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Meet ESTHER C. WANG

Esther C. Wang, Principal Attorney

Esther C. Wang is the Principal Attorney serving clients from Redlands, California, with a legal career dating back to 1991. Her practice focuses on elder law, estate planning, veterans benefits, Medi-Cal planning and eligibility, special needs trusts, nursing home matters, probate alternatives, and related government benefit issues. Ms. Wang is admitted to practice law in California and before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She is also accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to represent veterans and their family members in matters involving veterans benefits. In addition to providing legal services, she has contributed to nationally published legal resources addressing elder law, mental capacity, Veterans Aid and Attendance benefits, Medi-Cal planning, wills, trusts, and estate planning strategies.

Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Veterans Benefits Experience

For more than three decades, Esther C. Wang has worked in legal areas that frequently affect older adults, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and their families. Her areas of practice include elder law, estate planning, Veterans Aid and Attendance benefits, Medi-Cal benefits and eligibility, Medicaid benefits, assisted living facility matters, nursing homes, health and health care law, special needs trusts, SSI benefit discontinuance, military law, probate alternatives, and veterans estate planning. Her experience allows her to address legal matters that may involve overlapping estate, health care, long-term care, and government benefit considerations. Her work also includes representing veterans and eligible family members in connection with benefit matters through her accreditation with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Areas of Practice

  • Elder law

  • Estate planning

  • Veterans benefits

  • Veterans Aid and Attendance benefits

  • Veterans estate planning

  • Medi-Cal planning and eligibility

  • Medi-Cal and Medicaid benefits

  • Special needs trusts

  • Assisted living facilities

  • Nursing homes

  • Health and health care law

  • Government agencies and programs

  • SSI benefit discontinuance

  • Probate alternatives

  • Military law

Professional Credentials and Bar Admissions

Esther C. Wang has been a member of the California Bar since 1991 and is admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She is a VA-accredited attorney through the Department of Veterans Affairs, a credential that authorizes her to represent veterans and their family members in qualifying veterans benefit matters. Her professional qualifications also extend to continuing education. She has served as a continuing education provider for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and the California Board of Nursing. These credentials complement her legal work in areas where estate planning, aging, health care, long-term care, public benefits, and veterans benefits may intersect.

Certifications and Professional Qualifications

  • VA-Accredited Attorney, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Member of the California Bar since 1991

  • Admitted to the U.S. District Court, Central District of California

  • Continuing education provider, California Board of Behavioral Sciences

  • Continuing education provider, California Board of Nursing

Legal Publications and Author Contributions

In addition to her legal practice, Esther C. Wang has written and co-authored professional materials addressing elder law, government benefits, estate planning, wills, trusts, and capacity issues. 

Published Works

  • The Elder Law Portfolio Series, Aspen Publishers/Wolters Kluwer Business

  • Determining Mental Capacity in the Elderly

  • Practical Aspects of Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefit and Housebound Benefit

  • Medi-Cal Planning Basics under the Current Regulations and the New Deficit Reduction Act, National Business Institute

  • Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, National Business Institute

  • The Top 7 Estate Planning Techniques, National Business Institute

Education, Awards, and Professional Membership


Esther C. Wang earned her Juris Doctor from Western State University College of Law in Fullerton, California, in 1990. Before attending law school, she completed a Bachelor of Business Administration at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, in 1987. Her academic and professional accomplishments include receiving the Orange County Legal Foundation Scott McCune Memorial Scholarship in 1990 and the James Brower Award in the same year. She is also a member of the California State Bar Association. Her education, bar admissions, professional accreditation, published legal work, and decades of practice provide a documented foundation for her work in elder law, estate planning, veterans benefits, Medi-Cal matters, and related areas of law.

Education and Recognition

  • J.D., Western State University College of Law, 1990

  • B.B.A., Loma Linda University, 1987

  • Orange County Legal Foundation Scott McCune Memorial Scholarship, 1990

  • James Brower Award, 1990

  • California State Bar Association, Member

Speak With Esther C. Wang

Individuals and families facing questions about elder law, estate planning, Medi-Cal eligibility, veterans benefits, special needs planning, nursing home matters, or probate alternatives can contact Esther C. Wang's office to discuss their legal needs. With a legal career beginning in 1991 and experience spanning both private planning matters and government benefit programs, Ms. Wang provides legal services informed by decades of focused professional work and published scholarship.

To learn more or discuss your situation, contact the Redlands, California, office at 909-677-2671 toll-free or use our online contact form to request assistance.