Christina P. Tanti

Christina P. Tanti is a partner at Temmerman, Cilley, Kohlmann & Norcia, LLP, and a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She is an experienced trust and estate litigator whose practice focuses on complex fiduciary disputes, contested probate and conservatorship matters, trials, and appeals.

Christina has successfully represented clients in high stakes trust and estate disputes throughout California, obtaining favorable results through trial, contested evidentiary hearings, mediation, and negotiated settlement. Her experience includes securing significant trial victories and favorable court rulings, successfully resolving complex disputes involving substantial assets, and negotiating settlements that protect her clients’ financial and fiduciary interests while avoiding the expense and uncertainty of prolonged litigation.

Christina represents beneficiaries, trustees, executors, administrators, conservators, and other interested parties in matters involving breach of fiduciary duty, financial elder abuse, undue influence, fraud, conversion, quiet title, spousal property rights, trust interpretation and funding, contested accountings, surcharge claims, and fiduciary administration disputes. She also handles challenges to the validity of trusts, trust amendments, wills, and powers of attorney, as well as contested proceedings involving the removal and appointment of trustees, executors, personal representatives, and conservators.

Her practice frequently involves substantial estates, closely held and family assets, real property, complex financial transactions, disputed accountings, and allegations of fiduciary misconduct. Christina has extensive experience developing cases through discovery, analyzing financial records and tracing disputed transactions, examining and cross examining witnesses, presenting complex evidence to the court, and preparing matters for trial.

Although Christina is prepared to take a case through trial when necessary, she also recognizes that the best result often comes from a well structured settlement. She has successfully negotiated resolutions of highly contentious disputes at mediation and through direct negotiations, often resolving years of conflict and allowing trusts and estates to move forward with administration and distribution.

Christina brings a focused and strategic approach to every matter. She identifies the issues most likely to determine the outcome, develops a litigation strategy around the client’s objectives, and provides direct and practical advice throughout the process. Clients rely on her to navigate difficult fiduciary conflicts, evaluate litigation risk, and pursue a resolution that protects both their legal rights and their financial interests.