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Expert Profile: Kris Paden

Expertise: I will be pleased to answer any of your estate planning questions on topics such as wills, trusts, nomination of child guardians, how to avoid probate, how to reduce or eliminate death taxes, durable powers of attorney, probate, conservatorships, special needs child planning, and elder law. Due to the office being closed from 1/08-4/08 I will be unavailable to answer questions again until appromiately 6/08. Thanks for your patience. Good luck.

Experience in the area
Twelve years as an attorney, and trained in Estate Planning at the Law Office of Diedre Wachbrit, APC for fifteen months.

Organizations
CA State Bar, Pepperdine Center for Estate and Gift Planning, Tarzana Chamber of Commerce, Tarzana Community & Cultural Center

Publications
The Transnational Lawyer, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Legal Journal.

Education/Credentials
Graduated in top 1/3 of class from U.C. Berkeley;
Graduated in top 10% of class from UOP, McGeorge School of Law.

Awards and Honors
Undergraduate: Traynor Honor Society
Law School: Phi Delta Phi Legal Society

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 620
Knowledge	9.94 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.88 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.88 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		1
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		47

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/24/07
10	10	10	10	03/14/07
10	10	10	10	01/29/07
10	10	10	10	11/10/06
10	10	10	10	09/07/06

User Comments

Thank you! I failed to mention MIL passed last month; the POA came in the day she was brought home and she died in the nursing home the next morning.
(Connie on 10/24/07)

great job
(Bob on 03/14/07)

Thanks for the information.
(Jim on 01/29/07)

Thank you for your prompt and thorough response!
(Bob on 11/10/06)

Thank you Kris for the very timely and helpful response. I know you spent alot of time on this and I truely appreciate it for it made me understand a
(Nancy S. on 09/07/06)

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Recent Answers from Kris Paden

2008-06-04 Guardianship: Hi, Nancy. Thanks for your question. I am so sorry to hear about your loss of your sister. Unfortunately, this question is too complex to answer in this kind of forum. This means that you need...

2007-12-05 desolve a trust: Thank you for your question. The answer depends on a few things. First, in California, the term "executor" refers to a person named in a Will and the term "trustee" applies to someone named in a Trust...

2007-03-09 taxes: Hi, Bob, thanks for your question. Although it is not entirely clear from your question, I will assume you are talking about a present-interest gift (e.g. you are giving it to her outright today)....

2006-11-10 Home in Family Trust: Hi, Anne. Thank you for your question. I am soooo sorry for the delayed reply. As I receive over 300 emails a week, I recently turned on the spam blocker feature for my emails, and your question got...

2006-06-21 estate taxes: Hi, Bill. Thank you for your question. I'm slightly perplexed by your question, but I'm sure we can get to the bottom of this. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with Illinois law, but I don't understand...