Atty. David C. Nelson
David Nelson is co-chair of Loeb & Loeb’s Trust and Estate Litigation Practice. Previously, he served as chair of the firm’s Los Angeles Trusts and Estates Practice.
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David C. Nelson is a trusts attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Loeb & Loeb LLP. Admitted to practice in California, California. Educated at Georgetown University (J.D., 1986) and Pacific Union College (B.S., 1982). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David Nelson is co-chair of Loeb & Loeb’s Trust and Estate Litigation Practice
- Previously, he served as chair of the firm’s Los Angeles Trusts and Estates Practice
- He concentrates on trust, probate and conservatorship litigation including: litigation and disputes involving trusts, decedents’ estates and conservatorships
- will and trust contests
- breach of fiduciary duty claims
- and interpretation of testamentary instruments
- David also has an appellate practice
- His principal clients are banks, trust companies and other fiduciaries, as well as trust and estate beneficiaries
- David is a member and past chair of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
- He is also founding editor of the Section’s online publication, Trusts and Estates Bulletin, and has lectured and written on a variety of probate, trust and fiduciary litigation topics
- David has been consistently recognized as a leader within his field by major legal directories, including The Best Lawyers in America, Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers and Martindale-Hubbell
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