Law Firm Overview

D. Steven Yahnian specializes in providing legal advice and solutions in the following areas:

• Business, Individual & Consumer Law and Planning
• Estate Planning and Administration
• Real Estate Law and Planning
• Tax Law, Planning and Defense

Mr. Yahnian's multi-legal practice experience is especially advantageous to his clients as each of the above areas of law is a compliment to the others.

As a practicing attorney, Mr. Yahnian has the rare distinction of also possessing CPA, LLM(Tax) and CFP certificates. Finally, he is also a CERTIFIED SPECIALIST IN THE AREAS OF

1) TAXATION LAW; and

2) ESTATE PLANNING, TRUSTS AND PROBATE LAW

These designations are awarded by the CALIFORNIA STATE BAR BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION to the small number of lawyers who have proven themselves to be specialists pursuant to the rigorous standards set by the California State Bar. Few attorneys possess either of those designations let alone both.

Since 1980, Mr. Yahnian has crafted a comprehensive, multi-faceted legal services and problem solving approach to the needs of his clients utilizing his Accounting, Business and Financial Planning background. He is able to bring all of this experience and perspective to bear in the solution of legal problems.

With expertise in several areas of law and his multi-discipline background, Mr. Yahnian is especially well-suited to deal with your legal, accounting, tax, business and financial problems. His planning strategies involve a full arsenal of tools brought to bear in obtaining solutions and results.

Mr. Yahnian has prepared hundreds of Business, Estate, and Asset Preservation plans. He has represented hundreds of clients on all manner of Business, Real Estate, Tax and Estate issues in his over two decades of practice as an Attorney, CPA and Business Consultant.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Agriculture Law
• Banking & Finance Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Construction Law
• Consumer Protection
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Elder Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Estate Planning
• Franchising
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Government Contracts
• Health & Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Labor Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Nursing Home
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Taxation Law
• Trademarks
• Trusts
• Wills

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Agriculture Law, Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Business Organizations, Construction Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Health & Health Care Law, Nursing Home, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Trademarks, Labor Law, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Taxation Law