Robert Strauss

Practice Areas

Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer Planning, Business Succession Planning, Charitable Planning and Family Foundations

Career

Robert Strauss skillfully guides high net worth families, business owners and real estate developers and investors through the complex process of estate and wealth transfer planning. By considering a client’s full array of needs, assets and goals, Rob develops creative and customized solutions that reduce estate taxes, achieve liability and creditor protection, and incorporate charitable giving and life insurance planning.

Rob applies experience as a transactional attorney to advise owners of businesses and real estate regarding business succession plans and pre-liquidity event wealth transfer plans. Conversant in current business and real estate trends, Rob effectively considers external variables along with the client’s business goals and personal needs to provide sound guidance.

Professional Memberships

Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Estate Counselors Forum

Publications

Planning with Family Limited Partnerships, co-author, Credit Suisse, June 2012

Plan Before You Sell

Personal

As a teacher of Advanced Estate Planning at UCLA Extension and a frequent speaker, Rob is well-versed at communicating sophisticated estate planning concepts to a diverse audience.