Susan T. House Pasadena, California
| Partner, Trust and Estates Department Head | |
| phone | (626) 796-9123 |
| fax | (626) 449-7357 |
| Email Me | |
- Areas of Practice:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Estate Planning
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Taxation Law
- Certification/Specialties:
- Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, California Board of Legal Specialization
- Education:
- University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California
J.D. - Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
B.A.
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Published Works:
- California Conservatorships, (Co-author), CEB, 2nd Ed., 1983
- California Conservatorships and Guardianships, (Co-author), CEB, June, 1990
- Guide to the California Rules of Professional Conduct, (Co-Editor), State Bar of California, 1997
- Postmortem Tax Planning - Selected Postmortem Options, Elections and Dilemmas, 36 USC Tax Institute, 1984
- Estate Planning with an International Flavor, 42 USC Tax Institute, 1990
- California Will Drafting Practice, (Consultant), CEB, 1982
- California Elder Law - An Advocate's Guide, (Consultant), CEB, 1993
- California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, published by the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, 1993 - 1995, Editor
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Panelist, numerous CEB Programs on Conservatorships and Guardianships, Will Drafting, The Mathematics of Estate Planning, Recent Developments in Estate Planning and Probate Administration
- Panelist, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section Annual Symposium, Los Angeles County Bar, 1986 and 1990
- Frequent speaker, USC Tax Institute, USC Probate and Trust Conference; ALI-ABA, and UCLA - CEB Estate Planning Institute
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Pasadena Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Bar Association
- Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1986 - 1991
- Member, Executive Committee Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section
- The State Bar of California, 1991 - 1994
- Member, Executive Committee Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
- The State Bar of California, 1998 - 1999
- Chair, Executive Committee Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
- The State Bar of California, 1994 - 1997, 1999 - 2002
- Advisor, Executive Committee Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
- American Bar Association
- Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Fellow
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1996 - 2001
- California State Chair
- American College of Trust and Estates Counsel, 2000 - 2006
- Regent
- USC Gould School of Law Institute of Federal Taxation
- Member, Planning Committee
- UCLA - CEB Estate Planning Institute
- Co-Chair
- International Academy of Estate And Trust Law
- Academician
- Huntington Memorial Hospital Senior Care Network, 1986 - 1998
- Chair, Legal Advisory Board
- The University Club of Pasadena, 1993
- President
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