CA Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

4.54

Advanced Estate Administration: A California Guide

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 59 minutes
Joseph Gruber
Neal Jannol
William Broderick-Villa
J. Dana Mitchellweiler
Meridith Mitchellweiler
With Joseph E. Gruber Jr. from Aaron Riechert Carpol & Riffle + 4 others
Recorded June 26, 2025
Product ID 100102

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Overview

A Practical Look at the Complexities of the Practice

Get right to the heart of the complex and diverse problems that make up the estate administration process. Get expert guidance on tough inventory issues, trust administration, taxes, final account discrepancies, and more. Enhance your mastery of estate administration - register today!

  • Clear the gray areas when sorting through probate and non-probate assets.
  • Review difficult scenarios in administering estates that include trusts.
  • Guard the estate against unverified creditor claims and make certain all the qualified debts are paid in full.
  • Ensure tax reporting for the estate and the decedent is beyond reproach.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Procedural Hurdles
  2. Handling Complex Assets
  3. Trusts in Estate Administration
  4. Creditor Claims, Liens, Sale of Assets, Insolvency
  5. Advanced Tax (and Related) Issues
  6. Complex Distributions, Final Accounting, and Estate Closing
  7. Beneficiary Disputes, Will and Trust Contests, Probate Litigation
  8. Legal Ethics in Estate Administration
Product ID 100102

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
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CLE

Agenda

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  1. Procedural Hurdles

    1. Choice of Administration, Timeline Overview, and Local Procedure Update
    2. Petitions Best Practices
    3. Commonly Overlooked Sources and Documents
    4. Out-of-State and International Property, Beneficiaries, and Creditors
    5. Multi-Generational Issues
  2. Handling Complex Assets

    1. Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets
    2. Spousal Claims
    3. Estate Inventory Problems
    4. Family Business and Third-Party Interests
    5. IRAs in Estate Administration
    6. Asset Valuation
    7. Access to Digital Assets
    8. Mineral Rights, Art, Antiques, IP Rights, and Other Unique Assets
    9. Assets Improperly Transferred Prior to Death
  3. Trusts in Estate Administration

  4. Creditor Claims, Liens, Sale of Assets, Insolvency

  5. Advanced Tax (and Related) Issues

    1. Tax Law Update; Tax Forms, Deadlines, and Extensions
    2. Tax Basis Reporting
    3. Recording Income, Loss
    4. Allowable Expenses and Gray Areas
    5. Tax Liens, Audits, Disputes
    6. Taxation of Digital Assets and Virtual Currency
    7. Charitable Bequests
  6. Complex Distributions, Final Accounting, and Estate Closing

  7. Beneficiary Disputes, Will and Trust Contests, Probate Litigation

  8. Legal Ethics in Estate Administration

    1. Who is Your Client?
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Attorney Fees and Scope of Representation
    4. Guarding Confidentiality
    5. Breach of Fiduciary Responsibility: Counsel Obligations and Liability

Who Should Attend

This advanced level online seminar is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants and CPAs
  • Tax Professionals
  • Fiduciaries
  • Trustees
  • Enrolled Agents
  • Investment Advisors
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Joseph E Gruber Jr.
Joseph E.
Gruber, Jr.
Aaron Riechert Carpol & Riffle
Neal B Jannol
Neal B.
Jannol
Law Office of Neal B. Jannol
William Broderick-Villa
William
Broderick-Villa
Broderick Legal Group, A Professional Legal Corporation
J. Dana Mitchellweiler
J. Dana
Mitchellweiler
Mitchellweiler Law Corporation
Meridith Mitchellweiler
Meridith
Mitchellweiler
Mitchellweiler Law Corporation
Speaker bio
Joseph E Gruber Jr.

Joseph E. Gruber, Jr.

Aaron Riechert Carpol & Riffle
Joseph Gruber

is an attorney from Aaron Riechert Carpol & Riffle. His areas of practice include probate, trust law, trust and estate litigation, estate planning, conservatorships, business law, and general civil practice. Mr. Gruber earned his B.A. degree from Willamette University; his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law; and a certificate in business law with honors. He has received CALI awards for excellence in both constitutional law and family law. While at USF, Mr. Gruber served two terms as the president of the U.S.F. Business Law Association. He is licensed to practice in California where he is a member of the San Mateo County Bar Association and a member of the California State Bar Section for Trusts and Estates.

Speaker bio
Neal B Jannol

Neal B. Jannol

Law Office of Neal B. Jannol
Neal Jannol

is a sole practitioner in Los Angeles at the Law Office of Neal B. Jannol. He has been an attorney for more than 20 years, and concentrates his practice on sophisticated estate and tax planning for individual clients, the representation of individual and corporate fiduciaries, and the administration of estates and trusts. Mr. Jannol's experience includes drafting revocable and irrevocable trusts, business succession planning, premarital planning, charitable gift planning, and all aspects of estate administration and probate procedures. He is a member of the State Bar of California. Mr. Jannol earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles and his J.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.

Speaker bio
William Broderick-Villa

William Broderick-Villa

Broderick Legal Group, A Professional Legal Corporation
William Broderick-Villa

is a shareholder of Broderick Legal Group, A Professional Law Corporation. He is a Certified Specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Broderick-Villa's practice areas include estate planning, wills and trusts (including special needs trusts), probate of estates, non-probate transfers of decedent's estates, including advice on trust administration and accounting, forming and advising business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and limited partnerships, real property and leasing issues, including agricultural leases and assistance to companies which export agricultural products to other countries in setting up IC-DISCs. He speaks to local organizations on his areas of practice. Mr. Broderick-Villa is a member of the State Bar of California and the Stanislaus County Bar Association. He earned his B.A. degree from University of Southern California and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Broderick-Villa is the past president of the Stanislaus County Estate Planning Council.

Speaker bio
J. Dana Mitchellweiler

J. Dana Mitchellweiler

Mitchellweiler Law Corporation
J. Dana Mitchellweiler

is the principal of Mitchellweiler Law Corporation, with offices in Corona and Irvine. He practices in the areas of estate planning and business law. The focus on advising small business was a result of being in a family business prior to graduating from law school at age 32. Mr. Mitchellweiler is a past president of the Riverside Estate Planning Council and an adjunct professor at the University of Redlands. He earned his B.S. degree in economics from Arizona State University and his J.D. degree, with individual honors, from California Western School of Law.

Speaker bio
Meridith Mitchellweiler

Meridith Mitchellweiler

Mitchellweiler Law Corporation
Meridith Mitchellweiler

is an attorney in the Mitchellweiler Law Corporation, with offices in Corona and Irvine. She practices in the areas of conservatorships, estate planning, and trust and probate administration. As an estate planning, trust and probate law specialist certified by The State Bar of California, Ms. Mitchellweiler was required to pass a second exam with the State Bar after five years of practice in the specialization area. She is the only attorney having this particular certification in Corona. Ms. Mitchellweiler earned her B.A. degree from Vanguard University of Southern California and her J.D. degree from Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law.

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