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April 10, 2026

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Lars Kushner Recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for Third Consecutive Year

Imagine spending years building a life with someone you love, only to discover that the law does not automatically protect the family you have created together. For same-sex couples, unmarried partners, and chosen families across California, that fear is not hypothetical. It is the reason estate planning matters so deeply, […]

March 30, 2026

Your Family Doesn't Fit in a Box — Your Estate Plan Shouldn't Either

March 30, 2026

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Your Family Doesn’t Fit in a Box — Your Estate Plan Shouldn’t Either

Your Family Doesn’t Fit in a Box — Your Estate Plan Shouldn’t Either Picture this: Your partner of 15 years is in the hospital, unconscious. The doctor needs to know whether to proceed with a risky surgery. You step forward — and are turned away. Not because you don’t love […]

March 13, 2026

You’ve Built a Life Together. The Law Doesn’t Know That.

March 13, 2026

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You’ve Built a Life Together. The Law Doesn’t Know That.

They know your coffee order. They’ve sat with you through every hard thing. You’ve shared a home, built savings, maybe raised children or pets or both. You’ve been together longer than most marriages last. But in the eyes of California law, if you’re not legally married, your partner is a […]

March 5, 2026

March 5, 2026

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When Was the Last Time You Looked at Your Estate Plan? It Might Be Time.

Here’s a scenario that plays out more often than you’d think: A woman divorces in 2019. She updates her will, changes the title on her house — and feels like her affairs are in order. What she doesn’t update is the beneficiary designation on her $400,000 IRA. When she passes […]