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Matthew Owens

Work Department

Trust, Estate and Inheritance Disputes

Position

Senior Associate

Career

Matt focuses his practice on trust, estate, and inheritance disputes. He has prosecuted and defended a wide range of matters in probate court, including trust contests, elder abuse actions, accountings, contested conservatorships and claims involving breach of fiduciary duty. His clients include high net worth individuals and families, corporate trustees, and private professional fiduciaries.

Matt has successfully handled several trials and arbitrations of trust and estate disputes. He also handles appeals and was one of the attorneys of record in Funsten v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2016) 2 Cal.App.5th 959.

Matt is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Matt frequently speaks and writes on trust and estate litigation topics, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association (TEXCOM), and serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the San Diego County Bar Association’s Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law Section. He was recognized as a Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” for 2021, has been a Super Lawyers Rising Star each year since 2013, and has been on Legal Week’s Private Client “Ones to Watch” list each year since 2017.

Memberships

California Lawyers Association, Trusts and Estates Section, Member of Executive Committee (TEXCOM)

San Diego County Bar Association, 2020 Chair of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section Executive Committee

San Diego Probate Bench-Bar Committee, 2020 Secretary

California Lawyers Association, Litigation Section

American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh Chapter

Probate Attorneys of San Diego

Education

Santa Clara University, J.D.

University of Mississippi, Honors College, cum laude, B.A.