Attorneys
Attorneys
T. David Estes
Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Practice areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust; Conservatorship; Probate, Estate and Trust Litigation
Admitted: California; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School: Western State University, J.D., 1979
College: University of California, B.A., 1972
Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Trusts & Estates Section; Elder Law Section (Past Chair); State Bar of California
Biography: Member & Author, Western State University Law Review, 1978-1979. Past Chairman, South Orange County Estate Planning Council
Born: Cobleskill, New York, January 27, 1950
Email: T. David Estes
Charee B Estes
Practice areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Elder Law; Conservatorship
Admitted: 1983, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School: Western State University, J.D., 1981
College: Santa Ana College, A.A., 1978; Western State University (B.S.; 1981)
Certificate in Gerontology, California State University, Fullerton, 2003
Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California
Born: Geneseo, Illinois, February 20, 1942
Email: Charee B Estes
Edward A. Pernal, Jr.
Practice area: Estate Planning
Admitted: 1994, California
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., 1994
College: Ohio State University, B.S., 1972; Webster University, M.A., 1978
Member: State Bar of California
Member Section: Probate and Estate Planning Section
Biography: Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1993-1994
Born: Rockville Centre, New York, September 26, 1949
Email: Edward A. Pernal, Jr.
J. Kai MacDonald
Practice area: Estate Planning, Probate Law, Trust Administration & Accounting, Estate and Trust Litigation
Admitted: 2008, California
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., 2008, LLM (Masters in Tax Law), 2008
College: University of California, B.A., 2005
Majors: Philosophy and Law & Society
Member: Orange County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section; Elder Law Section); State Bar of California
Biography: Recipient of the Ralph Gano Miller Excellence in Tax Law Award & Scholarship, 2008.
Born: Madison, Wisconsin,
June 15, 1983
Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Practice areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust; Conservatorship; Probate, Estate and Trust Litigation
Admitted: California; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School: Western State University, J.D., 1979
College: University of California, B.A., 1972
Member: Orange County Bar Association (Member, Trusts & Estates Section; Elder Law Section (Past Chair); State Bar of California
Biography: Member & Author, Western State University Law Review, 1978-1979. Past Chairman, South Orange County Estate Planning Council
Born: Cobleskill, New York, January 27, 1950
Email: T. David Estes
Charee B Estes
Practice areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Elder Law; Conservatorship
Admitted: 1983, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School: Western State University, J.D., 1981
College: Santa Ana College, A.A., 1978; Western State University (B.S.; 1981)
Certificate in Gerontology, California State University, Fullerton, 2003
Member: Orange County Bar Association; State Bar of California
Born: Geneseo, Illinois, February 20, 1942
Email: Charee B Estes
Edward A. Pernal, Jr.
Practice area: Estate Planning
Admitted: 1994, California
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., 1994
College: Ohio State University, B.S., 1972; Webster University, M.A., 1978
Member: State Bar of California
Member Section: Probate and Estate Planning Section
Biography: Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1993-1994
Born: Rockville Centre, New York, September 26, 1949
Email: Edward A. Pernal, Jr.
J. Kai MacDonald
Practice area: Estate Planning, Probate Law, Trust Administration & Accounting, Estate and Trust Litigation
Admitted: 2008, California
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., 2008, LLM (Masters in Tax Law), 2008
College: University of California, B.A., 2005
Majors: Philosophy and Law & Society
Member: Orange County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Section; Elder Law Section); State Bar of California
Biography: Recipient of the Ralph Gano Miller Excellence in Tax Law Award & Scholarship, 2008.
Born: Madison, Wisconsin,
June 15, 1983
