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Practice Areas
Conservatorship; Trust Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Long Term Care Planning; Elder Abuse Litigation; Medi-Cal Eligibility for Longterm Care

Admitted: 1978, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Law School: University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.

Member: State Bar of California (Member, Trust and Estates Section); Santa Barbara County Bar Association (Member, Probate and Elder Law Sections); Santa Barbara Barristers; Los Angeles County Bar Association

Biography: Presentations on elder law and probate issues to numerous organizations including the Santa Barbara County Bar Association probate and elder law sections, the National College of Probate Judges, the California Court Investigators Association, and many local nonprofit and charitable organizations. Founding member of the Santa Barbara Financial Abuse Specialist Team. Selected by the Court to serve on the 2011 - 2012 Santa Barbara County Probate Rules Revision Committee. Member, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Born: Burbank, California, December 30, 1949

Office Location
735 State Street
Suite 623
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805-965-3079
Fax: 805-966-0839
dturpin@turpinlaw.com

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