Martin A. Neumann

Martin Neumann has been helping clients achieve their estate planning and trust administration objectives for over 30 years. His clients appreciate his patience and empathy as he helps them clarify goals for their families, loved ones and charitable causes. During this process, clients often express surprise when Martin raises extremely important issues that they previously had not considered, such as the impact of a substantial inheritance on family members who may lack experience managing wealth. By addressing these sensitive issues during the estate planning process, Martin successfully introduces tools and techniques to bring his clients peace-of-mind.

For most of his career, Martin has been a committed teacher, educating accountants, lawyers, financial planners and other professionals and clients on the nuances of estate planning and estate taxes. His students benefit from his years of practical experience, as well as his creative methods of teaching a very technical subject.

As testament to his effectiveness as an attorney, Martin’s peers and clients rated him “AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 / 5.0” on Martindale-Hubbell®, and he has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers® each year since 2004. Additionally, Martin has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America each year since 2013, and has been named one of the Top 100 attorneys in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine. Equally successful as a teacher, Martin received the coveted “Distinguished Instructor” award from UCLA Extension, where he has taught both beginning and advanced estate planning courses.

• Beginning Estate Planning, UCLA Extension, 1991 – Present
• Advanced Estate Planning, UCLA Extension, 1987 – Present

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