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On November 1^st, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers released the Ninth Edition of “Best Law Firms” rankings.

We are excited to announce that Carico Macdonald Kil & Benz LLP has been included in this elite and extremely impressive group of law firms. Our South Bay boutique firm ranks in the top tier in Los Angeles for Trust & Estates Law.

Carico Macdonald Kil & Benz LLP is also one of only two firms…

By Christopher D. Carico, Esq.^* and Golnaz Yazdchi, Esq.^**

Reprinted with permission of the State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section, From Volume 21, Issue 4, (2015) of the California Trusts and Estates Quarterly.

I. INTRODUCTION

The majority of contested trust proceedings are resolved before trial, frequently as a result of a successful mediation between the…