“George is by far one of the top estate planning attorneys in California. He’s off the charts smart, but with common sense, which is a very uncommon attribute.”
— Chambers HNW 2025
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.
With substantial experience in the development of sophisticated business succession and estate plans for the owners of closely held businesses, George 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.
George is called on regularly by corporate trustees to advise on trust administration issues. These issues include utilization of postmortem planning techniques and trust reformations to achieve desired tax results and dealing with administration issues and disputes arising under trust instruments.
George 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 to appeals and litigation to property tax disputes.
George has been recognized in the Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers in the area of Tax: Estate Planning, as well as in Chambers High Net Worth: in the area of Private Wealth Law in Southern California and was named a Southern California “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. 2026 is the 11th consecutive year that George is ranked in the highest Band 1 category in Private Wealth Law in Chambers High Net Worth Guide, the premier global resource of “leading professional advisers to wealthy individuals and families.” George is a Certified Public Accountant in Michigan.
