Louis A. "Lou" Mezzullo

About Louis

Louis Mezzullo’s principal areas of practice are Taxation, Estate and Business Succession Planning, and Employee Benefits. He was on the faculty of the University of Miami School of Law Graduate Program in Estate Planning from 2004 to 2007 and on the faculty of the University of San Diego School of Law in 2009. He was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Richmond Law School from 1978 until 2006. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Emerging Leaders and Who’s Who in America (Marquis Who's Who Publishers) and in The Best Lawyers in America (for Tax, Employee Benefits and Trust and Estates) (Woodward/White Publishers) and was listed as one of the top 50 Lawyers in the 2013 Edition of the San Diego Super Lawyers and in the Top Attorneys in Business Services in the Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers. He is also ranked in the top category for wealth management in the Western Region by Chambers, USA. Mr. Mezzullo frequently serves as an expert witness in matters related to estate, tax, and business planning and trust administration, including malpractice matters on behalf of defendant attorneys.

Practice Areas

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Education

• University of Maryland, Master's Degree, graduated 1976
• University of Richmond, JD, graduated 1976
• University of Maryland, MA, graduated 1967

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1976
• California, 2006

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