• Palos Verdes Area

Kavesh, Minor & Otis — Trusted Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and the Greater Palos Verdes Peninsula

When it comes to protecting your family, your Palos Verdes property, and the legacy you have worked so hard to build, you deserve an estate planning law firm with the experience, sophistication, and local understanding your goals require. At The Law Firm of Kavesh, Minor & Otis, our experienced attorneys have helped more than 1,300 families in the Palos Verdes area and have served Southern California families for over 45 years.

From hillside homes in Palos Verdes Estates to gated properties in Rolling Hills, coastal neighborhoods in Rancho Palos Verdes, and family communities throughout Rolling Hills Estates, we understand the unique estate planning needs of Palos Verdes Peninsula families.

Comprehensive Estate Planning for Palos Verdes Area Families

We help individuals, couples, families, trustees, and executors throughout the Palos Verdes Peninsula with:

  • Advanced Living Trusts & Wills – Customized planning designed to protect your family, property, and long-term legacy
  • Multi-Generational Wealth Transfer – Preserving family assets and values for children, grandchildren, and future generations
  • Tax Minimization Strategies – Sophisticated planning for families with substantial real estate, retirement accounts, and investment assets
  • Trust & Estate Administration – Guidance for successor trustees after the death of a loved one
  • California Probate – Assistance for executors and families when court-supervised administration is required
  • Asset Protection Planning – Coordinated estate planning strategies designed to help safeguard what you have built

Why Palos Verdes Families Choose Kavesh, Minor & Otis

  • 1,300+ Palos Verdes area families helped – Trusted by families throughout Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates
  • Over 45 years serving Southern California families – Experienced estate planning counsel since 1981
  • Over 4,000 trusts and estates handled after death – Practical experience that helps us design stronger plans before they are ever needed
  • 3 State Bar Certified Specialists – A distinction earned by less than 1% of California attorneys in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
  • Convenient Torrance office – Located nearby at 990 W. 190th Street, easily accessible from the Palos Verdes Peninsula
  • Estate planning is all we do – Our firm focuses exclusively on estate planning, trust administration, and probate matters

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Serving the Entire Palos Verdes Peninsula

From our nearby Torrance office, we provide comprehensive estate planning and trust administration services to families throughout the Palos Verdes area, including:

  • Palos Verdes Estates
  • Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Rolling Hills
  • Rolling Hills Estates
  • Portuguese Bend
  • Miraleste
  • Valmonte
  • Lunada Bay
  • Malaga Cove
  • Montemalaga
  • Silver Spur
  • The entire Palos Verdes Peninsula and surrounding South Bay communities

Estate Planning for Palos Verdes Property Owners and Families

Palos Verdes families often have estate planning concerns that require more than a basic will or simple trust. Many families own valuable real estate, have blended family considerations, hold retirement and investment accounts, or want to preserve wealth across multiple generations.

Our attorneys help Palos Verdes area clients address issues such as:

  • Protecting high-value homes and real estate holdings
  • Avoiding probate whenever possible
  • Choosing the right successor trustees and decision-makers
  • Planning for incapacity with powers of attorney and health care directives
  • Reducing family conflict after death
  • Coordinating living trusts with retirement accounts, life insurance, and investment assets
  • Updating older estate plans that may no longer reflect current California law or family circumstances

Trust Administration and Probate Help for Palos Verdes Families

When a loved one passes away, trustees and executors are often left with serious legal responsibilities, tight deadlines, and difficult family dynamics. Our trust administration attorneys help Palos Verdes families understand what needs to be done, what mistakes to avoid, and how to move forward with confidence.

We assist with:

  • Successor trustee duties
  • Trust notices and legal deadlines
  • Inventorying and safeguarding assets
  • Communicating with beneficiaries
  • Trust accounting and recordkeeping
  • Probate court filings when needed
  • Final distributions to beneficiaries
  • Reducing the risk of trustee or executor liability

Experienced Guidance From a Nearby Torrance Estate Planning Law Firm

Our main office is located nearby in Torrance, making it convenient for Palos Verdes Peninsula residents to receive experienced estate planning, trust administration, and probate guidance without traveling far from home.

Whether you live in Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, or Rolling Hills Estates, our team is ready to help you protect your family, preserve your assets, and create a plan that reflects your wishes.

Begin Your Palos Verdes Estate Planning Journey

Do not leave your family’s future to chance. Our experienced estate planning attorneys are ready to help you create or update a comprehensive estate plan designed around your property, your loved ones, and your long-term goals.

Call 1-800-756-5596 or complete our online form to find out whether you qualify for a free attorney consultation.

Get Help Now - Located Conveniently Within 35 Minutes From Anywhere In The South Bay!

Call us at 1-800-756-5596 or complete the form below to determine if you qualify for a free attorney consultation.

Directions From the Palos Verdes Area:

  • Head north or east from the Palos Verdes Peninsula toward Hawthorne Blvd, Crenshaw Blvd, or Western Ave.
  • Continue toward W 190th St in Torrance.
  • Turn onto W 190th St and continue toward Pacific Gateway Dr.
  • Turn onto Pacific Gateway Dr.
  • Our office is on the left, inside Building 990 at Suite 500.