Bryan M. Wittlin

Bryan M. Wittlin is an associate in the Business Trial Practice group in the firm's Century City office.

Areas of Practice

Bryan’s practice focuses on disputes involving trusts and estates.  He handles trust and will contests, breach of fiduciary duty and elder abuse claims, conservatorships, trustee accounting matters, and other fiduciary matters.  Bryan’s clients include trustees, executors, beneficiaries, nonprofit organizations, and others.  He often collaborates with estate planning, real estate, and corporate attorneys on litigation matters.  Bryan is part of a nationally-recognized team representing clients in some of the most high-profile and complex trust and estate disputes in the country. 

Bryan also has general commercial litigation experience, including litigating real estate, securities, breach of contract, entertainment, and insurance bad faith cases.  He has handled cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and has drafted Amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of pro bono clients.

Bryan is actively engaged in the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), as a member of the Executive Committee of the LACBA Trust & Estates Section, and is also a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association.

Honors

Ones to Watch - Trusts and Estates, Best Lawyers, 2024-2025

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

• “Due Diligence: How to Prepare for a Conservatorship Case and Alternatives to Conservatorship,” LACBA Court Appointed Counsel Training: Current Fundamental Topics, October 5, 2024
• “The Role of Conservatorship Counsel and Changes to Probate Code section 1471,” LACBA Trust and Estate Section’s 2022 Aviva K. Bobb Court-Appointed Counsel (CAC) Training