Lynard C. Hinojosa
Work in Hinojosa & Forer LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Probate, Trusts, Child Custody, Appellate
2215 Colby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064
About Lynard C. Hinojosa
Practice Areas
- Probate
- Trusts
- Child Custody
- Appellate
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1967J.D.
- YaleB.A.
Representative Cases
- Estate of Saueressig (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1045
- 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
Classes and Seminars
- Santa Monica Bar Association, 'Sales of Real Property in Trusts and Estates' (September 2018)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Pitfalls in Real Estate Sales in Trusts and Estates" (November 2017)
- Orange County Bar Association, "Judicial Reference and Arbitration" (April 2016)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Avoiding the Most Common Estate Planning Errors: A Perspective From an Estate Planner and a Litigator" (February 2016)
- Orange County Bar Association, "Judicial Reference and Arbitration" (April 2015)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, UCLA, Westwood, “Estate Litigation/Tactical Issues” (March 2015)
- Los Angeles Paralegal Association, Los Angeles, “Real Estate Issues” (September 2014)
- CEB/UCLA Extension, Westwood, “Probate Forms” (March 2014)
- Los Angeles County Bar/Elder Law Committee, LA Superior Court, “Fundamentals of Litigation” (March 2013)
- Los Angeles County Bar/Elder Law Committee, LA Superior Court, “Fundamentals of Litigation” (January 2013)
- South Bar Estate Planning Council, Torrance, “Common Mistakes By Planners Which Litigators Love” (November 2012)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, “Outsourcing Probate Matters” (September 2012)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles, “Accountings” (July 2012)
- Santa Monica Bar Association, Santa Monica, “Trial Skills – What Probate Lawyers Need to Know But Have Been Afraid to Ask” (April 2012)
- Santa Monica Bar Association, Santa Monica, “Standard of Capacity for Executing Estate Documents – Good Law or Pandora’s Box” (September 2011)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, “Estate Litigation” (December 2010)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Orange County, “Practical Estate Asset Management” (June 2010)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, "Practical Estate Asset Management" (May 2010)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, "Creditor Claims Against Decedents" (August 2009)
- Long Beach Estate Planning Council, Long Beach (December 2008)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, "Estate Litigation" (November 2008)
- LACBA PVP Committee, Loyola Law School, "Specialized Appointments PVP Training Program" (May 2008)
- Ventura Estate Planning Council, "Common Mistakes In Ventura Estate Planning and How to Avoid Them" (December 2007)
- Santa Monica Bar Association, Santa Monica "Developments in 21320 and 21350 Petitions" (September 2007)
- L.A. County Bar Association, Trust & Probate Section, Los Angeles, "Due Execution of Estate Planning & Related Documentation" (April 2007)
- LAPA, Los Angeles, "Probate Estate Break-Out: Back and Forward" (October 2006)
- 79th State Bar Meeting, Monterey, "Fiduciaries, Fraud & Forensics" (October 2006)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles,"Estate Litigation: Tactical Issues, Case Studies & Resolution Issues" (September 2006)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association/Real Estate Section, Beverly Hills,"Buying/Selling Real Estate Commissions" (May 2006)
- Los Angeles Bar Association, Los Angeles,"PVP Training Program" (May 2006)
- Los Angeles Paralegal Association, Los Angeles,"Creditor Rights Against Trusts & Trust Benefits" (April 2006)
- Orange County Bar Association - Trusts & Estates Section, Orange County, "Breach of Promise to Leave by Will and Prob. Code § 850 Petitions" (March 2006)
- State Bar/Trusts & Estates Section, Santa Monica,"Strategic Planning & Tactical Maneuvers in Fiduciary Litigation" (January 2006)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Orange County, "Ethics Malpractice" (January 2006)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, San Diego, "Ethics Malpractice" (January 2006)
- CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, "Ethics Malpractice" (January 2006)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1968
Other Affiliations
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Probate and Trusts Section
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Probate and Trust Section
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1993 - 1996 (Executive Committee of the LACBA Probate Section)
- American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Section)
- Executive Committee of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section of the California State Bar, 1996 - 2002
- State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Consulting Group, 2003 - 2004
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (‘ACTEC'), 1999 - Present
- UCLA-CEB Advisory Board/Estate Planning Institute, 2003 - Present
Articles
Published Works
- CEB Action Guide, "Handling a Probate" (2001, 2003, 2013 and 2017)
- "The Publications: 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
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