Wills  Trusts  Estate Planning  Real Estate Law  Probate                    


Since 1981, Attorney Margaret Norman has been helping clients in Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena as well as Los Angeles, and out of state.   Your case is most likely unique, so please call us at 310-376-7873.


ESTATE PLANNING


As an estate planning attorney, Margaret Norman can help you understand and pick the estate plan that it best for you. We prepare and advise on wills, trust agreements, powers of attorney, and health care declarations, pre-marital agreements, charitable giving, domestic partnerships. Our estate planning includes provisions for pet care under the new California statute. We review old wills and trusts and bring them up to date.


ESTATE SETTLEMENT and PROBATE


As a Probate lawyer Margaret Norman arranges for the collection of assets and distribution to heirs. All estates do not need to open a probate case or need court approval. Although we often handle large, complex estates, we also settle small estates that do not need probate court orders.


TRUST ADMINISTRATION AND LITIGATION


Administration includes accounting for trust assets, distributing assets and assembling information to file the 706 estate tax returns. We mediate or litigate trust disputes.  Attorney Margaret Norman solves trust problems


ELDER LAW


Medi-Cal planning, planning for incapacity, long-term care and other health care matters as well as traditional estate and tax planning are important parts of Elder Law.  Attorney Margaret Norman is very successful helping Clients with Elder Law problems.


REAL ESTATE


Margaret Norman is a real estate broker as well as a real estate Attorney, and counsels on all real estate matters, including the preparation of contracts for the sale and purchase of real estate, investigation of fraud in the sale or purchase of real estate. Margaret Norman is a mediator for both Los Angeles Superior Court and the Central District of California Federal Court.


FORECLOSURE DEFENSE


Attorney Margaret Norman litigates real estate disputes, partitions, fraud actions or title problems.


Articles by Attorney Margaret Norman

Is Your Trust Defective? is a short checklist of common mistakes and errors on trust documents.

7 Reasons to revise your will or trust is a list of changes to your life that can affect your will or trust.

Will & Trust FAQs Frequently Asked Questions

Supreme Court News Justice O’Connor and Eminent Domain –an article on her retirement


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