Autumn Ronda is an associate in the Firm’s tax and wealth planning, transactional and entertainment law departments. Autumn earned her MBA concurrently with her law degree and feels that her background in business provides her with a unique insight into the questions and concerns of her clients, allowing her to act not only as a legal advisor, but as a strategic business partner as well.
After passing the bar, Autumn joined a small entertainment and real estate development company as in-house counsel. Subsequently, she elected to continue her legal education, earning a Master of Laws in Taxation. During her time in graduate school, she came to the attention of the partners at Valensi Rose and because of her high academic merits in the program, earned an opportunity to join the Firm as an associate.
Autumn’s practice has a special emphasis in estate, charitable and tax planning and trust and probate administration. She also practices in a wide range of other transactional areas including international tax, business and real estate transactions, entertainment and general corporate law.
Throughout her academic and professional careers, Autumn has consistently sought out leadership opportunities. She founded the Southwestern Law School Business Law Society and served as its president for two years. Currently, she serves in the following leadership capacities:
- Beverly Hills Bar Association – Board of Governors;
- Beverly Hills Bar Association – Barristers Board of Governors;
- Beverly Hills Bar Association – Trusts and Estates Section, Co-Secretary;
- Los Angeles County Bar – Taxation Section – Young Tax Lawyers Committee, Chair;
- State Bar of California – Taxation Section – Young Tax Lawyers Committee, Vice Chair; and
- California Society of CPAs, Estate Planning Committee, Steering Committee.
Autumn also understands the importance of giving back to her community and participates in various pro bono activities. She serves as the Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers, Wills for Heroes Committee, a national project that provides complimentary basic estate planning documents to first responders (firefighters, police officers, etc). Autumn also chairs the Los Angeles County Bar Association AIDS Legal Services Project and HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) pro bono program that provides basic estate planning services to low-income persons affected by HIV & AIDS.
In her spare time, Autumn enjoys traveling and music, and considers herself an amateur chef.
Areas of Practice
- Entertainment Group
- Tax & Wealth Planning
- Transactional Group
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of California, 2007
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA Master of Laws in Taxation, With High Distinction, 2009
- Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance, 2006
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA Juris Doctor, 2006
- Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- California Society of CPAs
Leadership
- Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Young Tax Lawyers Committee
- Vice Chair, State Bar of California, Young Tax Lawyers Committee
- Steering Committee Member, California Society of CPAs, Estate Planning Committee
- Member, Board of Governors, Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers
- Member, Board of Governors, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Secretary, Trusts and Estates Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association
Pro Bono Activities
- Chair, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Wills for Heroes Committee
- Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association AIDS Legal Services Estate Planning Project
Seminars / Speeches
- “GRATs & CLATs – It’s Now or Never,” 2011 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar and California Tax Policy Conference, Presented by Sean R. Kenney, Paul Lee, Autumn Ronda and Jason Schingler, November, 2011
- “Ethical Issues of Estate Planning,” CalCPA Estate Planning Committee, Presented by Arnold Kahn, Esq., Donita Joseph, CPA and Autumn Ronda, Esq., January, 2011
- “How to Develop an Estate Planning Practice – a Guide for Young Professionals,” L.A. County Bar Young Tax Lawyers and L.A. Chapter of CalCPA’s Emerging Professionals, Presented by William Weintraub, Esq., Geoffrey Bremer, CPA, Autumn Ronda, Esq. and Steven Valdes, CPA/PFS, August, 2010
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