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Diedre Braverman

Diedre Braverman

Wachbrit Braverman PC
4035 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 235
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Contact Contact Diedre Braverman
T: 805-778-0600
F: 805-778-0601

Visit: www.wachbrit.com
Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate (40%), Estate & Trust Litigation (30%), Elder Law (30%)
Industry Groups: Academy Of Special Needs Planners, Los Angeles County Bar Association, National Association Of Elder Law Attorneys, Ventura County Bar Association, Wealth Counsel
Law School: Stanford Law School

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Diedre Wachbrit, a Board-Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, has special expertise in the areas of asset protection and special needs planning.  A co-Founder of the national Academy of Special Needs Planners, Ms. Wachbrit is on the cutting edge of special needs planning.  She dedicates her practice to estate planning, asset protection, trust administration and probate, including conservatorships and will and trust contests.  She brings ten years of experience to her client who include families at all point in the wealth spectrum who share one thing in common: a passionate commitment to protecting those they love.  She helps them achieve this through asset protection planning and highly customized trust planning.  When it comes to probate court matters, Ms. Wachbrit is known in both Ventura and Los Angeles County courts as a straight-forward attorney who puts her clients' interests first.The mother of nine-year old twins, Ms. Wachbrit cares about ensuring the well-being of her clients' children of any age.  The sister of an Autistic man, Ms. Wachbrit conveys her understanding of the challenges facing families with special needs into plans that work for each unique beneficiary.

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About Diedre Braverman

Admitted: 1997, California

Professional Webpage: www.wachbrit.com/About%20Us/diedre-wachbrit/

Special Licenses/Certifications: Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court., 2003, Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Bar/Professional Activity: Founder, Strategic Attorney LLC, which provides mentoring services to attorneys new to estate planning, trusts & probate practice.  We cover topics from practice management to rain-making to financial controls and, of course, life balance. www.strategicattorney.com, 2009, Co-Founder and LLC Member, The Academy of Special Needs Planners.  ASNP is the largest national organization dedicated exclusively to the needs of attorneys who create special needs plans for their clients.  Diedre is one of three Founders and a frequest speaker., 2006, Chair, The Stanford Journal of Law Business & Finance., 1996
Pro bono/Community Service: Director, PAUSE 4 Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids with special needs to grow.  Ms. Wachbrit gives annual special needs planning and conservatorship educational seminars for PAUSE as a fund-raiser for the organization and a way to educate the community and other attorneys., 2001
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Estate Planning Strategies is perhaps the most comprehensive book on estate planning written for the lay-person in publication today.  Co-authored by Ms. Wachbrit and attorneys from the prestigious estate planning organization, Wealth Counsel, the book covers everything from the Pro's and Con's of Probate (one of Ms. Wachbrit's chapters) to Self-Cancelling Installment Notes and everything in between., co-author, Estate Planning Strategies: Collective Wisdom, Proven Techniques, Wealth Counsel, 2009, Together with other prominent special needs planning practitioners in the state of California, Ms. Wachbrit co-authored the nation's leading treatise on Special Needs Planning for attorneys.  It was published by the prestigious Continuing Education of the Bar in California., co-author, Special Needs Trusts: Planning, Drafting & Administration, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2008, Co-taught a three-day course for over 100 attorneys on how to draft revocable living trusts and many other related documents.  Covered estate tax, generation-skipping-transfer tax and funding formulae., Speaker, Estate Planning 101, Wealth Counsel, 2005
Video: An overview of reasons to plan your estate, what happens if you don't, and how to create an estate plan that works., Estate Planning, 2004
Newsletters: A blog for parents of children with special needs and for other professionals who work with the disabled., Special Needs Planning Blog, A blog on estate planning, asset protection, incapacity planning, tax and other topics of interest to our readers., Estate Planning & Asset Protection Blog
Educational Background: University of California, Irvine.  B.A. with a major in Classics, Latin emphasis.  Magna Cum Laude.  Graduated with the highest GPA in the class of over 800.  Secretary, Eta Sigma Phi., 1994
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Parents' Guide to Protecting Great Kids (2002)

A readable parents' guide on how to use estate planning to protect their children, their assets and their other loved ones.  Available free by email upon request.

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