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Susan Macharg

Firm: Law Office of Susan L. MacHarg

2805 Florida Ave , Richmond , California 94804 Zip code: 94804

Practice Areas: Probate

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Thomas Aikin

Firm: Freeman Freeman & Smiley, LLP

1888 Century Park E Ste 1900 , Los Angeles , California 90067 Zip code: 90067

Practice Areas: Probate

Mr. Aikin is an associate in the Probate and Trust Administration department. His practice is focused on representing both fiduciaries and beneficiaries of trusts and estates in administration, as well as contested matters. Mr. Aikin places a particular emphasis on representing charities, universities, and other non-profit organizations. He has successfully represented clients through trial, as well as on subsequent appeals. Successes include drafting a petition to have an adverse appellate result heard by the California Supreme Court resulting in the landmark case concerning beneficiary rights, Estate of Giraldin (2012) 55 1058.. Mr. Aikin has expertise in trust and estate litigation including contests (lack of capacity and undue influence), accountings, and the interpretation of estate planning instruments. In one matter, he defeated an attempt to have a document interpreted as an amendment to a trust which would eliminated his clients, several charitable organizations, as beneficiaries of a large estate.. Mr. Aikin is experienced in all phases of probate and trust administration including inventories, accounting, closing, and the judicial interpretation and modification of trusts.. Mr. Aikin is also experienced in all phases of civil litigation, including jury trials and arbitration.. Mr. Aikin was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2014 by the Super Lawyers attorney rating service. Only 2.5% of the attorneys under age 40 in Southern California are selected for this honor.

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Taline Panossian

Firm: Law Offices of Taline Panossian

225 S Lake Ave Fl 3 , Pasadena , California 91101 Zip code: 91101

Practice Areas: Probate

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Stephen Grant

2355 Westwood Blvd , Los Angeles , California 90064 Zip code: 90064

Practice Areas: Probate

Stephen Grant focuses his practice exclusively in probate, trust and estate law – including estate planning and estate litigation. Stephen enjoys getting to know his clients and he prides himself on finding effective and efficient solutions for his clients’ needs. As a result, Stephen is a 5-Star Attorney on Yelp and a Client’s Choice winner on AVVO – in addition to being selected to Super Lawyers® Rising Stars.Stephen has represented clients from across the country, he has administered probates in counties throughout California, and he continues to work with countless Southern California individuals and families on their estate planning. Among Stephen’s recent successes in the trust litigation field is the multi-million dollar judgment he obtained on behalf of a client—a ruling which Stephen successfully defended on Appeal. After graduating with highest distinction from the University of Kansas, Stephen spent nearly a decade living and running his own business in New York City. Stephen returned home to his native Los Angeles and earned his J.D. from – and met his wife– at Loyola Law School. Stephen and his wife Gali are the proud parents of two sons. When he is not working, Stephen is with his wife and kids.

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Steve Ajalat

Firm: Ajalat & Ajalat, LLP

330 North Brand Boulevard , Glendale , California 91203 Zip code: 91203

Practice Areas: Probate

Twenty-nine (29) years experience. Competent in all aspects of probate and trust administration, trust and estate disputes and litigation, and conservatorship matters. Broad experience with general civil litigation and real estate matters, as well as cases involving wrongful termination and discrimination. Will handle select medical malpractice and personal injury matters.. Reported cases include Alejo vs. City of Alhambra (1999) 75 CA App. 4th 1180 (law enforcement failure to investigate reported child abuse); Calderon v. Glick (2005) 131 224 (physician's failure to warn of dangerous patient); Jacqueline T. v. Alameda Child Protective Services (2007) 155 456 (social services failure to properly investigate reported child abuse); Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall Int'l (1998) 17 93 (employment sexual harrassment).. Legal and civic organizations include President of Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County (2000-2003), Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County Board of Trustees (1999-present), Los Angeles County Bar Association Board of Trustees (2000-2002), Consumer Attorneys of California, Past Member, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning Section, Current Member, Valley Village Homeowners Association Board of Directors (1996-1998, 2007-2015), Colfax Charter Elementary School-Site Council (2006-2010).

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Steven Fromm

Firm: Steven J. Fromm & Associates, PC

1420 Walnut Street , Philadelphia , California 19102 Zip code: 19102

Practice Areas: Probate

For over the last 47 years, Mr. Fromm has been dedicated to assisting his business clients in taking care of their tax, financial, business and legal affairs. He has been involved with individual clients concerning their financial, retirement, estate and family concerns. He has assisted families deal with the legal and practical complexities of a family member's death, the related estate administration, income and estate tax implications.. For more details concerning his scope of services, professional experience and educational background, please see his website () or blog (). His website also provides periodic tax alerts, tax articles of interest.. His blog speaks to various current tax or estate issues or planning strategies.. Estate planning, wills, durable powers of attorney, living wills/advance medical directives; marital deduction, unified credit, special needs, irrevocable life insurance, charitable trusts; probate and estate administration.. Corporate and business tax planning, including structuring, forming and choice of business entities; buying and selling businesses; family limited partnerships;. Retirement plan administration, planning and drafting of retirement plans.. Foreign taxation matters including streamlined submissions. Qualified like-kind exchanges, etc.. Please visit his website () and blog () for more details and for tax, estate and foreign taxattion articles.

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Skiles Jones

Firm: Patriot Legal Group

871 Outer Road , Orlando , California 32814 Zip code: 32814

Practice Areas: Probate

Skiles Jones is the founding attorney and owner of Patriot Legal Group, a veteran owned law firm. Find more info at. Skiles provides legal counsel on Probate matters (helping people whose loved ones have passed away transfer assets from one name to another), Guardianship (assisting a loved one handle their affairs while in their greatest time of need), and Estate Planning (creating Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Healthcare Surrogates, Durable Powers of Attorney, etc). He brings a highly systematic approach to the practice of law, which is critically important when wading through the complex, and often bizarre, legal requirements associated with these areas of law.. Background Resume. Skiles earned his Bachelors’ degree from the University of Central Florida and his law degree from the Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando, Florida. Prior to law school, he held several sales and managerial positions before enlisting in the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic. Currently, Skiles continues his military service as an Intelligence Analyst Staff Sergeant (35F) in the Army Reserves. While attending law school, Skiles held a Federal Civilian position as an Army Reserve Unit Administrator, helping Army Reservists with administrative, pay, and life issues. After law school, Skiles worked as an attorney with the Barrister Law Firm where he managed over 100 probate cases per year in addition to multiple trust, guardianship, estate planning, and other related matters.. Happy Clients. The Central Florida area has boomed in the last 30+ years, creating a critical need for probate and estate planning for many people. Hundreds of clients have hired Skiles to assist them through difficult or exciting times.. Although most of his clients live in the Orlando area, he had dealt with satisfied clients from all over the world with pasts clients from the United Kingdom, Tailand, Poland, and Canada.. Skiles has personally dealt with cases filed in each of the following Florida counties:. Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, St. Lucie, Seminole, St. John's, Sumter, Volusia. Memberships. Skiles is a member of the following organizations:. Florida Bar Association. Orange County Bar Association. Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law section of the Florida Bar. Veteran's Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP). WealthCounsel. The United States Army Reserves. On a Personal Note. Skiles is married and has two adult children (one who is in the Army) and one grandson. He has lived in the Orlando area for almost his entire life and enjoys the feeling of helping people who live in the community where he grew up. In his free time, he enjoys watching movies, playing board games with family and friends, and playing golf – even though he’s yet to come close to needing to calculate a golf handicap.

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Sutter Selleck

Firm: SC SELLECK LAW

150 N. Wiget Lane , Walnut Creek , California 94598 Zip code: 94598

Practice Areas: Probate

Sutter Selleck was born and raised in the East Bay. They received her Undergraduate B.A. from UCLA, their Masters in Education from Pepperdine University and their Juris Doctorate from Western State University. Sutter Selleck is a solo practitioner at SC Selleck Law. Sutter is the 2025 President of the Board of Directors for the Contra Costa County Bar Association.

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