team which designed the Online Medical Record System which is the charting system for inpatients used by the vast array of Kaiser Permanente hospitals and physicians.
Adele founded Inspire The World Foundation, which promotes awareness about...
![Alice A Salvo]( "Alice A Salvo")
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Alice A Salvo
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationWoodland Hills, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 42 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Tax
Southwestern Univ School of Law and University of Miami School of Law
Alice A. Salvo in Woodland Hills, California, offers quality representation in estate planning, trust, probate, elder law and conservatorship cases. Our firm is dedicated to helping elders and families throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley effectively plan and protect their future. As we age, there are going to be a number of choices we have to make that involve our well-being and our family's financial security. These are tough choices, but with our guidance, together we can better understand what options fit your needs. We offer compassionate representation, preserve assets and inheritance, create Living Trusts, Special...
![David Ostrove]( "David Ostrove")
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David Ostrove
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 64 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.
![John B. Palley]( "John B. Palley")
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John B. Palley
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
2281 Lava Ridge Court
Suite 300
Roseville, CA 95661
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfRoseville, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
I have been practicing estate and probate law since 1994. My practice is 100% focused on California probate court cases only. I pride myself on efficiency and answering my client's questions within minutes rather than days. I am a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. I have highest ratings on numerous websites including Martindale Hubbell "AV" rated, AVVO "10.0" rated, and am a "Superlawyer." I also am a past Sacramento Bee estate and probate "expert." I speak on estate and probate law to professional groups and have been quoted in numerous articles on the...
![Marivel Zialcita]( "Marivel Zialcita")
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Marivel Zialcita
Claremont, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 21 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,...
![Lindsay Gunn Spiller]( "Lindsay Gunn Spiller")
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Lindsay Gunn Spiller
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
(415) 991-7298
595 Pacific Avenue
Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Francisco, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 38 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Georgetown University Law Center
Spiller Law is a business, estate planning and entertainment law firm located in San Francisco, California.
Business:
We serve small to medium-sized businesses in the areas of contracts, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, partnership agreements, corporate formation and dispute resolution. We have advised businesses in involved in aviation, finance, health care, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, music, film, and television.
Estate Planning:
We work with individuals and couples to create simple to sophisticated estate plans, depending on their needs.
Entertainment Law:
We advise film/TV, new media, and music clients as to business planning, business formation, contract negotiation, and licensing
![Alexander Kugelman]( "Alexander Kugelman")
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Alexander Kugelman
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCorte Madera, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Alexander Kugelman is an attorney concentrating on tax controversies, domestic and international tax compliance, and tax collection defense. Mr. Kugelman counsels and represents individuals, small businesses, and estates.
His experience includes four years of federal government court experience at the U.S. Tax Court and a U.S. District Court. That background blends substantive tax law knowledge with administrative and litigation experience. This unique combination differs from that of an accountant or a general practitioner attorney.
Kugelman Law was created as an alternative to overpriced law firms and disreputable tax resolution companies.
Alexander was motivated to start his firm while working at the U.S. Tax...
![Mitchell A. Port]( "Mitchell A. Port")
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Mitchell A. Port
Los Angeles, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law
Mitchell A. Port is an attorney in Los Angeles who represents individuals, families, and businesses offering services in probate, trust administration, estate planning and IRS tax controversies.
In addition to administering a decedent's estate as well as identifying and distributing assets to beneficiaries, Mitch also offers services for other issues that may require the attention of a probate court, including the following:
Lost wills
Will contests
The removal of executors and trustees
Petitions for probate
Trust administration
Probate litigation
Other legal matters that must go through the California
probate court, including conservatorships
(a court proceeding for incapacitated and incompetent adults)
and guardianships (a court proceeding for...
![Elroy Schneider]( "Elroy Schneider")
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Elroy Schneider
Oxnard, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning
Loyola Law School
Roy Schneider's areas of practice include business planning, entity formation, mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses, employment law, contracts, transactional matters of all kinds, real estate transactions, homeowners associations, non-profit law and estate planning. Business & Corporate Transactions Roy advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs with a broad range of business related services. He advises his clients on business law, start-up assistance related to the choice and formation of an entity, the protection of a trademark or license agreement and regularly assists with buying or selling a business. Roy prepares contracts of all types with the view...
![Robert Lopez]( "Robert Lopez")
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Robert Lopez
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 24 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....
![Jeffery L. Greco]( "Jeffery L. Greco")
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Jeffery L. Greco
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEncino, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning, Criminal, DUI and White Collar Crime
South Texas College of Law
I am a Federal & State criminal trial lawyer. I do not handle anything beside criminal defense matters in Federal + State court. I cut my teeth as a prosecutor in the third largest city in the U.S., handling narcotics and major felony cases. I rose to the level of Chief Prosecutor and then I left and took that trial experience with me. I switched sides to become a defense lawyer to protect my clients' constitutional rights that get trampled everyday. Based out of New York City, I am the Managing Partner in both New York + Los Angeles...
![James L. Arrasmith]( "James L. Arrasmith")
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James L. Arrasmith
9.8 
(4 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSacramento, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Estate Planning, Elder, Probate and Tax
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento
Attorney James L. Arrasmith takes immense pride in his role of assisting the California legal community with its diverse legal requirements, regardless of the complexity or difficulty posed by each case. He practices in all California Counties. Mr. Arrasmith's unwavering pursuit of excellence underscores his approach. He ensures that cases are handled in a professional and timely manner, characterized by meticulous care and precision.
When seeking a reputable attorney in California, Mr. Arrasmith's law firm stands out as the optimal choice. Renowned for his commitment to clients on both personal and professional fronts, Mr. Arrasmith has earned prominence in the legal...
![Brenda Geiger]( "Brenda Geiger")
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Brenda Geiger
CARLSBAD, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 20 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Business and Elder
University of San Diego School of Law
Mrs. Geiger’s practice is located in Carlsbad, California. Her practice focuses on Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Business Planning, Elder Law, Trust Administration, and Probate. She obtained her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law where she served as an Editor for the San Diego International Law Journal and published a law review article. She has also authored multiple books on Trusts, Elder Law and Business Law topics and is an active member of the North County San Diego Bar Association, the North County Estate Planning Council and is a member of the editorial committee for the...
![Richard Samuel Price]( "Richard Samuel Price")
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Richard Samuel Price
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationRedlands, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 23 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
New York University School of Law and Western New England University School of Law
R. Sam Price is an experienced and highly educated attorney who’s passionate about helping others. Sam’s exceptional talent is to make complicated legal jargon and court procedures, simple and easy for his clients to comprehend.
Sam is the managing attorney of the growing boutique law practice, Price Law Firm, APC, which focuses on probate, estate planning, trust administration, long-term care planning and litigation. He represents clients in probate matters and prosecutes and defends clients in probate and trust litigation. He made such an impression on an author client that she based a character of a probate attorney on him, in her...
![Frank Huerta Jr]( "Frank Huerta Jr")
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Frank Huerta Jr
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFresno, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
"I love my work. I get to make a real difference to help people maintain their businesses and livelihoods. A file is more than just paper, it is my client's hard work and often a significant portion of their lives. I enjoy working with my clients to empower them to take control of their tax, estate planning and business issues." Frank Huerta Jr. Esq.
Frank Huerta Jr. has 19 years of experience as an attorney and law clerk working in government and tax law issues. He has a successful record of representing taxpayers before the IRS, Franchise Tax Board, Board Of...
![Frank J. Prainito]( "Frank J. Prainito")
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Frank J. Prainito
Riverside, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 27 years of experience
Estate Planning, Divorce, Elder and Probate
Western State University College of Law
MY PROMISE: My consultations are not on a time clock . . . I will personally review your case and any pleadings which you might bring. Having practiced law for more than 19 years in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles County and knowing the majority of the judges, I can give you an honest opinion of the expected results of your particular case. I give intensive attention to crucial details of all legal issues, so you can be sure that we will not miss anything.
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![Jeffrey K Nielsen]( "Jeffrey K Nielsen")
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Jeffrey K Nielsen
San Jose, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Business and Probate
Western State University College of Law
With over 5 years of experience, I understand the challenges facing families when they begin to contemplate their future. I know that you want to make sure that you are leaving your loved ones in a good place, and I want to help you develop a comprehensive estate plan that allows you to achieve your specific objectives.
I offer customized Estate Plans tailored to each client's needs. I have dealt with estates of all different sizes. Even if you feel that it is unnecessary for you to create an estate plan, you may have more assets than you realize. Certainly,...
![Robert Louis Miller]( "Robert Louis Miller")
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Robert Louis Miller
Newport Beach, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Criminal, DUI 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...
![Michael Ellis Freedman]( "Michael Ellis Freedman")
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Michael Ellis Freedman
San Francisco, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 39 years of experience
(877) 777-1666
580 California Street
Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Elder and Probate
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Accomplished Trusts and Estates Attorney. Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. Selected to Northern California SuperLawyers. For more than thirty-two years, Michael Freedman has been lead trial lawyer in more than thirty state and federal jury and bench trials involving trusts and estates law, business law, tort law, labor and employment law, professional malpractice, insurance bad faith, and environmental law. Michael Freedman has built a solid reputation as an experienced, skilled and dedicated practitioner. He has consistently upheld this high standard of service. Michael Freedman...
![Shadi Ala'i Shaffer]( "Shadi Ala'i Shaffer")
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Shadi Ala'i Shaffer
10.0 (3 Peer Reviews)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfIrvine, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 19 years of experience
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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Christina Weed
Sacramento, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Probate and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and Whittier Law School
Christina Weed understands the complex life demands and goals of her clients. Christina also understands that most of the time it is not possible to completely separate family life from business. Clients need an integrated plan that covers all of their family, business, tax, and estate planning concerns. Christina has dedicated the past thirteen years to the study and practice of law, taxation, business, accounting, and estate planning and uses this knowledge to consult with her clients in business, tax and estate planning matters. Christina is a licensed attorney with an LL.M. in Taxation from the...
![Robert M Mansour]( "Robert M Mansour")
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Robert M Mansour
Santa Clarita, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 30 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning and Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Attorney Robert Mansour is a Santa Clarita personal injury lawyer with many years of experience handling car accident cases. He serves Santa Clarita and its communities of Valencia, Newhall, Stevenson Ranch, Castaic, Saugus and Canyon Country. He also serves the entire Los Angeles area. Santa Clarita personal injury lawyer Robert Mansour used to work as a defense lawyer for the major insurance companies. Now he represents victims of auto accidents, wrongful death, bicycle accident, pedestrian accidents and much more. Because he worked for the insurance companies, Santa Clarita personal injury lawyer Robert Mansour has a...
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Mr. Bobby Kouretchian
Carlsbad, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 24 years of experience
(760) 487-8330
2011 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 302
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Estate Planning, Business and Probate
Pepperdine University School of Law
Mr. Kouretchian provides strategic counseling and customized legal service to individuals, families, entrepreneurs, estates and businesses. He specializes in the areas of Wills and Trusts and Corporate/Business Law (Formation, Governance, Finance).
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Calvin Allen Slater
Pasadena, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 43 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, Business, Probate and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Calvin A. Slater has been a lawyer since 1981, with over 30 years of experience with helping clients, such as entrepreneurs, physicians, business owners and real estate investors. His legal expertise includes real estate matters, tax-deferred exchanges, trusts, estate planning, asset protection, as well as business matters such as formation, planning, and succession.
He emphasizes a personal connection with each client to understand their needs and provide effective solutions. He encourages a team approach by collaborating with a client’s other professionals such as accountants and investment advisors. Mr. Slater is a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by...
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Matthew B. Talbot
Walnut Creek, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Estate Planning, Elder and Probate
University of San Francisco School of Law
Matthew focuses on elder law, estate planning, and related practice areas. He began his career in the field of trusts and estates, and expanded into elder and probate law. He quickly realized that he enjoyed the personal nature of working in estate and elder law, and chose to continue by opening his own firm. He is passionate about taking care of his clients, and treats each of them as if they were family. Matthew was admitted to the California bar in 2006 and has practiced law in Contra Costa Country since 2006. He earned his J.D. at...
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Kevin Glen Staker
Camarillo, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Kevin G. Staker, the principal attorney in the firm, received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Utah College of Law, and his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation degree from New York University School of Law. Kevin is the founder of the Planned Giving Council of Ventura County. Kevin has three times been a member of the Board of the Ventura County Bar Association, and was the chair of its annual dinner committee 14 of 15 years. Kevin Staker is a member of the Board, and was President for 2016 and the latter part of 2022, of Ventura...
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Carlos Scott Lopez
San Carlos, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning, IP and Tax
Yale Law School
Human / Civil Rights Attorney working with clients in the public and private spheres for over 25 years in over 75 countries. Significant experience serving non-profits in the public health and international development spheres assisting refugees, asylum seekers, and those suffering from various forms of trauma. Particular focus on LGBTQ and non-binary clients with legal / personal concerns related to gender expression and its effects and helping spearhead international initiatives addressing the same.
Current Director of the Gamelan Council - Asia-Pacific Public Health, Microfinance, and Development Center. Previous experience includes working as a primary care clinician / rural health officer for...
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Roberta Jeanette Robinson
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Practice Areas
Will and Living Trust drafting and review
Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directives
Will and Trust Amendments and Updates
Estate, Gift, Income, and Property Tax planning Techniques for avoiding probate
Represent Executors and Administrators in Probate
Represent Trustee in Trust Administration
Advanced Estate Tax Planning: Irrevocable Trusts, Gifting Trusts, Grantor Retained Trusts (GRIT, GRAT, GRUT, QPRT), Life Insurance Trusts
Charitable Planning ? Charitable Trusts (CRAT, CRUT, CLT)
Education
University of San Diego School of Law ? Juris Doctorate in 1977
University of California, Irvine ? Bachelor of Arts in 1974
Personal Philosophy
Roberta helps families plan to transfer assets to the next generation while avoiding probate and miniming...
![Tristan Brown]( "Tristan Brown")
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Tristan Brown
San Diego, CA Estate Planning Lawyer
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate 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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Julie King
Monterey, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate Planning and Business
Loyola Law School
With 30+ years’ experience, Julie King practices law with the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. She is easy to speak with and talks in plain English (not legalese). Julie handles a wide variety of estate planning and business matters including: (1) ESTATE PLANNING - wills and trusts, health care directives, powers of attorney, special needs trusts, pet trusts, grant deeds and more; and (2) BUSINESS LAW - corporation/LLC/partnership formation, annual meeting minutes, corporate records, contracts, and employee training.
Julie served as in-house counsel to major international corporations, including Toshiba America, where she worked for 15 years and hired...
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Lynn Margaret Sherrell
Berkeley, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 40 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business, Consumer and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate University School of Law
Lynn Sherrell is in solo-practice in Berkeley California, following a dozen years in San Francisco law firms practicing personal injury, products' liability and worker's compensation law. Lynn has achieved a Specialization in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law of the State Bar of California Department of Legal Specialization. Lynn is client oriented and serves individuals, families, small businesses and small owner investors in many aspects of civil law and litigation. When you need an advocate on your side, get a woman on your case. Lynn is a graduate of Golden Gate University Law School with an emphasis in public interest...
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Jayson Manahan Aquino
Garden Grove, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfEstate 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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Elizabeth Yang
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 16 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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Beti Tsai Bergman
Torrance, CA Estate Planning Attorney with 26 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
University of California - Davis
Beti Tsai Bergman is the principal shareholder of the law firm, Peninsula Law, A Professional Law Corporation. Her firm specializes in probate, trusts, estates, conservatorships, and financial elder abuse. Ms. Bergman has extensive experience in representing conservators, trustees, and executors, as well as, heirs and beneficiaries in uncontested and contested trust and estate matters. Before specializing in probate, Ms. Bergman was a Deputy City Attorney for City of Los Angeles and was a business litigator in private practice.
Ms. Bergman is certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization in estate planning, trust and probate law and has earned a...
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Eric R. Bardwell
Irvine, CA Estate Planning Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Estate Planning, Business and Tax
Pepperdine University School of Law
Mr. Bardwell’s practice focuses on all aspects of wealth transfer planning, including estate planning, charitable planning, business succession planning and post-death administration.
Mr. Bardwell routinely assists individuals and families in efficiently minimizing estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes through the creation of wills, trusts, business entities and charitable organizations and the use of gifts, sales and other wealth-transfer strategies. He works closely with each client's team of advisors, including accountants, investment advisors and insurance agents, to ensure the client's personal planning and wealth preservation goals are accomplished in a coordinated manner. In addition, he advises clients on estate and trust administration,...
