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LOS ANGELES ESTATE PLANNING LAWYER & ATTORNEY

Trusts, Wills, Probate, Power of Attorney, Gift & Estate Tax Exemption

San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Van Nuys, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Woodland Hills, Tarzana

The Law, Mediation & Arbitration Offices Of
GERALD F. GERSTENFELD
Attorney at Law

Providing legal advice in various estate planning matters, such as:

» Trusts (living, irrevocable, life insurance, special needs)
» Gift & Estate Tax Exemption, Marital Deduction
» Trust Administration
» Wills
» Probate
» Health Care Powers, Directives
» Power of Attorney
» Elder Law
» Conservatorships & Guardianships
» Family Limited Partnerships (FLP)

Serving Los Angeles Valleys: Encino, Glendale, Northridge, Granada Hills, Pasadena, Van Nuys, San Fernando Valley, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Woodland Hills, Tarzan

For over 50 years I have been advising clients on estate planning, how to avoid probate court, save taxes, protect dependents with special needs and more.

» Estate Planning, Trust, Probate, Elder Law, Conservatorships & Guardianships

I encourage the creative use of revocable living trusts to satisfy family and personal objectives, including the avoidance of probate expenses and, in most situations, the elimination or substantial reduction of federal estate taxes.

My practice encompasses estate, gift and post mortem tax planning, including marital deduction and generation skipping planning, sophisticated gift planning, the use of so-called "estate freeze" techniques, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, grantor retained income trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts and irrevocable gift trusts, including so-called "crummy" trusts, generation skipping trusts and insurance trusts. I also handle elder law matters, "special needs" trusts, conservatorships (including "substituted judgment" proceedings) and guardianships.

I am experienced in handling probate, testamentary trusts, LPS conservatorships, court probate conservatorships and guardianships.

» Federal and California Estate, Gift & Income Tax Planning

I provide a complete range of counseling, representation and assistance in matters involving federal and California estate, gift, generation skipping, income and real property tax matters. I am a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the State Bar of California, the Estate Counselors Forum and the National Association of Estate Planning Councils.

To encourage and facilitate the client's understanding of the estate planning documents, when I send a draft thereof to the client, it is accompanied by a letter in "plain English" explaining the more important provisions of the documents and their tax and legal effects.

When federal estate and gift tax law changes, whether by legislation, court cases or Internal Revenue Services changes in position, or when I become aware of new thinking in the estate planning and tax literature which I read, I accordingly change my forms. I then prepare an amendment to each client's documents and send the amendment to each client with a clear and understandable explanatory letter.

The Trust Agreements prepared by my office are designed to afford a great amount of flexibility to enable those who established the trust to accommodate changes in the family needs and structure and the use of alternate estate tax saving plans.

NEED ESTATE PLANNING LEGAL ADVICE?
CALL LOS ANGELES ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY NOW (818) 990-6190

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Gerald F. Gerstenfeld
Attorney at Law

Contact Us:

16633 Ventura Blvd.,
Suite 1200
Encino, CA 91436-1839

phone: (818) 990-6190
fax: (818) 905-1864
email: jfg@jerryfg.com
website: www.jerryfg.com

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» Understanding Living Trust
» Estate Planning under 2001 Act
» Living Trusts in California


» Our services include:

» Trusts
» Gift & Estate Tax
» Trust Administration
» Wills
» Probate
» Elder Law
» Conservatorships
» Guardianships
» Family Limited Partnerships

Providing legal services in Los Angeles, including San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, Van Nuys, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Woodland Hills, Tarzan

 

 



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