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Do you wonder if you need a Trust or a Will? How a Power of Attorney and a Health Care Directive work?What’s the best way for the deed to your house to show title?. Deborah's practice is based on explaining in simple and clear terms how Estate Planning documents work andwhy each of the components of Estate Planning is important. I provide efficient, affordable legal services.Deborah's clients know that she is easy to reach to discuss questions and their legal matter, and thatshe gives personal attention to each client.. Deborah believes in the importance of educating her clients about the purposes and goals of estate planning, as well asproviding tools for the best way to accomplish those goals. Deborah’s thoughtfulness and sensitivity, combined with herlegal experience, form the basis of trust that she develops with her clients, who feel comfortable and taken care of duringthe estate planning process.. Deborah believes in providing affordable legal services to those who need it and encourages anyone who is thinking about howto structure gifts after death to call and schedule an appointment. Learn how to distribute your assets to the beneficiaries you choose,and how your heirs can avoid unnecessary legal proceedings.. Deborah provides legal services in the area of recovering surplus funds after a foreclosure sale, an area of law in which Deborahhas extensive experience.

Kenneth H. Wennergren received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), School of Law in 1978, and his Bachelor’s degree, with High Honors, from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 1974. He has lectured and published in the areas of estate planning, taxation and business law. Mr. Wennergren is admitted to the State and Federal Courts in California, the United States Tax Court and was also admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2003, maintaining a practicing certificate through 2016. Mr. Wennergren has received an “AV” rating (the highest rating possible) from Martindale-Hubbell, the worldwide legal directory. He has written and lectured in the areas of taxation, business and estate planning, including authoring “Non-Retirement Fringe Benefits of Professional Corporations,” Chapter 5, California Professional Corporations, California Continuing Education of the Bar, Fourth Edition, 1987; “The Marital Deduction,” Chapter 13: “Interspousal Property Conversions,” Chapter 14: “Real Property and Farms,” Chapter 16; Estate Planning for the General Practitioner, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1985 Supplement; and acted as a consultant for Estate Planning Practice, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987.

Located in Arroyo Grande, California, Paulding Law represents clients with a variety of needs. Our practice areas include: estate planning (wills & trusts); real estate and business transactions; and land use, environmental, and construction law. Whether you are a local resident, government agency, contractor, or entrepreneur, we will not only be responsive to your needs, but we will work harder than ever to exceed your expectations. It is our combination of extensive experience, positive demeanor, and professionalism that sets us apart and allows us to customize our services to meet your individual needs and concerns.

Mr. Citron is an attorney and entrepreneur specializing in business law, real estate, and succession planning.  With over 40 years of experience in practicing law, Mr. Citron has contributed to the success stories of hundreds of companies, utilizing his experience and the synergy of a carefully nurtured network of professionals.  Mr. Citron's support and counsel have fostered positive business relationships, and created a loyal client base for the boutique law firm of Citron & Deutsch. He continues to share his knowledge and experience through guest seminars on raising capital, succession planning, communications, technology and law.. Teaching Experience:. Mr. Citron has been an Assistant Professor of Business Statistics, Marketing and Business Law at California State University, Northridge (1968-1973) and an Instructor of Corporations at Western State University (1970-1973).

My goal is to make estate planning simple, approachable, and transparent for families and individuals of all walks of life. After starting my career at the international law firm of Skadden, Arps, I moved to a boutique estate planning firm in Beverly Hills. I now help clients with living trusts, wills, and other estate planning related matters as well as probate and trust administration. My background includes degrees from MIT and the UCLA School of Law, but what clients value most is that I listen, explain things clearly, and provide transparency that bring peace of mind. Whether you’re starting a family, preparing for retirement, or caring for loved ones, I’ll guide you through the process with clarity and compassion.

At Weinstock Manion, I help clients achieve their estate planning and trust administration objectives. I also compassionately advise and advocate for clients during probate proceedings. Prior to joining Weinstock Manion, I practiced commercial litigation and employment law at Proskauer Rose LLP. There, I represented clients dealing with a variety of issues including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and trademark infringement, among others. I also received Proskauer's Golden Gavel award for my representation of a disabled veteran who was discriminated against by her housing law school, I was a judicial intern for the Honorable Christina A. Snyder of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the Honorable Judith Ashmann-Gerst of the Second District Court of Appeal for the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, I was the president of the Women’s Law Association and a member of the Interdisciplinary Law Journal. I also represented victims of domestic violence in obtaining restraining orders against their abusers and custody orders over their children.

Colette T. Davis obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University, School of Law, cum laude, in Los Angeles, California and Bachelors of Arts from California State University, Los Angeles. Ms. Davis is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and California, including the United States District Court in California and North Carolina.. During Ms. Davis’ 23 years of practice, she has spent 20 years as an entrepreneur managing a private practice. Ms. Davis’ firm focuses on Probate, Estate Planning, Guardianship and Conservatorship law. The firm handles cases in both California and North Carolina, administering probate estates, advising clients on building and maintaining estates, tailoring estate plans to meet client’s specific needs, while educating client on how to pass wealth and build a future for their loved one.   Ms. Davis also works extensively with caregivers and the individuals who find themselves in need of care.  While working as an advocate for seniors, disable persons and incapacitated individuals in her private practice, Ms. Davis spent 10 years protecting the financial, personal and civil rights of minors, seniors and disabled individuals in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings through Court appointments.. Whether counseling small business owners on succession planning so the business will not die with the founder, or advising a bankruptcy client how to recover and thrive after bankruptcy, Ms. Davis has spent her legal career assisting families in building and preserving legacies for generations to come, while focusing on family care and providing for loved ones that are currently in need of assistance.. In addition to her practice, Ms. Davis has taught Wills, Trusts and Estates  and Bankruptcy for the National Bar Association Paralegal program at CPCC. She also lectures and participates in workshops on elder and disabled care planning, starting and maintaining a small business, preserving and transferring family wealth and consumer bankruptcy relief in person and through several radio and television programs.. Ms. Davis is currently managing the Law Office of Colette T. Davis, PLLC where she continues her focus on maintaining and preserving family wealth through estate planning, seniors’ rights, small business matters and bankruptcy relief.   In addition to managing her practice, she spends time giving back to her community by volunteering with the Mecklenburg Bar through various committees and with Crossroads Charter School as a Board member.  She is a former Board member of Girl Talk Foundation and currently serves on a committee for Girl Talk Foundation.  Ms. Davis also volunteered with Hospice Palliative Care, Charlotte Region for 5 years, previously served on the Executive Committee of the Probate Division of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and Judicial Committee with Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles.  In addition to her membership in the North Carolina and California State Bars, Ms. Davis is a member and participates in a number of other bar association in North Carolina and California.

I have the best job I can imagine having. I get to help people make sure their loved ones' lives run smoothly,with the least amount of stress or frustration, if something happens to them. I love watching my clients breath that big sigh of relief when they've signed the last component of their estate plan and they know everything is in place. I want to help you and your family feel that same relief.. I've worked in the estate planning field for 8 years as a paralegal and now as an attorney.  I have a master's degree in marriage and family therapy and have spent much of my life helping people take care of their children as a babysitter, nanny, preschool teacher and therapist. I grew up in Santa Barbara and moved to Los Angeles to be with the man who would become my husband. We are still together and live happily with our Siberian cat, Murphy.. Please contact me to help you take care of yourself and your family.

Sarah S. Broomer is a partner with Ruttenberg Cutler Broomer, LLP. Sarah S. Broomer’s practice includes all aspects of complex conservatorship, fiduciary, trust and estate litigation, as well as the mediation of disputes. Sarah also handles all aspects of estate planning, family succession planning, charitable giving and insurance trusts, as well as the handling of property tax and reassessment matters.

Thomas E. Beltran is a partner at Barton, Klugman & Oetting in downtown Los Angeles. His areas of practice include estate planning, disability-related estate planning, conservatorships and guardianships, will and trust litigation, public benefits litigation in administrative forums, state and federal court, defense of special needs trusts, probate, special education and regional center litigation and appellate matters. Recent published cases concern regional center services: Harbor Regional Center v. Office of Administrative Hearings, (2012) 210 293 and Samantha C. v. Department of Developmental Services, (2010) 185 Cal. App. 4th 1462. He set-up the PLAN of California Master Pooled Trust, and serves as its general counsel. Mr. In the mid-1980s, he was part of a Congressional demonstration project which lead to the codification of the SSI work incentives, Sections 1619(a) and (b) of the Social Security Act. Other experience includes ten years with the regional centers, work with the special education clinic at Pepperdine Law School, and a lecturer in the University of Judaism's graduate school of psychology, from 1998 until the program closed in 2001. He also was active in consultation with the dependency system and edited the CASA special education manual. Mr. Beltran drafted the language for SB-303 (Wright), codified as Penal Code , applying the ADA’s accessibility requirements to proceedings involving sexual abuse victims with disabilities, and he was the principal drafter of the amendments to Probate Code §§ 3600 et seq. [AB-1851 (Harmon)]. He co-authored an article with Peter Stern to explain the new law in First-Party Special Needs Trusts and Probate Code Sections 3600 et seq.—What AB 1851 (Stats. 2004, Ch. 67) Accomplished, California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Fall 2006. His article, People with Disabilities, Age 65 and Over, Can Establish a Self-Settled Pooled Special Needs Trust That Protects Their Medicaid Benefits, was published in the Consumer Attorneys of California FORUM magazine, September/October 2009. His Article, Achieving Ability, about the ABLE Act, was a feature article for the Los Angeles County Bar Magazine’s September 2015 issue. Mr. Beltran is a past-member of the Executive Committee of the California State Bar's Trust and Estates Section.