Focused on providing unmatched client service and exceptional results at reasonable rates.
I have a broad transactional practice that focuses on representing businesses and their owners as their outside general counsel counseling them on a wide range of legal matters including their personal estate planning and asset protection.
On the business and corporate side of my practice, I am an invaluable resource to businesses and their owners by offering practical advice and efficient solutions on quick turnaround times because I understand the needs of small business owners and managers. I have substantial experience advising businesses on corporate structuring, corporate governance, asset and stock sales, contract negotiation, contract drafting, employment law matters, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, commercial real estate transactions, and dispute resolution.
On the estate planning and asset protection side of my practice, I enjoy working with all types of clients whether young, old, rich or poor. I believe in the value that estate planning can provide to all of my clients. For high-net worth clients, estate planning can minimize taxes and maximize asset protection. For other clients, estate planning avoids probate and provides an efficient administration of an estate to save clients and their family money by minimizing disputes and maximizing the assets left to be distributed to your loved ones. I have significant experience with domestic revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, and charitable trusts, as well as foreign asset protection trusts in the Cook Islands and Nevis.
Practice Areas:
• Outside General Counsel / Corporate Counseling
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Contract Negotiation and Drafting
• Intellectual Property
• Employment Law
• Litigation Management
• Estate Planning
• Asset Protection Planning
• Real Estate (leases and purchases)
Practice areas
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Languages spoken
English
Black + Deen, LLP
1620 Fifth Avenue, Suite 875
San Diego, CA, 92101
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 2005 | 02/07/2022 |
Legal answers | 14 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2020 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2019 |
Rising Star | SuperLawyers Magazine | 2018 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2017 |
Best of the Bar 2017 | San Diego Business Journal | 2017 |
Best of the Bar 2016 | San Diego Business Journal | 2016 |
Rising Star | Super Lawyers Magazine | 2016 |
San Diego's Best | San Diego Union Tribune | 2016 |
Best of the Bar 2015 | San Diego Business Journal | 2015 |
San Diego's Best | San Diego Union Tribune | 2015 |
Best of the Bar 2014 | San Diego Business Journal | 2014 |
Academic Achievement Award - Property II | California Western School of Law | 2003 |
Academic Achievement Award - Contracts I | California Western School of Law | 2002 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Black + Deen, LLP | 2015 - Present |
Attorney/Owner | Deen Law, Inc. | 2014 - 2015 |
Attorney | Kehr Law, APC | 2012 - 2014 |
Attorney | Teeple Hall, LLP | 2005 - 2012 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Provisors | Member | 2019 - Present |
Wills for Heroes | Volunteer Attorney | 2013 - Present |
San Diego County Bar Association | Member | 2005 - Present |
Section and Committe Council - San Diego County Bar Association | Member | 2016 - 2017 |
San Diego Bench-Bar Committee | Member | 2015 - 2018 |
Court Funding Action Committee - San Diego County Bar Association | Member | 2015 - 2016 |
San Diego County Bar Association - Business & Coporate Law Section | Chair | 2013 - 2015 |
WealthCounsel | Member | 2012 - 2014 |
American Bar Association | Member | 2005 - 2018 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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California Western School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2005 |
University of Iowa | Bachelor of Business Administration | 2002 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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San Diego County Bar Association | Best Practices for Estate Planners | 2016 |
San Diego County Bar Association | Law Practice Management - Opening Your Own Practice | 2015 |
Judge's Orientation Program | Transactional Practice | 2013 |
AXA Advisors Private Client Meeting | Estate Planning 101 | 2013 |
Farmers Insurance Regional Meeting | Corporate Solutions | 2012 |
Farmers Insurance Meeting | Employment Law Clinic | 2012 |
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Patrick Calhoon, Business Attorney on Feb 24, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Matt is a trusted advisor. He is thorough, skilled, and has the wisdom guide you through the minefields of the most daunting legal issues. I regularly refer my colleagues and clients to Matt when they face tough business and legal questions. I will continue to do so because I know Matt will deliver. I highly recommend Matt to anyone in need of counsel for their business or personal financial affairs.
Jennifer Summers, Estate planning Attorney on May 30, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Matt is intelligent, professional and highly competent. I endorse him for any estate planning needs.
Patrick Calhoon, Business Attorney on Feb 24, 2016
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Matt is a trusted advisor. He is thorough, skilled, and has the wisdom guide you through the minefields of the most daunting legal issues. I regularly refer my colleagues and clients to Matt when they face tough business and legal questions. I will continue to do so because I know Matt will deliver. I highly recommend Matt to anyone in need of counsel for their business or personal financial affairs.
Jennifer Summers, Estate planning Attorney on May 30, 2014
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Matt is intelligent, professional and highly competent. I endorse him for any estate planning needs.
Dan Kehr, Contracts and agreements Attorney on May 30, 2014
Relationship: Co-worker
It is my honor and pleasure to wholeheartedly endorse and recommend Attorney Deen. I have known Matt for 10 years and his character, work ethic and skill set is unmatched by any attorney I know, including myself. Choosing to work with Matt has been one of the best business decisions I have ever made and you will feel the same way when you choose to work with Matt. I wholeheartedly endorse this experienced lawyer. -Dan W. Kehr
Ruth Ryan-Cruz, Business Attorney on Feb 28, 2014
Relationship: Co-worker
I've had the pleasure of working with Matt and am impressed by his wealth of experience and commitment to his clients. He's a great attorney and legal counselor in business and estate planning matters.
Brook Barnes, Contracts and agreements Attorney on Jul 25, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I previously worked with Matt, and I have referred clients to Matt--he is top notch in advising clients in asset protection and estate planning.
Jason Black, Estate planning Attorney on Jul 17, 2013
Relationship: Co-worker
I have worked with Matt for many years. He is an excellent adviser to clients who need competent asset protection, estate planning and business help.
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