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Marisha is an attorney with Family Security Law Group. Marisha began her legal career as a litigator and spent over a decade defending actions against global corporations involving personal injury, business disputes and general negligence claims. While she found litigation exciting and challenging, Marisha also found her role to be very reactionary as clients generally came to her after something negative had occurred. With a desire to provide legal guidance that is both proactive and designed to avoid conflict, Marisha determined that her legal skills were best used helping people plan for the future. Marisha's current practice is devoted to estate planning, probate and trust administration. Her expertise at navigating trust and estate issues on behalf of aging seniors, middle-aged individuals, young families, as well as those who have undergone a divorce or formed a blended family, is an asset to her clients. Marisha’s mission is to compassionately work with her clients to craft customized, innovative solutions to their unique family needs that deliver security and peace of mind.
Marisha graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a minor in Anthropology. She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, where she also served as an articles editor for the Loyola Law Review. Marisha is a frequent speaker on estate planning issues.
In her free time, Marisha loves traveling with her husband and daughter, taking her two miniature dachshunds to the beach, experimenting with new recipes and supporting events sponsored by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, of which her husband is a member.
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2393 Townsgate Road, Suite 201, Westlake Village, CA, 91361
31 Client Reviews
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Posted by Mark | April 02, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
Peace of mind
Marisha was thorough, patient, and professional. Available for any questions and making the daunting task of fulfilling a trust seemless.
Posted by Donna and John | December 20, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
John and Donna Mani
We needed to update our outdated Will and Trust. We looked online to find an Estate Planning Law Group and after reading reviews we settled on Marsha Charbonnet. That was the best choice we could have made. Marsha walked us through all of the things we needed to update, explained them in language...
Posted by D&K VT | August 18, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Needed expert help to restate previous trust
We were recently referred to Marisha by a long time family friend who is a professional wealth manager. We had become VERY disappointed in our original (20 years ago) local trust attorney who was clearly dragging out our attempted process with multiple meetings, hours of interaction costing thousand'...
Posted by Patti | September 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Efficient, Knowledgable
Marisha and her legal assistant, Becky, were extremely efficient, patient, and knowledgeable. The documents we required (trust, wills, health care power of attorney, financial power of attorney) were completed in a timely manner. My husband and I left the office feeling very secure that our written...
Posted by Attila | January 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Excellent help
Marisha Chardonnet provided excellent help to create a family trust and all the necessary documents we needed to secure the future of our children keeping us the parents financially safe at the same time. She explained everything we needed to know in plain language. With her thorough knowledge and ex...
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2020
Client's Choice Award, Avvo
2017 - Present
Attorney, Family Security Law Group, APC
2012 - 2016
Attorney, Farmers Insurance
2005 - 2012
Attorney, Tropio & Morlan
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2022
Estate Planning For First Responders
2021
Estate Planning and Divorce
2021
Estate Planning
2021
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