333 South Hope Street, 40th Floor
Los Angeles, California  90071

Noteworthy
Attorney, William M. Nassar & Associates (2009); Sole Practitioner (1994-2004, 2006-2009); Attorney, Hartnell, Lister & Moore (2004-2006); Research Attorney, San Bernardino Superior Court (2002-2004); Judge Pro Tem, San Bernardino Superior Court, Probate Department (2002-2004); CEB, Contributing Editor, California Conservatorship Practice Guide and the California Guardianship Practice Guide (2002-present); conduct guardianship and conservatorship training classes for San Bernardino Superior Court (2003-present).

Education and Honors
Western State University School of Law (J.D., 1990); Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

Professional Associations
State Bar of California; Conference of California Bar Associations, Resolutions Committee; San Bernardino County Bar Association, Estate Planning Section; Joseph B. Campbell Inns of Court;  Riverside County Bar Association; Palm Springs Desert Bar Association.

Bar Admissions
California (1990); United States District Court, Central District of California.

Practice Areas
Probate; Conservatorship; Guardianship; Estate Planning; Trust Litigation; Wills.

A Sampling of Representative Cases:

• Successfully argued in the Court of Appeal high profile case sustaining trial court’s ruling involving elder abuse and the revocation of power of attorney. 
• Successfully argued case where decedent was exhumed for the purpose of determining whether or not decedent was a victim of physical elder abuse.  Based on our motion, medical examiner determined presence of broken bones and brain injury questioning decedent’s previous capacity to contract.
• Successfully represented children of entertainer in trust contest regarding million dollar painting.
• Represented conservetee wife in reversal of trial court decision on appeal and assisted in revision to Family Law and Probate Codes as a result of case.
• Represented Native American Indians in many cases involving in conservatorship proceedings.
• Represented decedent’s estate (consisting of law practice, multiple pieces of real property, stocks and bonds) of husband who died from self-inflicted wound and accused of murdering wife ; negotiated wrongful death action and prenuptial agreement in order for assets to go to decedent’s children.
• Successfully prosecuted unscrupulous financial planner and real estate investor who convinced several elderly homeowners to transfer title to their home in exchange for financial planning.
• Achieved favorable settlement for a widow who brought a will contest against her husband’s children who procured a new will a day before her husband died.
• Successfully prosecuted a caregiver for financial elder abuse who married an elderly man suffering from end-stage Alzheimers.
• Numerous appointments by the Probate Court to represent minors and dependent adults recover assets that have been stolen by unscrupulous individuals.
• Frequently represent the elderly in capacity hearings, such as in conservatorship proceedings.
• Frequently represent family members seeking mental health conservatorships for loved ones, and represent individuals facing mental health issues.
• Represent banks, financial institutions, and professionals in the administration of special needs trusts, conservatorships, and probate estates.
• Successfully defended beneficiaries of estate against wrongful death action.