Richard Martin Seff, Lawyer at The Estate Planning Law Center

Richard Martin Seff, Member Attorney
Estate Planning, Personal Asset Trust, Kids Protection Plan, Special Needs Planning, IRA Inheritance Trust, Elder Law, Life Care Plannin...

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Address: 5023 N. Parkway, Suite 100, Calabasas, CA 91302

Law Firm:	The Estate Planning Law Center
Lawyer:	Richard Martin Seff
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Practice Areas:	Estate Planning, Personal Asset Trust, Kids Protection Plan, Special Needs Planning, IRA Inheritance Trust, Elder Law, Life Care Planning, Medi-Cal Planning, VA Pension Benefits, Asset Protection, Single Member Limited Liability Company (“SMLLC”), The Bridge Trust® (“BT”), Trust Administration & Probate
Bio:	After graduating from Southwestern University School of Law, I went to work for a well-respected estate planning law firm with the dream of becoming a trusted advisor to his clients. Having been a social worker, my passion has always been about empowering families. I quickly discovered that the personal lawyer relationship I had envisioned no longer exists in today’s age of billable hours and complex form documents spit out of a computer. At $400/hour and billing my time in six-minute increments, very few people were willing to pay for anything more than fast form documents that gave them the feeling of having done the right thing, but as I found out, far too often accomplished nothing at all. My second year of law school, my grandfather died and we found ourselves in the middle of a long and expensive court process even though my grandfather had worked with a lawyer on their estate planning. Turns out, this lawyer had never transferred my grandfather’s assets into his trust and hadn’t made sure my grandfather did it either. At the time, I thought he must have committed malpractice. When I went to work as a lawyer, it was a shock for me to discover that all the best firms throughout the United States do it the same way. Malpractice? No, common practice! And, even when a lawyer did his job of re-titling his client’s assets, more often than not I discovered most (if not all) of them would “fall out of the trust” within three to five years of signing the trust document
Admitted:	1990, California;
College:	George Washington University, Class of 1983, M.H.A., , University of Maryland, Class of 1974, B.S., , University of Maryland, Class of 1980, M.S.W.
Law School:	Southwestern University School of Law, Class of 1990, J.D.
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Languages:	English

Lawyer Richard Martin Seff, graduated from George Washington University, Class of 1983, M.H.A., , University of Maryland, Class of 1974, B.S., , University of Maryland, Class of 1980, M.S.W. Southwestern University School of Law, Class of 1990, J.D., is now employed by The Estate Planning Law Center at 5023 N. Parkway, Suite 100 Calabasas, CA 91302.Richard Martin Seff is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Richard Martin Seff as your lawyer, you should consider whether Richard Martin Seff offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Richard Martin Seff has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Richard Martin Seff's office is located at Calabasas, CA, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Richard Martin Seff has been admitted in 1990, California;. His or her practice areas include Estate Planning, Personal Asset Trust, Kids Protection Plan, Special Needs Planning, IRA Inheritance Trust, Elder Law, Life Care Planning, Medi-Cal Planning, VA Pension Benefits, Asset Protection, Single Member Limited Liability Company (“SMLLC”), The Bridge Trust® (“BT”), Trust Administration & Probate.

Richard Martin Seff's college and law school education includes George Washington University, Class of 1983, M.H.A., , University of Maryland, Class of 1974, B.S., , University of Maryland, Class of 1980, M.S.W., Southwestern University School of Law, Class of 1990, J.D.. Other biographical background includes After graduating from Southwestern University School of Law, I went to work for a well-respected estate planning law firm with the dream of becoming a trusted advisor to his clients. Having been a social worker, my passion has always been about empowering families. I quickly discovered that the personal lawyer relationship I had envisioned no longer exists in today’s age of billable hours and complex form documents spit out of a computer. At $400/hour and billing my time in six-minute increments, very few people were willing to pay for anything more than fast form documents that gave them the feeling of having done the right thing, but as I found out, far too often accomplished nothing at all. My second year of law school, my grandfather died and we found ourselves in the middle of a long and expensive court process even though my grandfather had worked with a lawyer on their estate planning. Turns out, this lawyer had never transferred my grandfather’s assets into his trust and hadn’t made sure my grandfather did it either. At the time, I thought he must have committed malpractice. When I went to work as a lawyer, it was a shock for me to discover that all the best firms throughout the United States do it the same way. Malpractice? No, common practice! And, even when a lawyer did his job of re-titling his client’s assets, more often than not I discovered most (if not all) of them would “fall out of the trust” within three to five years of signing the trust document. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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