Denise M. Guzman

Founder and Principal Attorney
Business and Estate Planning

Denise M. Guzman has been working in the South Bay for more than 30 years and has established a reputation for providing start-ups and already established private businesses with cost-effective legal counsel. She often functions as virtual in-house corporate counsel for many clients and is an integral part of key decision making and ongoing operational activities of her clients.

Denise also has significant experience in handling estate planning and trust administration matters. She has structured complex family trusts and foundations, charitable giving programs and family-owned business succession plans. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on estate planning, probate and trust administration issues.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Juris Doctor

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Arts (Phi Beta Kappa)

Awards

Los Angeles Lakers/Comerica Bank Best of LA Women’s Business Awards (Woman of Entrepreneurship) [2010]

Switzer Center’s South Bay Women of the Year Award [2003]

Activities & Affiliations

State Bar of California

L.A. County Bar Association

Beverly Hills Bar Association

South Bay Estate Planning Council

WBENC certified Women Owned Business

Bar Admissions

California