About Richard Ansel Heller

Richard Ansel Heller is a lawyer practicing litigation, corporate and commercial, trusts, estates and probates, trusts & estates and 1 other area of law. Richard received a degree from San Diego Law Review Staff Writer, and has been licensed for 51 years. Richard practices at Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP in San Diego, CA.

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Rated

This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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Services

Areas of Law

Litigation
Other 3
- Litigation, Corporate and Commercial
- Trusts, Estates and Probates
- Trusts & Estates

Practice Details

Firm Information

Position
Attorney

Firm Name
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Representative Matters: Successfully defended at trial the manager of a limited liability company in defeating claims to dissolve the LLC,
in defeating breach of fiduciary duty claims for 69 million.
Successfully Represented Trustees in defeating a 40 million challenge to separate property character of trust corpus.
Successfully represented court-appointed conservator in trust contest litigation resulting in over 25 million being returned to family members.
Successfully represented court-appointed guardian ad litem in breach of fiduciary duty case resulting in over 12 million being returned to trust.
Successfully represented real estate developer in action challenging developer's 7 million interest.
Successfully represented beneficiaries in undue influence/breach of fiduciary duty case resulting in over 3 million in additional bequests to beneficiaries.
Received judgment for over 3 million for breach of fiduciary duty against trustee.
Received judgment upholding 2.8 million real property claim against breach of contract claims.
Received jury verdict in defamation action for over 1 million.
Represents clients in a wide variety of complex business litigation, including commercial, real estate, fraud, contract, partnership
corporate disputes.
Represents clients in trust
will contests
a wide variety of trust
estate litigation including elder financial abuse, breach of fiduciary duty, accounting
surcharge, property characterization, creditor claims
no-contest clause disputes.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1975, California
1980, District of Columbia

Memberships

Community Involvement
•North County Bar Association - President, Board Member, Litigation Section Chair
•American Inns of Court, Fiorenzo V. Lopardo - Master
•San Diego County Bar Association - Judicial Evaluation Committee Co-Chair (1996), Judicial Evaluation Rules Revision Committee (1999)
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of San Diego School of Law
Class of 1975
JD

Other Education
San Diego Law Review Staff Writer

University of California, Berkeley
Class of 1971
BA
Political Science

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