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Daniel Sallus
Manhattan Beach, CA Probate Attorney with 10 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Daniel Sallus is a partner of Stone & Sallus, LLP focusing on business litigation, business and real estate transactions, estate planning, entity formations, and real estate litigation. Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Daniel obtained his B.S. in Management from the Eller School of Business and a minor in Spanish at the University of Arizona. Previously he worked at a large bank where he interacted with businesses and obtained a deeper understanding of their needs.
While in college, Daniel started investing in real estate where he was able to manage and rent the property to pay for his undergraduate...
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Stephen Marc Drucker
Glendale, CA Probate Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Personal Injury
Western State Univ
Attorney Drucker has been practicing law for over 35 years! He has developed a unique and revolutionary Flat Fee model for Divorce and Family Law. Clients can purchase services on his website www.LegalActionWorkshopLAW.com or can speak with him by phone or in our Glendale office. Attorney Drucker also handles Probate and Estate Planning documents such as Wills, Trusts & Powers of Attorney.
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Naomi Stal
Agoura Hills, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate and Estate Planning
California Western School of Law
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Nathan Berry Hoffman
Westlake Village, CA Probate Attorney with 45 years of experience
(844) 453-4529
4607 Lakeview Canyon Road
#586
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Probate, Elder and Real Estate
Loyola Univ School of Law
www.thehoffmanlawfirm.com
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Adam W. Pollock
Westlake Village, CA Probate Attorney with 12 years of experience
Probate, Business and Estate Planning
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Adam W. Pollock, Esq. has dedicated his practice to providing quality legal services at a fair and reasonable rate. He has extensive experience in advising clients in estate planning and business planning as well as representing clients in conservatorships and other probate matters. Adam has focused his practice on business planning and estate planning services in order to help everyone from young parents, to small business owners, to retirees and empty nesters. Having a young family of his own, Adam has committed his practice to these areas in order to offer clients a way to not only legally protect their...
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Charles Michael Oxton
Santa Barbara, CA Probate Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Probate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of San Francisco School of Law
Charles "Chip" Oxton is a Santa Barbara attorney representing clients in all aspects of family law and civil litigation. Chip is a highly-skilled and respected legal advisor and litigator with nearly 40 years' experience practicing law in Santa Barbara. He has represented clients in a broad range of legal matters, including divorce and custody cases, personal injury and civil disputes, conservatorships and guardianships, wills and probate administration, real estate law, and landlord-tenant law. Legal disputes are often intense, emotionally-charged experiences for the parties involved. Chip's approach to practicing law involves providing clients with calm, reasoned advice in an environment devoted...
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Scott Ballenger Campbell
Santa Barbara, CA Probate Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Probate, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Mr. Campbell has been a civil litigator for over 30 years. He has successfully represented individuals, corporations, partnerships, trustees and executors in cases involving a wide range of legal issues, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, will and trust contests, business torts and trade secrets. Mr. Campbell has significant experience and expertise with real estate litigation in particular, including failures to disclose, fraud, quiet title actions, easement disputes, encroachments, trespass, nuisance and safe harbor litigation.
Mr. Campbell has been awarded a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV Preeminent, signifying the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability, for 14 consecutive...
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Helene Patrice - Dreyer Koch
Indian Wells, CA Probate Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
University of Texas - Austin
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William Ha
Whittier, CA Probate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
California Western School of Law
William Ha is a dedicated and passionate attorney and was born in Los Angeles, and raised in the South Bay.
Background and Education
William Ha's journey as a legal professional began with a strong commitment to serving the local community. He earned his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in 2008. He has been licensed to practice in California the same year, and is also admitted the to state bar of New Mexico.
Practice Areas
William Ha is a seasoned attorney specializing in two crucial practice areas: Estate Planning and Bankruptcy. He is passionate about these areas of the law because they...
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A'ja M Simplis
Glendale, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
A’ja began her career in the entertainment industry with TV Guide and Lions Gate but soon found her true passion in law. She joined a leading Los Angeles litigation firm, focusing on family law, civil rights, personal injury, and criminal defense. A’ja has been a compassionate advocate for fathers' rights and has represented high-profile clients, including the Estate of Michael Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson, DMX, Keyshia Cole, Freddie Gibbs, Faith Evans, and Christopher Wallace Jr. (the late Notorious B.I.G.'s son).
Her achievements include a $1 million wrongful termination verdict, multiple six-figure settlements, a not-guilty verdict in a murder trial, and successfully handling...
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Ugo-Harris Peter Ejike
Diamond Bar, CA Probate Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(909) 890-9082
21671 Gateway Center Drive, Suite 205
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Employment and Real Estate
The University of Benin and The University of Benin
Our motto is "Best Strategy for Best Result".
Being a decorated war-time veteran of the United States Army, Ugo knows the rules of engagement both in and out of the courtroom. So we employ the best tools to achieve the best possible result for you. Sometimes that may require a vigorous litigation, or a careful engagement of the opposing side or sometimes a combination of vigorous litigation and pragmatic negotiation. We are simply result driven!
At Ugo Harris Law, we have won overwhelming majority of our cases. So the overwhelming majority of our clients are return clients...
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Sabrina C. Fernandez
Laguna Niguel, CA Probate Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Family
Western State University College of Law
I am a determined Criminal Defense and Family Law attorney. I represent clients in Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Los Angeles counties with legal matters including divorce, domestic violence, guardianships and criminal defense.
During a time of intense stress and uncertainty, you need an experienced and compassionate attorney to advocate for your rights and interests. I am committed to the highest level of integrity while aggressively pursuing the best possible outcomes for my clients.
My interest in law began over 25 years ago, when following high school, I began work as a legal assistant. Since opening my own firm in 2002, my...
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Samuel Ford
Torrance, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
University of California, Davis, School of Law
Samuel graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy where he also studied the Japanese language. He went on to teach English in Japan for three years, immersing himself in the culture and becoming fluent in the language. Samuel earned his J.D. at the University of California, Davis, School of Law where he received a merit-based scholarship and the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in the field of International Taxation.
?Samuel’s passion for estate planning has driven his career for the past decade. He has lectured at the California Society of CPA events on transfer tax issues. He...
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Rickard Lee Borg
Carlsbad, CA Probate Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Senior partner at Borg Norris
Life Long California resident serving the north San Diego area for 50 years
Graduate of Lynwood SDA Academy Vietnam Veteran -- Gasoline Truck Driver Former Realtor in California Business owner, Real Estate Redeveloper ,and General Counsel to the Health Care Industry including hospitals and off site clinics. prosecuted and defended numerous malpractice cases. Current practice dedicated to estate plannng. Real Rstate challenges preferred
Currently General Counsel to Spinergy Inc a carbon fiber wheel manufacturer
Professional Affiliations with Brig. Gen. David M. Brahms USMC Ret . A significant percentage of clients are professionals...
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Lucas A Woodward
Vista, CA Probate Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
My practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, and probate and estate litigation. I have diverse experience in the areas of wills, trusts, business formation, federal and state taxation, and estate litigation. His litigation clients include individual and professional trustees, beneficiaries, surviving spouses, care givers, and omitted heirs. Prior to joining Albence and Associates, APC, I practiced at a major securities litigation firm headquartered in San Diego. I was involved in a variety of complex litigation cases, including mortgage backed securities cases and post-merger derivative suits. This diverse litigation experience in multi-party, national scale cases, blends...
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Heath Baker
Palm Desert, CA Probate Attorney
Probate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
A lawyer who understands the concerns you have and the situations you are going through, may be hard to find. As someone who has been through a divorce and heavily involved in the criminal justice system, attorney Heath L. Baker may understand your concerns regarding your family law, criminal law, and personal injury cases, more than you would expect.
Mr. Baker understands what it is like to face emotionally difficult situations, which go beyond “winning” a case.
Mr. Baker retired from the Riverside Police Department after obtaining years of experience with the courts, investigations, and the judicial process, seeing both sides of...
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Bruce Rea Durkee
Palm Desert, CA Probate Attorney with 21 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Whittier Coll School of Law
Bruce R. Durkee is licensed both as an attorney and as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Bruce is also a Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. ?Bruce graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Whittier Law School -- finishing in the top 10% of his class. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Accounting from Vanguard University of Southern California, graduating cum laude. Prior to becoming an attorney, Bruce owned a CPA firm...
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Barbara G. Knox
Palm Desert, CA Probate Attorney with 34 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an experienced Estate Planning and Probate attorney. I counsel clients throughout the Palm Desert area.
I approach each case with great care, attention to detail and dedication. I am passionate about providing exceptional service and representation to meet the unique needs of my clients.
Outside of work, I enjoy time with my husband Chuck and our two golden retrievers, Belle and Pepper, in our Cathedral City home. In addition, I am an auto racing enthusiast, having served as a Steward for the Sports Car Club of America.
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Mara Allard
Temecula, CA Probate Attorney with 32 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
California Western School of Law
Mara Allard has a proven track record of success advancing claims for clients in probate courts throughout the state. At Allard Smith A Professional Law Corporation, she represents executors, heirs, trustees, trust beneficiaries and family members in probate petitions, will contests, breach of trust, financial elder abuse claims, breach of fiduciary duty claims, quiet title actions, real property disputes and contested actions related to guardianships, conservatorships and powers of attorney.
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Lisa Killingbeck Berkeley
Palm Desert, CA Probate Attorney with 22 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Matthew Schlau
Laguna Beach, CA Probate Attorney with 11 years of experience
1968 S. Coast Highway
Suite 2498
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Estate Planning and IP
Southwestern Law School
Matthew Schlau has an extensive background in civil litigation, which includes counseling private companies in hundreds of matters in all stages of litigation. His experience also includes advising companies in private joint venture arrangements and serving as outside general counsel to review, draft, and negotiate contracts and other documents relating to a wide range of exceptional and ordinary-course business transactions. He began his own practice so that he could permanently shift his focus from conflicts to building value. He now helps clients design, create, and grow by proactively addressing personal and business matters.
Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in...
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Darlynn Campbell Morgan
Newport Beach, CA Probate Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
Loyola Law School
Darlynn graduated near the top of her law school class from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, California in 1996. While at Loyola Law School, Darlynn was a member of the prestigious Loyola Law Review. After graduation, Darlynn served as a judicial law clerk to federal Judge John E. Ryan. She subsequently practiced at a premier business litigation firm in Orange County.
Darlynn is an active member of Wealth Counsel, LLC, a national organization of trusts and estates attorneys who maintain the highest level of expertise through collaboration in estate planning. She is also active in the Orange County Bar Association.
Darlynn...
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R. Christine Brown
Torrance, CA Probate Attorney with 32 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
My legal practice focuses on elder law, estate planning and disability issues. My firm provides quality traditional legal services to all of our clients by listening to their special needs, understanding what is important to them, and delivering practical and realistic solutions that are designed to satisfy their specific goals. Because of our strong commitment to personal attention, compassion and professionalism, we often serve several generations within a family or different branches of the same family. We strive to build long lasting relationships with individuals, families and professional fiduciaries within our community, and are extremely proud of...
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Deborah R Coel
Aliso Viejo, CA Probate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
Whittier Law School
Deborah is a an Orange County, CA estate planning attorney who genuinely cares about each and every one of her clients. She has a special sensitivity for seniors and works diligently to ensure that their estate planning wishes are met. Deborah is the mother to two beautiful children and understands the desire of families to ensure that their hard earned assets are passed down to the next generation. She started her firm to make sure that her clients and their children are cared for should anything happen to them. Deborah is responsive, responsible, and committed to the needs of her...
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Noelle Renee Minto
Tustin, CA Probate Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Estate Planning and International
Whittier Coll School of Law
Ms. Minto has been a business and estates transactional attorney based in California since 2003. Her practice is now located in Tustin, CA but represents individuals and entities based throughout the United States and abroad. Her practice is unique in that she endeavors to represent clients globally by bridging the gap between trust planning/administration and business planning and management. She and other members of her firm have an ongoing relationship with growing or transitioning businesses all the way from weighing the best business entity structure and jurisdiction for each client, through business formation, to eventually structuring liquidation and dissolution of...
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Nicholas B. Grossman
Santa Ana, CA Probate Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Administrative, Employment and Personal Injury
Nicholas Grossman joined the State Bar of California in 2009 and has been selected by his peers as a “Rising Star” (top 2.5% of attorneys in Southern California under the age of 40) seven years in a row (2013- 2019). He has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, employment law, probate, and civil litigation; and have tried multiple cases to verdict. Mr. Grossman has also served as an adjunct professor of law at AHU School of Law in Ontario, California, where he taught several classes including Legal Remedies and Wills & Trusts.
Prior to working at Shafer,...
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Carrie Elise Foglesong
Newport Beach, CA Probate Attorney with 22 years of experience
(949) 418-9137
5 Upper Newport Plaza Dr. First Floor
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Probate, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Loyola Law School
Carrie E. Foglesong is Certified Family Law Specialist. She is an Orange County native. She graduated with high honors from California State University, Fullerton (B.A.) and from Loyola Law School Los Angeles (J.D.) where she was awarded the Dean’s Service Award for her work with at risk youth in Los Angeles. Carrie has a mediation back from time spent at The Center for Conflict Resolution at Loyola Law School and a criminal background from interning with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. While with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Carrie prepared the...
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Jill S. Gregory
Newport Beach, CA Probate Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(949) 514-8842
620 Newport Center Drive
Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationProbate, Elder and Estate Planning
Pepperdine University School of Law
Hi, I am Jill Gregory, Attorney & Counselor at Law, and the founder of Jill Gregory Law, a boutique wills, trusts, estate planning and probate law firm based out of Newport Beach, Orange County and Tahoe City, Placer County. With over 25 years of experience working with clients throughout California as a estate planning attorney handling special needs trusts, long-term care planning, elder law, probate, trust administration, asset protection planning as well as business planning, you know you will be in good hands working with us.
I look forward to learning how we can serve you and your family.
Contact us today...
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Leah L. Dixon
Beaumont, CA Probate Attorney with 20 years of experience
Probate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Univ of LaVerne
Leah Larkin has been practicing law since 2004. She practices in the area of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration and Business Law. Leah Larkin is a Certified Specialist in the area of Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration, by the State Bar of California Legal Board of Specialization.
Leah grew up in the Pass Area. She is a graduate of Beaumont High School and University of Redlands. Leah attended University of La Verne College of Law on a full tuition scholarship, graduating top of her class as Valedictorian and passing the bar on the first time in 2004. Leah is...
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Mark Koo
San Mateo, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Family
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mark T. Koo’s work includes Corporate Compliance and Governance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Non-Profit Formation and setting up the 501c3 Non-profit designation. Mark also helps companies file incorporation as well as other corporate legal assistance.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mark T. Koo has been involved with Silicon Valley’s technologies such as data warehousing, wireless software and hardware technologies, and internet technologies.
Mark is a graduate of McGeorge Law School and is a member of the California Bar.
Mark received his bachelors of science degree in electrical engineering and masters of science degree in materials science from University of California,...
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Lawrence J. Bohana
Palm Springs, CA Probate Attorney with 50 years of experience
Probate, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mr. Bohana is an experienced Litigation Attorney with over 30 years of trial experience. As a former Senior Attorney at State Farm and Mercury Insurance, Mr. Bohana is familiar in dealing with insurance company claims adjusters and their in-house litigation department. Mr. Bohana is there to help his clients secure the highest and best compensation for their case. Mr. Bohana has successfully tried over 100 Superior Court Jury Trials.
As a former Public Defender, Mr Bohana has extensive knowledge and expertise in dealing effectively with prosecutors and in seeking the best outcome for your case. Mr. Bohana has had over 150...
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Dawn Danielle Stark
Laguna Niguel, CA Probate Attorney with 19 years of experience
Probate, Business and Estate Planning
Whittier Coll School of Law
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Daniel Ogden
Modesto, CA Probate Attorney
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Matthew Kaemerle
Carlsbad, CA Probate Attorney
Free ConsultationProbate
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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Merwyn Jay Miller
Encinitas, CA Probate Attorney with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Elder and Estate Planning
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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Oliver M. Morrison
San Diego, CA Probate Attorney
4300 Latham
San Diego, CA 92108
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
Southwestern University School of Law
Attorney Oliver Morrison specializes in conservatorship, fiduciary duties, trust and estate administration, and litigation, representing banks, trust companies, private fiduciaries, and individuals both in and out of court. His expertise includes estate planning, trust and estate administration, trust and estate litigation, conservatorships, and real estate property legal matters.
Oliver was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2007. He earned his Juris Doctor from Southwestern School of Law in 2007 and his Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in 2002. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Pasadena Bar Association, and South Bay Bar Association, where...
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Ashley Peterson
San Diego, CA Probate Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business and Real Estate
California Western School of Law
Ashley M. Peterson is a fourth generation California attorney. Ms. Peterson established her boutique law firm in San Diego in 2015. Her firm specializes in real estate transactions, business transactions and probate administration. Her real estate expertise includes commercial and residential property purchases and sales, 1031 exchanges, commercial and residential leasing, short term vacation rental regulations, title and due diligence review, easements, and homeowner association issues. In addition, Ms. Peterson’s practice includes advising small businesses, forming new business entities, business purchases and sales, general business contracts, and probate administration.
Ms. Peterson currently serves as a member...
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Damien Joseph Snow
San Diego, CA Probate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Elder and Estate Planning
California Western School of Law
I am dedicated to helping my clients build and protect wealth and to prepare for and deal with life cycle events.
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Carolyn Ruth Brock
La Mesa, CA Probate Attorney with 29 years of experience
Probate, Business and Estate Planning
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Carolyn R. Brock graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in December of 1994 where she was on the National Deans List from 1991 - 1993, and a member of the San Diego Justice Journal law review writing staff from 1992 - 1993. Ms. Brock is admitted to practice before the courts of California, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Carolyn was certified as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization on June...
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Len Randall ReidReynoso
Galt, CA Probate Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Probate, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Through my office, I have been able to practice law in a manner that best serves my clients. Being a lawyer is being able to serve people. I am in a service industry. I must be honest with my clients. This means that I will tell clients what I believe is in their best interest, regardless of my financial interest or personal bias. I do believe that people should stay out of court, if possible. Court is expensive, time consuming, and emotionally draining for clients. It is easier to fix problems prior...