Update  Robert A. Prahl passed away on Jan. 16, 2019. Prior to his death, Mr. Prahl arranged for the law firm of McDougal, Love, Boehmer, Foley, Lyon & Canlas, located at 8100 La Mesa Boulevard, Suite 200, La Mesa, CA 91941, phone number (619) 440-4444, to provide legal services for all of his clients. Anne Cirina of that law firm is handling all of Mr. Prahl's estate planning clients and can be reached at the firm address and phone number.

Any client who does not wish for McDougal Love to obtain their files may call Mr. Prahl's number (619) 236-1277 within 90 days of Mr. Prahl's death to arrange for their files to be returned to them or sent to another attorney.

Legal Services

Robert A. Prahl, APC provides legal services in a variety of transactional law areas. Please click the links to find out more details about each practice area and the services offered.

Business Transactions

Real Estate Transactions including Tax-Deferred Exchanges

Estate Planning / Probate

Mr. Prahl provides cost-effective legal advice in four major practice areas. These are business and corporate transactions, transactional real estate, estate planning and probate, and real estate related tax planning. He can assist you at every stage of the development of your company from formation, to required filings, to operational issues, to dissolution.  Additionally, he provides estate planning services and creates a personalized estate plan tailored for each of his clients. Your estate plan will likely include a will and one or more trusts, and possibly more complex tax savings vehicles such as family limited partnerships. The firm also offers post-death administration services including trusts and when necessary administration of probate estates. Mr. Prahl can also assist with all your real estate needs. These include structuring your commercial or residential purchases and leases and assisting with property tax issues. He advises on the tax consequences of proposed real estate transactions and structure tax savings plans for individual clients in the real estate and estate planning areas of his law practice. The breadth of his experience and understanding of the law in these areas allows him to provide cost-effective, efficient, reliable, legal solutions while taking full account of your interests and concerns.