Michael George Desmarais
Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Estate Litigation
The Law Office of Michael G. Desmarais is a Silicon Valley based law office specializing in estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation. Mr. Desmarais is a California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California Certified Specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law since 1990. He is the president of the Silicon Valley Bar Association, a commissioner of the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, Estate Planning, Trust, Probate Advisory Commission, and the author of the "Litigation Tools" chapter of the California Trust & Probate Litigation (CEB 2005).
Mr. Desmarais is a recognized expert in all aspects of estate litigation including will contests, constructive trust actions, accounting and fiduciary litigation, and financial elder abuse litigation. He has tried multiple cases involving the financial abuse of elder adults in which he has recovered million of dollars for the victims. He has also testified as an expert witness in both civil and criminal cases involving the financial abuse of elder adults, including the 1992 criminal case involving Elizabeth Dolani in which he was engaged by the San Francisco District Attorney's office.
Mr. Desmarais is rated "AV" by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating of skill and ethics an attorney can obtain. Mr. Desmarais' paralegals, Ms. Mary Sunseri and Ms. Deborah K. Bedolla, have combined legal experience of over 50 years.
Law Office of Michael G Desmarais
16450 Los Gatos Blvd #208
Los Gatos CA 95032
Tel: 408 356-6886
Fax: 408 356-6024
E-mail: mgd@desmaraislaw.com
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