Dana Francis Longo

Dana Francis Longo

5.0
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 27 years

Trusts Lawyer at Santa Barbara, CA
Practice Areas: Trusts, Real Estate, Estate Planning ... +2 more

509 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA

About Dana

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Trusts 30%

Administration of Dededent's Trusts; Litigation concerning the administration of a Decent's Trust

30%
Estate Planning 20%

Trust Drafting - Revocable Living Trust; The use Irrevocable trusts for estate tax minimization; Planned Giving;

20%
Probate 20%

Administration of Decedent's Estates and issues arising thereunder.

20%
Real Estate 20%

Real estate transactions involving both inter-family transactions and sales to third party purchasers; Issues involving real estate partition litigation; landlord tenant matters; commercial real estate lease drafting/ negotiation.

20%
Commercial Real Estate 10%

Business Entity Formation and Administrative Issues

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 27 years

State: California

Acquired: 1998

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Location

Law Offices of Philip J. Longo

509 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101

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Dana Francis Longo's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | July 29, 2009

Dana Longo

Dana Longo and his staff are very knowledgeable, helpful, respectful, and relatable. I would definitely recommend his legal services.‎

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Jeffrey Young

Litigation lawyer | Dec 08

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I have opposed Mr. Longo on a couple of cases over the years, both involving litigation and contentious issues. He represents his clients well, while at the same time, is forthright and professional when interacting with opposing counsel and is able to keep the big picture in mind."

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Stephen Penner

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 27

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Dana and I have worked together on various estate planning matters throughout the years. Dana and I worked alongside each other on a will contest, and Dana's knowledge and expertise in estate planning matters was extremely helpful and appreciated!"

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William Makler

Real estate lawyer | Aug 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dana Longo is a talented and hard-working lawyer with a broad range of experience in life and law. He is a strong advocate and fiercely loyal to his clients. He also happens to be a very pleasant person. That never hurts. I endorse his work."

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Stephen Penner

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Associations

2009 - Present

Storyteller Foundation Planned Giving Committee

Board Member

2005 - Present

Santa Barbara Semana Nautica Association

Legal Counsel

2001 - 2006

Santa Barbara County Bar Association

Board of Directors

1999 - 2001

Santa Barbara Inns of Court

Board of Directors

Education

1997

California Western School of Law

1993

University of California Santa Cruz

1993

University of California Santa Cruz

Languages

Spanish

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