Attorneys > Suzanne M. Tague
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EDUCATION
- Pepperdine University (J.D., 1977)
- University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1974)
stague@mkblawyers.com
Managing partner Suzanne Tague has devoted her legal career to the complexities of estate planning, probate, and trust law. She is certified as a specialist in Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law by the California State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization and has an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell. For the year 2009 Ms. Tague was named a “Southern California Super Lawyer,” a designation bestowed on only the top 5% of lawyers in Southern California by Law & Politics and Los Angeles magazines. Ms. Tague’s practice is dedicated to serving clients in the areas of estate planning as well as probate, trust administration, conservatorship, elder law, and litigation as it relates to such matters.
Ms. Tague represents individuals with varying degrees of wealth who are concerned about ensuring that the disposition of their property is consistent with their desires, while simultaneously minimizing transfer costs and taxation. Ms. Tague’s estate planning practice incorporates the latest planning strategies as well as more traditional methods to accomplish her client’s goals. Ms. Tague is adept at incorporating a variety of legal options into an individualized estate plan, using such instruments as wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts for life insurance and other assets, qualified personal residence trusts, and intentional defective grantor trusts, as well as prenuptial agreements and other tax-oriented planning.
In tandem with estate planning Ms. Tague’s practice includes probate and trust administration. She has extensive experience representing estates and other interested parties in matters involving probate and trust administration, including the filing of federal estate tax returns and the establishment of conservatorships and guardianships of the person or estate, as needed. Ms. Tague is on the Orange County Superior Court panel for appointment as guardian ad litem for both minors and incapacitated persons and is regularly appointed by the Court.
Due to her extensive experience dealing with taxation and other legal issues related to the diversity of legal entities available under state and federal law (corporations, trusts, etc.), Ms. Tague is also sought out by clients facing non-probate decisions involving corporate formations, the selection of the appropriate operating legal entity, and the establishment and maintenance of non-profit status.
Admitted California and U.S. District Court for the Central District of California