Robert Strauss skillfully guides high net worth families, business owners and real estate developers and investors through the complex process of estate and wealth transfer planning. Rob approaches each client with a fresh perspective, conducting extensive discovery to discern their unique objectives, challenges and concerns. By considering a client’s full array of needs, assets and goals, Rob develops creative and customized solutions that reduce estate taxes, achieve liability and creditor protection and, if desired, incorporate charitable giving and life insurance planning. Rob’s clients appreciate his interactive style, responsiveness, and ability to communicate complex structures in plain English, enabling them to make informed decisions.
Rob applies experience as a transactional attorney to advise owners of businesses and real estate regarding business succession plans and pre-liquidity event wealth transfer plans. Conversant in current business and real estate trends, Rob effectively considers external variables along with the client’s business goals and personal needs to provide sound guidance.
As a teacher of Advanced Estate Planning at UCLA Extension and a frequent speaker, Rob is well-versed at communicating sophisticated estate planning concepts to a diverse audience. He enjoys the challenge of ensuring that everyone in the room, regardless of background, gains a visceral understanding of the topic. As a by-product of his teaching and speaking engagements, Rob remains ahead of trends in estate planning and tax law.
Highly-respected by his clients and peers, they have awarded Rob the highest possible rating, “AV® Preeminent™ 5.0/5.0,” on Martindale-Hubbell®. Additionally, he has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers® every year since 2005 and has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© each year since 2013.
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Robert Strauss recently lent his insights to MarketWatch on a current tax bill proposal which would increase the estate tax exemption to $15 million in...
Read moreThe firm is pleased to announce that 13 of its attorneys have been named to Thomson Reuters‘ 2025 list of Southern California “Super Lawyers.” Robert...
Read moreRobert Strauss recently spoke to Business Insider for an article discussing tactics ultrawealthy taxpayers use to limit their payments as much as possible. According to...
Read moreThe firm is pleased to share that Jonathan Forster and Robert Strauss have been named to The Hollywood Reporter‘s prestigious annual “Troubleshooters” list. The issue, entitled...
Read moreRobert Strauss was recently featured in the Business Insider article, “How rich Americans can save on taxes by giving stock and real estate to their...
Read moreRobert Strauss spoke to The Hollywood Reporter’s Winston Cho about a legal drama currently unfolding like a real-world version of the television show “Succession” as...
Read moreRob Strauss recently joined the President of Financial Sense Wealth Management, Jim Puplava on the podcast, Financial Sense. In the podcast episode, Advanced Estate Planning...
Read moreWeinstock Manion is pleased to announce that Jessica Babrick, Gary Borofsky, Jonathan Forster, Jeffrey Geida, Martin Neumann, Diane Park, Blake Rummel, Sussan Shore, Neil Solarz,...
Read moreRob Strauss recently spoke with Cheryl Winokur Munk for a Wall Street Journal article about common financial mistakes that individuals should be careful to avoid...
Read moreRob Strauss recently joined Jim Puplava, President of Financial Sense Wealth Management, for a Lifetime Planning episode of the Financial Sense Newshour podcast. The pair...
Read moreRob Strauss recently spoke to Business Insider about family-limited partnerships and how they are being utilized in wealth transfer and estate planning. The article, “The...
Read moreThe firm is pleased to announce that twelve of its attorneys have been listed to Thomson Reuters’ 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers.” Weinstock Manion attorneys...
Read moreRobert Strauss was recently featured in an article for The Messenger entitled, “Even The Ultra-Rich Stink At Talking About Money With Their Heirs,” which examines...
Read moreJonathan Forster and Robert Strauss were both selected by The Hollywood Reporter for inclusion in its list of “Hollywood’s Troubleshooters: Who the Stars Call to...
Read moreWeinstock Manion is pleased to announce that Jessica Babrick, Gary Borofsky, Jonathan Forster, Jeffrey Geida, Martin Neumann, Diane Park, Blake Rummel, Sussan Shore, Neil Solarz,...
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