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PARTNERS
Lynard C. Hinojosa,
(Member) born Houston, Texas, May 3, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, California;
U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of
Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University
(B.A., 1964); University of California at Los
Angeles (J.D., 1967). Author: "The Ubiquitous Heirhunters," Probate Solutions (newsletter);
"The Great Record Rip off: Penal Sanctions and State Civil
Remedies," University
of West Los Angeles Law Review,
Vol. VII, 1975. Co-Author with Bruce Ross: "Notice by Trustee: Two Views
of the Requirements of New Probate Code § 16061.7: The Sky is Not
Falling," CA Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 1998.
Lecturer, Probate Administration, University of West Los Angeles
Law School,
1976. Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (Member: Executive Committee,
Probate Section, 1995-1998; Probate Section) and American (Member, Corporation,
Banking and Business Law Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Section)
Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee,
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1996—); American College of Trust
and Estate Counsel; California Trust and Estate Counsel. Reported Cases:
Estate of McGuigan (2000) 2000 83 Cal. App. 4th
639; Estate of McCrary (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 100; Estate of Luke (1987) 194
Cal.App.3d 1006 (leading case on tracing community property in interstate
cases); Bergin v. Portman (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 23; Cal. College of Mortuary
Science v. County of Los Angeles (1972) 23 Cal.App.3d 702; Crowley Launch
& Tugboat v. County of Los Angeles (1971) 16 Cal.App.3d 437; Savoy Club
v. Board of Supervisors (1970) 12 Cal.App.3d 1034; Mowrer
v. Superior Court (1969) 3 Cal.App.3d 223; Estate of Rabinowitz
(2003) 114 Cal. App. 4th 635; Estate of Sauressig
(2004) 122 Cal. App. 4th 1086. Practice Areas: Probate; Trust; Fiduciary
Litigation; Appeals. CLICK HERE TO VIEW RESUME
Andrew M. Wallet, (Member) born Queens,
New York, January 20, 1953; admitted to bar,
1980, California.
Education: Brooklyn College of the City
University of New
York (B.A., 1974); Northrop
University, School of
Law (J.D., 1979). Real Estate Broker, 1989. Member: Beverly
Hills (Former Member, Executive Committee, Trust and Estate
Section, 1998-2001), Los
Angeles County
(Member: Trust and Estate Section, 1980—; Former Member, Executive Committee,
Trust and Estate Section, 1998-2001) and American Bar Associations; State Bar
of California (Member, Trust and Estates Executive Committee, 2004—).
(Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar
of California,
Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Probate; Trust; Conservatorship; Fiduciary Litigation; Real Estate;
Litigation.
Jeffrey Forer, (Associate) born
Brooklyn, New York,
May 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, California.
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
(B.A., 1977); Southwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1983); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1984).
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Wills; Trust; Evidence.
Attorney, Cohen Primiani & Foster, 1992-2001.
Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and American Bar Associations;
State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and
Probate Law The State Bar of California
Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate;
Estate Administration; Trusts; Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Susan Jabkowski, (Associate)
born Los Angeles, California,
September 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of California
at Los Angeles
(B.A., 1972); Southwestern University (J.D., 1975). Chair, Citizen's Law
School, 2000-2001. Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Probate Section, Executive
Committee, 1995-1998, Chair, 1998), Los Angeles County (Member, Probate
Section, Executive Committee, 2000—) and San Fernando Valley (Member, Probate
Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Conservatorship;
Guardianship. Rated AV
Rebekah E. Swan,
(Associate) born Long Beach, California,
April 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, California.
Education: University of California at Santa Barbara
(B.A, 1992); Whittier
College School
of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Beverly
Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Conservatorship
Litigation; Probate; Trust.
John E. Rogers, Jr.,
(Associate) born New Haven, Connecticut,
January 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of New
Hampshire at Durham (B.A.,
1983); Loyola Law
School at Los Angeles (J.D., 1998). Member: Beverly Hills and Los
Angeles County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Trust
Litigation; Conservatorship and Guardianship Litigation;
Probate; Trust.
Katerina F. Smith, (Associate) born Czech Republic, May 8, 1976; admitted to bar,
2005, California.
Education: University of California at Los
Angeles (B.A., 1999); Pepperdine
University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County Bar
Associations, and California State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate
Litigation; Trust Litigation; Probate; Trust.
Susan E. Barlevav, (Associate) born Stockton,
California, November 23, 1959; admitted to
bar, 2008, California.
Education: University of California at Los Angeles
(B.A., 1982); University
of West Los Angeles
(J.D., 2006). Member: Beverly
Hills, and Los Angeles County Bar Associations.
Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Probate; Trust.
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