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Jay H. Davison, Attorney Profile:


Bar of the State of California

Admitted: Jan. 4, 1967

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Practice Areas:

Estate Administration
Estate Litigation


Bar Admissions:

California, January 4, 1967
United States Supreme Court, 1970
United States District Court for the
Central District of California, 1967
United States District Court for the
Northern District of California, 1990
United States Tax Court, 1971
United States Customs Court, 1970


Education:

Advanced Legal Education: University of Southern California, The Law Center

Juris Dr., Van Norman University and Northwestern College of Law. Northwestern College of Law is now known as Lewis and Clark University, Northwestern College of Law

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Worked full time while attending night law school, started with one child, graduated with three)

B.S. Southern Oregon College, then became Southern Oregon State College, now known as Southern Oregon University.


Judicial Appointments:

Numerous appointments as Judge Pro-Tempore to the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles and various Municipal Courts in the County of Los Angeles. (All former Municipal Courts are now known as Superior Courts)


Professor of Law:

Van Norman University, College of Law: Taught Community Property and Professional Responsibility.

California College of Law, West Covina campus: Taught Community Property and Professional Responsibility." School Dean and Professors left above campus and opened new school now known as University of La Verne, College of Law. School now accredited by the California Committee of Bar Examiners. (Presently seeking accreditation by the American Bar Association)

Glendale University College of Law. Taught Community Property. (School now accredited by the California Committee of Bar Examiners)


Professional Associations and Honors:

Member Board of Directors for over 22 years San Gabriel Valley Lawyers Referral Service (Held offices as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-P resident and President. President two separate terms).

Member Board of Directors including President for Samaritan Home for Children. (Home for Neurological Disturbed Children)

Previously named "King Boss" by San Gabriel Valley Legal Secretary Association.


Partial Litigation Background:

Have litigated over 3,000 contested civil and criminal trials and trial related matters.

First major criminal case was handled in 1967 and again in 1970. People v. Madrid and companion cases, changed the law in California and eliminated "splintering" of asportation in certain robbery cases which until then constituted the additional crime of kidnapping. Kidnapping where harm occurred to the victim was then a crime punishable by death or life in prison without the possibility of parole.



The only source of knowledge is experience....Albert Einstein




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Debra K. Meyers, Attorney Profile:


Bar of the State of California

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Education:

University of Southern California, BA (History) 1976
University of San Diego, School of Law, J.D. 1980

Partial Prior Experience:

1984 to 1998 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Managing Attorney:

1989 to 1993. Managed the Legal Division of the Irvine Consolidation Office, which was composed of 35 attorneys plus approximately 75 support staff which provided legal representation for the FDIC in connection with its bank liquidation responsibilities for the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and the major portion of California.

1989 to 1989 managed a team of in-house attorneys and outside counsel representing the FTC, acting in its capacity as conservator for Lincoln Savings, in the bankruptcy cases filed by 11 subsidiaries of Lincoln Savings. During said period supervised the investigation and analysis of the conservator's bankruptcy claims which provided grounds and evidence for the successful prosecution of civil negligence actions against several former directors and officers.

Earlier experience included representing the FDIC in five successful appeals, including three, of which, Amresco Management vs. Houriani, Wenberg vs. FDIC and Carpenter vs. FDIC were certified for publication.




Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.....Publelius Syrus





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Steven W. Dolan, Attorney Profile:



Bar of the State of California
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Education:

B.S. (Accounting) California State Polytechnic University, 1972

J.D. Loyola Marymount University, School of Law, 1975


Certifications and Bar Admissions:

Licensed as Certified Public Accountant, May 1973

Admitted to State Bar of California, 1976

Licensed as California Real Estate Broker, 1978


Legal Background:

20 years of probate experience, together with my certified public accountancy background has induced me to practice in my accounting profession in resolving complex tax issues in probate cases.

Preparation and filing of Federal estate tax returns and post-mortem estate planning, including disclaimers, renunciations, selection of a tax year for the estate, timing of distributions, alternate valuations, excess deductions on termination, the generation skipping tax, preparing and handling of audits, preparation of fiduciary's accounting and judicial versus non-judicial accountings, various tax elections and alternate valuations, and California inheritance tax returns.

Additionally, I continue both my legal and accounting education through Continuing Legal Education Programs and accountancy seminars regularly.




I was gratified to answer promptly. I said, "I don't know."..... Mark Twain





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Michaele M. Palme, Legal Assistant Profile

Bar of the State of California

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Education

Mount Mercy College for Women, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. B.S. (Business)

1976 UCLA extension courses in Probate Procedures.

1979 UCLA extension courses in Probate Methodology.


Experience:

From 1970 to the present time, I have been employed by attorneys whose principal practice was in estates and probate law.

From 1995 to the present time I have enjoyed working for and with Mr. Davison. I assist him and staff handling the preparation of the probate court forms, in obtaining fiduciary bonds, if needed, obtaining IRS employer identification numbers, working with clients in preparing the estate Inventories, keeping control over the forward movement of each probate case in order that each one is completed at the earliest date, and finally assisting in preparing and filing with the court the Final Accounting and Request for Distribution.

I work very closely with the clients so that they understand each step we are taking and assure them to contact us as often as needed, and during the course of the probate proceedings the estate representatives frequently let us know how easy it is with this office at the helm.




Take time to deliberate; but when the time comes for action arrives, stop thinking and go in...... Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845


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Where We Serve:
 

We handle Probate Administration and Estate Litigation in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Cities we serve include Alta Loma, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Chino, Chino Hills, Claremont, Colton, Corona, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Fontana, La Puente, La Verne, Monrovia, Montclair, Norwalk, Ontario, Palm Springs, Pasadena, Phillips Ranch, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Dimas, Upland, West Covina, Whittier and many others.





Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.... Albert Einstein