Practice Areas

Attorney Richard A. Lewis is an experienced practitioner in the area of conservatorships and guardianships representing clients in numerous proceedings to establish conservatorships of the person and estate for individuals who are no longer capable of providing for their personal care or their financial affairs, as well as guardianship proceedings for the person and estate of minors whose natural parents are incapable of caring for them or are deceased.

Attorney Richard A. Lewis is an experienced practitioner in the area of wills and trusts having drafted numerous wills, revocable trust agreements, as well as testamentary trusts and durable powers of attorney for financial manage and health care.

Attorney Richard A. Lewis is an experienced practitioner in the area of family law, serving as a mediator in the Van Nuys family law court, as well as formerly serving as a Judge Pro Temp in the Van Nuys and San Fernando family law court. In addition, Attorney Lewis has represented clients in contested and non-contested Domestic Violence proceedings as well as Civil Harassment proceedings. Attorney Lewis has also negotiated and drafted pre-nuptial agreements for parties planning on marriage as well as post-nuptial agreements for married couples.

Attorney Richard A. Lewis is an experienced practitioner in the area of probate law representing clients in decedent estate proceedings since 1989. Mr. Lewis has argued and won contested probate proceeding establishing his client's rights. Mr. Lewis has also argued cases in the Appellate Court regarding probate matter and has a published opinion establishing a new standard in a case of first impression regarding Personal Representatives of probate estate.