$ 450-650 per hour
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also known as Leti Martinez
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Leticia Martinez, known as Leti, is a founding partner of Ambrecht & Martinez, LLP, where she focuses her practice on sophisticated estate planning, trust administration, family governance, business succession planning, and multigenerational wealth preservation. She advises families with substantial estates, business owners, corporate executives, professionals, and closely held businesses throughout California, helping them preserve wealth, prepare future generations for responsible stewardship, and create thoughtful plans that strengthen both family harmony and lasting legacies.
Recognized for her practical, client-centered approach, Leti works closely with individuals and families to develop estate plans that extend beyond legal documents. Her practice emphasizes integrating tax planning, asset protection, charitable planning, trust administration, and family governance into comprehensive strategies designed to protect wealth while preparing future generations for the responsibilities that accompany it. She believes the most successful estate plans are those that not only transfer assets efficiently, but also preserve family relationships, values, and purpose across generations.
Her experience spans the design and implementation of sophisticated planning techniques, including multigenerational trusts, family business succession strategies, charitable planning, and advanced wealth transfer structures tailored to the unique objectives of each client and family.
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Practice Areas
$ 450-650 per hour
State: California
Acquired: 2002
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Posted by Cora and David | September 28, 2026 | Hired Attorney
Exceptional Service
Diaz family used Leticia Martinez over the last few years with excellent service. Hassle free and communication excellent both in email and by phone.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! I’m glad you felt comfortable reaching out and that communication was easy along the way. I truly appreciate your kind words and the trust you’ve placed in me over the years.
Posted by anonymous | February 12, 2026 | Hired Attorney
We had an excellent experience
Leti Martinez was a pleasure to work with. She followed up on everything, was extremely thorough, and explained each item clearly. We had an excellent experience.
"I have had the privilege of working alongside Leticia for many years and have tremendous respect for her knowledge, professionalism, and judgment. She is an exceptionally thoughtful attorney who brings both technical depth and practical perspective to complex estate planning, business succession, and wealth preservation matters. Leticia is highly prepared, client-focused, and deeply committed to the quality of her work. I recommend her without hesitation."
Estate planning lawyer
2027
Best Firm, Best Lawyers
2026
Best Firm, Best Lawyers
2024
Top 50 Women in Business Award, Pacific Coast Business Times
2016
Top 50 Women in Business, Pacific Coast Business Times
2015
40 under 40, Pacific Coast Business Times
2000
Best Oral Advocate, University of California, Hastings School Of Law
2024 - Present
Managing Partner, Ambrecht & Martinez, LLP
2008 - Present
Owner, Law Office of Leticia Martinez
2007 - 2008
Senior Associate, Law Offices of Ken M. Fitzgerald
2006 - 2007
Associate, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
2003 - 2006
Associate, McNamara, Dodge, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Pfalzer & Borges, LLP
2002 - 2002
Judicial Extern, United States District Court Northern District Of California
2000 - 2001
Clerk, State Bar Of California, Office of General Counsel
2015 - Present
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care of Santa BarbaraMember of the Planned Giving Committee
Member
Member
2016 - 2016
The Friends of the Santa Barbara Public LibraryBoard Member
2014 - 2016
Alzheimer's AssociationWalk Event Chair Santa Barbara
2002
JD - Juris Doctor
1998
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2026
Estate and tax planning, family business succession planning, asset protection, trust administration, and probate litigation.
English
Spanish