Glaser Weil is one of LA's premier mid-sized firms with national reputation in trusts, estates, and complex business litigation. Their probate-litigation team handles trust contests, fiduciary disputes, and estate-administration fights — areas where Chambers consistently ranks them. Their estate-planning team builds wealth-transfer plans for the most complex California families. Best fit for: wealthy families needing estate planning, trustees facing litigation, beneficiaries challenging a will or trust, and complex business litigation.
Pricing & Fees
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP works on hourly. $700–$1,500/hr • Estate planning flat-fees available. The intake call is paid, and they will quote you in writing before you commit.
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Key Attorneys
The lawyers most likely to be on your case.
Patricia Glaser
One of the most prominent trial lawyers in LA. Best Lawyers in America. Chambers USA. Frequently retained on bet-the-company cases.
Andrew Shapiro
Heads the Trusts & Estates practice. Chambers HNW. Counsels ultra-wealthy California families on multi-generational planning.
Joseph Liburt
Specializes in trust contests, breach of fiduciary duty, and conservatorship litigation.
What Clients Say
Reviews summarized from public sources, tagged by the legal situation involved.
Brother manipulated mom into changing her trust days before she died. Joseph proved undue influence and we recovered the full inheritance.
Andrew built a multi-generational plan with dynasty trusts and GRATs. Tax-efficient, defensible, and the family understands it.
Sued by beneficiaries for trustee decisions made years earlier. Glaser Weil defended me successfully through trial.
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