Joshua R. Driskell
MANAGING PARTNER
jdriskell@lagerlof.com
Contact info
Joshua R. Driskell
Managing Partner
Email: jdriskell@lagerlof.com
Phone: (626) 793-9400
Pasadena, CA
Estate Planning
Trust & Probate
Corporate & Tax
Real Estate
Private Fiduciary
Insolvency
University of Toledo College of Law – Juris Doctor
Harvard Law School – Certificate in Leadership in Law Firms
UCLA – Certificate in Advanced Taxation
California
Ohio
National Business Institute (NBI):
IRA Distributions in Estate Planning: Critical Updates
IRA Distributions in Estate Planning 2021
Tax Basis Consistency Rules in Estate Administration
Disclosures to Beneficiaries and Beneficiary Consent
Trust Taxation: Accounting vs. Distributable Income and DNI Calculations
IRA Distributions in Estate Planing: Trusts and Beneficiaries
Probate Boot Camp
New Tax Basis Reporting Requirements in Estate Administration
The Probate Process From Start to Finish for Paralegals
Trust Tax Deductions: New Rules You Need to Know Now
Marijuana Business Law in California
Trusts: The Ultimate Guide
IRA Trust Strategies: Ensuring the Stretch
Tax Strategies for Estate, Retirement and Financial Planning
Top 100 Lawyers of Los Angeles 2023 – Los Angeles Business Journal
Top Attorney 2021 – Pasadena Magazine
Avvo Client’s Choice Award
Super Lawyers Rising Star
AV Preeminent
Leadership Pasadena – Past Chair
Pasadena Museum of History – Trustee
Pasadena Fire Foundation – Board Member
As Managing Partner of the firm, Josh brings a background representing businesses and individuals and a keen attention to detail to leading the firm.
Josh’s practice focuses on business, tax, estate, fiduciary, and related matters.
He is a member of the Pasadena Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the California Bar Association. Prior to forming Primuth, Driskell & Terzian, LLP, with partner Jonathan Primuth in 2014, Mr. Driskell worked at a multi-state law firm, handling a wide variety of matters for individuals, and small and medium-sized businesses.
Josh earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law, where he was president of the American Bar Association-Law School Division and was a member, officer, and coach for the University of Toledo’s Moot Court Team. He coordinated the school’s annual Fornoff Competition where more than 100 students compete for a chance to argue their case before national judges. For his dedication and involvement in the Moot Court program, Joshua was honored with membership in the National Order of Barristers, a national legal honor society celebrating Moot Court programs.
Josh is admitted to practice law in all California state courts, all Ohio state courts, the United States Tax Court, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
In addition to his activities as an attorney, Mr. Driskell is a board member for the Pasadena Museum of History, Leadership Pasadena, and Pasadena Fire Foundation.
