Richard A. Galofaro
Richard Galofaro is a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Galofaro focuses his practice on estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals and families, the administration of trusts and estates, and probate matters.
Mr. Galofaro has experience structuring and implementing sophisticated transfer tax planning techniques, including sales to defective grantor trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning. In addition, Mr. Galofaro advises clients with respect to business and succession planning, charitable giving, and the establishment and administration of private foundations.
Community
Mr. Galofaro serves as Board Member and Secretary for After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles, a charitable organization dedicated to establishing after-school programs for under privileged children in the Los Angeles area.
Admissions & Associations
State Bar of California
Certified Public Accountant (inactive status)
Practice Groups
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Tax & Employee Benefits
Practice Group Leader
- Trusts & Estates
Education
Tulane Law School, J.D.
cum laude
New York University School of Law, LL.M.
Taxation
University of Vermont, B.S.