Approach.

Grace A. Lou

I consider it the highest honor to guide a client through the milestones and obstacles of life. I provide sound legal advice to the start-up venture that needs contracts drafted, as well to the family with young children that needs wills and trusts in place. I tackle business and trust and estate disputes with an eye toward avoiding the costs of litigation in court. Finally, I prepare clients for business succession or the establishment of their personal legacy through proper estate planning.

Career Highlights.

  • Associate, Holland & Knight, LLP, Los Angeles, CA

  • Admitted member of California (2005), New York (2001),
    and New Jersey (2000) Bars

  • Member, Trusts & Estates Section, State Bar of California

  • Member, Business Law Section, State Bar of California

Credentials.

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2000

  • Honors, research & writing

  • Editor, American Criminal Law Review

  • Intern, Honorable Stanley Sporkin, Federal District Court for the District of Columbia

Northwestern University, B.S, magna cum laude, 1996

  • Selected by the Daily Northwestern as Top Ten People to Know at Northwestern

  • Member, Homecoming Court 1995

Community Services.

I became a lawyer to be an advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves. In keeping with my intent, I have provided pro-bono legal services for and volunteered with many institutions including, the Smithsonian Institute, and Project by Project – Los Angeles. I am a past member of the Board of Directors of the Asian Pacific Community Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization which raises money for grass-root organizations serving the Asian Pacific American community. In 2006, the Joint Affinity Group of Southern California recognized me as a leader in philanthropy.