Our Practice
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning - Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Advance Healthcare Directives
- Probate
- Trust Administration and Consultation
- Estate and Gift Tax Matters, including Estate and Gift Tax Returns
- Charitable Giving
- Advanced Estate Tax Planning
- Business Succession Planning
Our Approach
Our practice has spanned the last three decades, during which time we have assisted countless families in counseling, creating, and finalizing personalized, flexible, and comprehensive estate plan documents, as well as providing guidance on advanced planning, trust and probate administration, and the like.
We are a full-service firm, specializing in assisting individuals and families to plan for the future, supporting our clients through sensitive situations, and providing straight-forward and efficient guidance as our clients navigate the law. Estate planning is on so many of our clients' "to do" lists and their most common comment to us once we have finalized their matter or signed their estate plan documents is, "That was easy." Put plainly, with 17+ years of experience and knowledge, we get it.
We are an estate planning firm with an expertise in tax law that informs our practice, which includes all trust and will matters, along with estate and gift tax planning; probate; trust administration; charitable planning; and business succession planning. Our mission is to help our clients navigate overwhelming situations with sensitivity, ease, and efficiency. Our experience is comprehensive and runs the gamut of an estate planning, trusts, and probate firm. We help provide our clients with security.
Location
With offices located in the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula, Ashley Copp Law, APC works with clients located throughout the South Bay area, including the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance, San Pedro, Carson, Gardena, Lomita, Wilmington, Harbor City, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, and Pasadena, to name a few. After having acclimated to and seen the benefits of virtual meetings in 2020, we now will often meet with clients in person at their own home or office, allowing for a comfortable and efficient meeting where our client has quick access to their books and records. Also, with the continued ability to provide virtual services, we are able to assist clients across the State of California.
Legacy of Success
The personal nature of our field and practice is such that our understanding of our clients' personal beliefs and goals is imperative. We look forward to establishing these relationships with our clients as their counselor at law.
Ashley F. Copp
Professional Experience & Affiliations
Ashley F. Copp has spent the entirety of her extensive professional practice specifically in the area of Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Law. Ms. Copp’s areas of practice and experience include estate and gift tax planning; estate and gift tax returns; trust planning; charitable gift planning; ass
Professional Experience & Affiliations
Ashley F. Copp has spent the entirety of her extensive professional practice specifically in the area of Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Law. Ms. Copp’s areas of practice and experience include estate and gift tax planning; estate and gift tax returns; trust planning; charitable gift planning; asset protection planning; family business succession planning; creation of limited liability companies; life insurance tax planning; post-mortem planning; planning with qualified plan assets; commencement and administration of conservatorships; and administration of probates, trusts and estates.
Ms. Copp is admitted to practice before the State Bar of California and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association as well as both the Trusts and Estates and Taxation Sections of the State Bar of California. Since 2008, Ms. Copp has served on the Steering Committee of the Los Angeles Chapter of the California Society of CPAs Estate Planning Committee.
Ms. Copp is recognized by the California State Bar as a certified specialist in the field of Estate Planning, Tax Services, and Trust and Probate.
Education
Ms. Copp is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and earned her Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Ms. Copp also earned a Masters of Law degree in Taxation from Loyola Law School, where she participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, was a member of the International Vis Moot Court team, and worked as an extern for the State Board of Equalization, Office of the Chair.
Publications and Presentations
Ms. Copp is a frequent public speaker and has given numerous presentations to various professional organizations, including the California Society of CPAs, Athlete’s Touch Manhattan Beach, and The South Bay Bar Association.
Ms. Copp is an avid equestrian and also enjoys camping and hiking with her husband, son, and greyhound dogs.