Dan Hales

Daniel Clark Hales has been licensed to practice law in California since 1990. ^[1] He is a graduate of the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and is the founder of Citadel Law Corporation, an Irvine firm providing estate planning, trust, probate, trust administration, and business succession planning services. ^[1][2]

Citadel Law Corporation's website states that the firm has provided estate planning services to California clients for more than 30 years, and describes its work as covering living trusts, charitable remainder trusts, trust administration and amendment, wills and will codicils, probate, and powers of attorney. ^[2] The firm also assists clients with business entity formation, including limited liability companies, corporations, and foundations, and offers buy-sell and deferred compensation agreement drafting. ^[2]

According to the firm's website, Citadel Law's attorneys meet with clients in person or remotely by phone and video conference, and the firm's stated approach is to identify each client's estate planning goals before working to structure a plan intended to preserve privacy, minimize taxes, and avoid probate. ^[2]

Hales's self-reported practice areas with the State Bar of California are Trusts & Estates and Wills & Probate, and he is listed as a member of the California Lawyers Association's Trusts and Estates Section. ^[1] The State Bar's records indicate that Hales personally reports speaking Chinese, and that his staff offer services in Chinese, Indonesian, Mandarin, and Spanish. ^[1]

Citadel Law Corporation's office is located on Morse Avenue in Irvine, and the firm also serves clients in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. ^[1][2] Hales can be reached through the firm's Irvine office by phone or email. ^[1][2]