Professional Affiliations and Awards

Certified Specialist in Estate, Trust and Probate

California Board of Legal Specialization

Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Trust and Estate Section

Member, California State Bar Association

Trust and Estate Section

Member, Academy of Special Needs Planners

Member, Law Review

University of La Verne College of Law

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Insurance Law courses

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Bar/Professional Activity

Co-Author, "Special Needs Trust Planning, Drafting and Administration"

Published by California Continuing Education of the Bar

Author, "Special Needs Trusts 101 and Their Ethical Considerations"

Published by Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Speaker, Special Needs Trusts

26th Annual Convention for the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

Speaker at the Basics Conference for Continuing Education of the Bar

2016 – "Transferring Property without Probate"

Keynote Speaker at Pacific Southwest Financial’s Annual Compliance Meeting

2017 – Palm Springs, California – "Dealing with the Elderly Client with Diminished Capacity and Planning for Those with Special Needs"

Speaker at the Basics Conference for Continuing Education of the Bar

2017 – "Special Needs Trusts"

Instruction for California Continuing Education of the Bar

2017 – for those candidates preparing for the specialist exam in: 1. Conservatorship and Guardianships and 2. Modification of Irrevocable Trust/Trust Administration

Speaker at the Basics Conference for Continuing Education of the Bar

2018 – Trusts and Estates Administration and Litigation – "Transferring Property Without Probate"

Instruction for California Continuing Education of the Bar
2019 – for those candidates preparing for the specialist exam in: 1. Conservatorship and Guardianships and 2. Modification of Irrevocable Trust/Trust Administration

Author, "Settling the Disputed Claim or Pending Action of a Minor or Adult Person with a Disability," Consumer Attorneys of California, Forum, September/October 2019 issue.

Speaker, Professional Fiduciary Association of California San Fernando Valley Chapter Inaugural Meeting – "Answers to Common Problems in Conservatorships," February 4, 2020

Speaker, Special Needs Planning Symposium – "Lessons from the Front Lines: How Court’s Evaluate Special Needs Trusts Establishment and Administration,"

February, 2020