Trusts & Estates Law

Trusts & Estates Law covers estate planning, trust administration, probate of decedents’ estates, avoidance of probate, and the protection of incompetents and their assets through guardianships and conservatorships.

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The Trusts & Estates Law section is sponsored by

Jennifer McNeil-Lozano
Co-Chair

Teal M. Schoonover
Co-Chair

Jordan C. Parr
Program Co-Chair

Aubrey Van de Wetering
Program Co-Chair

Rochelle Schultz
Assistant Program Co-Chair

Rozita Yacobi
Assistant Program Co-Chair

Laura N. Zolnekoff
Legal Updates Co-Chair

Natalia (“Lia”) Momtsios
Legal Updates Co-Chair

Lubna Alsagga
Co-Secretary

Elham Shafa
Co-Secretary

Courtney Cole Patton
Immediate Past Chair

Jacqueline Yu
Immediate Past Chair

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Celebrity Estate Showdowns: Recent Celebrity Wealth Transfer Litigation Battles
One Big Beautiful Bill: Private Client and International Planning Provisions
Navigating Trust Taxation in California: A Guide for Practitioners
The Nuts and Bolts of Elder Law
Attorney-Client Privilege in Common Interest Scenarios: Walking the Waiver Tight
In Bitcoin, We Trust: Avoiding Administrative Pitfalls in Trusts and Estates wit

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Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (2025)
Hon. Reva G. Goetz (Ret.) (2024)
Judge Michael Small (2023)
Carmen Alberio (2022)
Dean J. Silliman (2021)
Judge David J. Cowan (2020)
Judge Maria E. Stratton (2019)
Kenneth S. Wolf (2018)
Commr. Robert S. Wada (2017)
Bet Tzedek (2016)
Dana Hopkins (2016)
Commr. Brenda Penny (2015)
Harold Weinstock (2015)
Judge Mitchell Beckloff (2014)
Harlean Carroll (2013)
Judge Aviva K. Bobb (2012)
James R. Birnberg (2011)
Sandy Riley (2010)
Robert Spaak (2009)
Commr. H. Ronald Hauptman (2008)
Matthew S. Rae Jr. (2007)
Christine Oshima (2006)
Carmen Alberio (2005)
Commr. Ann E. Stodden (2004)