Kent Kristof - Pasadena, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, 2015
    L.L.M. in Estate Planning And Elder Law
  • University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 2004
    Juris Doctorate
  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 2021
    Doctorate of Juridical Science

• Non Legal Education

  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 2002
    Master of Arts with Emphasis in Legal History
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, 1999
    Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: With High Honors
    Major: History
    Minor: Spanish

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Los Angeles County District Attorney, Elder Abuse Unit, Certified Law Clerk, 2004
• Law Offices of M. Denise Kristof, Legal Assistant, 1999 - 2005
• ElderResource.com, President, 1999 - 2000

Languages

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• “Economics of Probate: The Impact of Probate Administration in the World’s 16th Largest Economy”, Georgetown University Law Center, National Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Roundtable, 2018
  
• “Post-Death Trust Administration”, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2018
  
• "Impact of Probate in Los Angeles County - a Report on case filings, costs, and economics", South Bay Bar Association (forthcoming)
  
• "Court Appointed Counsel Training, Los Angeles County Bar Association”, 2023

Representative Cases

• The Estate of Falkenborg
  • Citation: Completed but unpublished
• The Conservatorship of Alvarado
  • Citation: Completed but unpublished

Published Works

Articles

• Doctoral dissertation: “The Economic Impact of Probate Administration.", Loyola Law School
  
• “Respiratory Care Board Regulatory Update”, California Regulatory Law Reporter, Pending
  
• “Board of Registered Nursing Regulatory Update”, California Regulatory Law Reporter, Pending
  
• "Drake And The Law", Master’s Thesis
  
• "CEB Practitioner," Contributor, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
  

Bar Admissions

• California State Courts and Courts of Appeal
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division to the Commission on Law And Aging, 2014 - 2016 (Liason)
• Amicus Briefs Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2013 - 2014 (Member)
• Center for Civic Mediation, 2012 - 2020 (Mediator)
• Attorney-Client Mediation And Arbitration Services, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2012 - 2020 (Arbitrator)
• Pro Bono Probate Settlement Program, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2013 - Present (Settlement Officer)
• Los Angeles County (formerly Probate Volunteer Panel), 2010 - Present (Court Appointed Counsel)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association California State Bar Conference of Delegates, 2009 (Delegate)
• Los Angeles County Guardianship Clinic, 2010 - 2012 (Attorney Volunteer)
• Phi Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, 1997 - 2001 (Member/ Officer)
• Golden Key National Honor Society, 1998 - 2001 (Member)
• California Lawyers Association: Trusts & Estates; Litigation (Member)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association: Trusts & Estates; Litigation (Member)