Attorney Chananel Keila Nakasaka
Keila is the head attorney and owner of Inter Vivos in Beverly Hills, California. Keila is also a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned real estate investor with over 30 years of experience. In addition, Keila has sat as a temporary judge in LA Superior Court for over 20 years.
Keila understands the importance of safeguarding one’s legacy. Estate planning is a tool to avoid serious issues after someone passes on. Keila also employs high-level asset protection strategies to protect clients’ earnings before it’s too late. Keila believes in pragmatic and cost-efficient approaches to every issue.
Keila Nakasaka Legal Services:
- Revocable Living Trusts
- Wills
- Powers of Attorney
- Living Wills
- Healthcare Power of Attorney
- Life Insurance Trusts
- Family Limited Partnerships
- Limited Liability Companies
- Charitable Trusts
- Medicaid Planning
- and Other Estate Planning and Tax Planning Strategies
Chananel (Keila) Nakasaka, Esq.
Professional Experience
• J.D. Glendale University College of Law (Graduated in 1996)
• Pepperdine School of Law- Mediating the Litigated Case Program
• 25+ years of practicing experience as an attorney
• 30+ years as a real estate investor
• 20+ years as a Temporary Judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court
• Practice areas: Estate planning, Business Planning, and Asset Protection
• Drafting Last Testament, Financial Power of Attorney, Assignment of Personal Property, Advanced Health Care Directive, Medical Power of Attorney, HIPAA consent, Living Will, Certificate of Trust, Revocable and Irrevocable Trust, Dynasty Trust, Intentionally Defective Grantor’s Trust, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, Charitable Remainder Trust, Family Foundation, Equity Stripping, Friendly Liens, California Private Retirement Trust
• Member of California State Bar
• Member of Japanese American Bar Association
• Member of Lawyers With Purpose (LWP)
• Member of Wealth Counsel
• General counsel for Kyokushin Karate of Los Angeles 1995 to Present
• Reviewing, Drafting, and negotiating various contracts. Filing legal documents with the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board of California
• General counsel for 9th Circuit, Inc. with revenues of over $10 million in
• 1993 to Present
• Reviewing, Drafting, and negotiating various contracts.
• Co Instructed Classes for a U.C.L.A. program in Choice of Entity Instructed at Small Business Development projects in the County of Los Angeles
• Lectured at business meetings for real estate investment meetup groups
• Served as mediator at Los Angeles Superior Court for more than 7 years
• Serial entrepreneur with over 37 years of experience
Awards and Recognition
• AVVO Rating 10/10,
• Recognized as “Superb Lawyer” and “Top Attorney” by AVVO
• Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by Los Angeles Superior Court Temporary Judge Program for 20 years in a row
• Recognized as Top 10 Attorney by Attorney and Practice Magazine
• Article published in the magazine GPSOLO, VOLUME 39, NUMBER 3, MAY/JUNE 2022 © 2022 BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. “Million-Dollar Mistakes I’ve Made as a Real Estate Investor: What I Wish I Knew Then”