About Attorney Max M. Alavi

Max M. Alavi is the principal attorney of Max Alavi, Attorney at Law, APC, where he focuses on trust and probate litigation, estate planning, and related estate disputes in Southern California. He has more than 30 years of legal experience and is licensed in Texas, since 1992, and California, since 2010. His practice is centered on complex probate and trust matters, including high value disputes involving trusts, estates, fiduciary misconduct claims, inheritance conflicts, and contested administration issues.

Mr. Alavi has built his career around handling matters that carry both financial and personal weight. His work often involves cases where substantial family assets are at issue and where clients need clear direction during emotionally difficult disputes. His approach is client focused and strategic, with an emphasis on understanding each client’s priorities, concerns, and long term goals before developing a plan for resolution, whether through negotiation, court proceedings, or trial.

He has received recognition from several well known legal rating organizations. Super Lawyers lists Max M. Alavi as a selected attorney for 2024 through 2026. Martindale Hubbell shows him as a Client Champion award recipient, and also reflects an Avvo Client Choice award badge on his profile. His Avvo profile reflects client reviews, and Martindale Hubbell reflects strong client ratings as well.

At Max Alavi, Attorney at Law, APC, Mr. Alavi leads a practice serving clients in trust litigation, probate litigation, trust and will contests, trustee disputes, financial elder abuse matters, estate planning, and probate and trust administration. His firm presents him as a lawyer known for taking a practical, client oriented approach to complicated estate matters, with representation focused on protecting client rights and preserving what matters most to them.

• $100 Million Estate Trial Victory – Los Angeles County: Petition against Trustee for Breach of Trust and Failure to Safeguard Trust Assets.
• $30 Million Trustee Misconduct Win – San Francisco County: Beneficiary representation against a Professional Fiduciary for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, mismanagement, and excessive compensation.
• $6 Million Contested Trust: Representation of a beneficiary securing a favorable settlement in a contested trust administration.
• $2 Million Contested Estate: Represented Trustee and achieved a favorable settlement in a contested estate administration.
• Full Recovery in Embezzlement Case – Orange County: Recovered all estate assets after the administrator embezzled funds and fled; secured an arrest warrant.
• Pretermitted Spouse Claim Defeated – Riverside County: Settled for pennies on the dollar by showing fraudulent intent and abuse of the decedent.
• Summary Judgment Trust & Quiet Title Victory – Orange County: Achieved a decisive summary judgment in a disputed trust case, securing clear title to the family home for the rightful heir without the need for trial.
  
• Family Home Restored to Beneficiary – Orange County: Won litigation to recover a family home for a young woman whose trustee withheld her inheritance since childhood.
• Elder Financial Abuse Estate Settlement – Los Angeles County: Achieved a favorable settlement in a multi-million-dollar estate elder financial abuse matter on behalf of the decedent’s nieces and nephews in Ohio.
• Real Property Contest Complete Victory: Defended a joint tenant/trustee against siblings contesting partial interest in real property in probate. Sibling petition dismissed with prejudice.
• Surviving Spouse Victory: Represented a surviving wife in a 3-year intestate probate litigation against step-children over separate vs. community property. Secured final judgment granting client 100% of property.