10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA
90067
 310.282.2353
 310.919.3963
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Leah
M.
Bishop
Partner
and
Co-Chair, Tax-Exempt Organizations
Leah Bishop focuses her practice on estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals and closely held businesses, and in the administration of estates and trusts. Ms. Bishop also has extensive experience in the areas of charitable giving and tax exempt organizations.
Ms. Bishop's estate planning experience includes substantially all aspects of legal matters pertaining to high net worth individuals, including probate court procedures, living trusts, gift and insurance trusts, and sophisticated transfer tax techniques. Her charitable giving and exempt organizations representation involves all aspects of tax and corporate nonprofit law. Ms. Bishop represents many leading private foundations and public charities.
Ms. Bishop has lectured on charitable giving and wealth management for the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations, the CPA Foundation, YPO, The Blue Ribbon Finance Forum, Harvard-Westlake, Occidental College, UCLA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), ArtTable, the Beverly Hills Bar Association Committee for the Arts, the Skirball Cultural Center, Hebrew Union College, the California Community Foundation, and the Jewish Community Foundation, among others.
Prior Work Experience
Prior to joining Loeb & Loeb, Ms. Bishop was a partner in the Tax Department at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
Publications/Speeches
- Speaker, Enhancing Skills for Philanthropic Advising (September 19, 2012)
- Co-Author, Advising California Nonprofit Corporations, Third Edition (April 2011 Update)
- Speaker, 2011 Issues in Philanthropy: Stay Informed to Stay on Top, Los Angeles, California (April 27, 2011)
- Panelist, Staying Informed About Fiduciary Obligations of Nonprofit Board Members in an Uncertain World, Los Angeles, California (September 23, 2010)
- Speaker, Giving Sound Philanthropic Advice: What To Do When Your Client Seeks Control, Motion Picture & Television Fund Professional Advisory Network, Los Angeles, California (February 17, 2010)
- Speaker, 2009-10 Advanced Estate Planning Institute, Los Angeles, California (January 7-8, 2010)
- Speaker, Family Philanthropy Network, Philanthropy Without Liability: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (September 16, 2009)
- Speaker, What Every Family Law Attorney and Forensic Accountant Needs to Know About Estate Planning, CPA Education Foundation Family Law Conference, Los Angeles, California (October 23, 2008)
- Speaker, Wealth Management: Preparing for Your Future/Introduction to Estate Planning, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, California (March 2008)
- Speaker, From Childhood to Adulthood: Estate Planning Strategies that Nurture Fiscal Responsibility, Young Presidents’ Organization (March 2008)
- Speaker, Nonprofit Governance and Best Practices, Association of Jewish Aging Services (July 2007)
- Author, Charitable Provisions of H.R. 4: Pension Protection Act of 2006 (August 2006)
- Speaker, The Future Vision of Estate Planning, Los Angeles, California (May 2, 2006)
Media Mentions
Affiliations
- Vice President and Trustee, Jewish Community Foundation
- Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Co-Chair, Harvard-Westlake Upper School Annual Giving Campaign (2002-2006)
- Faculty Member, Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Giving Course
- Faculty Member, UCLA Extension Wealth Management Course
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Exempt Organizations Committee
- Member, Professional Advisory Council, Motion Picture and Television Fund
- Member, Advisory Council for the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
Distinctions
- Named "Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year" by the Century City Bar Association (2010)
- Highest "AV Preeminent (5 out of 5)" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Named a "Leading Trusts and Estates Practitioner" in the Best of the Best Expert Guide to the World's Leading Trusts and Estates Practitioners, published by Legal Media Group (2009-2011)
- Named a "Leading Practitioner" in the Best of the Best Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law, published by Legal Media Group (2012)
- Named one of "California’s Top 100 Lawyers," Los Angeles Daily Journal (2010)
- Named one of "L.A.'s Top 100 Lawyers" in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in LA Law” (2007 and 2009)
- Received highest ranking in "Chambers USA 2011 and 2012, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in California Tax: Estate Planning, (also recognized in 2008-2010 editions)
- Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in National Wealth Management: Western Region, (2010-2012 editions)
- Certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Lifetime Member, National Who's Who registry
- Named "Best Lawyer" in Trusts and Estates and Non-Profit/Charities Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (1995-2013)
- Named "Los Angeles Non-Profit/Charities Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers (2011)
- Named in "Southern California Super Lawyers" in Estate Planning & Probate, Tax and Non-Profit, a Thomson Reuters business (2004-2013);
Listed in the Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers (2010-2012), Top 50 Women Southern California Super Lawyers (2004-2013) and the Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers (2004-2013)
- Named in The Legal 500 US in Domestic Tax: West Coast; Not-for-Profit, published by Legalease Limited and John Pritchard (2012 edition)
- Recommended in the Citywealth "Leaders List" by Jones Publishing Limited (2012 and 2013)
- Named one of "The 100 Top Attorneys" in Trusts and Estates; Tax; Nonprofits, Worth magazine (2006 and 2007 editions)
- Named one of the "Leading Lawyers in America," Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers Guide (2006)
- Nominee, the Los Angeles Business Journal "Women Who Make A Difference Award" (2002)
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Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1979, Columbia Law Review
Brandeis University, B.A., 1975, summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
California, 1981
New York, 1980
Law Clerk,
Honorable
Edmund
Palmieri,
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
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