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D. STEVEN YAHNIAN

Attorney At Law
JD, CPA, CFP®

Since 1980

Experienced, proven and effective representation  

 

 

 

 

Introduction


YAHNIAN LAW CORPORATION is a leading edge Visalia, Fresno and, in fact, California Business, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Property and Tax Law firm.

We have knowledge and experience to deal with your Business, Estates and Real Estate Planning and Transactions matters and also Tax Planning, Controversy and Defense matters, in a resourceful and effective manner.

Our objective, as a Law Firm, is to ensure our clients receive the best representation available.

 

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Our Background


D. Steven Yahnian has practiced as a California licensed Attorney since 1980, providing legal services in the specialties described on this web site.

We help our clients structure their business transactions, plan their estates, deal with the legal issues that arise in real property matters, plan for the minimization of taxes and defend them against the taxing authorities.

To find out more about us click HERE

Mr. Yahnian is also a CPA and a CFP®. He maintains a separate accounting practice YAHNIAN ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION. To learn more about YAHNIAN ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION, click HERE. 

To see why working with an Attorney/CPA is good for all of your Business, Estates, Real Property and Tax needs, click HERE 

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Practice Areas
 

At YAHNIAN LAW CORPORATION, we focus upon and provide services in  the following areas:
 

 

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Our Paralegals and Support Staff

We have knowledgeable, experienced and focused paraprofessional personnel and support staff consisting of certificated and talented paralegals, legal assistants and others. Working as a team with Mr. Yahnian, they often interact directly with our clients, participate in office/client communications, provide preliminary basic research of the legal issues and then help to construct, complete and implement legal projects. They also provide support to Tax defense matters.

 

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Success Stories

We have achieved numerous victories and successes for our clients in each of our areas of practice. Click HERE to see some examples of what we have achieved.

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Office Locations

 We have two locations to serve our clients, Visalia and Fresno, as follows:

 

Visalia Office

(Main office and Mailing Address) 

3130 W. Main Street
Suite F
Visalia, California 93291
(559) 733-8505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fresno Office  

(By appointment only) 

1265 W. Shaw Avenue
Suite 100
Fresno, California 93711
(559) 737-8100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YAHNIAN LAW CORPORATION serves clients throughout California, including Visalia, Fresno, Hanford, Lemoore, Tulare, Porterville, Exeter, Porterville, Three Rivers, Woodlake, Dinuba, Kingsburg, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Tulare County, Fresno County, Kern County and Kings County.

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Online and Distance Legal Services Option

 

If you are not in Visalia or Fresno, but would still like to speak with us to discuss how we can help you, and/or retain us to provide legal services,  without having to come to our offices, ask about our 'Online and Distance Legal Services Option'. For more information, Click HERE

 

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Our Invitation to you

 

For now, you are invited to take time on our web site to learn more about us and what we do.

In particular, you will find a series of links to short articles on various topics, tips, concepts,  shortcuts and strategies directly related to the services we provide to our clients. Please click HERE to access these articles and the educational information they contain.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation, we invite you to call us for an appointment. We will let you know if and how we can help you.


You can reach us by calling our Visalia office at (559) 733-8505 or our Fresno office at (559) 737-8100. You can also reach us by emailing us at steve@yahnian.com.

 

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YAHNIAN LAW CORPORATION serves clients throughout California, including Visalia, Fresno, Hanford, Lemoore, Tulare, Porterville, Exeter, Porterville, Three Rivers, Woodlake, Dinuba, Kingsburg, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Tulare County, Fresno County, Kern County and Kings County.

 

  


Visalia Office
(Main Office)
(Also Mailing Address)

559-733-8505
3130 W. Main Street
Suite F
Visalia, CA 93291

Fresno Office

(By Appointment Only)

559-737-8100
1265 W. Shaw Avenue
Suite 100
Fresno, California 93711

Email: steve@yahnian.com
Success Stories
Tax Law Planning & Defense
  • California State Board of Equalization assessed purchaser of motor home use taxes from purchase of RV that was to be used out of state. We obtained complete exoneration of tax assessment. Client owed nothing.
Business, Individual and Consumer Law & Planning
  • We have successfully handled dozens of business sales and acquisitions, maximizing or minimizing the price, as the case may be, to benefit the client. 
Real Estate Law & Planning
  • Numerous transactions involving proper planning and implementation of tax free exchanges of real property, saving clients millions of dollars in taxes.
Estate Planning & Administration
  • Advised client on the formation and organization of a new entity to conduct business. Asset preservation became important later when business liabilities resulted. Client's personal assets were protected in a way they would not have been if client had proceeded without the assistance of Yahnian Law Corporation.
Real Estate Law & Planning
  • Representation of clients in negotiating and maximizing sales price of real properties and indemnity against hazardous waste exposure.
Tax Law Planning & Defense
  • The Client had been assessed $350,000 in payroll taxes and an SBA loan default. Through Offers in Compromise with each governmental agency prepared and submitted by Yahnian Law Corporation, the amount that was settled for and paid totaled $36,000. The matter closed. Client got his life back.

 

Estate Planning & Administration
  • Preparation of numerous business succession plans for clients seeking to transfer family business to children, provide for children not active in the business, and also to minimize taxes.
Tax Law Planning & Defense
  • IRS disallowed over $1,500,000 in deductions on a farmer's tax returns. Farmer's CPA referred the farmer to this office. Pursuant to the filing of a US Tax Court petition and advocacy by this office on behalf of farmer, IRS reduced the assessment to under $100,000.
Real Estate Law & Planning
  • Assisted client in negotiation of real property lease agreement. Original lease prepared by the tenant contained significant exposure of landlord client. Through renegotiation and preparation of new lease fairer to Landlord, Landlord obtained better rent and protections lacking in tenant's proposed lease.
Business, Individual and Consumer Law & Planning
  • Trademark dispute involving valuable trade name. Larger company had challenged client's registration of trademark before the United States Trademark and Appeals Board. With Trademark specialist co-counsel, we obtained a favorable result for client.
Estate Planning & Administration   
  • Prepared a family business estate plan that stood up to IRS challenge in U.S. Tax Court, thereby saving decedent's family 1.5 million dollars in estate taxes.
Real Estate Law & Planning
  • Multi-state real property sales and acquisitions to maximize economic realization.
Business, Individual and Consumer Law & Planning
  • Client had his identity stolen. Thief ran up debts against client and in client's name. We obtained relief from these debts for the client, fought credit collection agencies and their harassment of client, and helped client restore his credit, avoiding bankruptcy.
Tax Law Planning & Defense
  • Taxpayer was assessed substantial penalty for alleged failure to file magnetic version of w-2s with Social Security Administration. IRS asserted failure to file penalties as a result. Yahnian Law Corporation advocacy based upon SSA computer failure to read client disk, not client, was the cause. IRS abated the penalty in full.
Tax Law Planning & Defense
  • A CPA had represented a client on a U.S. Tax Court matter against the IRS. Just prior to the time of trial, the CPA and client hired Yahnian Law Corporation to take over the matter scheduled for trial in less than a week. Tax liability reduced by 50%.
Business, Individual and Consumer Law & Planning
  • Client paid off loan early. Lender demanded early payment penalty per loan documents. Client paid in order to get lender to release deed of trust.
Estate Planning & Administration
  • On a Medi-Cal qualification issue, Yahnian Law Corporation planned and qualified an incapacitated spouse for Med-Cal when other lawyers told the well spouse it could not be done.
Real Estate Law & Planning
  • Representation of clients in negotiating and maximizing sales price of real properties and indemnity against hazardous waste exposure.
Business, Individual and Consumer Law & Planning
  • Business client had been accused of false advertising and other violations of state law by the District Attorney's office. The DA was so certain of victory they alleged that the only issue left was how much the penalties would be. Yahnian Law Corporation was retained at that point and convinced the DA's office to concede the case.
Business, Individual and Consumer Law & Planning
  • We have prepared numerous trademark applications and licensing agreements as preemptive measures for clients creating a valuable asset for later sale.
Estate Planning & Administration
  • Client, a surviving spouse,  came to us with a botched Living Trust estate plan prepared by another law firm, after her husband died. They had been hoodwinked by a financial services firm into buying a cheap living trust as well as expensive (high commission), non necessary annuities. We reviewed and analyzed the plan, then, based on that review and analysis prepared documents to modify and repair the estate plan, thereby saving the surviving spouse anxiety and later problems.
Estate Planning & Administration
  • We have prepared Medi-Cal applications to qualify our clients for state paid nursing home care while preserving assets for the well spouse to live on.
Tax Law Planning & Defense
  • In a case of gaining victory in what looked like certain defeat to the client, the client, facing a daunting $150,000 EDD assessment as a 'responsible person' of the corporate employer (that did not pay over payroll taxes), was found not liable by the administrative judge, after the administrative hearing.

 

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