Jeffrey P. Geida 
Los Angeles, California,
Counsel
phone 310-553-8844
fax 310-553-5165
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JEFFREY P. GEIDA advises high-net worth individuals and families, privately held businesses and tax-exempt organizations on income, capital gains and gift and estate tax issues, as well as probate and trust administration matters, guardianships and conservatorships. His practice includes wealth and business succession planning using advanced estate planning techniques including family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, grantor retained annuity trusts, gifting plans, sales to intentionally defective irrevocable trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts and private foundations.  Mr. Geida has also advised a variety of 501(c)(3) and other tax-exempt organizations on issues including entity formation, applications for tax-exemption, operations in foreign countries and international grantmaking, federal tax law compliance and charitable solicitations.

Mr. Geida has been selected by his peers for inclusion in "Southern California Rising Stars" by Super Lawyers® each year since 2009.

Mr. Geida is certified by the State Bar of California of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law. He is the former Chair of the Estate and Gift Tax Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Chapman University School of Law, teaching "Federal Estate and Gift Taxation."

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Estate and Trust Administration
Certification/Specialties:
Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization


Bar Admissions:
California
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 2000
LL.M.
Major:  Taxation


Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1999
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Bryant University, 1996
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Business Administration


Published Works:
Seizing Wealth Transfer Opportunities in a Low Interest Rate Environment, June 23, 2008


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor Teaching, "Federal Estate and Gift Taxation", Chapman University School of Law


Instructor, Estate Planning, UCLA Extension, 2011


Speaker, “Estate and Gift Taxes: Impact of the New Legislation and the Future of Estate Planning” , Los Angeles County Bar Association’s “Tax Night” , June 15, 2011


Honors and Awards:
"Southern California Rising Stars" by Super Lawyers®


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization
Legal Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law


California State Bar
Member


Beverly Hills Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section
Member


Massachusetts State Bar
Member


Rhode Island State Bar
Member



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