Michael E. Freedman

Michael E. Freedman is a San Francisco estate planning, trust, probate, and elder law attorney who represents individuals and families across California. His practice includes wills, trusts, estate and trust administration, estate litigation, trust litigation, mediation, and financial elder abuse matters. He is certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and brings decades of litigation and advisory experience.

Michael earned his J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1984 and his B.A., magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1979. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is admitted in Pennsylvania and California and before federal courts in California. His education and long practice support detailed analysis of estate planning, fiduciary duties, probate procedure, and contested trust matters.

Michael has represented trustees, beneficiaries, heirs, administrators, executors, guardians, conservators, and parties in disputes involving fiduciary misconduct and financial elder abuse. His representative work includes trust contests, will contests, deed disputes, surcharge claims, and appellate matters. He has also served as a court-appointed judicial arbitrator for San Francisco County Superior Court and has arbitrated and mediated more than 30 Superior Court cases involving contested legal issues.

Michael E. Freedman has been recognized by Northern California Super Lawyers and holds an AV peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has written and presented on probate litigation, contested wills, fiduciary misconduct, evidentiary issues, and financial elder abuse. His professional involvement includes the State Bar Trusts and Estates Section and the Bar Association of San Francisco. His background supports practical guidance in planning, administration, litigation, and dispute resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney/Owner, Freedman Law Firm
• Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
• Member, Bar Association of San Francisco, Probate Experience Panel, Estate Planning Trust and Probate Section
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association

Licensed State

• California
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Temple University-James E. Beasley School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• State University of New York
  BA in English & Education, Magna Cum Laude

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