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Two JMBM Partners Named to Daily Journal’s Top Estate & Wealth Management Attorneys 2025

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 8, 2025 – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is proud to announce that two of the Firm’s Partners, Burton Mitchell and Eric Bardwell have been recognized by the Daily Journal as among California’s Top Estate & Wealth Management Attorneys for 2025. This annual list honors the state’s most accomplished attorneys who are shaping the field of trusts, estates, and wealth management through their legal acumen, innovative strategies, and exceptional client service.

With decades of combined experience, Burton and Eric represent high-net-worth individuals, families, and closely held businesses in all aspects of estate planning, wealth preservation, and tax strategy. Their work spans sophisticated trust structuring, multi-jurisdictional planning, family office formation, charitable giving strategies, and estate and gift tax controversy matters. Both attorneys are recognized not only for their technical excellence but also for their ability to align complex planning with the unique goals and values of their clients.

JMBM’s Trusts & Estates Group is widely regarded for its depth of experience and its collaborative approach to solving the most complex challenges in estate and wealth management law. The team advises on matters ranging from tax-efficient wealth transfer to business succession planning, charitable and philanthropic endeavors, and cross-border family structures.

The Daily Journal’s Top Estate & Wealth Management Attorneys list is compiled annually, highlighting attorneys across California who have demonstrated outstanding skill in guiding clients through some of the most important and personal legal matters they will face.

For more information about JMBM’s Taxation, Trusts & Estates practice, please visit www.jmbm.com/taxation-trusts-estates.html.