ATTORNEY
AT LAW
kevin@dekalaw.com
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"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."
– Francis Bacon
ATTORNEY AT LAW
kevin@dekalaw.com
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"Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor."
– Francis Bacon
Kevin’s practice areas include estate planning and estate and trust administration for high-net-worth families, as well as drafting gift and estate tax returns. His recent work includes helping shepherd hundreds of millions of dollars of assets through the estate and trust administration process, overturning a tax bill of over half a million dollars, and helping avoid the increase of fees and costs associated with debt-laden estates. He has represented clients at levels ranging from state administrative hearings for individual clients to federal court class action litigation and many levels and settings in between.
Juris Doctor, University of California, Davis, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, Whitman College, 1997
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
California State Bar Association, Member
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
ProVisors Network, Member
KJM LAW Partners, PLC, Pasadena, 2018-2025
Law Offices of Kevin Bayley, 2016-2018
Moore Family Law, Los Angeles, 2016-2018
Barbosa Group, Huntington Beach, 2013-2014
Disability Rights California, Los Angeles, 2007-2013
Catapult Strategies, San Jose, 2004-2007
Friends Western School, Bylaws
Revision Committee, 2024-2025
Jackie Robinson Center Community Legal Clinic, Volunteer, 2021-2022
Sierra Madre Community Nursery School, Head of School Search Committee, Chair, 2017-2018
Sierra Madre Community Nursery School, Board Member, 2016-2018
Kevin’s family has roots in Pasadena going back several generations. He enjoys listening to live music, attending live theater performances, and cooking, especially when these activities can be shared with his family.
Serving Southern California, including Pasadena, La Canada, Glendale, Burbank, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo and beyond.