Anderson Law Group, Inc.

Anderson Law Group, Inc. is a boutique law firm specializing exclusively in estate planning and business law. We believe in developing relationships with clients, and our small size allows us to personalize unique experiences with each of our clients. As much as possible, we work on a flat fee basis, which allows our clients the comfort of knowing what they will pay for our services before the project begins. Above all, we believe in providing clients with the highest quality of legal services, as well as caring advice, all in a timely and efficient manner.

Our Services Include:

• Designing custom basic and advanced estate plans for individuals and families with few to over $30 million in assets.
• Creating Qualified Personal Residence Trusts for families to remove their home from their taxable estate.
• Setting up Irrevocable Life Insurance trusts for families to remove their life insurance proceeds from their estate.
• Working with families to integrate charitable planning into their estate plan.
• Designing property agreements and estate planning strategies for families with vacation homes.
• Designing business succession plans.
• Entity formation and corporate transaction work.
• Asset protection planning.
• Assisting physicians with their suite of business and estate planning documents.

Meet Our Team:

Nicole Knecht Anderson
Nicole specializes in advanced estate and business planning, asset protection, business transactions, probate, trust administration, charitable and income tax planning. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Political Economy from The Colorado College with a minor in German. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, Nicole attended the London School of Economics for one year studying economics and international law. Following her undergraduate education, Nicole received her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School in Michigan. In order to better serve her clients with estate and tax planning, Nicole received her L.L.M. (Masters of Law) with an emphasis in taxation from Chapman University School of Law. Nicole utilizes her experience and background to help families design and implement their estate and tax planning.

Robin Cain
While at Berkeley, she majored in Political Science, interned with the San Francisco District Attorney's office, and completed an independent project living with a Maasai family in Kenya. Robin received her law degree from U.C. Hastings College of the Law where she competed on the Moot Court team. Robin practiced business litigation in Los Angeles and Orange County for nine years. Robin left her litigation practice when she was hired as executive director of SchoolPower, the education foundation for the Laguna Beach Unified School District. During her five years in that role, Robin developed her knowledge of philanthropy and nonprofit practices, as well as her appreciation for the generosity of the Laguna Beach community. Robin is passionate about issues that affect youth and the environment. In addition to her prior volunteer service on the SchoolPower and SchoolPower Endowment boards, she serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) on behalf of foster youth. In 2019, she was appointed by the presiding judge of the Orange County Juvenile Court to serve as a Juvenile Justice Commissioner. Robin is slowly transforming her family's South Laguna home of 25 years and cofounded One Green Street to share sustainable living ideas with friends. In addition to her four chickens and a rescue dog named Ruby, Robin and her husband Ali have three sons--Alex, Charlie, and Willie--all of whom graduated from Laguna Beach public schools. In her spare time, Robin loves to ski, camp and travel with family and friends. She recently started playing pickle ball.

Thomas P. Davis
Tom joined Anderson Law Group as Of Counsel in 2024. Tom has been a practicing attorney, primarily as a civil litigator, in Orange County and has been a resident of Laguna Beach since 1976. He spent seven years as a partner with a major international law firm. In addition, Tom has been the lead trial attorney in over 100 trials throughout California, including disputes in federal and state courts. In addition, during his 45 years of law practice, Tom has handled hundreds of matters involving complex real estate and probate dispute negotiations. Tom is an acting board member of several local non-profits. In his free time, Tom loves attending his granddaughter's volleyball games as well as his grandson's baseball games with his wife, Martha.

Contact Us:
1000 North Coast Highway, Suite 10
Laguna Beach, California 92651
Phone: 949.715.4303
Fax: 949.715.4302
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