Abbas K. Gokal

Bar / Professional Activity

• California Supreme Court
• United States Central District of California
• United States Southern District of California
• Orange County Bar Association – Tort & Trial Section
• Orange County Bar Association – Solo/Small Firm Section
• Orange County Bar Association – Secretary, 2022-2023
• Orange County Bar Association – Trusts and Estates Section
• Orange County Trial Lawyers Association (OCTLA), Member
• Orange County Bar Association (OCBA), Member
• Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), Member
• Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), Member

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• $850,000.00 recovered on behalf of estate beneficiary at mediation against a substantially younger second wife who committed financial elder abuse, 2018
• The deceased husband's estranged half-siblings came out of the woodwork to lay claim to the husband's estate, alleging among other things the will did not contain the deceased's signature. Abbas hired a handwriting expert and convinced the court that it was the husband's intent to leave his estate to his wife and that the signature on the will was authentic. The widow was able to save her home, 2018
• 2017 - 1.6 million settlement for trust beneficiaries 2017 - $100,000 settlement for injured accident victim 2017 - $245,000 settlement for drunk driving accident victim, 2017

Representative Clients

• Husband's children from a prior marriage sought to claim an intestate interest in the trust despite the husband leaving a will demonstrating a testamentary intent to leave his entire estate to his wife of 20 years. The children argued the property at issue was the husband's separate property, which they were entitled to. Husband's children refused to settle at mediation. The matter proceeded to trial where the court determined the property was separate property. Gokal Law Group was able to protect the wife's rights to her husband's estate, 2019
• Protected a daughter against claims by her emotionally unstable mother for financial elder abuse. Mom claimed her daughter forced her to take certain actions despite the fact that mom had hired her own attorney to advise her of her rights. The family dispute was settled amicably at mediation without the need for trial, 2018

Pro bono / Community Service

• ProVisors
• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), five years as both a paid and volunteer first responder

Educational Background

• State University of New York at Albany, New York, Bachelor of Science, Major: Human Biology
• University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Master of Business Administration

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• National Business Institute (Institute for Paralegal Education), Probate Process from Start to Finish – Instructor

Honors

• One of the "Top 25 attorneys in Orange County under 40" by Super Lawyers
• Top 25 Rising Star attorney in Southern California by Orange Coast Magazine
• "Superb" rating on Avvo
• One of the "Top 100 attorneys in Southern California under 40” by Super Lawyers

Industry Groups

• Estates
• Fiduciaries
• Financial Elder Abuse
• Probate
• Trustees
• Trusts
• Wills

“Dedicated to his clients, and very knowledgeable on trust litigation.”

“excellent trust/probate/elder law litigation attorney”

“Abbas Gokal is an exceptional counsel of law and litigator. We have referred many cases to him and he has advocated for our client matters with great integrity and with superb legal knowledge. Abbas knows how to negotiate and is truly a counselor of law - he is not a "paper pusher" and expedites most litigation matters getting clients amazing settlements. He is cost conscious for clients and truly puts clients first before his firm and the firms' profits”

“Tenacious- always fighting for the underdog. ”

“Great lawyer! Deserves recognition! ”