First Admitted: 2008, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Transactions:

Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manhattan Beach
Morgan v. Superior Court, 2019
California Teamsters, Local 911 v. City of Redondo Beach (PERB Order No. AD-413-M),on behalf of the City of Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Police Officers Association (Police Management Unit) v. City of Redondo Beach (PERB Order No. Ad-409-M) (2014), on behalf of the City of Redondo Beach
Hendricks v. City of Redondo Beach

Honors/Awards:

Best Lawyers In America, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, U.S. News & World Reports/Best Lawyers In America, 2023
SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2023, SuperLawyers®, 2023
Best Lawyers In America, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, U.S. News & World Reports/Best Lawyers In America, 2022
SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2022, SuperLawyers®, 2022
Best Lawyers In America, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, U.S. News & World Reports/Best Lawyers In America, 2021
Best Lawyers In America, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, U.S. News & World Reports/Best Lawyers In America, 2020
SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2018, SuperLawyers®, 2018
SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2017, SuperLawyers®, 2017
SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2016, SuperLawyers®, 2016
U.C. Davis Business Law Journal, Senior Editor, University of California Davis School of Law
BV Distinguished® rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Presenter at Pincus Professional Education seminar on Probate Litigation 101: The Nuts and Bolts, Presenter, Pincus Professional Education seminar on Probate Litigation 101: The Nuts and Bolts, Pincus Professional Education, 2023
Presenter for CEB Continuing Education of the Bar ethics presentation "Who's the Client?", Presenter, CEB - Who's the Client?, Continuing Education of the Bar - California, 2022
Presenter at Pincus Professional Education seminar on Probate Litigation 101: The Nuts and Bolts, Presenter, Pincus Professional Education seminar on Probate Litigation 101: The Nuts and Bolts, Pincus Professional Education, 2020
Presenter at Employment Issues Related to Personal Attendants, Presenter, Employment Issues Related to Personal Attendants, South Bay Estate Planning Counsel, 2017

William G. Benz