Lawrence A Ajalat

Lawrence A Ajalat

5.0
Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 27 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Glendale, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, Corporate & Incorporation

330 N. Brand Boulevard, Suite 850, Glendale, CA

About Lawrence

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 80%

Estate planning for individuals and married couples from the young married couples (seeking primarily to protect their children should the worst-case scenario occur) to middle-aged couples (seeking generally to build their estates for their heirs) to older couples (wanting to avoid taxes as much as possible and guarantee a distribution to their specified heirs).

28 years

80%
Real Estate 15%

Any real estate matters, including recording documents, reviewing sale and purchase agreements, boundary disputes, title and ownership issues.

28 years

15%
Corporate and Incorporation 5%

Forming corporations and LLCs.

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 300-350 per hour

Contingency

25%-35%

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 27 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

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Lawrence A Ajalat

330 N. Brand Boulevard, Suite 850, Glendale, CA, 91203

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Lawrence A Ajalat's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

79 Client Reviews

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Showing 11 - 15 of 38 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Maxine | March 31, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate Planning

Larry Ajalat prepared my living trust with the utmost professionalism. He takes the time to thoroughly listen to your estate planning needs, He explains the trust process in detail and leaves you knowing you have chosen the best lawyer possible to handle such important decisions. The living trust... I received was one of the most professionally created and presented trusts I have seen. I would highly recommend Larry Ajalat and the Ajalat legal firm. They truly care about their clients!

Posted by Michelle | March 20, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Highly Recommend

We hired Larry to write our family trust. He made a boring, complex process easy and enjoyable. He gave us great advice to navigate tricky family situations. We feel confident in his recommendations and our executed documents. This process relieved us of a big burden we've been carrying for a while. ...His price was reasonable & we knew going in what all the associated costs would be. I will recommend Larry and Ajalat & Ajalat to our friends and associates and would not hesitate to hire him again for future legal issues.

Posted by anonymous | February 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Super Star Lawyer!!

Larry was very patient and thorough explaining everything about putting together our Family Trust. Answered all questions and willing to walk you through every step. I would recommend him to all of my family and friends.

Posted by Natalie | December 06, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

We’re so happy!

Thank you Larry for explaining, planning and executing our trust! Not only are you patient and professional but you are a friend for life :). Our family is over the moon happy with our Trust, and we are glad to have the hard conversations done and finalized. Thank you again and we highly recommend La...rry!

Posted by Robin | October 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Incredible Experience!

I am very impressed by Mr. Ajalat's professionalism, responsiveness and willingness to extend himself for me. I initially consulted Larry regarding funding a trust that I had set up myself with one of those online trust programs. (Cringeworthy, I know.) He very willingly agreed to help me with tha...t. I then asked him if he would take a look at the trust that I had created, and he agreed. Within 24 hours, he provided me with a very detailed summary of the pros and cons of the online documents that I had given him, providing me with scenarios that I had not considered and which had not been addressed in the online program. With no pressure from Larry, I decided that I really needed a professional to set up my estate documents so that everything necessary would be covered. I really appreciated Larry's thoroughness and his willingness to help me before I had even engaged his services, so I knew I wanted to work with him. Once engaged, he was quick to meet with me for our initial informational meeting and even quicker to finalize my documents. I was so impressed with how communicative he was with me throughout the whole process, always being available to me for any questions that I might have as well as keeping me informed of every step along the way. I am also impressed with how comprehensive the documents are, including scenarios that have arisen out his many years of experience in the industry. I am very confident now with Larry's support that I am well-covered legally, and I know he will be there for me if I need him. Thank you, Larry!

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Lawrence A Ajalat's Lawyer Endorsements

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Kambiz Drake

Estate planning lawyer | Jan 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Larry is smart, knowledgeable person with multiple discipline background. He has my endorsement."

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Paul Molinaro

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 03

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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John O'Brien

Estate planning lawyer | Aug 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community."

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William Massarweh

Unknown lawyer | Jul 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Fabulous attorney representing his clients with absolute care."

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Adam Aparicio

Real estate lawyer | Mar 25

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I find Larry to be an extraordinarily upstanding lawyer, with the kind of ethics, dedication to client needs, and transparency that everyone should expect from their respective attorneys. I have had to the pleasure to work with Larry on several real estate and non-profit matters and his work product and responsiveness have been outstanding. I highly recommend Larry Ajalat to anyone."

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Benjamin Berger

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Larry for nearly ten years and have consulted with him on several cases during that time. His knowledge, perspective and advice are always excellent."

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Diana Zitser

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have had the pleasure of working with Larry and I can confidently say that Larry is an excellent attorney. I have and will continue to refer my clients to him."

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Michael Levin

Litigation lawyer | Jul 17

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Worked with Larry on a matter a while back. He was always on top of things, never missed a deadline and kept the case on track so that we were able to achieve a terrific settlement. I highly recommend Larry and would hire him as my lawyer should the need arise (fingers crossed. . .)."

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Michelle Berger

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Diana Zitser

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Michael Levin

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Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Work Experience

1997 - Present

Attorney, AJALAT & AJALAT, LLP

Education

1997

Southwestern Univ SOL

JD - Juris Doctor

1994

Loyola Marymount Univ

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2014

2012

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2012

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2012

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