
Alyse M. Frederick
Senior Associate
ESTATE PLANNING, TRUST ADMINISTRATION & PROBATE
As a Senior Associate at Ferruzzo, Alyse Frederick handles Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Probate Administration, and Conservatorships. She enjoys using her expertise to create solid estate plans that preserve wealth and provide security for future generations. Alyse works closely with families experiencing the loss of loved ones and trauma. She counsels clients and helps families navigate the trust administration and probate processes with sensitivity and discretion. Alyse’s inherent passion for protecting society’s most vulnerable members is reflected in her work obtaining Conservatorships and preparing Special Needs Trusts.
Alyse’s strong belief that all members of society benefit from estate planning is reflected in her work, during law school, providing pro bono legal services at the Alona Cortese Elder Law Center, where she drafted estate-planning documents and obtained Conservatorships for indigent clients.
As an Orange County native, Alyse grew up with a mother who has a disability and a father who was a lawyer. This inspired her to learn and use the law to help others, including those with disabilities.
In Alyse’s free time, she can often be found at her daughter’s swim meets or at the beach with her rescue dog Rusty.
- Estate Planning
- Trust Administration
- Probate Administration
- Conservatorships
- Guardianships
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
Orange County, California, 2020
Juris Doctor
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Academic Excellence in Elder Law
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Academic Excellence in Commercial Contracts - Chapman University
Orange County, California, 2015
B.A. Degree in Political Science cum laude
- Financial & Estate Literacy, “It’s Your Estate” Planning for Incapacity
- Financial & Estate Literacy, “It’s Your Estate” Wills & Trusts
- Chapman University, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Guest Lecturer for Estate and Gift Tax
- Orange County Bar Association, Prop 19’s Tax Exemptions and SALT Limitations
- Orange County Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section, Conservatorship Guardianship Protective Proceeding Section
- Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honors Society
- Orange County Women Lawyer’s Association
- "Explore Best Practices for Clients with Diminished Capacity, Estate Planning", Thomson Reuters July 2019