Lalit Kundani leads the law firm’s award-winning Trust & Estate Planning practice group. He has been recognized by Newsweek, The National Advocates, Super Lawyers, and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys as a leading attorney in his field. He is known for his detailed approach to planning. Lalit’s clients include high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, judges, public officials, fellow lawyers, physicians, actors, venture capitalists, and business owners. All of his clients have come to rely on his advice and counsel in the areas of advanced estate tax planning and asset protection.
Lalit works intimately with his clients in order to create comprehensive estate planning strategies. He focuses on minimization of estate, income, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. He particularly emphasizes inheritance preservation planning and asset protection. Lalit Kundani routinely advises startup founders in pre-IPO and liquidation events, reorganizing businesses to qualify for QSBS and Section 1202 tax benefits. He also helps with restructuring California LLCs on behalf of those with significant real estate holdings to minimize property tax reassessments. He also has an extensive clientele of overseas residents who have both domestic and foreign business interests.
Lalit is effective in protecting his clients and their assets because he knows first-hand how the other side thinks. Unlike other estate attorneys, Lalit worked nearly a decade as a trial lawyer. He prosecuted both individuals and corporations and recovered over hundreds of millions on behalf of his clients. Lalit credits his courtroom experience with the reason why he is a better problem solver and why so many clients choose him as their personal counsel.
Lalit graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with Departmental Highest Honors and then graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law. He began his legal career at a large national law firm working on high-stakes litigation. He was later appointed as Deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County, and then worked as a trial lawyer at one of the nation’s leading plaintiff’s litigation firms, where he represented victims of catastrophic injury and death. Lalit is a sought-after speaker and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, CNN, Forbes, and local radio stations like KFI.
Lalit resides in Orange County with his wife and two daughters. He spends his free time on various passion projects close to his heart.
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles Bachelor of Arts, 2001
- UC Berkeley School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2005
Awards & Recognition
- National Advocates, Top 100 Lawyers in the Nation: 2015, 2017
- Super Lawyer: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Super Lawyer Rising Star: 2015
- American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, Top 10 Attorney: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Newsweek, Premier Attorney: 2014
Professional Affiliations
- Wealth Counsel
- Board of Advisors, Cal State Fullerton’s Office of Planned Giving
- South Asian Bar Association
- General Counsel, Sindhi Association of Southern California