Business and Corporate Law

• Business Disputes
  Gerard (Jerry) W. O'Brien is a California licensed attorney who serves clients from his office in Brea, California. With over 30 years of experience, he actively oversees Trusts and Estates, Probate Litigation, Corporate and LLC formation and operation, Business Law, and Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. As an avid writer and entrepreneur, he is skilled in finding opportunities and developing strategies to best help serve you.
• Limited Liability Companies
  ENTITIES: Limited Liability Companies ("LLC") • Limited Partnerships • General Partnerships • C-Corporations • S-Corporations • Non-Profit Corporations • Public Benefit Corporations

Property Law

• Premises Liability
• Real Estate Transactions
  Inability to handle complex matters such as contracts, banking, real estate transactions and taxes, does not mean the person needs a conservator. If the persons assets are in a trust, the trustee can help this person. If their assets are not in a trust, it would be better to have their primary-care physician determine their capacity to determine if they have testamentary capacity and are able with assistance to put their property in trust.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  The above three are not the only techniques for giving; an estate planning attorney can help you investigate them. To get your donations, charities, and other non-profit organizations, must earn your trust that the organization will use the gift for its intended purpose. It is essential to investigate each organization you will support, even if the organization is well known.
• Wills
• Trusts
  Trusts come in a wide range of types the wide range of situations that can arise, during life and after death. A person who makes a trust is known as a grantor, settlor, trust maker, or trustor; those who benefit from trusts are called beneficiaries. A trust administration replaces a probate however, this administration is done without the probate judge, endless court hearings, newspaper publication of the notice of death, public disclosure of the decedent’s inventory, and frequent uncontrollable delays.
• Power of Attorney
  An adult, under no legal disabilities, is eligible to create a power-of-attorney; this adult is called the “Principal.” An adult person would create a power-of-attorney so that a person chosen by the adult will have the legal authority to perform the actions the adult wants performed, but may be unable for some reason to do so on their own.
• Probate
  "Mr. O'Brien took the time to give me the exact answer I needed to my question, which most lawyers won't do. He responded quickly and efficiently - he is obviously fluent in probate law. I didn't realize I was located so far from him. If you are looking for a personable attorney who cares enough to take time out of his busy day to make sure you get what you need, Mr. Obrien's the one."

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  There are many types of debt and many types of debtors. There are three types of proceedings which are named after the specific chapter of the Bankruptcy Code that applies to their use. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy, also known as debt payer bankruptcy, involves creating a plan to repay debts and often to keep property on which the debt is based. This is available for individuals and married couples. This type of plan takes on average five years to complete. WE DO NOT DO THIS TYPE OF BANKRUPTCY.