Kai Wessels – Los Gatos Estate Planning Attorney

Kai Wessels |

Wessels Law Firm

(408) 705-4577

(408) 292-7611

(408) 268-2580

https://www.kaiwesselslaw.com/

16185 Los Gatos Blvd
Suite 205
Los Gatos, CA 95032

Kai Wessels | Wessels Law Firm

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Firm Summary

Attorney Providing A Large Variety Of Estate Planning Services

Our attorney, Kai H. Wessels, was admitted to practice law in 1985. Prior to starting his own practice, Mr. Wessels externed for the California Supreme Court, clerked for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, and worked at Pillsbury Madison Sutro, the largest firm in California. In addition to his legal services, he serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and judge pro tem.

Attorney Overview Information

• Estate planning since 1993

• Probate administration since 1995

• Arbitrator and mediator

• Settlement attorney

• Judge pro-tem

• Private practice since 1986

• Juris Doctorate degree cum laude from SF Golden Gate University School of Law

• Undergraduate degree in History from University of Maine

• Externed for Chief Justice Malcolm Lucas of the California Supreme Court

• Research attorney for the Santa Clara County Superior Court

• Attorney for Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC

• Provides ex parte review of probate pleadings for Santa Clara County Superior Courts; independently reviews documents in probate cases and makes recommendations for the judges

Areas Of Practice

  • Probate Administration
  • Will Contests and Probate Litigation
  • Certificates of Independent Review and Related Litigation
  • Removal Litigation for Executors and Trustees
  • Trust Administration
  • Trust Litigation
  • Estate Planning
  • International Estate Matters
  • Financial Elder Abuse Claims
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1985

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
    • Juris Doctorate – 1985
    • Honors: cum laude
  • University of Maine, Orono, Maine
    • B.A. – 1979
    • Major: History

Representative Cases

  • Conservatorship of McDowell, 125 Cal.App.4th 659, 2004
  • Conservatorship of McDowell, 23 Cal.Rptr.3rd 10, 2004
  • Estate of Williams, 66 Cal.Rptr.3d 34, 2007
  • Estate of Williams, 155 Cal.App.4th 197, 2007

Classes/Seminars

  • Santa Clara Extension, University of California at Santa Cruz
  • Seminar for Estate Planning Attorneys, University of Phoenix
  • Seminar in Fundamentals of Estate Planning, University of Phoenix
  • Seminars for Business and Financial Associations, Morgan Stanley

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Silicon Valley Bar Association, Exec. Committee of Estate Planning & Probate
  • Santa Clara County, Estate Planning Council
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Division
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Referral Panel
  • Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Pro-Tern
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Fee Disputes Arbitrator
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, General Arbitrator
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association, Civil Practice & Fee Arbitration Committees

Past Employment Positions

  • Chief Justice Malcom Lucas of the California Supreme Court, Externed
  • Santa Clara County Superior Court, Research Attorney
  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLC, Attorney

Pro Bono Activities

  • Appealed Freedom of Association Issue to the United States Supreme Court
  • Special Olympics

Languages

  • English
  • German