Los Angeles Estate Planning / Asset Protection Lawyer
Burbank / Glendale Elder Law & Business Law Attorney

“Failing to plan is planning to FAIL.” - Alan Lakien

Joseph B. McHugh, Esq.

Joe McHugh is the founding principal for LA LAW Center, LLP. He is proud of our firm's experience, ability and passion to help our clients with many legal issues in Asset Protection, Land Trusts, Probate, Wills, Living Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Medi-CAL Planning, Veterans Benefits, Disability Planning, Business Formations, Contracts, Business Law.

Joe has established a law firm that is based on being comfortable and friendly for our clients. Behind this family friendly evironment,  Joe and his staff are always quite prepared to protect our clients viciously in a legal battle when necessary! You never want to go into a courtroom without an experienced attorney ready and armed to win every legal battle.

When you become our client, your family becomes our family! We help you 'armor up' when neccessary!

Joseph Mc Hugh, ESQ.
FOUNDING Principal OF LA LAW Center, LLP

Joseph (Joe) McHugh is a highly experienced and caring attorney that has earned an excellent reputation for representing clients in the areas of Asset Protection, Business Law, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts, Elder Law, Conservatorships, Trust and Probate Administration, Contracts and Business Organization Formations. He is the founder and principal of the LA LAWCENTER, LLP, located in Glendale, California (www.la-lawcenter.com).

Joe has an undergraduate degree from California State University at Fullerton in Business Administration, with an emphasis on Finance and Accounting. He worked in the project finance division of Walt Disney's design group, Walt Disney Imagineering and spent many years with the Disney organization in the areas of project development and contract administration.

In 1986, Joe graduated from Whittier College School of Law, and became a member of the California State Bar. Joe spent several years helping clients plan businesses and projects, and has acted as in-house counsel raising equity funding, creating joint ventures and subsidiary companies, and various international business transactions.

Starting with the birth of his first child in 1987, Joe developed a special interest in Estate Planning and Elder Law. Personal knowledge of problems suffered by family and friends related to probate, elder and disability issues, estate taxes, family discord, and other situations that could have been planned for and avoided, focused Joe on the course of Estate Planning and Elder Law as his primary legal practice.

Joe is an active member of the State Bar of California, as well as the Bar's Business, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Sections; the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys; California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform; Life Care Planning Law Firm Association; and several bar associations such as the Los Angeles County Bar, the Beverly Hills Bar, and the Irish-American Bar (with a name like McHugh, he just has to be a member).

Joe is a sought after attorney to speak at seminars and local gatherings to educate the community on asset protection and legal issues for the family and small businesses. He makes complex legal topics easy to understand in his informative educational speaking sessions.

Joe resides in Southern California with his wife, Kathy and their children, Shannon and Trevor, several dogs, horses, cats and a wild peacock. He is a Civilian Volunteer with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Mounted Posse, riding his Palomino Quarter Horse, Kali (Miss Kalifornia).

Joe can be reached at the LA LAW CENTER
818.241.4238 or 877.537.8283

We are highly experienced and caring attorneys that have earned an excellent reputation as trusted California Estate Planning Attorneys, Elder Lawyers and Business Attorneys - serving Los Angeles County in Asset Protection, Probate, Wills, Living Trusts, Special Needs Trusts, Irrevocable Trusts, Charitable Remainder Trusts, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Medi-CAL Qualifications, Veterans Benefits Planning, Disability Planning, Business Formations, Contracts, Business Law.

Our clients are business owners, individuals and families located in Southern California, including the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, North Hollywood, La Canada, La Crescenta, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Hollywood, Encino, Woodland Hills and many other areas and the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara, as well as the valleys of San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, San Gabriel Valley. We have successfully represented and assisted clients in Central and Northern California, as well as helping individuals in cities throughout the United States that have family members or business interests in California, with legal needs.