William G. Benz
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Estate & Trust Litigation Attorney in El Segundo, CA
William G. Benz is a seasoned litigator in the firm’s trust and estate litigation and business transactions departments. He assists a broad array of clients, ranging from private professional fiduciaries to privately-owned companies.
Mr. Benz represents both beneficiaries and fiduciaries in complex probate court matters – including family-member, paid professional, and public fiduciaries. Due to his background in business and corporate law, Mr. Benz brings to bear a unique set of tools that aids him in trust and estate disputes involving intricate layered corporate entities. He also helps his clients in cases of financial elder abuse, fiduciary surcharge and removal, and Probate Code section 850 petitions to recover trust property.
Mr. Benz is also experienced in forming businesses and ventures, including limited liability companies, S-Corporations, C-Corporations, and the transition or sale of existing businesses.
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- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2018
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About William G. Benz
Admitted: 2008, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.caricofirm.com/professionals/william-g-benz
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Presenter, Public Employer Labor Relations Association of California (PERLAC).
Transactions
- Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City of Manhattan Beach
- Morgan v. Superior Court, 2019
- California Teamsters, Local 911 v. City of Redondo Beach (PERB Order No. AD-413-M),on behalf of the City of Redondo Beach
- Redondo Beach Police Officers Association (Police Management Unit) v. City of Redondo Beach (PERB Order No. Ad-409-M) (2014), on behalf of the City of Redondo Beach
- Hendricks v. City of Redondo Beach
Bar/Professional Activity
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- California
Educational Background
- University of California, San Diego, B.A. in Political Science – Public Law
Honors/Awards
- , Best Lawyers In America, Litigation - Trusts & Estates, U.S. News & World Reports/Best Lawyers In America, 2020
- SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2018
- SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2017
- SuperLawyers® - Rising Star 2016
- U.C. Davis Business Law Journal, Senior Editor, University of California Davis School of Law
- BV Distinguished® rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Last Updated: 4/13/2021