Brown | Streza LLP - Irvine, CA
Brown | Streza LLP is a premier estate planning, tax, and business law firm in Irvine, California, founded in 1975, providing integrated wealth preservation, trust administration, business succession, and commercial real estate counsel for high-net-worth families, entrepreneurs, and charitable organizations.
Integrated Estate Planning, Tax, and Corporate Law in Irvine
Preserving family wealth, structuring complex business enterprises, and minimizing tax exposure require an integrated legal strategy. Founded in 1975, Brown | Streza LLP has spent five decades serving as a trusted advisor to high-net-worth individuals, multigenerational family enterprises, commercial developers, and prominent foundations throughout Southern California. Operating from its flagship Irvine headquarters at 40 Pacifica, the firm houses more than two dozen attorneys recognized in Chambers USA and Super Lawyers. By viewing every legal transaction through the dual lenses of estate preservation and advanced tax strategy, the firm ensures clients protect their legacy while ensuring business continuity. When families and executives need a lawyer who offers caring counsel alongside deep technical expertise, Brown | Streza LLP delivers exceptional solutions.
Sophisticated Wealth Preservation by Estate Planning Lawyers
Navigating generational wealth transfer under shifting tax laws demands premier legal craftsmanship. As leading estate planning lawyers, the firm crafts customized foundational and ultra-high-net-worth structures. Working with experienced wills lawyers and trusts lawyers, clients establish revocable living trusts, irrevocable grantor trusts, generation-skipping trusts, and dynasty trusts designed to shield wealth against unnecessary taxation and creditor claims. Additionally, our power of attorney lawyers draft advance healthcare directives and durable powers of attorney to guarantee trusted fiduciaries manage financial and medical affairs if incapacitation occurs.
Diligent Guidance from Probate Lawyers
Administering a substantial estate or navigating the California probate court system requires methodical attention to statutory procedures. As seasoned probate lawyers and trust administration counsel, Brown | Streza LLP assists successor trustees and executors with estate inventorying, property appraisals, tax clearance, and asset distributions. In cases involving contested wills or ambiguous trust language, the firm's attorneys provide measured guidance that preserves family relationships while defending fiduciary integrity.
Strategic Advocacy from Dedicated Tax Lawyers
Tax considerations impact virtually every substantial commercial transaction, estate disposition, and charitable gift. Operating as premier tax lawyers, the team provides advanced domestic and cross-border income tax planning, estate and gift tax structuring, and audit representation before the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board. Furthermore, the firm advises private foundations and public charities on 501(c)(3) tax exemptions, philanthropic giving strategies, and governance compliance.
Enterprise Growth with Business Formation Lawyers
Successful business management requires proactive legal frameworks from startup launch through exit. Serving as trusted business formation lawyers and contract lawyers, the firm assists entrepreneurs with partnership structuring, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and business succession planning. In addition, as proficient commercial real estate lawyers, the practice negotiates commercial leases, 1031 exchanges, land acquisitions, and property development ventures throughout California.
Why High-Net-Worth Clients Retain Brown | Streza LLP
Family offices, business owners, and charitable leaders choose to hire an attorney at Brown | Streza LLP for established reasons:
- 50 years of distinguished legal excellence and wealth planning heritage since 1975.
- Ranked in the Chambers USA Spotlight Guide with honorees in Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers.
- State Bar of California Certified Specialists in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law.
- Integrated practice combining estate planning, corporate transactions, and tax minimization.
If you want to find a lawyer who can safeguard your wealth and structure your business for enduring generational success, contact Brown | Streza LLP in Irvine today to schedule a consultation.
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Location & Access
Primary Address
Located in the vibrant Irvine Spectrum area, adjacent to major freeways and shopping centers.
Building Location
This is a 15-story Class A premier office tower clad in warm Italian travertine, known as 40 Pacifica. It is easily found near the Irvine Spectrum Center gateway.
Parking Details
Clients can utilize the five-story adjacent parking structure or surface parking lot, managed for visitor convenience with on-site attendants.
Public Transit
Served by Orange County Transportation Authority Route 403 (Irvine Station); nearest stop is at Pacifica-Meridian.
Accessibility / Suite Access
Enter through the grand main lobby of the 40 Pacifica tower, locate the high-speed elevator bank, and take it up to the 15th floor to find Suite 1500.