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Probate Court Program at Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Firm partner, Yasha Bronshteyn, attended the Ex-Parte Probate Court Program Presented by Trusts and Estates Section of the Los Angeles Bar Association at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse 111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, California. Speakers included the Honorable Judge Daniel S. Murphy, Los Angeles Superior Court of Department 29. Additional speakers concerning Ex Partes, drop-off …

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Los Angeles Bar Association Trust and Wills Symposium

Firm partner, Yasha Bronshteyn, attended the People Behaving Badly: Trustees and Beneficiaries Abusing Each Other and Settlors program which was presented on September 19, 2014, at the Millennium Biltmore Grand, by the Los Angeles Bar Association-Trust & Wills Section.    The program focused on the common problem of people abusing each other and the legal ramifications of …

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Probate Schedule at the San Francisco Superior Court

Hearing dates for probate matters at the San Francisco Superior Court located at  400 McAllister St., Department 204, San Francisco, CA 94102-4514 are assigned by the filing clerk at the time the petition is filed. The typical schedule for hearings is as set forth: Appearance Hearings for Probate Matters other than Appointment of Guardians and …

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New Judical Officer to Hear Conservatorships, Trust Matters, and other Probate Cases in Los Angeles Superior Court

  Brenda Penny has been elected a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner, Presiding Judge David Wesley informed judicial officers. Brenda Penny has been hearing the morning probate calendar in Department 5 of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District. Commissioner Penny, a former probate attorney for the Court, was elected in balloting by the court’s …

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2014 Probate Court Reception

Ginzburg & Bronshteyn, LLP, firm partners are looking forward to attending the Los Angeles County Bar -Trusts and Estates Section reception honoring the Probate Department of the Los Angeles Superior Court on the evening of June 17, 2014, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, located at 555 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, …

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Update-Casey Kasem Children Settle Conservatorship Matter

Los Angeles Superior Court Case Number BP 145805 concerning the Appointment of the Conservatorship over the Person and Temporary Appointment of the Conservatorship over the Person of Casey Kasem had been filed on October 7, 2013. Casey Kasem had been the founder of “America’s Top 40”. Update on the Conservatorship Petition alleging that Mr. Kasem …

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Trust and Estates Section: Lunch with The Probate Judges

On March 18, 2014, the panel of Probate Judges discussed the current state of Probate Court in Los Angeles County and addressed questions and concerns submitted by members of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Fortunately seven of the nine probate judges in Central District were able to attend the lunch at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills. …

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Judges Panel: Avoiding the Most Common Evidentiary Mistakes

On February 25, 2014, firm partner and probate practitioner, Yasha Bronshteyn attended the Judges’ Panel presented by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Speakers included Hon. Amy Hogue, Hon. Michael Johnson, Hon. Mary Ann Murphy, Hon. Dan Oki, and Hon. Frederick Shaller. The program provided a panel discussion of judges about the most common …

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Hearings – Probate Court Division Update

Effective Jan. 1, 2014, pursuant to Government Code section 68086, the Court will collect a $30 fee for the services of an official court reporter, for each proceeding lasting one hour or less. The Family Law and Probate divisions will collect the $30 court reporter fee at the time any document is filed that requires …

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New Supervising Judges for the Probate Departments

Current update to the roster of Probate Judges in Los Angeles County. Presiding Judge David M. Wesley has named new supervising judges for the Probate Departments and South District of the Los Angeles Superior Court, effective January 1, 2014. Judge Michael I. Levanas, currently assigned to Department 11 of the Central District of the Los …

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