Leslie R. Daff
Partner
Leslie Daff is a State Bar certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law. She is also certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist and has been designated an Accredited Estate Planner® by Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc., a subsidiary of the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils. Ms. Daff received her BS degree in Finance from USC and her MBA degree from University of California, Irvine. Prior to law school, she was a Financial Analyst and Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis at subsidiaries of the Coca-Cola Company and Baxter Healthcare, respectively. Ms. Daff received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she served as an editor on the Loyola Law School Entertainment Law Review; received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Legal Research and in Ethical/Practical Lawyering; and was installed as a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. She also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Sheila Prell Sonenshine, Associate Justice on the California Court of Appeal. "Ms. Daff is co-author of the “Estate Planning Considerations” chapter update for the State Bar of California CEB practice guide, “Buy-Sell Agreements,” and co-author of several chapter updates for the CEB practice guide, “California Will Drafting.” She is also a contributing author to CEB Practitioner. Ms. Daff is co-author and co-editor of the books, “The Closing Wealth Transfer Window: Post-Election Steps to Take Immediately to Protect Your Family Legacy,” and, “Estate Planning Strategies Collective Wisdom, Proven Techniques.” She has co-authored numerous tax and estate planning articles for The Journal of Financial Planning, and has regularly spoken on estate planning, trust, and probate issues for CalCPA, the National Business Institute, and the Financial Planning Association. Ms. Daff has been named a Super Lawyer by Thompson Reuters and earned the highest designation of "AV Preeminent 5 out of 5" by national legal directory Martindale Hubbell. In 2012, the State Bar of California Board of Trustees appointed her to serve as one of nine commissioners on the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Advisory Commission to advise the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization about its program and to write the exam that certifies legal specialists in the area of estate planning, trust, and probate law. In 2015, the State Bar of California Board of Trustees reappointed Ms. Daff to a second term on the Commission, and she became Chair of the Commission in 2018."
Kathryn Daff
Attorney
Kathryn Daff is an estate planning, probate, and trust administration attorney with Estate Plan, Inc. in Laguna Beach and Irvine.
