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William Kruse joined Lagerlof, Senecal, Gosney & Kruse, LLP, in 1979, and is one of the firm's managing partners. Mr. Kruse's practice is focused in the areas of business organizations, taxation, real estate, municipal and water law, estate planning, planned charitable giving, and both commercial and probate litigation.
Mr. Kruse assists businesses and individuals in implementing long-range planning, business and real estate acquisitions and financing, risk management, business formation and structuring, and many other types of transactions. He consults frequently with family-owned businesses on the difficult issues associated with succession planning to allow enterprises to survive transitions from one generation of management to the next.
Mr. Kruse's litigation skills are focused on commercial transactions and disputes involving trusts and estates. He has successfully defended and prosecuted cases probing the fiduciary obligations of trustees, elder abuse cases, will contests, business dissolutions and shareholder rights. Mr. Kruse was responsible for achieving what was, at the time, the largest single judgment in California against a defendant in an elder abuse case.
Mr. Kruse serves as general counsel to a number of water districts, and has addressed the special needs of government entities for many years. He counsels public district clients on all aspects of their operations, including public meetings and records, environmental impacts, use and investment of public funds, and personnel matters. He has drafted legislation governing the operation of various types of water districts, and has testified numerous times before legislative committees.
Mr. Kruse litigates water rights issues for both public and private interests, and has negotiated the lease and transfer of water and property rights. He has been instrumental in developing a comprehensive framework for the groundwater storage in the Central and West Coast groundwater basins. He has lectured on property tax financing issues, board decision processes, the appropriate uses of public funds and avoiding public official conflicts of interest. Mr. Kruse serves as special counsel to the Independent Special District Selection Committee, an entity that determines membership on the Los Angeles Local Agency Formation Commission.
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