Margaret G. Lodise
Work in Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Probate, Estate Planning
350 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
About Margaret G. Lodise
Practice Areas
- Probate
- Estate Planning
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2002LL.M.
- Major: Taxation
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1988Honors: Member, Moot Court Honors Program
- Pomona College, Pomona, California, 1985Honors: cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, "Murder, Tax Evasion and Haute Couture," 2022 Wealth Planning Symposium hosted by The Northern Trust Institute, April 2022
- Speaker, "Touching the Third Rail: Diversity, Culture and Ethics in Estate Planning," Financial & Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit, November 2021
- Speaker, "Touching the Third Rail: Diversity, Culture and Ethics in Estate Planning," 66th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, October 2021
- Speaker, “Touching the Third Rail: Diversity, Culture and Ethics in Estate Planning,” 55th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, May 2021
- Moderator and Speaker, “Introducing Trust Protectors: What’s Puzzling You is the Nature of Their Game,” American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) National Meeting, March 2021
- Speaker, “Love in the Time of COVID-19, Trustee and Beneficiary Harmony in Years Like 2020,” USC Trust and Estate Conference 2020
- Co-presenter, American Bar Association Skills Training for Estate Planners – Interactive Virtual Experience, August 2020
- Panelist, Preparing for the Unexpected: Designing and Drafting Estate Plans That Can Withstand the Heat!, 53rd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 2019
- Panelist, "Warring Siblings, Second Spouses and Quirky Personalities: The Neuroscience and Handling of Difficult Beneficiaries,” ACTEC 2019 Annual Meeting
- Speaker, Clients with Diminished Capacity, 40th Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute, April 2018
- Panelist, “Shut Your Mouth! A Multidisciplinary Look at Standards of Privilege," South Bay Estate Planning Council and Long Beach Estate Planning Council Joint Meeting, July 2018
- Webinar Co-Presenter, "I'm President and Sole Trustee: Resolving Conflicts When Fiduciaries Hold Entity Interests,", American Law Institute and American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Co-Speaker, Riding the Practical and Ethical Waves of Acting as Court Appointed Counsel, The Conservatorship, Guardianship & Protective Proceedings section of the Orange County Bar Association, - November 29, 2017
- Panelist, "Beneficiaries and Trustees Behaving Badly", Los Angeles County Bar Association 2014 Trusts and Estates Symposium, - 2014
- Co-Speaker, "Ethics & Malpractice Issues: Protection Tips for Estate and Trusts Attorneys", Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), - 2013
- Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School, "Estate and Probate Litigation", Summer Term, 2012 - 2013
- Adjunct Professor, "Probate and Estate Litigation", Loyola Law School
- Speaker, Various Trust and Estate Issues, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Speaker, Various Trust and Estate Issues, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Speaker, Various Trust and Estate Issues, Professional Fiduciary Association of California
- Speaker, Various Trust and Estate Issues, California CEB
- Speaker, Various Trust and Estate Issues, Practicing Law Institute
- Speaker, USC Gould School of Law Trusts and Estates Conference
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1988
Other Affiliations
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Secretary, Member of the Executive Committee, Amicus Review Committee, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Program Committee, Professional Responsibility Committee, and serves as an Ombudsperson
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trust and Estate Section (Member, Past Chair)
- State Bar of California (Trusts and Estates Executive Committee Member, Past Chair)
- Women Lawyers' Association of Los Angeles (Member, Past President)
Past Positions
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Ross, Sacks & Glazier, Partner
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
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- Estate Planning
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