Firm: Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Alexandra Smyser is an associate attorney at The Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer, based in Pasadena, Calif. She specializes in all areas of Estate Planning, including Trust Administration, Probate Matters, Conservatorships, Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Directives. Her areas of expertise include Special Needs Children, Domestic Partnerships and Same-Sex Marriages.. Ms. Smyser also has comprehensive experience in probate. She represents clients in the administration of estates, conservatorship proceedings, guardianship proceedings and court supervised trusts, and she provides family law clients with options for interim estate planning and making changes to assets. She is available as a guest speaker and legal expert for topics related to Estate Planning (Trust Administration, Probate Matters, Conservatorships, Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives, etc.).. Ms. Smyser graduated magna cum laude from Southwestern Law School, after a 10-year career in the entertainment industry. The passing of both of her parents inspired her career change when she experienced how a well-prepared estate plan can alleviate much of the stress felt by grieving families. While at Southwestern she received the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction Award (highest grade in class)in several courses,including Estate and Gift Tax, Property, Civil Procedure and Legal Research and Writing. During law school, Ms. Smyser interned for the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson of the United States District Court.. Ms. Smyser is an active member of the California State Bar, the Los Angeles County Bar, and the Pasadena Bar Association. Additionally, she is a frequent speaker at local community groups on the topic of estate planning and conservatorships, and is active with numerous community organizations, including Solheim Lutheran Home, Salem Lutheran Church and National Charity League.
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Firm: K&L Gates
Practice Areas: Real Estate
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Firm: The Law Firm of Sausser & Spurr, LLC
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Firm: Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, A Professional Corporation
Practice Areas: Civil , Insurance , Products Liability, Insurance
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Firm: Weitz & Luxenberg, PC
Practice Areas: Litigation
Alexandra Shef is passionate about helping her clients obtain the justice they seek. So passionate is she about her work, in fact, that Super Lawyer magazine in 2015 and 2016 counted Ms. Shef among its Rising Star attorneys, naming her to its Top 100 Up-and-Coming Attorneys of Southern California list and to its roster of Top 50 Up-and-Coming Women Attorneys in Southern California. Ms. Shef.. Alexandra Shef joined Weitz & Luxenberg in 2015, where her practice mainly focuses on representing people suffering from malignant mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancer. She came to Weitz & Luxenberg after more than four years with The Lanier Law Firm in Los Angeles, where she co-developed its asbestos litigation group, oversaw its California asbestos cases’ dockets, and mentored other attorneys. Prior to that Ms. Shef worked at the law firm of Simon, Eddins & Greenstone in Long Beach, California. She managed mesothelioma cases from filing until trial, including handling all procedural aspects involved in initiating a case and preparing for trial, planning and conducting discovery, obtaining preferential trial dates, and making key motions to advance her clients’ goals. Earlier, she worked in the office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, in the enforcement division of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, in an immigrant-focused legal-services program operated under the auspices of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and in a Holocaust-survivor-oriented legal-services program operated by the organization Bet Tzedek. Additionally, she clerked for two Los Angeles County Superior Court judges.. Ms. Shef is a skilled litigation attorney who works hard to hold companies accountable for harms done to her clients. Ms. Shef takes pride in getting cases quickly to trial or settlement and in her track-record of success at locating long-buried evidence that proves helpful to her clients’ causes. Ms. Shef entered the practice of law in 2006, soon after receiving a juris doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. During her years there she twice made the Dean’s Honor List and was a member of the Scott Moot Court Honors Board. Ms. Shef, who speaks and writes fluent Russian and Ukrainian, completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, where she received a bachelor of science degree in business administration. At USC, she was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll every semester.
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Practice Areas: Business
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350 S Grand Ave , Los Angeles , California 90071
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Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
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300 N Flower St , Santa Ana , California 92703
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