Experienced Counsel in California Probate, Trust and Estate Planning
The estate planning, trust administration and probate practice at Baker, Burton & Lundy is headed by founding partner Brad Baker, who brings 33 years of experience to the benefit of the firm's clients. He's been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in estate planning and estate and trust litigation by Los Angeles Magazine for two of the past three years. To learn how his experience and focus can guide you and your family through the choices available for your estate plan, contact our office in Hermosa Beach.
Dependable Advice and Creative Solutions for Southern California Families
Whether your central objectives involve probate avoidance, gifting, tax minimization, creditor protection, or maintaining MediCal eligibility for dependants, our ability to tailor an estate plan that's right for your goals can serve as a source of confidence for your family's security.
At the same time, our experience with trust and estate litigation can help you avoid the mistakes and oversights that could frustrate your wealth transfer strategies or invite family disputes. Mr. Baker's past experience in family law and ERISA as well as many different facets of litigation have broadened his perspective in dealing with family issues.
Our estate planning, trust administration and probate practice addresses such issues as:
- Basic and Complex trusts and wills
- Powers of attorney for Healthcare
- Creditor protection and in-law protection for dependants
- Generation Skipping Trusts
- Guardianship and conservatorship proceedings
- Elder abuse or financial exploitation
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
- Special needs trusts
- Lifetime Gifting Using Discounts
- Post Mortem Trust Administration
- Review and Modification of existing estate plans
- Advising Trustees and beneficiaries
- Management succession in closely held businesses
- Formal Estate administration, in probate court
- Probate litigation including will contests, removal of trustees, challenging accountings and breach of fiduciary duty
For additional information about the range of our estate planning, estate administration and probate litigation practice, contact Baker, Burton & Lundy in Hermosa Beach, California.
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