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Kambiz Drake

Nehoray & Drake, LLP

Kambiz Drake

Nehoray & Drake, LLP

Kambiz Drake

Nehoray & Drake, LLP

Attorney
Founder and Managing Partner

As an attorney at Law and one of the co-founders at Nehoray & Drake, LLP, Kambiz has over 20 years of combined experience in the areas of Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Elder Law, Personal Injury, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices and Federal Regulations.

Believing that a law firm’s sole purpose should be to serve their clients, Kambiz and Mac Nehoray partnered together and built a law firm with this motto embedded into everything they do, “Our Firm’s Only Purpose is to Serve Our Clients”. Ensuring our client’s best interest is always served Kambiz strongly believes in a collaborative team approach to find the best solutions for his clients.

Kambiz believes every client-attorney relationship must be based on a strong foundation of integrity, honesty, trust and loyalty. As such, his goal has been and will always be; to build a strong foundation with each individual client.

Kambiz is a highly-regarded authority on legal matters regarding Civil Litigation, guardianship, aggressive asset protection strategies against litigation and government benefits qualification. He is a distinguished speaker on related topics. As a father of 3 boys he understands the devastation caused by inadequate planning, therefore, He has made it his priority to educate the community in these very important topics.

Originally from Chicago, Kambiz attended Bradley University where he earned a Bachelor degree in Science and later earned his law degree in 2006, graduating with honors. He has been married for over fifteen years and is the father to 3 inquisitive and joyous boys.

Firm Description

We are a full-service law firm, specializing in legacy planning which includes more than just your typical estate planning and asset protection but this type of planning provides a holistic approach to preserve your financial wealth and legacy for future generations. We also specialize in the areas of probate, living probate, trust administration and tax saving strategies.

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23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 1030
Calabasas, CA 91302

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