First Admitted: 1980, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

National Elder Law Foundation
Past Chair; San Diego County Bar Association Elder Law Section
Probate Court Bench-Bar Committee
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Trust and Estates Section, State Bar of California
San Diego County Bar Medical Liaison Committee
Pro Tem Judge, Probate Court, Superior Court, State of California, County of San Diego
Commissioner, State Bar of California Judicial Nominees Commission (4 years)
San Diego Bar Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section
San Diego County Bar Financial Liaison Committee
Academy of Special Needs Planners
Founding member, Probate Attorneys of San Diego (PASD), 2012

Representative Clients:

1) Your aging parents, or you, trying to help them as they lose the ability to care for themselves. 2) Your special needs child as you plan for their best care during your life, and when you are no longer able to be their prime advocate.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Specialist, State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, 2009
Martindale Hubble Rated AV Preeminent
Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), National Elder Law Foundation, accredited by State Bar of California and American Bar Association, 2004
Accredited Attorney, Veteran's Administration, 2011
Admitted, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1989

Pro bono/Community Service:

Chair, Medi-Cal and Short-Doyle Reform Commission, California State Mental Health Association 1979-1982
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR), the Alzheimer’s Association, Parkinson’s Disease Association, and the California and San Diego County Mental Health Associations
Board of Directors; Association for Conflict Resolution, San Diego Chapter (past)
Chair, Policy and Budget Committee; California State Mental Health Association-1978-1982, 1978
Board of Directors, San Diego County Memorial Society (past)
Consultant, San Diego County Adult Protective Services - Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST)
Board of Directors, Special Needs Trust Foundation of San Diego (current)
Legislative Committee, Mental Health Association (past)

Honors/Awards:

Service Award, State Bar of California, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission, 2005
Honoring Leadership Award, San Diego County Bar Association

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Popular speaker for legal, health care and financial professionals in the area of Elder Law and Special Needs Planning. Presentations have included offerings through: Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB); Lecturer on Special Needs Trusts for Administrative Office of the Courts, California Judicial Education Research Council; NBI; Sterling; San Diego Bar Association and directly arranged by San Diego Elder Law Center; Presentations to various San Diego County Staff and Agencies, including San Diego County Public Administrators and Guardian's Office and San Diego Probate Court; Presentations to various San Diego County and VA Hospitals Staff, and Staff of various Health Care Facilities; Editor, California Conservatorship Law (CEB-early 1980's editions)

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Member, Executive Committee of the State Bar of California Trust and Estates Section, 2014
Commissioner; State Bar of California Judicial Nominations Evaluation Commission (JNE)(1998-2002)

Firm News (Newsletters):

Monthly San Diego Elder Law Center Newsletter; Periodic "E-Alerts" for Financial, Legal and Health Care Professionals

Philip P. Lindsley