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Biography
Based in Los Angeles, Brian is certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law. He focuses his practice on estate planning and trust and estate administration for high-net-worth individuals. Brian has designed and drafted revocable trusts, wills, advanced healthcare directives, durable powers of attorney, irrevocable life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and grantor retained annuity trusts. He has obtained favorable private letter rulings, counseled clients through administration issues and tax exposures, and prepared and reviewed federal estate and gift tax returns.
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Licensed in California for 14 years
State: California
Acquired: 2012
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Location
Venable, LLP
2049 Century Park E #2300, Century City, CA, 90067
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Experience
Honors
2019
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2018
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2017
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
Work Experience
2019 - Present
Trusts and Estates Attorney, Venable LLP
2017 - 2019
Trusts and Estates Attorney, Hartog, Baer & Hand
2015 - 2017
Trusts and Estates Attorney, Brown & Streza, LLP
2013 - 2015
Trusts and Estates Attorney, Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP
2009 - 2013
Tax Accountant, Rothstein Kass & Co
2008 - 2009
Tax Accountant, Andersen Tax, LLC
Associations
State Bar of California
Member
Los Angeles County Bar, Trusts and Estates
Member
AthletesTouch
Member
Education
2008
University of Southern California
MA - Masters
2003
Santa Clara University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1999
Claremont McKenna College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2019
Marin County Bar Association
"Anticipating and Addressing the Dilemma Posed by a 'Fading' Trustee, or At Least Trying"
2019
Alameda County Bar Association
"Tax Issues When Settling a Trust or Estate Dispute"
2018
HBH
"Barefoot v. Jennings and its Impact on Standing in Trust Disputes"
2016
Morgan Stanley
“Advanced Estate Planning, Including Common Mistakes”
2015
Bank of the West
“Designing and Drafting Revocable Trusts in California"
Publications
2019
California Trusts & Estates Quarterly
Tax Issues When Settling a Trust or Estate Dispute: A Guide for the Litigator
Languages
English