Scott E. Rahn

Scott E. Rahn is a Los Angeles trust and probate litigation lawyer and the founding partner at RMO, LLP, who represents heirs, beneficiaries, trustees, and executors in contested estate matters. He handles trust contests, probate lawsuits and disputes, conservatorships, inheritance conflicts, and claims involving undue influence or breach of fiduciary duty. He also advises on financial elder abuse matters. His work combines financial investigation, litigation strategy, and dispute resolution to address complex family and fiduciary conflicts across California courts.

Scott earned his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. He earned his B.A. in Spanish and International Latin American Relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, and Texas. His educational background and multijurisdictional admissions support his work on sophisticated trust, estate, and conservatorship disputes involving clients, fiduciaries, and families with interests across different jurisdictions and beyond.

Scott represents clients in disputes involving incapacity, incompetence, caregiver influence, sibling conflicts, trustee misconduct, accounting irregularities, and allegations of fraud or misappropriation. He has extensive experience in courts, arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution forums. He also handles matters with multistate or international dimensions. His approach emphasizes identifying financial issues, understanding family dynamics, protecting client rights, and developing strategies designed to resolve contested trust and estate matters efficiently and strategically.

Scott E. Rahn has earned recognition for his work in trusts, estates, and private wealth disputes. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates and Litigation–Trusts and Estates and recognized by Chambers High Net Worth. He is president emeritus of the Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council. His professional involvement and speaking activities reflect sustained engagement with developments affecting fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and families in contested estates.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, RMO, LLP
• Member, National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, Publications Committee
• Speaker/Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
• Speaker/Member, Society of Tax and Estate Planning Professionals, Contentious Trusts & Estates Special Interest Group
• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
• Member, California Lawyers Association
• Member, Professional Fiduciary Association of California
• Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
• Speaker, South Bay Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
• Speaker, San Luis Obispo Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section
• Speaker, Ventura County Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section

Licensed State

• California
• District of Columbia
• Texas

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin
  BA in Spanish & International Latin American Relations

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