LA MIRADA ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY
A plan for your family, made with someone who knows this community.
Estate planning is personal. You should be able to sit down with an experienced attorney, ask every question on your mind, and leave understanding what your plan does and why.
Gene Gleason
helps individuals and families with living trusts, wills, incapacity planning, probate, and trust administration. You work directly with Gene—not a rotating associate or someone who only appears at the end of the process.
Practicing law in California since 1980
Work directly with Gene
Deep Roots in The La Mirada Community
Plain-language guidance
What brings you here?
You do not need to know the legal name for every document or court process before you call. Start with the situation your family is facing.
I need to put a plan in place
A thoughtful estate plan can give you more control over what happens to your property, who can act for you if you become incapacitated, and how your family will be supported when you are gone.
I am considering a living trust
A living trust may help your family avoid probate, but the document is only part of the work. The trust must fit your circumstances and be properly funded.
Someone I love has died
If you have been named as a trustee or are facing probate, the first steps can feel unclear. Gene can help you understand what must happen, what can wait, and what responsibilities you have.
My existing plan needs attention
Marriage, divorce, a death, a new home, a move, or changes in family relationships can all be reasons to review an older plan. Even without a major event, an unfunded or outdated trust may not work as intended.
ONE ATTORNEY. ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE
Your questions should be answered by the person responsible for your plan.
Estate planning documents affect your home, your family, your health, and the people you trust most. They deserve more than a brief intake followed by a handoff.
When you work with Gleason Law Offices, you meet directly with Gene. He listens to what you are trying to accomplish, explains the available choices, and helps you understand the decisions contained in your documents.
The goal is not to make the law sound complicated. It is to give you a plan you understand and the confidence to use it correctly.
A GENUINELY LOCAL PRACTICE
Not just located in La Mirada. Part of La Mirada.
Gene’s connection to La Mirada extends well beyond the address on his office door. He was raised here, has served local civic and service organizations, and serves as a deacon at Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church.
He has also served as president of the La Mirada Chamber of Commerce, as a leader in the La Mirada Kiwanis Club, and was recognized as the City of La Mirada Volunteer of the Year in 1997.
That history matters because estate planning is not only about documents. It is about listening carefully, recognizing the dignity of the people involved, and helping a family prepare for moments that can be both practical and deeply personal.
REFERRED BY NEIGHBORS
Many people find Gene the same way: someone nearby gives them his name.
Across public recommendations, a consistent picture emerges. Neighbors describe Gene as knowledgeable, straightforward, easy to understand, and pleasant to work with. Several say their family has relied on him for years. Others explain that they postponed estate planning until a neighbor’s referral gave them the confidence to begin.
This pattern is more meaningful than a generic promise. It reflects the kind of local practice Gene has built—one relationship and one recommendation at a time.
Gene is a top notch Attorney. Very knowledgeable answered all my questions some before I even asked them. He prepared our trust and it was easy to understand and seemed to cover every aspect. He also handled a family problem which worked out for us. Would for sure recommend him.
5 stars…he makes the process of completing a will and trust easy! I was dreading this process and put it off for years. Finally, a few neighbors referred Mr. GLEASON and I couldn’t be happier. Straight forward and nice. I’m so happy!
Just went to gene Gleason last week. He made it so easy and great to work with. Not only is his business for family trusts in la mirada he’s also the deacon at the Catholic Church in la mirada and a Fellow Kiwanian.
A clearer way to begin
Tell Gene what’s happening
You do not need to prepare a legal explanation. Begin with your family, your property, the documents you already have, and the questions that brought you in.
Understand your choices
Gene explains which documents or proceedings may apply, what each option accomplishes, and where important tradeoffs exist.
Leave with a practical next step
Whether you are creating a plan or administering an estate, you should know what happens next, what Gene will handle, and what information or decisions are needed from you.
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Questions families often ask before they call
Not everyone is ready to schedule an appointment the first time they visit. These plain-language answers can help you understand the basics and prepare better questions.
Not everyone needs the same estate-planning documents. Whether a living trust makes sense depends on your assets, family circumstances, goals, and how property is titled. A trust also must be properly funded to accomplish its intended purpose.
A will directs how certain property should be handled, but a will by itself does not generally keep an estate out of probate. How property is owned and whether it is held in a properly funded trust are important parts of the analysis.
The answer depends on what property remained outside the trust, how it was titled, and the documents that were signed. A review of the trust and the assets is usually the best place to begin.
A review may be appropriate after significant family, financial, health, or property changes. Older documents should also be checked to confirm that the people named in them and the plan’s instructions still reflect your wishes.
Practical guidance, written to be useful
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