Christopher D. Carico
Top rated Estate & Trust Litigation attorney in El Segundo, California
Practice Areas:
Estate & trust litigation,
Estate planning & probate,
Trusts,
Wills
Education Qualification:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Practice Areas:
Estate & trust litigation,
Estate planning & probate,
Trusts,
Wills
841 Apollo Street Suite 450El Segundo, California, 90245
First Admitted: 1988, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.caricofirm.com/professionals/christopher-d-caric...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2012 - 2020
- South Bay Bar Association, 2005 - 2020
- Member, Trusts and Estates Executive Committee, California State Bar, 2014 - 2020
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, 1994-2024
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Panel Member, Los Angeles County Superior Court Probate Settlement Officer Panel
Honors/Awards:
- Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts & Estates 2010-2024, U.S. News/Best Lawyers
- Southern California Super Lawyers® Top 100 Southern California Lawyers, 2021-2024
- Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Trusts & Estates, 2011-2024, U.S. News/Best Lawyers
- Southern California Super Lawyers®, Estate & Trust Litigation, 2009-2024
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Trial Advocacy Project, Graduate Volunteer Prosecutor: 2003, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Order of the Coif, Loyola Law School in Los Angeles
- Martindale Hubbell Rating, AV, 1998-2024
- Southern California Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, 2009-2022, Super Lawyers
Educational Background:
- Occidental College, B.A. in Economics, 1983
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- The Initial Client/Family Interview: Detecting Potential Abuse and Undue Influence Before it Happens, California Lawyers Association, Second Annual Financial Elder Abuse Symposium, Los Angeles, California, March 29, 2019.
- Satisfying the UPIA through Professional Investment Advice and the Creation of the Investment Policy Statement, California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Issue 4, Volume 13, 2008
- CPA as Client Trustee: Is the Compensation Worth the Liability? WebCPA,July 28, 2009
- Escaping the LPS Revolving Door, California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Issue 1, Volume 16, 2010
- Use of Psychotropic Medicines in Probate Conservatorships, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Aviva K. Bobb Advanced Probate Volunteer Panel Attorney Training Symposium, October 22, 2011
- Trust Your Dog: Estate Planning for Pets in California, Los Angeles Daily Journal, August 8, 2012
- Bringing Beneficiaries to the Mediation Table: Drafting Enforceable Trust Provisions Requiring Mediation of Disputes During Post-Death Trust Administration, California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Issue 2, Volume 20, 2014
- Partnering with Estate Planning Counsel, Merrill Lynch, Wealth Structuring Institute, May 13, 2014, Omni Hotel, Los Angeles
- Pre and Post Sale Planning for You, Your Company and Your Family, Conference for Business Owners: M&A Solutions for Privately Held Companies, sponsored by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch/U.S. Trust, April 29, 2015, Montage Hotel, Beverly Hills
- Understanding the Remedies Available for Financial Elder Abuse, California State Bar, 88th Annual Meeting, October 8-11, Anaheim California
- Understanding the Remedies Available for Financial Elder Abuse, California State Bar, Thirty-Ninth Annual Fall Program, November 20, 2015
- Fiduciaries (And Others) Beware – An Over-Reaching Release May be Voidable, California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Issue 4, Volume 21, 2015
- Estate Planning Tips to Avoid Financial Elder Abuse, Financial Elder Abuse Symposium, California Lawyers Association, April 20, 2018, Indian Wells, California
- Fiduciaries (And Others) Beware, An Over-Reaching Release May be Voidable, California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Issue 4, Volume 21, 2015
- Statutory Deadlines Probate Litigation 101: The Nuts and Bolts, Part I, Online Webinar Series Pincus Professional Education, November 10, 2020.
- Removal of Fiduciaries and Accounting Litigation, Probate Litigation 101: The Nuts and Bolts, Part II, Online Webinar Series Pincus Professional Education, November 12, 2020.
- Probate Court’s Power to Help Sufferers of Mental Illness: Should Antipsychotic Medication Still be Taboo, Probate Attorneys of Pasadena Annual Symposium, December 4, 2020.
- Assessing Cognitive Capacity of Clients & Potential Clients, The Folstein Mini_Mental State Exam: Just How Useful is it for Assessing Capacity, California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Issue 1, Volume 24, 2018
Industry Groups:
- Estate Planning
- Tax
- Trust & Estate Litigation
- Trust & Probate Administration
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