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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Posted by anonymous | September 20, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

The Best!

Larry Ajalat prepared two trusts for my family and me, and he is terrific! Discussing end of life arrangements is likely one of the most difficult discussions to have, but Larry made this experience as painless as possible and was at all times professional and diligent. I am an attorney, and while ...I could have attempted to prepare my own trust, having the peace of mind to know that the trust would be prepared thoroughly and correctly was certainly worth the investment. If I could give more than five stars, I would!

Posted by Katalin | August 22, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Trustworthy, Very Knowledgeable, Reasonable

We highly recommend Larry Ajalat for estate planning. After consulting with multiple highly recommended attorneys, we found Larry to be the most kind and knowledgeable in real estate planning. We came to Larry with many questions. He was able to review our previous estate plan which had several ...clauses that was not in our interest and he created a new estate plan that we are very happy with. We recommend that everyone work with Larry Ajalat. Thank you Larry! Anthoy and Kathy

Posted by Kathy and Anthony | August 18, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

​Trustworthy, Very Knowledgeable, Reasonably Priced

We highly recommend Larry Ajalat for estate planning. After consulting with multiple highly recommended attorneys, we found Larry to be the most kind and knowledgeable in real estate planning. We came to Larry with many questions. He reviewed our previous estate plan which had several clauses that we...re not in our interest and created a new estate plan that we are very happy with. We recommend that everyone work with Larry Ajalat. Thank you Larry!​

Posted by John McCormick | August 01, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Efficient and Personable

Larry was recommended by a friend who used him to update her living trust. As ours was badly in need of updating, Larry came to the rescue. Larry's extremely cordial and his work is both efficient and expedient. My wife and I would strongly recommend him to anyone. needing a living trust/will.

Posted by Ann | June 07, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Excellent Attorney

I cannot recommend Larry Ajalat more! We consulted with him on several very complicated Real Estate and property issues. He was incredibly responsive, literally 24 hr response. He guided us with great research and sound advice to help get us in the right direction. 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

Family lawyer

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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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2012

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2012

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2012

2012

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