James Stigliano is a highly skilled attorney whose practice is dedicated to complex trust and estate litigation, with a strong focus on high net worth disputes, fiduciary misconduct, and financial abuse. He brings extensive experience handling trust contests, elder abuse claims, conservatorships, accounting disputes, and matters involving the mismanagement of trust assets. Prior to his legal career, James spent over ten years as a Certified Public Accountant, advising fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and family offices on tax-efficient wealth transfers, trust administration, and compliance. His background in public accounting, specializing in trust and estate tax planning for ultra-high net worth clients, uniquely positions him to provide strategic and financially sound counsel in contentious litigation. James is licensed as a CPA in California, Florida, and Oregon, and he graduated in the top 10% of his class from California Western School of Law in 2021.