Terrence M. Franklin
Work in Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Trusts, Child Custody
350 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3500, Los Angeles, CA 90071
About Terrence M. Franklin
Practice Areas
- Trusts
- Child Custody
Education
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989J.D.
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1984B.S.
Languages
- French
Classes and Seminars
- Bending the Arc of History, TEDxDavenport, June 2022
- Effective Speaking and Presenting in Trusts and Estates Law, ABA RPTE Special Committee on Career Development & Wellness Program Series, May 2022
- How to Discuss, Address and Promote DE&I in Your Trusts and Estates Practice and With Clients, 56th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, March 2022
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Regions Bank Legal Department, February 2022
- "Bending the Arc of History Toward Justice,” Orange County Estate Planning Council, January 2022
- "Probate Law and Generational Discoveries," ALI-CLE Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, October 2021
- "Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice in the Probate Court," East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers Annual Luncheon, November 2021
- "Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice in the Probate Court," Knoxville Estate Planning Council, November 2021
- "Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice: Lucy Sutton Leads Her Family to Freedom," Association for the Study of African American Life and History’s 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference, September 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Harvard – Radcliffe Circle '90 Alumni Group, June 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Beverly Hills Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section, June 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Fiduciary Trust International’s Young Lawyers Program, May 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Los Angeles Paralegal Association, April 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Harvard Law Society of Illinois, April 2021
- "Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice," Probate Attorneys of San Diego, March 2021
- “The 1846 Last Will of John Sutton: What’s New and Not So New in the World of Drafting Wills and Contest Litigation,” Washington, D.C. Estate Planning Council Winter Meeting, February 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice,” Harvard Club of Southern California’s Anti-Racism Committee & Harvard Black Alumni Society LA Chapter, February 2021
- "The Last Will of Lucy Sutton," BNY Mellon Wealth Management, February 2021
- “Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice in the Probate Court," USC Gould’s 46th Annual Trust and Estate Conference, November 2020
- “The 1846 Last Will of John Sutton: What’s New and Not So New in the World of Drafting Wills and Contest Litigation,” 65th Annual Estate Planning Seminar, October 2020
- Leadership Academy Presentation, Texas State Bar Real Estate Probate and Trust Law, October 2020
- "Better Practices: Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession," American Bar Association’s Real Property Trusts & Estates Section Fall Leadership Meeting, October 2020
- "The Last Will of Lucy Sutton: An Antebellum Interracial Love Story," Harvard Club of Southern California and Harvard Black Alumni Society of Los Angeles, February 2020
- "Speaker, Diversity and Elimination of Bias", USC Gould School of Law's 40th Anniversary Trust and Estate Conference
- Presenter,"Planning for Flexibility," ACTEC Continuing Legal Education Program: The Anatomy and Life Cycle of a Trust, Philadelphia, June 2013
- Presenter,"The Trustee's Exercise of Discretion," ACTEC Continuing Legal Education Program: The Anatomy and Life Cycle of a Trust, Philadelphia, June 2016
- Moderator,"Is Your Spouse a Trust Bene×ciary? State Law Holds the Key for Same Sex Spouses," ABA Real Property Trust and Estates Symposium, Washington, D.C., May 2013
- Coordinator,"Thy Will Be Done, By Will or By Deed: Discrimination in Real Property Trust and Estate Law," ABA Real Property Trust and Estates Symposium, Washington, D.C., May 2013
- Lecturer, ABA-RPTE Paralegal eLearning Program
- Lecturer, USC Probate and Trust Conference
- Lecturer, Southern California Tax & Estate Planning Forum
- Lecturer, Matthew Bender & Co.
- Lecturer, Practicing Law Institute, New York & California
- Lecturer, American Colleges of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Lecturer, American Bar Association, Real Property & Trust Law Section
- Lecturer, California Continuing Education of the Bar
- “Testamentary Intent and Social Change. The Story of How a Last Will Allowed the Sutton Family to Be Free,” ABA RPTE Spring Symposium, Boston, MA, May 2016
- “Hot Topics in Estate, Trust and Conservatorship Litigation; Contests after Death, Pre-Death Contests, and Intentional Interference with Expected Inheritance (Among Other Things),” ALI-CLE Educational Session, Estate Planning in Depth, Madison, WI, June 2016
- “The Will Contest of John Sutton,” Texas Bar CLE 22nd Annual Course, Advanced Estate Planning Strategies, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2016
- “What’s New and Not So New In Will Contests,” Estate Planning Council of New York City, April 2016
- “A Family History of Wills in the Antebellum South” USC Gould School of Law 41st Annual Trust and Estate Conference, Los Angeles, California, November 2015
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1989
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Former Council Member)
- American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Former Chair, Attorneys Partnering with Nonlawyers Committee)
- American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Former Chair, Ethics and Malpractice Committee)
- American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Former Member, National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries)
- American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Former Vice Chair, Practice Group Management)
- American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section (Supervisory Council Member, Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group)
- American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (Former Member)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Diversity Task Force)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Former Member, Program Committee)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Foundation (Member, Board of Directors)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Member, California Membership Committee)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Member, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) (Member, Fiduciary Litigation Committee)
- American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education, Estate Planning Advisory Panel
- California Board of Legal Specialization (Former Member, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Advisory Committee)
- National Organizing Coalition On Virus Information Distribution (“NOCOVID”), Member
- Outfest (Co-President, Board of Directors)
- State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section (Former Member, Litigation Sub-Committee)
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law’s Trust & Estate Conference (Chair)
- University of Southern California Probate & Trust Conference (Member, Planning Committee)
Past Positions
- Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles, CA
- Ross, Sacks & Glazier, Partner
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- Trusts
- Child Custody
- 5.8 miles away
- 6.6 miles away
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