Law office specializing in Probate, Estate Planning/Trusts and Estates, Trust Administration, Powers of Attorney, Elder Law, Medical/Medicaid Long Term Care Planning, Living Will/Healthcare Directives, Conservatorships, Assett Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Tax Planning
Law office specializing in Probate, Estate Planning/Trusts and Estates, Trust Administration, Powers of Attorney, Elder Law, Medical/Medicaid Long Term Care Planning, Living Will/Healthcare Directives, Conservatorships, Assett Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Tax Planning
Law Office of Black & Edwards, LLP
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Partner Profiles:

Karen Black Certified Specialist Probate, Trusts, Edler Law. Estate Planning Certified Specialist Karen E. Black
CERTIFICATIONS: Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State of California Board of Specialization; Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA).

Position: Partner. Born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 2, 1938; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1986, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. EDUCATION: San Diego State University (B.S. in Business Administration, 1979); University of San Diego (J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1982); National Law Center; George Washington University (LL.M., in Taxation with highest honors, 1986). ORGANIZATIONS: North County Bar Association San Diego (1986 to present) - Board of Directors (1992-1995, secretary 1992); Tax Section (Chair 1989-1991); Founder and member - Elder Law Section; Member - Probate Section; Delegate to State Bar Convention (1991-2001). Member - State Bar of California; Law Advisory Commission of the California Board of Specialization, Estate Planning Trust and Probate Section, 1997-1999, chair 2000. Member - National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Southern California Chapter of NAELA, Past President. Associate Professor, Probate, Elder Law, Palomar Community College (Paralegal program); Superior Court of San Diego County - Judge Pro Tem (since 1992); Attorney Arbitration Panel (since 1992) PUBLICATIONS: The Law and You, weekly article, North County Times 1993-2000, Code of Conduct, a novel, (see below). LANGUAGES: English, Spanish   Email: karen@kblack.com
Stacy Edwards Estate Planning, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Probates, Wills & Trusts, Trust Administration Stacy L. Edwards
Position: Partner. Born Kansas City, Missouri, April 21, 1962. EDUCATION: Western State University (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1994). Admitted to bar, 1995, California. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations. Associate Professor, Elder Law, Palomar Community College, 1999. Author, "The Law and You", North County Times Advocate Newspaper. ORGANIZATIONS: Bar Association of Northern San Diego County (Elected to Board of Directors, 2008); Member - State Bar of California, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys ; San Diego Chapter, NAELA (Board of Directors); Volunteer, Joslyn Senior Center, 2000-present.

FIRM PRACTICE AREAS:
Estate Planning (Trusts, Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney), Probate, Trust Administration, Conservatorships, Elder Law, Long term care planning, Asset Protection Planning.
Code of Conduct, book written by Karen Black, inspired by Cole Black, and his Vietnam ex-POW buddies, whose combined experiences provided the details for the prison episodes
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Code of Conduct
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 Read more here: about Code of Conduct a novel, written by Karen.
Karen's husband Cole Black spent almost seven years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. His POW experience provided the inspiration and background for the novel.
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