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About Bryan
Biography
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate
I'm a native Californian, and I became an attorney in 1998 after a career in public service and information technology. I also spent my "non-working" hours as an actor throughout northern California and Nevada. I began working in estate planning a few years into my career.
I have lived in Los Angeles since 2005, where I have had the privilege of working with attorneys in taxation, wealth management, trust and estate planning and probate.
I provide personalized estate plans of enduring quality at an affordable price. If you're reading this, whether you've thought about it or not, it's more than likely that you need an estate plan.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
Probate
20%
23 years | 60 cases
Estate Planning
15%
27 years | 140 cases
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Licensed in California for 27 years
State: California
Acquired: 1998
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Posted by V. | July 31, 2015 | Guardianship
Sharp and to the point
Defended my conservatorship case successfully against a "take no prisoners" corporate respondent. His skill and ethics are first rate. I recommend him without reservation.
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"Bryan brings his considerable experience to bear in helping his clients with one of the most important legal tasks to complete in life - and that is Planning their Estate in such a way as to make life easier on the people they love. We need more attorneys like Brian . He is a credit to the legal profession and I am happy to endorse him."
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"Bryan is an excellent and caring lawyer. I would trust him to represent my friends and family, if I were unable to do so."
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Experience
Honors
1992
Ad Hoc Moot Court Award, Hastings College of the Law
Work Experience
2015 - Present
Principal, Bryan R. Smith, A Professional Law Corporation
2014 - 2014
Legal Assistant, Phillips Law Partners, LLP
2013 - 2014
Staff Attorney, Real Estate Law Center
2012 - 2013
Attorney, Private Practice
2011 - 2012
Attorney, Kerendian and Associates, Inc.
2009 - 2010
Attorney, Miles L. Kavaller, A Professional Law Corporation
Associations
2015 - Present
Beverly Hills Bar AssociationMember
2015 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Cena v. Coronado
Settled with cash awards for all plaintiffs
Education
N/A
UC Hastings COL
law
N/A
California St Univ Sacramento
undergraduate
Speaking Engagements
2010
Estate plan primer
DO YOU NEED A WILL?
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Answers
Q&A
How can I become poa for my dad that has dementia over my step sister who is spending all his money and not taking care of him?
12 May 2017
Q&A
Check written by conservatee
13 May 2017
Q&A
Does a change to my title affect my FHA loan if there is no sale of the condo ?
13 Apr 2017