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David brings a wealth of experience across a wide spectrum of law that is useful in his trust and probate litigation practice. David believes in the power of ideas and has honed his skills to grasp and communicate complex concepts. This has enabled him to become an exceptional litigator and appellate attorney. David’s background living in California, Brazil, Utah, Florida, and the United Kingdom has helped him develop a broad, global perspective and understanding of people, which has proven to be invaluable in his practice of law. David is sensitive to clients’ desire for practical, effective, and timely results. In his free time, David enjoys working out, meditating, reading, surfing, and pretty much all other water-based sports.
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State: California
Acquired: 2020
No misconduct found
State: Florida
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
15615 Alton Pkwy, Suite 450, Irvine, CA, 92618
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Posted by Daniel | June 6, 2025 | Hired Attorney
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...
Posted by anonymous | January 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney
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...
Posted by anonymous | May 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney
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
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...
Posted by anonymous | November 15, 2022 | Hired Attorney
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...
"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."
"David is a brilliant lawyer, and he is sure to give creative solutions and strategies for issues that arise within commercial litigation."
"I endorse this lawyer. I believe David is very professional, thorough, and hard-working for his clients."
"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."
Employment and labor lawyer
Estate planning lawyer
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
2021 - Present
Orange County Bar AssociationMember
2021 - Present
J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Orange County Chapter)Member
2021 - Present
St. Thomas More Law Society of Orange CountyMember
2021 - Present
Orange County Chamber of CommerceMember
2020 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US District Court - Central District of CaliforniaAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US District Court - Southern District of CaliforniaAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US Bankruptcy Court - Southern District of CaliforniaAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US Bankruptcy Court - Central District of CaliforniaAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US 9th Circuit Court of AppealsAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US 11th Circuit Court of AppealsAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
US Supreme CourtAdmitted to Practice
2020 - Present
BYU Management SocietyMember
2014 - Present
Florida BarAdmitted to Practice
2014 - Present
US District Court - Northern District of FloridaAdmitted to Practice
2014 - Present
US District Court - FL Middle DistrcitAdmitted to Practice
Adoption Finalized
Adoption Finalized
Case Settled
Landlord refunded security deposit & paid tenant's attorneys' fees
Case Settled
Petition for Restraining Order Against Client Dismissed
Petition for Restraining Order Against Client Dismissed
Petition for Restraining Order Against Client Dismissed
Case Settled - Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
Case Settled - Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
Court Granted Petition
2014
JD - Juris Doctor
2011
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2015
Basic Estate Planning
English
Portuguese
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
How can trustees change a distribution from a trust if everyone is in agreement?
20 Apr 2025
If there are multiple co-trustees do all code trustees need to be in agreement before items can be disbursed ?
20 Apr 2025
What does this mean? When is this going to start?
25 Jan 2023