A2 – Protecting Elder & Dependent Adults: Elder Abuse Restraining Orders

Stefanie Cutler is a partner with Ruttenberg Cutler Broomer, LLP. Ms. Cutler concentrates her practice in on probate, trusts and fiduciary litigation. Ms. Cutler also handles probate and trust administration, power of attorney, conservatorship and guardianship matters. Actively involved in the legal community, Ms. Cutler serves on the Executive Committee for the Trust and Estate Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and is a former Co-Chair of the Trust and Estate Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Ms. Cutler has been asked to speak on estate and trust-related issues before bar organizations.

Sarah S. Broomer is an equity partner at Ruttenberg Cutler Broomer, LLP. Ms. Broomer obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkely, where she received the Arnold S. Nelson Scholarship for academic excellence from 2000-2004. She then attended Southwest Law School, where she received the Southwestern School of Law Scholarship for 2005-2007.

Ms. Broomer’s practice includes all aspects of complex conservatorship, fiduciary, and trust and estate litigation. Ms. Broomer also handles all aspects of estate planning, family succession planning, charitable giving, and insurance trusts. Ms. Broomer has repeatedly been recognized as a “Southern California Rising Star” in the area of Trust and Estates Litigation by Super Lawyers™, as well as one of the “Top Women Attorneys in Southern California” in Los Angeles magazine. Ms. Broomer is an update author for the CEB, including the following guidebooks: Trust Administration, Powers of Attorney, Irrevocable Trusts, Small & Midsize Estates, and Decedent Estate Practice, as well as the CEB manuals on Handling a Probate, and the Probate Workflow Manual.

Ms. Broomer is currently serving as Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Ms. Broomer previously served as the Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Trust & Estates Executive Committee, and as Co-Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Trust & Estates Executive Committee. Ms. Broomer is the Chair of the Lecture Series (formerly known as the LACBA Trust and Estates Lecture Series). Ms. Broomer received her B.A. degree from University of California, Berkeley, and her J.D. degree from Southwestern University School of Law. During law school, she served as Judicial Intern for the Honorable Aviva K. Bobb, the Presiding Judge of the Probate Court.

The Honorable Jessica Kronstadt, Judge received her B.A. from Yale University, where she was a member of the Varsity Women’s Volleyball Team. She received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. After graduating from law school, Judge Kronstadt worked as a litigation associate at Latham & Watkins and as a staff attorney at Bet Tzedek Legal Services. Judge Kronstadt then served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. She was assigned to the Sex Crimes Division where she prosecuted child sexual abuse matters. Judge Kronstadt became a Superior Court judge in March of 2023. Judge Kronstadt is currently sitting in Department 7 at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse of the Los Angeles Superior Court hearing restraining order matters, including but not limited to elder abuse restraining orders. Judge Kronstadt served as a Trustee on LACBA’s Board of Trustees and as a member of LACBA’s President’s Task Force on Racial and Social Justice. She also served on the Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and was a member of ADL’s Glass Leadership Institute. Judge Kronstadt has served on the Executive Committee of the Criminal Justice Section for LACBA and as a board member of the California Young Lawyers Association. Judge Kronstadt is a past Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and a past Executive Committee Member of the Bet Tzedek New Leadership Council.

Judge Ana Maria Luna has served as a bench officer in the Los Angeles County since 1992. She holds undergraduate degrees in Biological Sciences and Spanish from the University of California, Irvine. She received her juris doctorate degree from the University of Southern California Gould Law School in 1984. Before joining the bench in 1992, Judge Luna practiced as a family law attorney and as a deputy public defender in Los Angeles County. Judge Luna has extensive experience in handling family law matters involving issues of child custody, support and property division. Since 2020, Judge Luna has handled a probate calendar where she manages estate, trust, guardianship and conservatorship cases including long cause trials. She has lectured to bar associations and professional organizations including best practices as to case management and evidentiary hearings.