First Admitted: 1996, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Director of Education American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys - 2000 - 2016, 2016
San Bernardino County Bar Association
Member of the Year of Southern California NAELA, 2011
Member, Board of Directors, National Elder Law Foundation - 2007 - 2010, 2018
Member Inland Empire Planned Giving Roundtable
Board of Directors National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys from 2007 to 2012, 2012
Chairman Estate Planning Section Riverside County Bar Association, 2003 - 2005, 2007 - 2009 , 2009
President 2008, Board of Directors since 2005, Southern California Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Southern California NAELA), 2018
San Bernardino County Estate Planning Council
Adjunct Professor University of Redlands since 2012
Accredited by Veterans Administration since 2008, 2018
Adjunct Professor of Law at Stetson University Elder Law LL.M. Program 2014 - present
Vice President Life Care Planning Law Firms Association, 2011
Board of Directors, National Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys (NAELA) from 2006 to 2008, 2018
Riverside County Estate Planning Council
Adjunct Professor at Chapman University College of Law in Orange, California, where he teaches various classes for its Master of Tax Law (LL.M.) program since 2008
Board of Directors Life Care Planning Law Firms Association - 2011 - 2012, 2012
Director of Education Emeritus American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys - 2017 to present, 2018
President Southern California Chapter National Academy Elder Law Attorneys, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist by the California Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 2000
Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation, 2004
Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils, 2007
Certified Taxation Law Specialist by the California Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 2002

Pro bono/Community Service:

Honors/Awards:

Member of the Year, Southern California Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2011
Super Lawyers selection 2012-2013, 2016-2025, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
10.0 Superb Rating from Avvo, Inc.
Western State University College of Law, Cum Laude 1995
Fellow - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Less than 100 elder law attorneys nationwide have been granted this honor
AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

Educational Background:

Golden Gate University College of Law, LL.M. Taxation, Cum Laude, 1999
California State University at Fullerton, B.A., in Business Administration / Finance, 1983

White Papers:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Co-authored 2011 - present, Co-author, California Special Needs Trusts: Planning, Drafting and Administration, CEB, 2018
Author, Drafting Trusts for Maximum Asset Protection from Creditors, Estate Planning Journal, Legal Estate Planning, 2003
Author, Taxation of Special Needs Trusts Part 1, Exceptional Parent Magazine, Legal Special Needs Planning, 2009
Author, Taxation of Special Needs Trusts Part 2, Exceptional Parent Magazine, Legal Special Needs Planning, 2009
Author, Getting Medicaid Without Giving Up The Farm, Trusts and Estates Magazine, Legal Elder Law, 2003
Co-Author, Reports Of Its Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: The State Death Tax Lives On, Journal of Practical Estate Planning, Legal Estate Planning Tax, 2004
Author, Tax Efficient Funding of Lifetime Special Needs Trusts, Estate Planning Journal, Legal Estate Planning Special Needs Planning, 2005
Author, Taxation of Special Needs Trusts, NAELA News, Legal Estate Planning Special Needs Planning, 2010
Author, Taxation of Special Needs Trusts, Part 2, NAELA News, Legal Estate Planning Special Needs Planning, 2010
Co-authored since 2017, Co-author, California Elder Law Resources, Benefits and Planning: An Advocate's Guide, CEB, 2018

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Three time nominee as Best Dad on Wheels, a contest conducted annually by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, 2018
Fellow - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys since 2014, 2018

Industry Groups:

Dennis M. Sandoval