Top Estate Lawyers Near Me in Arcadia Area

Lawyers are appropriately described as attorneys and counselors. I consider both portions of that description very important. The counselor portion of that description requires that I educate my clients so that they can make informed and intelligent decisions. Ask any educator, in any field, and they will agree that students who are engaged, interested, and studying on their own are much easier to teach than students who want the teacher to do all the work. Accordingly, I believe that when clients are willing to take some effort to educate themselves so that they can more fully understand the process that they are caught in, those clients are much more likely to be able to provide me with the relevant information I need to handle a case successfully. I am very much in favor of clients educating themselves and being active participants in their legal matters.. In each of my areas of focus, I am engaged in the task of helping individuals solve problems. In family law and other litigated cases, I help to solve current problems, and provide solutions that allow the individual to move on with his or her life. In estate planning, I help to create the plans that are necessary in order to avoid the problems which naturally arise when there has been a lack of planning. The commonality is that there is tremendous job satisfaction in knowing that I have helped a person in need.. What I like about my career:. My greatest job satisfaction from knowing that I have helped a person in need. The kind "thank you's" and warm letters of appreciation from happy clients is definitely the best part of my career.. More information about my firm:. My law partner is also my real life partner. Shinju Morris and I were married in 1992 and we have two beautiful children; Caitlin and Alexander. As our business has evolved and grown, Shinju has spent more time managing our office and keeping current with changes in technology for our business. Chih-Yi Lin is an associate with the firm. She has been with the firm since shortly after its founding in 1997. She practices in the area of trust administration and family law. Ms. Lin also fluent in Mandarin and Taiwanese.. My strengths and style:. I can empathize with others, and this often leads to a greater understanding of their motives and goals. This understanding will often reveal solutions that would not be apparent to one who is unable to fully understand one's current opponent. While I would not go so far as to call it unique, years of experience lead me to believe that the trait of empathy is rare among lawyers. I will not waste a client's money. Often this means taking a pragmatic look at the circumstances and understanding that it simply does not make sense, for example, to spend $10, to recover $1,. However, that being said, there certainly are times when the issues at stake represent more than simply money. In such circumstances, my goal is to educate my client as to the pros and cons of available strategies, so that the client can make an intelligent and informed decision about to how to proceed.. Personal Interests:. I am a history aficionado; preferring primarily military and legal history. For sports, I enjoy tennis, softball, volleyball and bicycling. Although I have not had the time to remain active with it, I am also a great fan of the sport of fencing. In fact, it was on the UCLA Fencing Team that I first met my wife.  In recent years, Shinju and I have been active in raising funds and awareness for the Arthritis Foundation, and ride down the California Coast for an 8 day, 525 mile bicycle fundraising ride.  To date, we have raised more than 40, for the foundation.

I entered the legal profession after twenty five years in the gasoline and convenience store industry. I held positions ranging from area supervisor of company operated stores to manager of budgets and planning for the marketing department with an eighty million dollar ($80,000,000) budget.. After my corporate career and before entering law school, I spent several years consulting for small businesses in the areas of financial management, operational efficiency and customer relations.. This range of business experience, from the large corporate entity to the individual entrepreneur provides the basis for a unique understanding of client needs and desired results. This includes a perspective from both the Corporate Headquarters view to that of the employee out in the field.. I am passionate about my work and enjoy bringing positive outcomes and solutions to my clients.

Catherine Ken has over 30 years of experience in law practice.  As one of the very few attorneys licensed to practice in both the United States and Taiwan, Catherine’s legal education and experience in both countries give her practice a unique multicultural focus which benefits clients engaging business and investment involving China, Taiwan and the U.S.. After graduating in 1986 from the prestigious National Taiwan University Law School, Ms. Ken passed the arduous Taiwan Bar Exam on her first attempt and became the youngest practicing attorney in Taiwan at age 22.  Within the first three years of her law practice, Catherine was involved in diverse cases that honed her advocacy skills in civil litigation, intellectual property litigation, maritime litigation, and criminal defense.. Given the rapid growth of Taiwan's economy during the late 1980's, the burgeoning international business activities motivated Catherine to study law in the United States to acquire a broader international perspective.  In 1991, she earned a LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School where she studied corporate and business law with a concentration in mergers and acquisitions.. After graduating from Harvard Law School, Catherine worked as senior attorney in Lee and Li, the largest law firm in Taiwan, where she represented multinational companies in business transactions and litigations.  By 1996, she passed the California Bar and started her own law firm in Los Angeles serving the Chinese American community for business transaction, estate planning, immigration, and civil litigation.  Her devotion to the Chinese community in Southern California is reflected by her terms as president of the Taiwanese American Lawyers Association in 2000 and 2001 and involvement in local Chinese American groups and organizations.. Catherine’s unparalleled cross-border legal experience and tie to the USA and Chinese business communities enable her to effortlessly assist clients of multicultural background and those engaging business activities among the U.S., China and Taiwan.  She advocates vigilantly for optimal client outcomes and embraces diverse ideas and creative solutions within the full breath of the law.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.

Experienced Estate attorney serving clients in Arcadia and surrounding areas.