Background
De Castro, Hugo D. was born on September 12, 1935 in Panama City, Republic of Panama.
De Castro, Hugo D. was born on September 12, 1935 in Panama City, Republic of Panama.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Science, cum laude, 1957. Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1960).
Worked at De Castro, West & Chodorow, Incorporated. (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil and Business Practice, including Federal, State, Local, and International Taxation, Corporations, Partnerships, Real Estate, Pension Planning and Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Health Care Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probates, Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation, Business Trial and Appellate Litigation in State and Federal Courts, including Litigation in Connection with Environmental, Land Use and Toxic Tort Matters, Estate and Trust Disputes, and General Business Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1961, California.
Member, Board of Editors: University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1959-1960.
Taxation for Lawyers, 1971-1988. Lecturer: Tax Accounting and Certified Public Accountant Review, Income Tax Aspects of Real Estate Transactions, Seminar in Taxation, University of California at Los Los Angeles
The 17th Annual Tax Forum, Title Insurance and Trust Company. "Lawyers" Use of Financial Statements, Preparing and Negotiating Commercial Leases," Continuing Education of California Bar.
Estate Planning Seminar, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.
"Tax Oriented Investments—Real Estate," American Language Institute -American Bar Association. Member: The State Bar of California (Commissioner, California Tax Advisory Commission, 1980-1983). De Castro, West & Chodorow, Incorporated. has a large and diversified business and litigation practice rooted in the areas of taxation, real estate, commercial transactions, and trusts and estates.
De Castro, West & Chodorow, Incorporated. is dedicated to traditions of excellence in its work product.
Member, Board of Editors: University of California, Los Angeles Law Review, 1959-1960. Taxation for Lawyers, 1971-1988.
