Karla C. Berentsen
Karla C. Berentsen
Pasadena, California
Partner, Chair of Trust & Estates Department
Phone:
626.796.9123 x351
Ms. Berentsen is the Chair of the firm's Trust and Estates practice group. She handles complex estate planning and trust and estates administration.
Education
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2003 J.D.
Honors: Member of the St. Thomas Moore Law Honor Society
Honors: Dean's List from 2000-2003
Law Review: Entertainment Law Review
University of California, Santa Barbara, 1996 B.A. Honors: With Honors
Honors and Awards
Named as a "Rising Star" after a nomination and polling process conducted by Law and Politics and published by Los Angeles magazine and Southern California Lawyer magazine, 2009 and 2010.
Recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Women of Influence: Attorneys” special issue, 2023
Charitable and Community Leadership and Professional Associations
State Bar of California
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association Member, Probate and Trust Law Section and Taxation Section
Pasadena Bar Association
Member
Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA Board of Directors (2011-2016; 2017-Present)
Secretary, 2018
School Site Council, Sierra Madre Elementary School
Member (2016-2018)