Richard “Dick” S. Kinyon has advised clients on tax, estate planning and estate and trust administration matters for more than 60 years. He is a recognized authority on fiduciary income tax and a leading expert on California’s income taxation of trusts and estates.
In addition to decades of client work, Dick has written and spoken extensively on topics related to tax and estate planning, with a focus on continuing legal education programs. His recent work has centered on the potential impacts of proposed federal and state tax reform.
Dick advises clients on drafting comprehensive basic estate planning instruments, such as wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney and advance health care directives. He also has extensive experience drafting irrevocable trusts, such as personal dynasty and split-interest charitable trusts, as well as structuring family investment limited liability companies. His work focuses on achieving income, estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer and real property tax savings, while also enhancing other beneficial interests.