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A Career Dedicated to Being A Charitable Planning Attorney

Patrick is from Dublin, Ireland. He received his law degree from the National University of Ireland in 1981 and was admitted to the Irish Bar in 1984. He passed the California Bar in July 1996. Furthermore, he has been practicing law in Orange County ever since, specializing in estate planning, elder law, probate & trust administration, business succession planning, and transactional law. In May 2000, he received a master's degree (L.L.M.) in taxation from Golden Gate University.

Patrick McNally

Active Leadership in the Legal Community

Patrick is a member of The State Bar of California, The American Bar Association, the Trust and Estates and Elder Law sections of the Orange County Bar Association, the California Association of Nursing Home Reform (“CANHR”), and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”). He speaks frequently to various professional and non-professional organizations, and has been a featured speaker for the National Business Institute and the Orange County Bar Association. He has been on the court-appointed panel in the Orange County Probate Court. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, and the U.S. Tax Court.

Bar Admissions

  • California 1996
  • U.S. Federal Court 1996
  • Irish Bar 1984

Education

  • National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Bachelor of Civil Law (J. D.), Fall 1980.
  • Admitted to the Irish Bar, Fall 1984.
  • Irish Institute of Taxation, 1991-1993.
  • Golden Gate University, California, L.L.M. in Taxation, specializing in estate planning, May 2000.

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