California Elder Lawyers

Elder Law

27282 Calle Arroyo ste 200, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, USA

Cheryl L. Walsh opened the first Elder Law division at the Law Office of Stein, Hanger, Levine and Young in 1993. Later, she founded the Law Office of Cheryl L. Walsh in 1995 in Simi Valley, California, which she moved to San Juan Capistrano, California in 1997. As a 1991 graduate of Loyola Law School, she has served on the Board of Directors of the Ventura County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Speaker’s Bureau of the Los Angeles County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and served on the Board of Directors of the Elder Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association since 2003. Ms. Walsh has been the principal speaker for various organizations including Senior Centers throughout Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, Continuing Education Training for Nurses at St. Joseph’s and Seventh Day Adventist Hospitals, Assisted Living Facilities, Caregiver Conferences and Financial Management Training Seminars. She has worked as a volunteer for the Gray Law program in the City of Ventura. In 2004, Ms. Walsh drafted and presented proposed legislation providing a property tax benefit to Seniors Living in Senior Living Complexes. The Bill was sponsored by Senator John Campbell and Ms. Walsh testified before the Revenue and Taxation Committee in Sacramento in support of it. Ms. Walsh has successfully argued before the Fourth District Court of Appeals in the area of Medi-Cal Estate Recovery. She has successfully handled Elder Abuse Litigation as well as other litigation affecting her elderly clients. Her experience ranges from hearings before the Department of Motor Vehicles to Property Tax Appeals for her clients. She has continued to work for various clients and their families since her office was founded in 1995.

Elder Law

1451 Quail Street, Suite 104, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Mr. Walker established his own practice in 1979, in Newport Beach, California, where he emphasizes business and real property litigation along with the representation of businesses, partnerships and corporations and the defense of employment matters for employers. Mr. Walker acts as outside general counsel for several small and medium size businesses. In the past several years, Mr. Walker has litigated cases involving commercial leases, real property, partnership dissolutions, quiet title, breaches of commercial contracts and real property financing. He has also handled matters that have been resolved without the need for trial, relating to real property bankruptcies, foreclosures, real property financing, finder’s fees, and creditors’ bankruptcy rights. He also litigates in the probate courts, handling trust disputes, will contests and assorted other probate issues.

Elder Law

180 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA

Stephen M. Garcia represents victims of elder and nursing home abuse and is known as one of the leading civil litigators in the country. He is Senior Partner at Garcia & Coman, where the firm’s practice is focused on elder abuse, nursing home abuse, and wrongful death of the elderly. Serving Los Angeles County and other cities nationwide, Garcia has served as counsel in litigation leading to over $3 billion in compensation awarded to afflicted parties and consumers across the United States. These cases involved insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, elder abuse, nursing home abuse, and products liability.

Elder Law

16133 Ventura Blvd, #1075, Encino, CA 91436

Stuart D. Zimring was born in Los Angeles, California, December 12, 1946. He was admitted to the Bar in 1972, and is admitted to practice in California and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California and the U.S. Supreme Court. He received his B.A. degree in 1968 from UCLA and his J.D. degree in 1971 from the UCLA School of Law and is “AV” rated in Martindale-Hubbell. He is a member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Probate Volunteer Panel. Mr. Zimring is a Fellow of and Past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and a Charter Member of NAELA’s Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP). He is a Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California and is one of the 7 California members of the Special Needs Alliance. Mr. Zimring serves on the Boards of Directors of a number of non-profit organizations, including Justice In Aging (formerly the the National Senior Citizens Law Center and is past-president of ONEgeneration in the San Fernando Valley, on whose Board he continues to serve. He is also a member of the Estate Counselors Forum, San Fernando Valley Estate Counselors Forum, San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles County Bar Associations (of which he is a past Chair of its Trust & Estates Executive Committee), State Bar of California and Southern California Council of Elder Law Attorneys. He is an Adjunct Professor at Stetson University College of Law and California State University Northridge on issues in Elder Law and Special Needs Trusts. He is a frequent speaker and writer on Elder Law, Special Needs Trusts and related issues throughout the country. He is co-author of “Tax, Estate and Financial Planning for the Elderly – California Guide” and “Fundamentals of Special Needs Trusts,” both published by Matthew Bender/Lexis-Nexis, as well as a member of Matthew Bender’s Elder Law Editorial Committee.

Elder Law

180 E Ocean Blvd ste 1100, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA

William (Bill) Artigliere is a civil trial lawyer dedicated to obtaining justice for elderly and infirm adults and their families when their care, rights, and safety are put in jeopardy by their long-term caregivers. He has served as trial counsel in serious personal injury cases in California and Florida. A native of Florida, Artigliere graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was commissioned in the United States Army as a second lieutenant in field artillery. While serving our country, Artigliere was awarded the Army Commendation Medal (One Oak Leaf Cluster), the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Army, Artigliere attended Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Fla. He graduated in 2002 with a Juris Doctorate and was valedictorian of his class. Prior to joining The Law Offices of Stephen M. Garcia (now Garcia & Artigliere), Artigliere spent five years serving as litigation counsel on elder abuse and catastrophic injury cases with the national elder abuse firm of Maher, Guiley & Maher. Artigliere brings the same sense of preparation, duty, and command to the elder abuse and catastrophic personal injury cases that he demonstrated in the Army.