Family Law

• Guardianship
  Whether an estate plan is carefully organized in advance or very few arrangements are in place, the death or incapacity of an individual usually requires others to take charge of his or her affairs and assets. This process is often called ‘administration’ and it may refer to a formal probate proceeding in Probate Court, a formal conservatorship or guardianship. In a well-organized estate plan, the need for formal court proceedings can often be avoided through the use of the concepts referred to under Estate Planning. But in some circumstances, proceedings in Probate Court are valuable or necessary.

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Paul MacCabe is an associate attorney who focuses his practice primarily on real estate law, corporate law, and civil litigation. His real estate practice includes leases and purchase and sale transactions, which is complemented by his corporate practice where he forms and maintains business entities for real estate and healthcare clients. Mr. MacCabe also has experience in a broad range of civil litigation matters, including labor and employment, probate litigation, construction litigation, and landlord-tenant litigation.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Mr. Jones maintains a diverse business practice in his areas of specialty. His corporate practice includes extensive experience in the formation and maintenance of corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, private placements, financing and other commercial transactions. A subspecialty of his corporate practice is healthcare law, in which he represents hospitals, physicians and related health care businesses.
• Business Disputes
  The attorneys of Madden, Jones, Cole & Johnson, A.P.C., have been recognized for providing personalized, intelligent legal representation in the most sophisticated areas of the law. In business law, civil litigation, and estate planning law we have earned a reputation for our distinction among the most prestigious business and family names in Southern California. We invite you to discuss your legal representation needs with one of our attorneys to discover why Madden, Jones, Cole & Johnson, A.P.C., is considered a landmark of the Southern California legal community.
• Business Transactions
  Ms. Oatey specializes in the area of estate planning, probate and trust administration as well as business transactions and business entities. Ms. Oatey has served as a tax and estate planning advisor for many high net worth individuals, families, estates, and family businesses. Ms. Oatey’s experience includes gift, estate, and tax planning; trust preparation; health care directives; family business succession planning; creating and advising family limited partnerships and limited liability companies; post-mortem planning; planning with qualified plan assets; life insurance tax planning; charitable planning; and administration of probates, trusts and estates.
• Limited Liability Companies
  While working in the Business Entities area, Elizabeth is responsible for the preparation of formation, organization, and dissolution documents for business entities, including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. In addition, Elizabeth prepares stock records, organizes corporate records, and prepares deeds. Elizabeth describes herself as a “people person”, and both of these areas of practice allow Elizabeth plenty of client contact, keeping her happily employed by the Firm.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Real estate is now more than ever a dynamic industry. Our lawyers are not only expert in real estate matters, but also pragmatic advocates for creative alternatives who serve a broad array of commercial real estate clients on matters throughout California and the United States, including...
• Construction Litigation
  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. MacCabe received his undergraduate degree in real estate development from the University of Southern California and his juris doctorate degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. Mr. MacCabe has also worked in various real estate capacities, including as a broker, an assistant property manager, a law clerk for a construction law firm, and an intern for a legal nonprofit handling tenant evictions. These experiences have given Mr. MacCabe a well-rounded knowledge of Southern California real estate that he now applies to resolve disputes in his legal practice.
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Ian Chuang focuses his practice on corporate, real estate, and healthcare law. His corporate law experience includes the formation of corporate entities and the negotiation and drafting of business transaction agreements. Mr. Chuang represents clients in real estate matters such as purchase and sale transactions, leases, and landlord-tenant relations. His healthcare law practice includes counseling health care providers and medical groups in corporate formation and regulatory compliance. Mr. Chuang also has experience in all aspects of civil litigation, with an emphasis on labor and employment law and business litigation.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  For more than 50 years, the firm has been protecting the rights of persons injured because of the negligence of others. We are committed to providing personalized, compassionate personal injury claim representation that focuses on helping our clients receive the maximum compensation they are entitled to under the law.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  The term ‘estate planning’ can mean many things but we often use it to describe the process of organizing your thoughts and wishes concerning your estate and your legal and tax arrangements into an integrated plan. There are many tools and techniques that make up a well thought-out estate plan. These include some simple ideas and documents that most people should have in place as well as more complex documents and arrangements that will not necessarily be used by everyone. Here is a list of some of the concepts that are used in this process...
• Wills
• Trusts
  Elizabeth Holihan, a Paralegal, joined Madden, Jones Cole & Johnson in 1992. She primarily works in two areas, Trust and Estates, and Business Entities. Her tasks in the Trust and Estates area include all aspects of trust administration, consisting of assisting clients with the administration of an estate, preparation of asset spreadsheets, asset valuations, asset allocation, asset transfer documents, gifting documents, real property transfers, etc.
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Tax Law
  The process of such an administration following death can also involve estate and tax issues, the preparing and filing of estate tax returns and payment of taxes. For this purpose a decedent’s assets often have to be formally appraised and reported to taxing authorities.
• Debt Collection