Richard Scott Van Dyke

Founder & Managing Attorney · Van Dyke & Associates, APLC · San Diego, California

Richard Scott Van Dyke, Estate & Trust attorney in San Diego

Richard Scott Van Dyke is a estate & trust attorney in San Diego, California featured by Haute Lawyer Network. This profile highlights their legal focus, professional background, Attorney Talk features, and contact information.

About Richard Scott Van Dyke

Richard "Scott" Van Dyke is the founder of the firm of Van Dyke & Associates, APLC, where he has devoted his practice to litigation, trial, and appeals of contentious trust and estate matters for the past twenty-five years. He has extensive experience prosecuting and defending complex probate cases, including Petitions for Instructions, Will and Trust Contests based upon Lack of Capacity and Undue Influence and Fraud. He has successfully litigated numerous cases involving the validity of dubious or questionable testamentary instruments, amendments and codicils, improper exercise of powers of appointment, contested accounting actions, trustee removal, and/or breach of fiduciary duty claims including surcharge and related remedies. He has represented trustees, corporate and private fiduciaries, receivers, disbursing agents, and other interested constituents. He has resolved hundreds of cases in both state and federal courts.

Scott has developed a special emphasis on forensic analysis and asset recovery in the context of misappropriated estate assets arising out of defalcation of fiduciary duties and Elder Financial Abuse. Since 1998, his practice has been limited to litigation, trial, and appeals of contested probate matters. Scott brings a wealth of litigation and trial experience to this area of law, which is mostly served by transactional estate planning lawyers.

He lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California, and enjoys sailing and flying. He is married to Dawn Van Dyke. Scott and Dawn are proud parents of six adult children and three grandchildren.

Education: J.D., Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1996; B.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1985.

Credentials: State Bar of California (State Bar Number 196753), U.S. District Court, Southern & Central Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Practice Focus

Richard Scott Van Dyke concentrates on Estate & Trust and Estate Planning/Probate.

Professional Background

Richard Scott Van Dyke practices with Van Dyke & Associates, APLC.

Their professional title is Founder & Managing Attorney.

Richard Scott Van Dyke is a verified member of the Haute Lawyer Network, the invitation-based attorney platform operated by Haute Living. Membership requires editorial review by the Haute Living team and inclusion does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement, or guarantee of any specific outcome.

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Richard Scott Van Dyke accepts inquiries from clients in San Diego, California. The exact scope of representation, jurisdiction, and engagement terms are determined directly between the prospective client and the attorney.

This profile is part of the curated Haute Lawyer directory, alongside other estate & trust attorneys reviewed by the editorial team at Haute Living.

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