David Jay Hallstrom

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David Jay Hallstrom

5.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 11 years

Litigation Lawyer at Irvine, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Appeals, Trusts, Probate

15615 Alton Pkwy, Suite 450, Irvine, CA

Virtual Consultation Available

About David

Biography

Defending Your Loved One's Legacy. Protecting Your Interests.

Pursuing appeals with a depth of knowledge, thorough research, and a clear understanding of the law.

Providing clients with years of litigation experience in a variety of practice areas.

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Litigation 65%

Focus on Trust and Probate Litigation

65%
Appeals 15%

15%
Probate 10%

Focus on Trust and Probate Litigation

10%
Trusts 10%

Focus on Trust and Probate Litigation

10%

Fees and Rates

We have not found any cost information for this lawyer

Licenses

Licensed in California for 5 years

State: California

Acquired: 2020

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 11 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2014

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

David J. Hallstrom, Esq.: Mail Address

15615 Alton Pkwy, Suite 450, Irvine, CA, 92618

trustlitigator.net

David Jay Hallstrom's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

5 star (10)
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Posted by Daniel | June 6, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

100% recommendation for any probate matter

After contacting numerous lawyers regarding an inheritance dispute—who all declined for various reasons—we were fortunate to come across David. And we’re so glad the others turned us down, because we couldn’t have found anyone better. We don’t live in the United States and are not very familiar wi...th the local legal system. This made David’s efforts to guide us and thoroughly explain every detail all the more valuable. At the beginning, we had a long Zoom call, during which it quickly became clear to me that David is extremely competent. This was evident in how swiftly he grasped the situation and was able to summarize our options. In addition to his expertise, what really stood out was his friendly and empathetic manner—not to mention his fee, which I found to be very fair. We can wholeheartedly recommend David and would not hesitate to contact him again if we ever need legal representation.

Posted by anonymous | January 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Exceptional! Thank you David

David is an extremely competent attorney. He handled a financial elder abuse case for me and my family with compassion, patience and professionalism. He is very perceptive of people, and understood our defendant’s games and tactics which helped greatly in how we moved through our case. I highly r...ecommend David.

Posted by anonymous | May 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Thank You, David!

David, my children and I so greatly appreciate the work you have done for us. We thank you so much for your help in resolving our Trust matter.

Posted by Kelly | December 5, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

THANK YOU DAVID

David was my lawyer to help me navigate how to handle my fathers estate after his passing. He was honest and very efficient. Due to the sensitive nature of the case I trusted David to guide me and he was always very professional. I truly don’t know what I would have done without him during that tim...e!

Posted by anonymous | November 15, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

David Hallstrom provided excellent legal counsel

I spoke to at least two dozen small and large law firms and was not comfortable with any of them until David. He helped resolve a difficult family trust issue with competence, fair billing and great communication. I highly recommend retaining David Hallstrom should you need an attorney with Trust lit...igation experience. Thank you again David.

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David Jay Hallstrom's Lawyer Endorsements

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Paul Kurtzhall

Trusts lawyer | May 09

Relationship: Co-worker

"David is an excellent attorney who has extensive knowledge of trust and estate law. He works tirelessly for his clients to achieve the best results possible. Any client who retains David is in good hands."

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Paul Blay

Commercial real estate lawyer | Nov 17

Relationship: Other

"David is a brilliant lawyer, and he is sure to give creative solutions and strategies for issues that arise within commercial litigation."

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Matthew Goodwin

Family lawyer | Aug 31

Relationship: Friend

"I endorse this lawyer. I believe David is very professional, thorough, and hard-working for his clients."

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Tom Copeland

Family lawyer | Aug 31

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. David worked as a law clerk for us while he was in law school and has done some contract assignments since then. He is a young attorney with a good head on his shoulders, a good analytical mind, and a passion for his work."

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Gregory Buckley

Family lawyer | Aug 31

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Paul Kurtzhall

Employment and labor lawyer

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Matthew Goodwin

Estate planning lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2017 - Present

Owner, David J. Hallstrom, Esq.

2020 - 2022

Associate, Hallstrom, Klein & Ward, LLP

2015 - 2015

Owner, The Child Law Center

2015 - 2017

Associate, Bogin, Munns & Munns, PA

Associations

2021 - Present

Orange County Bar Association

Member

2021 - Present

J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Orange County Chapter)

Member

2021 - Present

St. Thomas More Law Society of Orange County

Member

2021 - Present

Orange County Chamber of Commerce

Member

2020 - Present

State Bar of California

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US District Court - Central District of California

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US District Court - Southern District of California

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of California

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US Bankruptcy Court - Central District of California

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

US Supreme Court

Admitted to Practice

2020 - Present

BYU Management Society

Member

2014 - Present

Florida Bar

Admitted to Practice

2014 - Present

US District Court - Northern District of Florida

Admitted to Practice

2014 - Present

US District Court - FL Middle Distrcit

Admitted to Practice

Sample of Legal Cases

In the Interest of the Adoptions of BW and LW

Adoption Finalized

In the Interest of the Adoption of MBK

Adoption Finalized

Murata v. Ivanowski

Case Settled

Plank v. Cray, et. al

Landlord refunded security deposit & paid tenant's attorneys' fees

Yadira Ramirez v. Carino Vista Maintenance Corporation

Case Settled

Ojala v. Robert Stoddard

Petition for Restraining Order Against Client Dismissed

Ojala v. Mark Stoddard

Petition for Restraining Order Against Client Dismissed

Ojala v. Dixon

Petition for Restraining Order Against Client Dismissed

In re. Estate of Gregory William VonMoltke

Case Settled - Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

In re. the Bayer Family Trust

Case Settled - Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

In r. Robert Rivera Jr. Irrevocabl Trust

Court Granted Petition

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Education

2014

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2011

Utah Valley University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

Women's Church Organization

Basic Estate Planning

Languages

English

Portuguese

Activity

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