AMBRECHT & ASSOCIATES

Attorneys at Law -- Santa Barbara, California

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Attorneys
John W. Ambrecht, JD, MBA, LLM
Seth Schechter, JD, LLM

Paralegals:
Dibby Allan Green, ACP
Cheryl Wright
Beverly M. Robison


Ambrecht & Associates is a comprehensive estate planning, trust, tax, and tax litigation practice, with focus on:

  • Complex estate and gift planning, tax minimization techniques, and probate avoidance.
  • Family businesses transition planning, management strategy, and communication.
  • Asset protection strategies.
  • Multi-state estate, entity and tax planning.
  • Tax audits and appeals.
  • California property tax.


Why is it more than half of all family businesses fail in the second generation? And more than three quarters fail in the third? See Family Business Succession Planning.

Is there any way to prevent hard-earned wealth from being swallowed by future unknown litigants or creditors? See Asset Protection.

After you pass away, will your family have to pay Uncle Sam most of the wealth you acquired during your life? See Estates and Trusts.

How can a business deal be structured to reduce the tax consequences? See Businesses Organizations, Tax and Transactions.

Under audit from the IRS? Does the IRS say the property value is twice its real worth? See Tax Litigation.

How can you keep your low Proposition 13 property tax base year value and not trigger reassessment? See California Real Property Taxation.


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Ambrecht & Associates is located in Montecito, California. The practice was established by John W. Ambrecht in 1980, and we generally serve clients with assets exceeding $10 million. While the majority of our clients are from Santa Barbara County, we travel regularly to San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, and provide services to select clients throughout the State of California.

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