Ramon Lamelas, Esq. is certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law--a designation held by approximately one half of one percent (0.5%) of all attorneys in California. As of May 1, 2024, he is one of only 12 Spanish-speaking Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law attorneys in Los Angeles County. Ramon practices in Santa Monica with Jakle, Alexander & Patton, LLP in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, trust settlement, legal entities, probate, and conservatorships.

Ramon is the current President of the Santa Monica Bar Association (SMBA) and a Co-Chair of its Trusts & Estates Law Section. His term as President of the SMBA will begin in October 2024. He is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Law Section), State Bar of California (Trusts & Estates Law Section), and the American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section). He is also an active member of the ProVisors Professional Network Group and the University of Southern California Latino Alumni Association.

He has been selected by Super Lawyers® as a Southern California Rising Star in 2023 and 2024, an honor awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys.

Ramon graduated cum laude from the University of La Verne College of Law and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in Political Science and Spanish. He is also a graduate of Loyola High School.

Ramon has authored the modules listed below for CEB Practitioner. Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) provides practice books and other written resources for California attorneys. It was founded in inues to set the standard for the finest research, writing, and presentation by the top lawyers in the state.

Lamelas, How to Use the Optional Notice of Proposed Action Procedure (NOPA) in a Trust Administration (2022), CEB, Practitioner.

Lamelas, How to Use an Small Estate Affidavit (Prob C 13100-13117) (2022), CEB, Practitioner.

Lamelas, Estate Representatives Final Report and Accounting and Request for Its Settlement, Request for Final Distribution, and Payment of Ordinary and Extraordinary Fees (2022), CEB, Practitioner.

Lamelas, Proposed Order Approving Estate Representative's Final Report and Accounting (2022), CEB, Practitioner.

Lamelas, Client Intake Questionnaire for Initial Post-Death Steps (2022), CEB, Practitioner.

Ramón habla español.