Stephen N. Yungling - Santa Barbara, CA
Attorney at Mullen & Henzell L.L.P.
Estate Planning Lawyers in Santa Barbara, CA
112 E. Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Santa Barbara Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 04/29/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Integrated Wealth Transfer Planning
- Tax and Business Planning
- Charitable Gift Planning
- Post Death Administration
- Trust Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Steve joined Mullen & Henzell L.L.P. in May 2013 from The Northern Trust Company, where he was the Senior Legal Counsel for the Western Region. Prior to Northern Trust, he was an Estate Planning/Tax Partner with Fell, Marking, Abkin, Montgomery, LLP, focusing on complex estate planning for high-net-worth clients.
Steve specializes in estate planning and trust and estate administration. His practice focuses on working with and advising clients on comprehensive estate plans. These include revocable living trusts, wills, powers of attorney and advance health care directives. The estate plan may also include irrevocable trusts such as life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and generation-skipping transfers.
Focusing on high-net-worth individuals and families, Steve emphasizes business succession planning and formulating a plan that balances the benefits of tax savings with the needs of beneficiaries. Steve also works with private and professional fiduciaries and family members in trust administration, probate and conservatorships. Steve provides representation for beneficiaries and trustees of trusts in conjunction with their rights and responsibilities under the provisions of the trust and/or in resolving disputes between beneficiaries and trustees.
Education
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Legal Education
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Santa Clara University School of Law,
Santa Clara,
California, 1998
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
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Santa Clara University School of Law,
Santa Clara,
California, 1998
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Non Legal Education
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California Polytechnic State University, 1994
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
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California Polytechnic State University, 1994
Current Employment Position(s)
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Of Counsel
Pro Bono Activities
- Director of Planned Giving Music Academy of the West
- Board Member of CALM (Child Abuse Listening and Mediation)
Bar Admissions
- California
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- Santa Barbara County Bar Association
- American Inn of Court
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