David Soffer is the founding attorney of Soffer Law Group. His practice is focused on trusts and estates, including planning, probate and administration.
David has been nominated by his peers as a Southern California SuperLawyer every year since 2013 for his work in the field of trusts and estates. David is a member of the Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council, previously was a member of the Los Angeles Estate Planning Council, and has presented on numerous occasions on unique estate planning and administration matters. David has also been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
David received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his J.D from the UCLA School of Law. David began practicing law as an associate at the multi-national law firms Jones Day and Proskauer Rose LLP. Determined he could better serve clients by starting his own firm, he returned to the UCLA School of Law and earned a Masters of Law, with a specialization in tax. He was a founding partner of the trusts and estates firm of Kanin Soffer LLP, before assembling his current team at the Soffer Law Group.
David is a third-generation Los Angeles native. He enjoys spending his time outside of work with his wife and three children.
David’s representative clients and matters include:
Estate planning for a family whose real estate holdings and business ventures, in combination with the patriarch’s siblings, exceed $1,000,000,000 in net worth. Representation includes ongoing work on various entities and trusts, both for the family itself and on behalf of the family in collaboration with the family’s relatives and their representatives.
Probate administration for the estate of a young actor and singer. Representation included counseling the administrator on the unique intellectual property assets held in the estate and the navigating of a fractious family dynamic.
Estate planning for the creator of a historically successful entertainment enterprise, with a net worth exceeding $100 million.
Trust administration for the various trusts and entities created by the founder and lead singer of an internationally renowned musical band.
Estate planning, trust administration and probate administration for fellow lawyers practicing in other fields of law, both for the lawyers personally as well as for their clients.
Representation of banks, trust companies and private fiduciaries in the settling and ongoing administration of trusts and estates.