Jeffrey K. Eisen - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

Legal Expertise

Mr. Eisen’s practice is focused on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and the representation of beneficiaries (including charitable organizations) in contested or disputed trusts and estates. Mr. Eisen represents individuals and families in the full range of estate planning, including everything from "basic" estate planning, (wills, living trusts, and powers of attorney), to complex planning to the transfer of wealth while minimizing or eliminating estate tax, gift tax and generation-skipping transfer tax. He counsels beneficiaries and fiduciaries (executors and trustees) regarding the administration of estates and trusts, including the preparation and filing of federal estate tax returns. Mr. Eisen represents individuals and charities as beneficiaries of potentially troubled, disputed and contested estates, working and negotiating to reach a settlement without litigation, but shepherding clients through mediation and litigation of these disputes where necessary. He also counsels individuals and institutions serving as fiduciaries to carry out their duties successfully and without liability to beneficiaries.

Representative Matters

Transferred a 25% interest in a 9-figure family-owned business without incurring an estate tax or gift tax.
Creation of estate plans and administration of estates involving unique issues facing actors, athletes, songwriters and others in the entertainment industry.
Successfully represented numerous estates and individuals in IRS estate and gift tax audits.
Serves as lead outside counsel to a major national charity to protect its interest in complex and disputed estates and trusts.

Partner - Los Angeles

Email Jeffrey K. Eisen

Phone:

(310) 312-3144

Fax:

(310) 231-8344

Practice Area

Industry Focus

Planning for the successful transmission of wealth and protection of the inheritance left by others, regardless of the source of the wealth, whether from real estate, traditional businesses or from the entertainment business (songwriters, actors, athletes and others)

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., 1991; Order of the Coif; magna cum laude
American Jurisprudence Award in Trusts and Estates
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1988; summa cum laude; Beta Gamma Sigma

Court Admissions

California, 1991
U.S. Tax Court, 1993

Professional Recognition

"Best Lawyers in America, Trusts & Estates," Best Lawyers (2012)
"Top 5% of lawyers in Southern California," Southern California Super Lawyers (2004-2006, 2008-2011)
AV® Preeminent™ Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Publications and Presentations

“How Will the IRS Find Out?” Here’s How, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Trusts & Estates Alert (January 2012)
Speaker, Now What? How to Deal with Recently Passed Transfer Tax Legislation, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section (January 2011)
Speaker, Fees for Fiduciaries and Their Attorneys, USC Gould School of Law 36th Annual Trust and Estate Conference (November 2010)
Speaker, Defective Grantor Trusts, The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles: "Breakfast with the Experts (November 2009)
Speaker, Estate Planning: The Basics and Beyond, Financial Executives Institute (March 2008)
Speaker, GST Planning: A Technical and Practical Approach, Los Angeles Estate Counselors Forum, Los Angeles, CA, January 2007; Estate Planning Council of San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena, CA, January 2006; USC Tax Institute, Los Angeles, CA, January 2004
Author, Estate Planning for Clients in the Entertainment Business , Estate Planning magazine (February 2006)
Speaker, What Every Paralegal Needs to Know about the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax, Los Angeles Paralegals Association (October 2004)
Speaker, Intellectual Property and Estates: Hidden Treasure and Hidden Pitfalls, Beverly Hills Bar Association (September 2004)
Speaker, GST Planning After the 2001 Tax Act, San Diego, CA, November 2002; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA, April 2002; Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA, September 2001
Author, Estate Planning Under 2001 Tax Act Presents New Challenges, Estate Planning magazine (November 2001)
Speaker, Estate Planning for Entertainment Clients, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA, September 2000; UCLA Entertainment, Tax & Finance Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Fall 1998
Speaker, Copyright Issues in Estate Planning and Administration, Beverly Hills Bar Association (September 2000)
Author, Planning to Minimize Generation-Skipping Tax: Tools and Traps, Estate Planning magazine (February 2000)
Speaker, Planning for Family Wealth Transfers Through the Generations, California CPA Education Foundation (December 1999)
Speaker, Unconventional Problems of Unconventional People: Planning and Administering a Celebrity’s Estate, USC Tax Institute (January 1997)

“How Will the IRS Find Out?” Here’s How, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Trusts & Estates Alert (January 2012)
Speaker, Now What? How to Deal with Recently Passed Transfer Tax Legislation, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section (January 2011)
Speaker, Fees for Fiduciaries and Their Attorneys, USC Gould School of Law 36th Annual Trust and Estate Conference (November 2010)
Speaker, Defective Grantor Trusts, The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles: "Breakfast with the Experts (November 2009)
Speaker, Estate Planning: The Basics and Beyond, Financial Executives Institute (March 2008)
Speaker, GST Planning: A Technical and Practical Approach, Los Angeles Estate Counselors Forum, Los Angeles, CA, January 2007; Estate Planning Council of San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena, CA, January 2006; USC Tax Institute, Los Angeles, CA, January 2004
Author, Estate Planning for Clients in the Entertainment Business , Estate Planning magazine (February 2006)
Speaker, What Every Paralegal Needs to Know about the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax, Los Angeles Paralegals Association (October 2004)
Speaker, Intellectual Property and Estates: Hidden Treasure and Hidden Pitfalls, Beverly Hills Bar Association (September 2004)
Speaker, GST Planning After the 2001 Tax Act, San Diego, CA, November 2002; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA, April 2002; Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA, September 2001
Author, Estate Planning Under 2001 Tax Act Presents New Challenges, Estate Planning magazine (November 2001)
Speaker, Estate Planning for Entertainment Clients, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA, September 2000; UCLA Entertainment, Tax & Finance Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Fall 1998
Speaker, Copyright Issues in Estate Planning and Administration, Beverly Hills Bar Association (September 2000)
Author, Planning to Minimize Generation-Skipping Tax: Tools and Traps, Estate Planning magazine (February 2000)
Speaker, Planning for Family Wealth Transfers Through the Generations, California CPA Education Foundation (December 1999)
Speaker, Unconventional Problems of Unconventional People: Planning and Administering a Celebrity’s Estate, USC Tax Institute (January 1997)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

Professionals Networking Group (1997-present)
Former member, Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar, Trusts and Estates Section, (1997-2000)