Valerie
      K. deMartino

      4326
      Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807

      ph: (562) 628-0287     fax: (562) 424-1659



      


      
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Ms. deMartino's primary practice
      is in the areas of corporate and business law, estate planning, probate
      and conservatorship.
      Over the past 19 years, she has gained extensive experience in
      forming corporations (both for profit and non-profit), limited
      liability companies (LLC's), and partnerships, and in advising
      businesses on personnel, corporate formalities, contracts, and
      other on-going business issues as they arise, as well as assisting
      the business owner and others with estate planning, including
      drafting wills and irrevocable and revocable living trusts. She
      has experience handling both litigated and non-litigated probate,
      trust and conservatorship cases.

      [Link to article on "What is Probate?"]

      
Her business
      representation
      covers such things as corporate,
      LLC, closely held corporations, or partnership formation, fictitious
      business statements (DBA), record keeping and minutes, mergers
      and acquisitions, sales and transfers of business stock or assets;
      corporate buy and sell agreements, dissolution, contract negotiation,
      drafting, interpretation, and breach of contract litigation;
      non-disclosure agreements; human resources advice and preparation
      of such documents as employment agreements, employee handbooks
      and releases upon termination; corporate mergers and refinancing,
      buy and sell agreements, and stock option plans; review of insurance
      coverage issues, copyright and trademark applications, negotiation
      of leases and lease terminations, and representing them as creditors
      in bankruptcy matters. Basically, Ms. deMartino provides her
      business clients who are too small for "in house" counsel,
      with a similar resource. Her approach is to try to learn all
      she can about a client's business and how it works, including
      visiting and becoming familiar with their office procedures and
      plant. This allows her to see issues which another attorney who
      is unfamiliar with the client's business may not see. She will
      work closely with your other professional advisors in the areas
      of tax and insurance.

      [Link to article on "Starting A Business"]

      [Link to article on "FAQs re: Business
      Law"]

      
In the estate
      planning area, every
      effort is made to tailor an estate plan to the individual, including
      for example drafting revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts
      such as for charitable giving, education or special needs, wills,
      and durable powers of attorney for financial management and health
      care . She has handled many probate matters from simple to complex
      estates, as well as will contests, and litigated trust and conservatorship
      matters.

      [Link to article on "Estate Planning
      Choices"]

      [Link to article on "FAQs re: Estate
      Planning]

      
Ms. deMartino
      has been practicing law since 1984. Her Long Beach office is conveniently located
      to serve the South Bay, Long Beach and North Orange County areas.
      Martindale Hubble has recognized her commitment to integrity
      and competence with an AV rating, which is their highest rating
      for ability and ethics [martindalehubble.com].
      Ms. deMartino takes pride in giving her client's cases her personal
      attention and in being readily available to her clients. Her
      philosophy is to give a client the best representation possible
      at the lowest cost. She encourages alternative dispute resolution
      (ADR) such as mediation, when appropriate. When you need advise
      on a matter which is out of her areas of expertise, you will
      be referred to one of the many local resources she has developed
      in her 19 years of practice in Long Beach.

      
Ms. deMartino
      is a member
      of the Long Beach, Los Angeles
      County [lacba.org], California
      [calsb.org] and American
      Bar Associations. She is admitted to practice before the California
      and the U. S. District Courts. She is committed to giving back
      to the community through service in such organization as Long
      Beach Bar Foundation (Director), Women Lawyers of Long Beach
      (past President), the Long Beach Bar Association (past member
      of Board of Governors and committee chair), Long Beach Grand
      Prix Foundation (Director) [gpfoundationlb.org],
      the Ball/Hunt Inn of Court (10 year member) [innsofcourt.org]
      and volunteering as a settlement officer for the Superior Court
      [lasuperiorcourt.org/adr].



      

                                                                             
 
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