Yan

I. BACKGROUND

The procedural background here is complex and extensive, but since it provides important context for our analysis of the issues presented in this appeal, we begin by stepping through the full chronology.3 A. Professional Negligence Lawsuit—Li v. Yan This dispute traces back to a professional negligence action filed by Charles Li against Demas in 2010, involving Demas’s representation of Li in lawsuits concerning property ownership rights. After a bench trial in 2012, the trial court found Demas had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law and was liable to Li for professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and fraud. Division Two of this court affirmed the judgment against Demas. (See Li v. Yan (2016) 247 Cal.App.4th 56, 59, 62.) A judgment was ultimately entered against Demas totaling $1,086,001.12. B. Fraudulent Conveyance Lawsuit Under the UVTA Through efforts to enforce the judgment, Li learned that Demas had transferred certain residential property to a wholly owned limited liability company in 2007 and then, after trial commenced in the professional negligence action, Demas transferred his ownership interest in the LLC to…