Gerard V. Kassabian
Attorney at Law Offices of Gerard V. Kassabian, a Professional Corporation
Gerard V. Kassabian JD, LL.M, is a California licensed attorney with diverse experience in transaction and litigation matters representing high net-worth families with respect to their trusts and estates, family law, real estate and business law matters. Mr. Kassabian is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and the United States District Court of California, Central District.
After graduating from the University of Southern California with dual-degrees in Business Finance with emphasis in Real Estate and Political Science, he attended Southwestern Law School where he was an associate editor of the Southwestern Law Review honors program followed by a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Estate Planning from the University of Miami School of Law in 2002, which is the premier graduate law school program in the country offering a master's degree in estate and tax planning and is closely associated with the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning.
Professional and philanthropic endeavors:
Armenian Bar Association, Member and Former Chairman of the Board of Directors;
Golden State Bank, Advisory Board; and
Southwestern Law School Alumni Association, Emeritus Board Member.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- California
- Armenian: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Law Offices of Gerard V. Kassabian, a Prof. Corp. (www.kassabianlaw.com)
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- Gerard V. Kassabian, JD, LL.M, established his own law firm in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Kassabian's practice focuses on estate planning, real estate, business law, and related litigation matters. His colleagues offer services in family law, custody disputes, personal injury and civil litigation. Mr. Kassabian earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Estate Planning from the University of Miami School of Law in 2002 and Juris Doctor degree from the Southwestern University School of Law in 2001, where he served as an associate editor of the Southwestern University Law Review. Prior to law school, he earned dual-degrees from the University of Southern California in Business Finance with emphasis in Real Estate and Political Science. Mr. Kassabian is fluent in Armenian and conversational in Spanish and French. Mr. Kassabian is a founding board member of both the West Hollywood Sheriff's Boosters Club, a non-profit organization, as well as the ALO Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organization. He also serves on the Southwestern Law School Alumni Association Board of Directors and is a supporter of other grass roots organizations.
- Associate Attorney
- Astor & Phillips, a professional law corporation
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- University of Miami School of Law
- LL.M. (2002) | Master of Laws in Estate Planning
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- Southwestern Law School
- J.D. (2001)
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- Honors: Law Review
- University of Southern California
- B.A. (1998) | Political Science
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- University of Southern California
- B.S. (1997) | Business Admin. - Real Estate Finance
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- Law Review
- Southwestern Law School
- Associate Editor
- Southwestern Law School Alumni Association
- Board Member
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- Activities: Involved with alumni relations and fundraising activity.
- California State Bar  # 222703
- Member
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- Website
- Website