Meet Caren R. Nielsen

Caren R. Nielsen recently opened the Law Offices of Caren R. Nielsen, A Professional Corporation, having formerly been a partner in the law firm of Glantz, Nielsen, Gillin & Scott, LLP in Encino, California. She practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Conservatorships, Medi-Cal Planning and Elder Law. She is one of 850 certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation.

Ms. Nielsen received her B.S. degree, cum laude, from the University of Southern California and her J.D. degree from Loyola Law School. She has been a practicing attorney for more than 19 years. She has written chapters on various probate and estate planning topics and has lectured to corporations, non-profit organizations and professional associations on the topics of wills, trusts, probate, Medi-Cal planning and elder law.

Ms. Nielsen is the past chairperson and vice-chairperson for the Probate & Estate Planning Section of the San Fernando Valley Bar and the past President of the Southern California Council of Elder Law Attorneys. She is an active member of the L.A. County Bar, the San Fernando Valley Bar Probate and Estate Planning Section, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is the past president of the Warner Center Estate and Tax Planning Council. She formerly sat on the Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firm Practice Section for the State Bar of California and on the Executive Committee of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Elder Law Section.

For two terms she was a Trustee on the Board of Trustees for the San Fernando Valley Bar Association and does volunteer work for the Alzheimer's Association, Los Angeles County Bar AIDS/Hospice Program, Los Angeles Court Mediation Program, and the Superior Court Guardianship Program.

Areas of Expertise:

• Medi-Cal Planning for Long-Term Care
• Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney
• Special Needs Trusts
• Conservatorships and Guardianships
• Probate
• Trust Administration