Trust and Wills Attorneys in Pasadena, CA Discuss Estate Planning & Travel Consider Your Estate Plan Before Your Holiday Travels It’s the Holidays, when travel is the busiest and careful planning is necessary to nab the best airfare or book that awesome beach cottage before it slips away. One thing that is probably not on…
Asset Protection Lawyers in Pasadena Discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s Estate Planning Mark Zuckerberg Did Not Pledge 99% of His Facebook Stock to Charity — Here’s What He Did Instead + What He Could Do Even Better When we heard that Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, were donating 99 percent of their Facebook shares — currently worth more…
Pasadena Real Estate Lawyers – How to Benefit from an Estate Plan When You Own Real Estate Many parents believe that by adding a child’s name to a property deed, they can pass along the property outside of probate. Unfortunately, those who act on that belief often find they have invited more problems than they…
Wills and Trusts Lawyers in Pasadena Discuss Estate Planning for Blended Families The term “blended family” has become commonplace in our society and refers to a family where one or both spouses were previously married and have children from the prior marriage. In some instances, the new couple goes on to have children of their…
Vanessa completed instructing her first semester as an adjunct professor of Wills & Trusts at Southwestern Law School!
Although just down the street from our prior office, we have moved into our bigger, better and newly remodeled building at 727 Foothill Blvd (the former Valley Sun Building!)
Vanessa and Edward have both been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Super Lawyer Rising Star for 2014, an honor bestowed upon no more than 2.5% of attorneys in California! They have also been recognized by Pasadena Magazine as 2014 Top Attorneys.
The film “Black Heirlooms” has not received any Oscar nominations. It was made by 32-year-old Amanda Brown, whose grandmother’s long-term illness ripped her once close-knit family apart for lack of long-term care planning.
Life Lessons From Celebrity Deaths on Updating Your Estate Plan A new year always brings the sad reviews of notable personalities who have died in the past year. Two notable movie stars – Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Walker – provide a cautionary tale on the importance of keeping your estate plan and will up…
Pasadena Trust Litigation Attorney Discuss Estate of James Brown No One Feeling Good About Continuing Battle Over James Brown Estate James Brown was known for his signature song, “I Feel Good,” but no one is feeling good about the battle that is still being waged over his estate almost a decade after his death in…