Mary Gillick practices exclusively in trust and estate litigation, with experience in elder abuse actions, conservatorships and guardianships. Memberships San Diego County Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Member of Fiduciary Litigation Committee. Member: Estate Planning - Trusts & Probate Bench Bar Liaison Committee. Master: American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter - 1998-Present. Delegate: State Bar Conference of Delegates - 1989-1999, 2009. President: Board of Directors, San Diego Inn of Court - Trial Advocacy Training Program - 2005. Member: Board of Directors, San Diego Inn of Court - Trial Advocacy Training Program - 2000 - 2006. Member: Executive Committee of the State Bar of California Estate Planning - Trust and Probate Law Section - 1993-1999. Chair: Litigation Committee, Executive Committee of the State Bar of California Estate Planning - Trust and Probate Law Section - 1994-1998. Chair: Environmental Committee, Executive Committee of the State Bar of California Estate Planning - Trust and Probate Law Section - 1993-1994. Co-Chair: SDCBA Delegation - State Bar Conference of Delegates - 1994-1995. Chair: San Diego County Bar Association Legislation Committee - 1992-1993. Chair: Estate Planning and Probate Law Subcommittee of the San Diego County Bar Association Legislation Committee - 1991. Co-Chair: Estate Planning and Probate Law Subcommittee of the San Diego County Bar Association Legislation Committee - 1990. President: Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. - 1996-1998. President-Elect: Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. - 1995. Member: Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. - 1990-2000. Member: Board of Directors, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. - 1991-1996. Recognition Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rating. Best Lawyers in America® - First Year Listed: 2009 - Most Recent Listing: 2012 (Litigation Trusts and Estates). San Diego Super Lawyers - Most Recent Listing: 2011 (Estate Planning & Probate). Top 50 San Diego Super Lawyers - Most Recent Listing: 2011. Top 25 Women San Diego Super Lawyers - Most Recent Listing: 2011. The Daily Transcript: San Diego County Top Attorneys - Most Recent Listing: 2011 (Estate Planning / Probate & Trust). Publications / Presentations Media Presence / Articles About Attorney / Attorney Contribution 09 | 08 | 2011 Recognition
Thirty-Four Luce Forward Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America® 06 | 05 | 2011 Recognition
Thirty Luce Forward Partners Named San Diego Super Lawyers 07 | 21 | 2010 Recognition
The Daily Transcript Names Seven Luce Forward Partners "Top San Diego County Attorneys" 06 | 15 | 2010 Recognition
Thirty Luce Forward Attorneys Named San Diego Super Lawyers 08 | 04 | 2009 Recognition
Luce Forward Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 06 | 17 | 2009 Recognition
Thirty-Two Luce Forward Attorneys Named San Diego Super Lawyers 06 | 02 | 2009 Community Presence
Luce Forward Officially Launches Women's Initiative 02 | 03 | 2009 Firm Management
Luce Forward Announces Firm Leadership Changes for 2009 05 | 19 | 2008 Recognition
32 Luce Forward Attorneys Named San Diego Super Lawyers - Five Attorneys Receive Top Honors 06 | 07 | 2007 Recognition
34 Luce Forward Attorneys Named San Diego Super Lawyers 07 | 20 | 2006 Recognition
11 Luce Forward Partners Named Top San Diego Attorneys All Authored Works West's California Code Forms, Probate. California Decedent Estate Practice, 2nd Edition, Chapter 23 "Actions By and Against Representative." Co-Author: California Civil Practice - "Probate and Trust Proceedings," Vols. I-IV, Bancroft-Whitney (1993 and semi-annual supplements to present). "Estate Planning Trust & Probate News," Litigation Alert, Vol. 14, No. 4, Winter 1994 - Present (quarterly publication). Co-Author: "Estate Planning, Trust & Probate News," Vol. 14, No. 1, Spring 1994, Fiduciary Responsibility Under CERCLA. "In Propria Persona: When Can A Fiduciary Represent Himself?," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, State Bar of California Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, Vol. 4, No. 4, Winter 1998 Presentations Panelist: Annual Fall Program - Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section - "Recent Developments" - Fall 1994-Present. Panelist: State Bar of California Annual Meeting - Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section" - Recent Developments" - Fall 1994 to Present. Participant: Mock Trial Presentation - Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section - 1999-Present. Panelist: San Diego County Bar Association - San Diego Probate Bench-Bar Annual CLE Training for Court Appointed Counsel - November 2010. Panelist: State Bar of California - "Practical Dilemmas: How to Deal with Ethical and Conflict of Interest Issues" - Redwood City - November 2009. Speaker: State Bar of California - "The Law and Elder Abuse: Identification and Prevention" - San Diego - October 9, 2009. Speaker: Estate Planning Council - "Recent Developments" - October, 2009. Speaker: State Bar Annual Meeting - "Current Developments" - San Diego - September 11, 2009. Panelist: State Bar of California - "Practical Dilemmas: How to Deal with Ethical and Conflict of Interest Issues" - San Diego - September 2009. Speaker: San Diego County Bar Association - "Recent Developments" - June, 2009. Speaker: 31st Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute - "Highlights of Current California Developments" - Wilshire Grand Los Angeles - May 15, 2009. Speaker: State Bar of California - "The Law and Elder Abuse: Identification and Prevention" - Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel - May 8, 2009. Speaker: SDCBA - "How to Litigate Your Probate/Trust Contest Case" - July 2008. Speaker: La Jolla Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Section - "Recent Updates in Trust and Estate Litigation" - June 2008. Panelist: State Bar of California, Trust and Estates Section - "Battling Fiduciaries" - San Francisco - June 2008. Panelist: State Bar of California, Trust and Estates Section - "Battling Fiduciaries" - Los Angeles - May 2008. Panelist: Wells Fargo, Private Client Services - "The Uniform Prudent Investor Act" - February 2007. Speaker: CEB - "Estate Litigation: Tactical Issues, Case Studies and Resolution Scenarios" - October 27, 2006. Moderator: CEB - "Practical Estate Asset Management" - October 21, 2006. Speaker: "Third Party Liability - The Beneficiary's Claims" - The 25th Annual Southern California Tax & Estate Planning Forum - October 27-29, 2005. Guest Speaker: "Your Legal Rights" radio program - August 10, 2005. Speaker: CEB - "Estate Litigation: Tactical Issues, Case Studies and Resolution Scenarios" - December 9, 2005. Panelist: ALI-ABA 5th Annual Program - "Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries" - July 2004. Speaker: SDCBA, Probate Section - "Hiring an Expert Witness" - Fall 2004. Speaker: CEB - "Discovery in Fiduciary Litigation for Trusts and Estates Lawyers" - November 2003. Co-Speaker: SEI, "Trust and Estates and Transactional Lawyers' Guide to What is and What is Not Privileged and Confidential" - January 17, 2003. Panelist: "Probate Mediation" - San Diego County Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Section - March 2002. Panelist: "Antidotes for Estate Planning Scams, Botched Trusts, and Other Disasters" - CEB, Program Handbook - March / April 1998. Co-Speaker: "Trustee Notification Provisions" - San Diego County Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Section - April 1998. Panelist: "Estates & Trusts Dispute Resolution and Litigation" - Continuing Education of the Bar - November 1996. Panelist: Recent Developments in Probate Litigation - Rutter Group - May 1995. Panelist: Recent Developments in Probate Litigation - Rutter Group - May 1994. Speaker: "Liability Under CERCLA and Other Environmental Issues in Estate Planning and Administration" - San Diego County Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Section. February 1994. Panelist: 17th Annual Fall Program - Estate Planning - Trust and Probate Law Section - "Environmental Issues in Estate Planning and Administration" - Fall 1993. |