Gene Gleason
Estate Planning Attorney
Gleason Law Offices
A Professional Law Corporation
Meet Gene Gleason – Putting 40 years of Experience To Work For You
Eugene A. Gleason III—known to clients and neighbors as Gene—has built his practice around a simple idea: people deserve to understand the legal decisions that affect their families.
Gene is an estate-planning and probate attorney with deep roots in La Mirada. He does not hand clients off to a rotating team. He listens, asks practical questions, and explains the choices in everyday language so families can move forward with clarity.
Admitted to practice law :
- 1980, State of California
- 1981, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Law School :
- Juris Doctorate, 1980, Southwestern University.
College :
- Bachelor of Arts, 1977
- Loyola Marymount University, B.A.
Member:
- Los Angeles County Bar Association; Southeast District Bar Association; State Bar of California.
Honors & Activities :
- President, La Mirada Chamber of Commerce, 1989-1990
- Distinguished Past President, La Mirada Kiwanis Club, 1998-1999
- City of La Mirada Volunteer of the Year, 1997
A lawyer shaped by the community he serves
La Mirada is more than the location of Gene’s office. It is the community where he has lived, served, formed relationships, and earned trust over many years. His civic involvement has included leadership in the La Mirada Chamber of Commerce, including service as president in 1989–1990, and involvement with Kiwanis. He was recognized as La Mirada’s Volunteer of the Year in 1997.
Those experiences shape his approach to law. Estate planning and administration are personal matters. They involve family histories, responsibilities, grief, hopes, and sometimes difficult conversations. Gene meets clients as neighbors first and brings legal experience to the table second.
Faith, service, and presence
Gene also serves as a deacon in the local Catholic community. He was ordained in 2016 and has been involved in ministries centered on bereavement, food assistance, fellowship, and care for people facing difficult seasons of life.
His ministry is part of a larger commitment to show up, listen carefully, and help people find a workable path through uncertainty. On this website, that service is not offered as a slogan or a promise about outcomes. It is context for the patient, grounded way Gene works with clients.
Legal guidance without the handoff
When you meet with Gene, you meet with the attorney who will be responsible for your matter. He helps clients with living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, probate, and trust administration.
Direct access to Gene
Plain-language explanations
Careful attention to family and practical details
A plan designed around the client—not a generic document package
Local perspective from decades of community involvement
A conversation is the starting point
You do not need to arrive with perfect records or all the right questions. Bring the concern that prompted you to call. Gene will help identify what matters, what information is needed, and what next step makes sense.
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.
If you are ready to create a plan, update an older one, or understand your responsibilities after a loved one’s death, schedule a consultation with Gene.
Gene helps La Mirada families with estate planning, living trusts, wills, powers of attorney and health care directives, and probate and trust administration. Read Gene’s answers to common questions, or schedule a consultation.