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RESUME
of
LYNARD C. HINOJOSA

Personal History

Lynard C. Hinojosa (a Professional Corporation), born Houston, TX 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/Publications:

Author, CEB Action Guide, “Handling a Probate” (2001 & 2003)
"The Ubiquitous Heirhunters,"Probate Solutions (newsletter)
Co-Author with Bruce Ross, "Notification 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
Co-Author, "The Great Record Ripoff: Penal Sanctions and State Civil Remedies," University of West Los Angeles Law Review, Vol. VII, 1975.

Professional Associations etc.:

Beverly Hills Bar Association (Probate and Trusts Section)
Los Angeles County Association (Probate and Trust Section)
American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Section)
Executive Committee of the LACBA Probate Section (1993-1996)
Executive Committee of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section of the California State Bar (1996 to 2002)
California Trust and Estate Counselors LLP (‘CALTEC’) (1998 to date)
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (‘ACTEC’) (1999 to date)
UCLA–CEB Advisory Board/Estate Planning Institute (2003 to date)
State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Consulting Group (9/03-4/04)

Practice in the Specialty

Lynard C. Hinojosa started practicing in 1968 representing the L.A. County Public Administrator/Public Guardian handling approximately 350 decedent estates and 250 guardianships. After 2 years, he was transferred to other divisions primarily doing administrative law and civil litigation. In 1972, he went into private practice primarily engaging in high-level entertainment, business and real estate litigation and business transactions. Commencing in 1975, the amount of his probate practice increased to the point where, from 1986 to date, his probate/trust/conservatorship practice comprises 100% of his practice. His areas of expertise are in probate, conservatorship and trust litigation, probate and trust administrations and conservatorships. At the present time, he has approximately 400 active decedent estate and trust administrations (ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000 of appraised value), heirships and conservatorships, and has approximately 50 active probate and trust litigations (i.e., will contests, heirship litigations, trust litigations and surcharge matters). He has been appointed by the court, retained by private parties and testified many times as an expert in probate, conservatorship and trust matters.
Mr. Hinojosa has served as lecturer and panelist on numerous programs in the specialty.

Reported Appellate Cases

Estate of Saueressig (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 1086;
Estate of Rabinowitz (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 635
Estate of McGuigan (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 639
Estate of McCrary (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 100
Estate of Luke (1987) 194 Cal.App.3d 1006
Bergin v. Portman (1983) 141 Cal.App.3d 23
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 Saueressig (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 1086

 

Programs
(Lecturer, Moderator, Panelist)

Organization	Subject	Place	Date
Beverly Hills Bar Association	Law & Science of Questioning Documents	Los Angeles	5/17/05
LACBA, Trust/Probate Section, Probate/Trust Litigation Subcommittee	Litigation Involving Construction & Interpretation Issues	Los Angeles	4/5/05
South Bay Bar Assn - Probate Section	Important Early Discovery Issues and Tips for All Probate Attorneys in Probate, Conservatorship and Trust Matters	Torrance Marriott	2/16/05
UCLA/CEB 2004 Estate Planning Institute	Planning for Controversy: Protecting the Estate Plan While Protecting the File	Los Angeles	5/21/04
San Francisco State Bar Estate Planning Section	What You Need to Know About Detecting, Proving and Preventing Forged and Falsified Estate Planning Documents	San Francisco	4/7/04
CEB	Fiduciary Litigation	Los Angeles	2/13/04
LACBA Trust & Estates Section	The 850 Proceeding: Issues Relating to Evidence and Proof	Los Angeles	12/2/03
CEB	Discovery In Fiduciary Litigation for Trust & Estate Lawyers	San Diego	11/1/03
LAPA Probate & Estate Section	Will Contest and Heirship Petitions	W. Los Angeles	9/17/03
LACBA	Law & Science of Questioning Documents	LA Supr Court	11/5/02
BHBA	Top 10 Worst Ways to Foul Up Estate Plan	Beverly Hills	10/15/02
CEB	Estate Planning Malpractice & Legal Ethics	Beverly Hills	1/30/02
CEB	Estate Planning Malpractice & Legal Ethics	Los Angeles	1/25/02
CEB	Estate Planning Malpractice & Legal Ethics	Anaheim	1/11/02
CEB	Fundamentals of Post-Mortem Trust Admin.	Sacramento	11/17/01
N.A.L.A.	Fiduciary Litigation	Reno, NV	7/20/01
UCLA/CEB 23rd Annual Estate Planning Institute	Drafting Enforceable Documents	W. Los Angeles	6/12/01
Orange County Bar Assn	Selected Topics in Trust & Estate Litigation	Orange County	5/9/01
BevHillsBarAss'n	Development Trust Litigation	Los Angeles	3/20/01
LACBA (Prob.Lit.Subs.)	Forensic Accounting Issues in Fiduciary Litigation	Los Angeles	3/3/01
CEB	Estate & Trust Litigation	Los Angeles	2/24/01
USC Law School	Annual Probate & Trust Conference	USC	11/10/01
CEB	Fundamentals of Probate & Other Nontrust Estate Admin	Los Angeles	12/1/00 12/2/00
CEB	Estate Planning Malpractice & Ethics/Ethics & Litigation/ACTEC Commentaries	San Diego	7/28/00
CEB	Estate Planning Malpractice & Ethics/Ethics & Litigation/ACTEC Commentaries	Anaheim	7/21/00
CEB	Estate Planning Malpractice & Ethics/Ethics & Litigation/ACTEC Commentaries	Los Angeles	7/13/00
PFAC	Conflict of Interest - Real or Perceived?	Long Beach	5/13/00
Los Angeles Estate Planning Council	Trust & Probate Litigation	Los Angeles	3/22/00
San Fernando Valley Bar	Selected Topics in Probate Litigation	Sherman Oaks	2/8/00
CEB	Fundamentals of Probate and Other Nontrust Administration	Los Angeles	11/12/99 11/13/99
Southern California Tax & Estate Planning Forum	Trends & Development in Fiduciary Litigation	San Diego	10/22/99
Boys & Girls Club Foundation	Mediation in Probation & Trust Disputes	Escondido	10/21/99
Your Legal Rights Radio Show	Wills & Trust Contests	San Francisco	10/13/99
Los Angeles Paralegal Association	General Overview of Trust & Probate Litigation	Los Angeles	9/15/99
CEB	Estate Trust Litigation	Los Angeles	5/22/99
SFV Estate Planning Council	Trustee Notification Provisions	San Fernando	3/25/99
Beverly Hills Bar Association	Capacity and Undue Influence	Beverly Hills	3/9/99
L.A. County Bar Association	Winning Evidentiary Hearings in Probate	Los Angeles	2/2/99
State Bar Section Education Institute	Oil & Vinegar? Creditors and Death	San Diego	12/4/98
L.A. Paralegal Association	Creditors' Rights Against Trusts & Trust Beneficiaries	West Los Angeles	11/18/98
USC Law School Probate & Trust Conference	Litigation Trust and Estate Matters	Los Angeles	11/6/98
State Bar	Creditors and Death	Los Angeles	10/31/98
Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section	Probate and Non-Probate Assets: What is Reachable?	San Francisco	10/30/98
Lawyers' Club	Is There Life After Death for Trust Administration?	Los Angeles	5/27/98
Beverly Hills Bar Assocation	Creditors' Rights Re Trusts	Beverly Hills	3/17/98
L.A. Co. Bar Association	Nuts and Bolts of Probate Mediation	Los Angeles	2/24/98
So. Cal Council of Elder Law Attorneys	Elder Law	Encino	12/10/97
State Bar - Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Section	Recent Case Law Developments	San Francisco Los Angeles	10/17/97 10/31/97
Bev. Hills Bar Ass'n	Est. Planning & Drafting for Litigation	Beverly Hills	6/14/97
L.A. Co. Bar Ass'n (Prob.Lit.Subsection)	Creditor's Rights Against Trustees & Trusts	Los Angeles	6/3/97
L.A. Co. Bar Ass'n	Breach of Contract to Leave by Will	Los Angeles	11/5/96
Santa Monica Bar Association	Heirship Litigation	Santa Monica	1/17/96
L.A. Co. Bar Ass'n (Prob.Lit Subsection)	Heirship Litigation	Los Angeles	12/5/95
Bev. Hills Bar Ass'n Family Law Symposium	Additional Sources of Support (Probate)	Beverly Hills	11/4/95
So. Bay Estate Planning Council	Probate Litigation	Torrance	7/13/95
L.A. Co. Bar Ass'n Bridging Gap Prob.	Probate Litigation	Los Angeles	6/24/95
Cal. Estate Counselor's Forum	Trust Litigation	W. Los Angeles	5/18/95
L.A. Co. Bar Ass'n Joint Lit. and Trusts Sections	Probate Litigation	W. Los Angeles	12/8/94