The Law Offices of Dominic E. Rainone, PLC is a premier Orange County law firm focusing exclusively in Trusts and Estates: planning, administration, and litigation; General Business Law: entity formations, business transactions and litigation; and the bridging of the two focus areas as appropriate.

Since 1995 the firm has advised and represented thousands of clients throughout the state of California. The firm is dedicated to personalized service designed specifically for the needs of each client: whether individuals, families or closely held businesses.

The firm takes the time to understand your unique situation so that it can best service your needs. The Law Offices of Dominic E. Rainone, PLC also keeps clients well informed on their legal matters. When the firm is engaged by clients, it provides realistic advice regarding the requisite work and best course of action. Since the firm realizes that cost is a concern, the firm prepares a budget and manages its efforts toward achieving the client’s goal on budget.

We hope this site provides useful and informative service to our valued clients and others seeking knowledge in one of our areas of legal specialty.

Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

When loved ones pass away we provide Probate or Trust Administration assistance professionally and expeditiously. When “bad actors” intervene we litigate to assert your interests and protect your inheritance rights.

Trusts and Estates

Business Law

Whether you are seeking to form a business entity; require expert counsel or litigation; or a simple bridge to your estate plans, we can counsel you in a range of strategies.

Business Law

Representative Cases

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Inheritance Recovery

Inheritance Recovery

Stephen Lee

A recent widower, married for 50 years, tookout a $400,000 reverse mortgage on his home and took a cruise where he was targeted by an unscrupulous companion half his age. One year later, his new companion siphoned away his assets and he passed away with an estate that had been reduced to almost zero. Our firm was able to recover the majority of his assets and distribute them to his niece, the rightful beneficiary, without the cost of litigation.
Experienced Representation

Experienced Representation

George Bailey

A son, grieving the loss of his mother, finds that his stepfather has no intention of distributing his mother’s portion of the estate to her only child. Our firm negotiated a favorable settlement for the son, our client, while avoiding costly litigation.
Business Law Strategies

Business Law Strategies

Kevin Estrada

A corporate client looking to secure the financial health of the partners, follows our guidance and purchases “key man” insurance. When one of the partners is killed in a tragic accident, his spouse is provided financial liquidity and a transition plan goes into effect for the transition of an incoming partner.
Estate Planning Strategies

Estate Planning Strategies

Kenneth Martinez

When your assets exceed $11.4 million advanced estate strategies are required to limit taxation. Our firm provided an estate plan consisting of QTIPS, QPRTS, ILIT, and LLCs with fractional real estate interest providing valuation discounts. This strategy saved our client, a Newport Beach physician, hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes.
Ethical, Cost Effective Representation

Ethical, Cost Effective Representation

Henry Ward

Anyone who is physically or mentally ill can be susceptible to improper influence. Caregivers may not benefit from changes in wills made by dependent elderly in their final days. Our client found themselves in this very situation when their parent’s at home caregiver suddenly became the full beneficiary of said estate. Our firm was able to freeze the assets and recover most of the estate for the original beneficiary, our client.
Expedite the Probate Process

Expedite the Probate Process

Jack Jordan

At the death of a Great Grandmother, our clients found that the family estate included real property that had not been properly transferred. Our firm was able to step in and unravel the extensive nested probate situations in a timely manner, and deliver the inheritance to our clients.
Expert Trust Administration

Expert Trust Administration

Samantha Burns

Our firm expertly handles trust administration. A new client was facing serious tax consequences resulting from a trust that was not properly administrated at the death of her husband fifteen years prior. Our firm successfully rolled back the clock and created multiple trust documents to split the trust and take advantage of dual federal estate tax exemptions thus legally avoiding unnecessary and substantial taxes.