Our Attorneys
Our team of probate attorneys has decades of combined experience in the world of estate litigation and plaintiff’s contingency practice. With a profound understanding of both the legal and human aspects of probate litigation and an unparalleled ability to achieve settlements through the exploration of every angle, we will fight to recover your rightful inheritance.
Our Inheritance Related Support Professionals
We are dedicated to connecting you with empathetic professionals who can provide financial and emotional support services related to inheritance disputes, including monetary advances on your expected inheritance, real estate brokers, mental and physical health professionals, financial advisors and fiduciary services.
Our Founders
About Edward
I have too often witnessed people manipulate the truth to serve themselves and completely avoid accountability for their actions. We are here to change that. We are here to help people stand up to the bullies, uncover the truth, and right the wrongs.”
Inheritance disputes hit very close to home for Edward Terzian, whose own family endured a highly contentious and drawn-out conflict. Having personally experienced the emotional and financial heartache that comes with family disputes, Edward is especially sensitive to his clients’ needs and understands that these cases are about far more than money.
Edward has more than 20 years of legal experience. He earned his undergraduate degree from UCLA, graduating summa cum laude with a Communications Studies major and a specialization in evolutionary psychology. His studies focused on human behavior, persuasion, decision-making, and the ways people communicate and respond to conflict—subjects that remain central to his work today. Edward was also a member of the Golden Key Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
After spending time helping run his family’s small business, Edward obtained his law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, where he earned High Honors in several courses, including Torts and Evidence. He was also invited to join the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society and remained on the Dean’s Honor List throughout law school. But if you ask Edward, he will tell you that his greatest achievement in law school was his fateful decision to sit next to his now-wife, Vanessa Terzian, on their first day of class.
Edward has been named a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine and a Rising Star by Super Lawyers every year since 2014. Before forming Inheritance Recovery Attorneys, LLP, Edward was a founding partner of Terzian Law Partners, APC, with Vanessa, a prominent estate-planning attorney. There, he headed the Trust and Estate Litigation Department and also handled the firm’s real estate and business matters.
Edward’s background in psychology, communication, business, real estate, and probate litigation—combined with his personal experience and understanding of family conflict—places him in a unique position to assist clients. He understands not only the legal issues involved in inheritance disputes, but also the personalities, motivations, power dynamics, and emotional pressures often driving them.
Edward and Vanessa have two sons, Alec and Jack, and two dogs, Penny and Bronson. When he is not working or spending time with his family, you will likely find Edward punching his boxing bag in an attempt to let off some steam.
