Meet the Attorneys of the Law Firm

From left to right: Michael J. Patinelli, Philip J. Kavesh, John W. Chang, Jane Lee, Peter A. Keon

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Peter A. Keon
Peter A. Keon, has been with our firm since July 2003.  Mr. Keon holds a Masters degree in Tax Law, as well as his Juris Doctorate Degree from Temple University School of Law. Although now inactive, Mr. Keon also holds the Certified Public Accountant designation and previously practiced as a CPA. He earned his Bachelors of Arts Degree from Franklin & Marshall College.  Mr. Keon’s specialty areas include the IRA Inheritance Trust® and the Flexible Irrevocable (Insurance) Trust. He works very closely with Mr. Kavesh with respect to the development and design of our estate planning documents.  Mr. Keon is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and enjoys watching professional baseball.

Jane Lee
Jane Lee has been with our firm since 2005.  Ms. Lee earned her Bachelors Degree in Business Economics and History from University of California, Los Angeles, and also spent a semester in Florence, Italy to focus on Art History. She earned her Juris Doctorate Degree from Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri in 2003. In 2010, Ms. Lee was awarded her certification as a California State Bar Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. Ms. Lee specializes in advanced estate tax planning, which includes irrevocable trusts and qualified personal residence trusts.  Ms. Lee originally grew up in Dallas, Texas before settling down in the South Bay.  In her spare time, she enjoys the beach, yoga, and running, and recently completed her first marathon, Los Angeles “Stadium to the Sea."
 

John W. Chang
John W. Chang has been with the firm since 2007, shortly after being admitted to the California State Bar.  Mr. Chang was born in Taiwan, raised in the South Bay, and received his Bachelors of Arts from the University of California, Riverside, in Political Science. He thereafter earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Western State University College of Law and served as a certified law clerk for two years for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.  Mr. Chang can fluently speak Chinese (Mandarin) and his specialty areas include post-death estate and trust administration.  Mr. Chang was recently married to his wife, Heather, and they welcomed a baby boy to their family in August 2011. 

Michael J. Patinelli
Michael J. Patinelli has been with the firm since June 2011.  Mr. Patinelli received his Juris Doctorate Degree from Loyola Law School in 1991 and his Bachelors Degree in History from Loyola Marymount University.  Mr. Patinelli grew up in Hollywood, California, where he currently resides with his wife, Maggie, and their daughter.  Mr. Patinelli is quite the food connoisseur and, as a Southern California native, is an avid fan of the Dodgers, Lakers, Rams and Kings.