SUSSAN SHORE
WEINSTOCK MANION – A LAW CORPORATION, Managing director
Sussan Shore, the managing director at the Century City-based Weinstock Manion – A Law Corporation, has spent decades helping families with their estate and trust planning.
Shore, who joined the firm in 1980, has spent her tenure designing and implementing multi-generational estate plans for her high net-worth clients and their families, developing solutions for traditional and blended families alike. Her clients include fiduciaries, beneficiaries and conservatorships.
In addition to her work, Shore is an estate-planning instructor at UCLA Extension.
How did you discover your interest in law? And how did you arrive at your specialty?
My interest in law began in high school. I enjoyed participating in debates and writing and presenting topics for my classmates. A few teachers encouraged me by telling me I would make a “good lawyer.” My studies at UCLA undergrad continued to direct my interests towards law and public policy. I knew I wanted to go to law school, so I was able to complete my BA from UCLA in two years and four months. My interest and enthusiasm for the trusts and estates field of law grew from both my law school elective classes and my work experience during that period. My part-time work from high school through law school was always working in the tax and accounting field. I enjoyed tax law and became proficient at it. When I clerked for a large local firm, the law clerks rotated through the various departments of the firm. The department I enjoyed the most was the probate/estate department. It was a natural selection, and I never regretted it.
Tell us about the most noteworthy or interesting case (or cases) that you’ve been involved with.
Over my long career I have had many interesting tax matters for clients, especially those involving federal estate and gift tax audits with the IRS. These can be very challenging in terms of arguing the nuances of the estate…
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