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San Diego Attorney Christine Padilla specializes in Estate Plans, Wills, Trusts, and Probate for San Diego and the North County. Are you unsure of the difference between a will and a trust, or how to avoid probate? We welcome you to contact us for a free estate planning consultation.

Ms. Wilson has thirty-six years of experience in estate planning and trust administration. She is an honors graduate of Stanford University and the University of Southern California School of Law, and a certified specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law, as certified by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, since 1991. Ms. Wilson worked as an associate with the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton, and Scripps from 1983 through 1988, and since then opened her independent law practice in North County San Diego, emphasizing probate, trust administration, and estate planning. AV-rated attorney, Martindale Hubbell.

Joseph Adelizzi is an estate planning attorney and principal of Security Planning Group, Inc. He has been in practice since 1984 and has litigated cases for some of the nations largest insurance companies. He is admitted to the following: California Supreme Court, State Bar of California; United States District Courts, Central District and Southern District of California; United States Tax Court, all 50 states. He is a certified Mediator and was on the Settlement Conference Panel of the San Diego Superior Court as a Judge Pro Tem from 1989 to 2006.  He teaches 2 MCLE courses to Lawyers on the faculty of Lawline on Tax Advantaged Retirement Planning and Structured Installment Sales.. He founded Security Planning Group, Inc., as a group of legal professionals who are constantly striving to expand the professional and public knowledge about financial self-defense plans to guard against Governmental Security, the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Health Services, Hospitals and Nursing Homes, which are just a short list of the potential threats to your family's financial security and your own personal rights.. He also assists clients by preparing documents that guarantee the right to maintain personal dignity and wishes in the event they cannot make those decisions for themselves, avoiding unnecessary governmental intrusion into their private affairs. Mr. Adelizzi takes an active roll in speaking about new legislation for elders and advocates the rights of individuals to be free to make personal choices free of governmental oversight. Besides advocating for the use of Health Care Directives and Financial Powers of Attorney, he handles Trust issues and has litigated Trust and Probate matters.. On a personal note, Mr. Adelizzi, is a native New Yorker who has been a resident of Encinitas, California since 1981. He is married to his wife, Margaret and has two grown children. In his spare time, Mr. Adelizzi enjoys a variety of activities such as golf, scuba diving, fishing, skiing and racing as a competitive7 time Ironman triathlete.

I provide my California clients with peace of mind through comprehensive and personalized estate planning services.  This includes the drafting of living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, advance health care directives and other important estate planning documents.  I also assist Successor Trustees who have taken over the administration of a trust due to death, resignation or incapacity. This can be a difficult task full of hidden issues and we help our clients navigate through the process.  Finally, when there was a failure to plan or when problems arise, we assist clients with probate proceedings.. Feel free to contact me to discuss your concerns or issues in these areas.  While direct face to face working relations are usually preferred, we can work with California residents in other ways if needed.

I limit my practice to drafting estate plans at affordable rates and assisting trustees with trust administration. I do not charge for consultations, meetings or phone calls. I notarize the documents that make up the estate plans and I maintain digital copies of all documents indefinitely. I have been drafting estate plans for over 20 years and I operate without a staff to keep my overhead low. You will find me to be personable, understanding and willing to listen. I enjoy helping my clients.

After spending his childhood in Oceanside and graduating from Oceanside High School, Richard Cornell went on to attend Loyola Marymount University graduating Cum Laude and then recieved his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law.