About Blake A.
Blake A. Rummel is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. She was admitted to the California State Bar in 1990. Her license is currently in active status. Ms. Rummel is a shareholder and director at Weinstock Manion A Law Corporation, a law firm specializing in estate planning and probate matters, located in Los Angeles, California. She has been practicing law for over 35 years, serving clients throughout Southern California.
Ms. Rummel earned her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1990. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a specialization in Law and Society in 1987. During her time at Southwestern, she participated in the SCALE program, an intensive two-year curriculum designed to provide practical legal training.
Ms. Rummel concentrates her practice in the areas of probate, conservatorship, and estate and trust litigation. She represents both fiduciaries and beneficiaries, assisting them in resolving disputes related to estate administration, trust management, and conservatorship matters. Her practice encompasses all stages of litigation, including initial case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement negotiations, and trial proceedings in both state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Ms. Rummel has handled cases in the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States Supreme Court. She has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal on multiple occasions. Prior to joining Weinstock Manion in 1998, she worked as an associate at a mid-size litigation firm in Century City for five years. She has been recognized as a "Southern California Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers® each year since 2005 and was named "Trust Litigation Lawyer of the Year" by the Century City Bar Association in 2017.
Ms. Rummel is an active member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, where she served as Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section from 2004 to 2005, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association, participating in the Litigation and Trusts and Estates sections. She is also a member of the State Bar of California. Ms. Rummel frequently presents on various subjects related to trust and estate disputes for organizations such as the Continuing Education of the Bar, the State Bar of California, and the USC Trusts and Estates Conference. She is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing her to serve the diverse communities of Los Angeles County effectively.
