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Eric is a partner in the private client and tax team.
He practices in the areas of tax and estate planning, estate and trust administration, and estate and trust litigation. He has more than 25 years of experience and is dedicated to helping high-net-worth individuals achieve their estate planning goals. Eric is well-versed in all aspects of estate and trust administration, including the preparation and filing of federal estate tax returns and gift tax returns. He also utilizes his tax and estate planning experience to help resolve trust and estate disputes.
Eric has lectured to many professionals at numerous events, including The State Bar of California’s Annual Meeting, Fall Program and Spring Education Conference, the USC Trust and Estate Conference, the UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention.
Withers grows California team with addition of Hoffman Sabban & Watenmaker law firm
The HSW practice, consisting of eight lawyers, three paralegals and additional team members, enhances Withers' robust estate, tax and charitable planning, trusts and estates administration and trusts and estates litigation practices in California.
Recent recognition
Experience
Talks
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'Excellence in Diversity: Experienced Trusts and Estates Practitioners of Diverse Backgrounds Will Discuss How to Break Into and Build a Trusts and Estates Practice,' Los Angeles County Bar Association Webinar - March 25, 2025, speaker
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'Girls Just Wanna Have FUNds – A Seminar Addressing Personal Financial and Estate Planning Goals,' National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 35th Annual Convention - November 10, 2023, speaker
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'At Risk Elder Issues,' The 42nd Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute - April 24, 2020, speaker
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'Probate Code Section 2580 et seq. – Whose Judgment Is It Anyway?' USC 45th Annual Trust and Estate Conference - November 22, 2019, speaker
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'Community Property for Common Law Lawyers,' Florida Probate Bar - March 4, 2017, speaker
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'Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law,' National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 28th Annual Convention - November 3, 2016; California State Bar 2016 Spring Education Conference - April 22, 2016; San Fernando Valley Bar Association Probate Section - January 12, 2016, speaker
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'Estate Planning to Avoid Litigation: Strategies to Turn What May Seem Inevitable to Avoidable,' The State Bar of California – 39th Annual Fall Program - November 20, 2015; The State Bar of California – 88th Annual Meeting - October 8, 2015; The 37th Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute - May 1, 2015, speaker
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'Estate Planning: What You Need to Know Personally and Professionally,' American Bar Association Webinar - August 5, 2015, speaker
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'Estate Planning: What Every NAPABA Member Needs to Know Personally and Professionally,' National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 26th Annual Convention - November 7, 2014, speaker
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'Estate Planning Basics,' Morongo Band of Mission Indians Senior Workshop - December 3, 2013, speaker
- 'CEB Practice Skills – Estate Planning,'CEB online estate planning course, speaker
Admissions
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California Bar (1996)
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U.S. Central District Court
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U.S. Tax Court
Education
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University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1991)
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Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995)
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New York University School of Law (LL.M., in Taxation, 1996)
Languages
- English
Memberships
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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section, Executive Committee Member
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member
- California Lawyers Association, Trusts and Estates Section, Member
Withers History
- Joined 2025