Atty. Paula M. Tan
PAULA M. TAN is an associate attorney at GIFFORD, DEARING & ABERNATHY, LLP, with a practice focused on estate and wealth transfer planning, trust and estate administration, and probate.
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Paula M. Tan is an Associate Attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Gifford Dearing And Abernathy Llp. They have 11+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2015. Their practice focuses on trusts, probate, estate planning, estate litigation, and elder law. Admitted to practice in California (2015). Educated at University of California, Hastings College of the Law J.D. (—) and University of California, Los Angeles B.A., Political Science (—). Active member of State Bar of California. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- PAULA M. TAN is an associate attorney at GIFFORD, DEARING & ABERNATHY, LLP, with a practice focused on estate and wealth transfer planning, trust and estate administration, and probate
- Prior to joining the firm, Paula worked in the Private Client Services Group at Andersen LLC, where her work focused on providing tax-related services to high wealth individuals, family groups, and fiduciaries
- Paula earned her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law with a concentration in Taxation
- While in law school, Paula worked as a Judicial Extern to the Probate Department of the San Francisco County Superior Court and to the Juvenile Delinquency Department of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Additionally, Paula served as a Senior Articles Editor for the Hastings Business Law Journal, as well as a teaching assistant to Moot Court and Legal Research and Writing classes
- Prior to attending law school, Paula worked for a non-profit organization assisting individuals and families with immigration law and citizenship issues
- Paula earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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