Managing Partner
Phone – (310) 828-4849
Fax – (310) 828-3069
Email – email me

ROBERT ML BAKER III is the firm's owner and managing partner with offices located in Santa Monica, California.  Mr. Baker is a California State Bar Certified Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Specialist and limits his practice to the areas of trust and estate planning, trust administration, probate estate administration, along with conservatorship and guardianship administration, tax law, real estate law, elder law (including Medi-Cal planning) and litigation. He has lectured on these subjects and has authored articles in such periodicals as The Daily Journal.

Mr. Baker attended the United States Naval Academy and later transferred to the University of California at Los Angeles where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law and his L.L.M. (Masters in Taxation Law) degree from Boston University School of Law in the area of Taxation . He is a member in good standing with the California State Bar and the Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and South Bay Bar Associations, as well as numerous sections and committees within those organizations, such as Probate, Trusts and Estates, and Litigation Law. Mr. Baker is also admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. Mr. Baker has been included as a member of the The Presidential Who’s Who and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards for 2009.

Areas of Practice:

• Elder Law
• Estate & Gift Taxation
• Estate Administration
• Estate Planning
• Guardianships & Conservatorships
• Living Wills
• Powers of Attorney and Appointment
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Residential Real Estate
• Taxation Law
• Trusts
• Wills

Litigation Percentage:

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Probate Litigation

Bar Admissions:

• California, 1992
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1992
• U.S. Tax Court, 1992

Education:

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  LL.M
  Major:  Tax
  
  
• Southwestern University School of Law
  JD
  
  
• University of California, Los Angeles, California
  B.A.
  Major:  Economics
  
  
• United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• American Bar Association
  Member
• California State Bar
  Member
• Los Angeles Bar Association
  Member
• Beverly Hills Bar Association
  Member
• Santa Monica Bar Association
  Member
• Orange County Bar Association
  Member
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  Member, Section of Estate Planning and Business Law

Pro Bono Activities:
Probate Volunteer Panel - L.A. Superior Court, 1996 - Present

Ancillary Businesses:
Real Estate Broker

Fraternities/Sororities:
Sigma Nu

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The Santa Monica, California Law Offices of Robert ML Baker III represents clients throughout Los Angeles County, including the cities of West Hollywood, Westwood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Malibu, Encino, Marina Del Rey, West Los Angeles (West LA), Santa Monica, Venice, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks and the South Bay.