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Matthew D. Kanin

Of Counsel
Overview

Matthew D. Kanin is of counsel in the Wills, Trusts & Estates practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. Mr. Kanin focuses his practice on trust and estate litigation, decedent estate and trust administration, protective proceedings, and business litigation.

Mr. Kanin is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law (by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).   His trust-and-estate law experience includes representing fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and proposed conservatees.  His experience includes will and trust contests, accounting and fiduciary duty disputes, and fiduciary appointment matters.

This year, Mr. Kanin joined the Executive Committee of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA).  In addition, Mr. Kanin actively serves on the Court-Appointed Counsel (formerly known as “PVP”) panel of the Los Angeles Superior Court, and has been appointed by the Court in over 30 cases, representing proposed conservatees and other individuals with disabilities.  In 2018, Mr. Kanin was one of the speakers for LACBA’s “Limited Conservatorship PVP Training”, a mandatory training program for court-appointed counsel in limited conservatorship cases.  Mr. Kanin has also spoken for various local bar associations on both estate, trust and probate issues, and enforcement of judgment law.

In addition, Mr. Kanin’s practice serves the hospitality industry, representing hotel owners and operators, as general counsel, and in civil litigation. Mr. Kanin’s litigation experience includes civil trials, motions, and appeals.

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Bar Admissions

  • California

Education

  • J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA 2007
  • B.A., International Affairs and Philosophy, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2004

Languages

  • French
  • Spanish
Experience

Professional and Community Involvement

  • Executive Committee Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Trusts & Estates Section, 2020-present
  • Volunteer Settlement Officer, Los Angeles Superior Court Probate Division, 2014 – Present

Representative Experience

Appellate Litigation

  • Obtained published reversal of an order denying post-judgment attorneys’ fees under Cal. Civ. Proc. Code. § 685.080.  Wertheim LLC v. Currency Corp., 35 Cal. App. 5th 1124 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019)(review denied, Aug. 21, 2019).
  • Obtained reversal of a $176,869 sanctions award. Broadcast Music Inc. v. Sturctured Asset Sales, LLC, B272418/B278379 (2d Dist., Div. 2 July 30, 2019) (unpublished).

Speaking Engagements

Awards

Recognitions

  • Super Lawyers magazine, “Southern California Rising Stars,” 2015-2021
  • Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law (Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
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