Krasilovsky, Seth
Partner
Charitable Sector
Litigation
Trusts & Estates
Legal Expertise
Concentrates practice on trust, estate and conservatorship litigation and administration.
Represents corporate, private professional and individual fiduciaries in disputes and litigation, including surcharge and removal proceedings, contested accountings, claims for breach of fiduciary duty and suits involving lifetime transfers.
Represents individual and charitable beneficiaries in litigation and disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty claims, trust and will contests, and interpretation of testamentary instruments.
Key Professional Accomplishments
* Member of trial team that represented eight prominent charitable organizations in successful challenge of purported trust instrument.
* Assisted in obtaining $113 million settlement of litigation to remove and surcharge trustee of trusts controlling Farmer Bros. Coffee Co.
* Obtained significant settlement as lead trial counsel for quadriplegic unlawfully evicted from skilled nursing facility.
Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations
* Co-Chair, Anti-Defamation League, Glass Leadership Institute
* Jewish Federation, New Leaders Project
* Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section
* American Bar Association
* Gift Chair, University of Pennsylvania Penn Fund
Court Admissions
* California, 2003
* District of Columbia, 1998
* Massachusetts, 1997
* New York, 1998
* USDC, Central District of California, 2003
* U.S. Tax Court, 2001
Education
New York University, LL.M., 2001
Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1997
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1994; cum laude
