George Mooradian’s practice focuses on tax and estate planning for high-net-worth individuals and the administration of trusts and estates. His clientele includes corporate executives, successful closely held businesses and their owners and corporate trustees.
Mr. Mooradian has substantial experience in the development of sophisticated business succession and estate plans for the owners of closely held businesses. He has advised high-net-worth individuals on personal tax and charitable planning through the use of devices such as charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, private foundations and supporting organizations.
Mr. Mooradian is called upon regularly by corporate trustees to advise on trust administration issues. These issues include utilization of post-mortem planning techniques and trust reformations to achieve desired tax results and dealing with administration issues and disputes arising under trust instruments.
Mr. Mooradian has experience in related property and sales tax issues. He also has been involved in tax controversy work, ranging from federal income, estate and gift tax audits, appeals and litigation, and property tax disputes.
Mr. Mooradian is the Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s Costa Mesa office and the Coordinator of the firm’s Tax, Personal Planning and Employee Benefits practice in California. He was named a Southern California 2010 “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine and was named in the 2011 Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers in the area of Tax: Estate Planning.
2/2/2012 - Baker Hostetler’s Growth Continues in Costa Mesa: R. Scott Feldmann Joins Intellectual Property Group
12/31/2011 - 2011 Super Lawyers Announced
6/10/2011 - Chambers USA Recognizes 62 Baker Hostetler Lawyers: Named a Leading Firm in 14 Practice Areas