David Bawden

Paralegal | Los Angeles


Secretary Chris Hough

David is a paralegal in the private client and tax team.

He focuses on all aspects of estate and trust administration. As a paralegal working in the legal field for nearly 20 years, his experience includes:
  • probate and trust accounting;
  • estate and trust administration;
  • oil, gas and mineral interests;
  • real property;
  • nonprofit;
  • corporate; and
  • drafting of wills, trusts and ancillary documents.
David is a Registered Minerals and Royalty Manager by the Institute of the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) Foundation.

Talks

  • 'Handling Estate Closing, Final Accounting, and Tax Returns,' NBI Full-Day Seminar 'California Probate Process: In 7 Simple Steps - September 10, 2025, speaker
  • 'Advanced Probate Skills for Paralegals: Marshalling and Managing Estate Assets,' Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE) course - November 8, 2024, speaker

  • 'Distributions, Final Accounting and Closing the Estate,' National Business Institute California Probate and Trust Administration Seminar - December 1, 2023, speaker
  • 'Corporate Transparency Act: Pulling Back the Curtain & Shining a Spotlight on Client Assets,' Beverly Hills Bar Association Trust & Estates Law Seminar - November 21, 2023, speaker

  • 'Corporate Transparency Act - Pulling Back the Curtain and Shining a Spotlight on Client Assets,' 44th Annual Inland Empire Estate Planning Seminar - November 1, 2023, speaker
  • 'Cleaning House: A Check-Up on Estate Planning for Real Estate,' Federal Bar Association and MyLawCLE - June 6, 2023

  • 'Probate Process from Start to Finish,' National Business Institute Seminar, Pasadena - November 20, 2019

  • 'NBI - Probate: Everything You Need to Know,' __ National Business Institute Seminar, Los Angeles - February 13, 2019

  • 'Probate: Everything You Need to Know,' National Business Institute Seminar, Long Beach - December 13, 2018, presenter

  • 'Top 9 Probate Problems and How to Solve Them,' National Business Institute Seminar, Ventura, CA - November, 9, 2017, presenter

  • 'Probate Boot Camp,' National Business Institute Seminar, Long Beach, CA - December, 12, 2016, presenter

Education

  • UC Riverside, B.A. Mathematics


Languages

  • English

Memberships

  • The Music Unlocks Success In Children Foundation (2008-2015)

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association


Key dates

  • Year joined: 2015