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Chuck PhotoCharles A. Larson is a tax and estate planning specialist with over 25 years of experience representing individuals, partnerships, corporations, foundations, trusts and estates. Mr. Larson spent the bulk of his career as a Partner practicing in the tax department at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. In 2004, Mr. Larson opened the Law Offices of Charles Larson which became Larson & Bawden LLP in 2008.

Mr. Larson graduated from Stanford University and Yale Law School and has taught, written and lectured on various areas of tax law and estate planning. He is a former contributing author to the California Continuing Education of the Bar book entitled Drafting California Revocable Living Trusts.

 


   

Elizabeth Photo Elizabeth A. Bawden began her career in the tax department at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and joined Charles Larson in private practice in 2004. Ms. Bawden specializes in estate planning, planned giving and tax exempt organizations. She is certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law. She has been named multiple times as a "Southern California Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Ms. Bawden is a graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois and the UCLA School of Law where she served as Executive Editor of the UCLA Law Review. After law school, Ms. Bawden clerked for Judge Wiley Y. Daniel of the Federal District Court in Colorado. Ms. Bawden is adjunct faculty at both the UCLA School of Law and University of Alabama School of Law teaching Estate and Gift Tax, has taught planned giving at the UCLA Extension, and is regularly featured as a speaker at continuing education programs. Ms. Bawden has testified as an expert witness in the area of estate planning. She served as 2009-2010 Chair of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and is a past President of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of Greater Los Angeles (formerly the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern California). Ms. Bawden is invested in her local community and is involved with Los Angeles Social Venture Partners and Pacific Crossroads Church.

 


 
Dina Y. Nam is an associate at Larson & Bawden, LLP. Ms. Nam began her law practice in litigation specializing in complex commercial, business, and real estate matters at both a large international firm as well as boutique firms in Los Angeles. Her current practice focuses on tax and estate planning.
Ms. Nam is a graduate of Pomona College, Brooklyn Law School, and the UCLA School of Law. While completing her J.D. studies at Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Nam served as a judicial extern to Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and then Chief Judge Jane A. Restani of the U.S. Court of International Trade. As a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, Ms. Nam holds a Masters in Law (LL.M) in business law and taxation and graduated in the top 10% of her LL.M. class. Ms. Nam is also adjunct faculty at USC Gould School of Law.