Shawn S. Kerendian is the founding and managing partner of Keystone Law Group, P.C., and a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law (State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization). Shawn established Keystone to offer customers specialized, focused, and efficient legal services in probate, trust, and estate concerns. Shawn leads and directs a team of probate attorneys who administer and litigate estates, trusts, conservatorships, and guardianships.
Shawn, a skilled litigator with over 15 years of expertise in this practice area, assists clients in resolving contentious litigation by creative thinking and the implementation of short- and long-term plans to achieve a client's goals while staying within the client's budget. Shawn and his firm have handled thousands of probate disputes, including heirship claims, community/separate property issues, property ownership disputes (850 petitions), breach of trust and other fiduciary misconduct claims, financial elder abuse claims, will contests, trust contests, Marvin actions, creditor claims, equitable adoption claims, breach of contracts to make a will, interpretation and construction disputes, and so on.
Shawn is comfortable with all stages of litigation, from developing case strategy at the outset to settlement or trial. Shawn represents professional fiduciaries, trustees, beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators, creditors, companies, non-profits, conservators, and guardians.