Taylor A. Carico
Top rated Estate Planning & Probate attorney in El Segundo, California
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
Practice areas: Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in California since: 2016
Education: American University Washington College of Law
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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
841 Apollo StreetSuite 450
El Segundo, CA 90245 Visit website
Throughout the last decade, Taylor A. Carico’s practice has been dedicated to estate planning, as well as the administration of trusts and probate estates.
At Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP, Taylor represents individuals and fiduciaries in each phase of the post-death administration of probate estates and Trusts. Her representation includes matters that are heard in the probate court.
Additionally, Taylor specializes in counseling clients in the transfer of wealth upon death (and during lifetime) through various estate planning instruments (including Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney).
Taylor is certified by the State Bar of California as a Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate law. Taylor has her LLM in Estate Planning.
Taylor has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, One to Watch 2022–2026 and Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star 2023–2026.
Taylor received her Juris Doctor cum laude in 2015 from American University Washington College of Law, and a year later, her license to practice in California. While in law school, Taylor was a student attorney in the Civil Advocacy Clinic, and interned for the Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Prior to law school, Taylor was a professional volleyball player in Cyprus and Switzerland. She attended the University of Southern California where she was a Division I All-American and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Political Science where she was a Division I All-American and Final Four participant.
Practice areas
Estate Planning & ProbateFocus areas
Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills
- 100% Estate Planning & Probate
First Admitted: 2016, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.ecjlaw.com/professionals-126
Bar / Professional Activity
- Licensed California Attorney, 2016
Representative Clients
- 1. Settling Trust dispute in mediation related to the source of payment of the estate tax liability 2. Representing client in court to defend Trustee’s and Attorney’s compensation in a Trust administration 3. Advising clients (who are the Conservators) in conservatorship administration, including voluntary termination of a conservatorship 4. Drafting irrevocable trusts to hold parent’s lifetime gifts for their minor children 5. Drafting irrevocable Qualified Personal Residence Trust (“QPRT”) 6. Preparing estate tax returns for Qualified Terminal Interest Property (“QTIP”) election and portability 7. Assisting clients in the post death administration of Trusts, including representing private professional fiduciary as Trustee of Charitable Remainder Unitrusts 8. Assisting clients in the probate administration of estates 9. Drafting Designated Beneficiary Trust for disabled beneficiary to hold retirement assets
Special Licenses / Certifications
- California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
Educational Background
- University of Southern California where she was a Division I All-American
- Graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Political Science where she was a Division I All-American and Final Four participant
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Christopher D. Carico and Taylor A. Carico will be guest speakers at CalCPA Wealth Wednesday: Estate Planning & Addressing Capacity Concerns 2025 on June 18, 2025, 12-2 PM. Please join them as they cover the basics of estate planning, with an overview of the most common instruments (Trust, Will, Financial Powers of Attorney, Medical Directive), and a deep dive into capacity and undue influence issues that can affect the validity of those instruments., Join Christopher D. Carico and Taylor A. Carico at CalCPA for Wealth Wednesday, 2025
- https://www.ecjlaw.com/professionals-126#Media-Events, A Litigator's Obseravations About Capacity Concerns Affecting Our Clients: How to Identify Them and Potential Strategies to Address Them During the Estate Planning Process a symposium at First American Trust, 2024
Other Outstanding Achievements
- California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
- LLM (Master of Laws) in Estate Planning from Western New England University
Honors
- Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star 2023 - 2026, Southern California Super Lawyers, Southern California Rising Star 2023 - 2026
- LLM (Master of Laws) in Estate Planning from Western New England University, LLM (Master of Laws) in Estate Planning from Western New England University
- California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization, certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
- Best Lawyers in America, One to Watch 2022–2026, Best Lawyers in America, One to Watch 2022–2026
Office location for Taylor A. Carico
841 Apollo Street
Suite 450
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310-545-0010
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2026
Certificates and credentials
Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law