Who We Are

Blum, Propper & Hardacre has provided legal services with integrity in the Beverly Hills/West Los Angeles area for more than fifty years. The firm has extensive experience in the practice areas of probate, wills, and trust. The firm also has considerable experience in insurance, tort, family, and intellectual property law, including copyright, trademark and entertainment matters. The firm’s clients include individuals and small to medium sized companies engaged in a…

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We Are a Law Firm with Integrity and Superior Skills

We are recognized by our peers and legal community with the prestigious AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. The firm has extensive experience in the practice areas of probate, wills, and trust. The firm also has considerable experience in insurance, tort, family, and intellectual property law, including copyright, trademark and entertainment matters.

Business

We have represented manufacturers, retailers, real estate developers and numerous other businesses from mail order companies, to cosmetic and skin care companies, jewelers, clothing and shoe companies. We also have represented food packaging companies and manufacturers of wiring devices.

Probate / Trust

We have probated wills and administered trusts in the State of California, the vast majority of which have passed efficiently and inexpensively through the courts to a speedy distribution.

Estate

We prepare estate plams and counsel our clients in the area of wills, trusts, and death taxation

Entertainment

We represent mostly post production companies including film editors, music editors, directors of photography, sound editors and other disciplines, and have done so since the 1970’s.

Non-Profit

We represent a multi-million dollar private charitable foundation. We are in a position to assist other such entities in all forms of organization and operation and are able to provide updates and analysis regarding philanthropy, charity, and other exempt organization

CLIENT NEWS

Many of our entertainment industry clients have been nominated for an Academy Award.

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LEGAL NEWS

Why Do Minutes Annually?

Estate/GST Tax Update 2014

ATRA Act of 2012 (Update)

ATRA Act of 2012 (HR8)

New Federal Estate, Gift & Generation Skipping Tax Law

Fiscal Cliff Legislation

Statement of Information – SCAM

LA Tsunami Threat

Records Retention Guidelines

Do I Really Need a Trust?

Community Property Law and Marital Dissolution