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Svetlana Kristal
San Francisco, CA Elder Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Flood Building
870 Market Street, Suite 767
San Francisco, CA 94102
Elder and Estate Planning
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
The Law Office of Svetlana Kristal focuses on wills and trusts: complete estate plans, estate plan reviews and updates (trusts and wills), probate, and trust administration.
Whether you need help creating a new estate plan, updating an existing plan, assisting elderly parents or administering an estate after the death of a loved one, Svetlana is ready to offer legal solutions tailored to your needs and the needs of your family.
I believe that estate planning is more ‘life planning’ than ‘death planning’. And the main goal of estate planning is to give people the legal tools they need to navigate marriage and...
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Dana Louise Curtis
Sausalito, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Elder, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Santa Clara University School of Law
For 22 years, I have devoted my career as a lawyer to helping parties resolve their conflicts efficiently, effectively and respectfully. I believe the quality of a mediated resolution, and of the mediation process, to be as important to the parties as the fact of resolution.
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William Kopper
Davis, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Elder, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of California, Davis
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Frank Scott Moore
San Francisco, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(415) 292-6091
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 854
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Civil Rights and Consumer
U of San Francisco School of Law
When individuals or businesses are involved in any form of litigation, they want an attorney who offers face-to-face contact and provides valuable legal services at competitive and reasonable costs. The Law Offices of Frank S. Moore, APC in San Francisco and Healdsburg, California, has attorneys on staff and "of counsel" that are committed and dedicated to clients and have extensive experience in the following areas of practice: • Business Litigation • Appeals and Writs • Federal and White Collar Criminal Defense • Wrongful Death • Personal Injury • Civil Rights • Disability...
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Jeffrey Scott Hall
Pleasant Hill, CA Elder Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
(925) 230-9002
3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 1000
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
John F Kennedy Univ School of Law
Local Estate Elder Law Planning Attorney
Long term Pleasant Hill resident, Jeffrey Hall, didn’t follow the traditional path to the practice of law. Indeed, attorney Hall grew up in central Los Angeles, and in a time when there was no expectation that he would attend college; and law school was simply not an option. However, after completing his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Saint Mary’s College, he volunteered with the Air Force in 1981 and served for 9 years, both reserve and active. Upon returning to California, he and his wife made Pleasant Hill their home and have...
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Thomas Dwayne Reid
Fair Oaks, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Thomas D. Reid received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. Prior to his law school career, he studied Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada. Tom is currently licensed to practice law in California and Oregon. He is an active member of the American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, the University of Nevada Alumni Association, and the Oregon and California State Bars. He served as the Treasurer, Secretary, Vice President and is currently a past President of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the...
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Hannah Sargent
Castro Valley, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of California - Berkeley and Georgetown University Law Center
Hannah Sargent received her undergraduate degree from University of California Los Angeles and graduated from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. While in school, she spent time clerking for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Jose. She is a former military officer, company commander, two-time Iraq war veteran and decorated AH-64D Apache Helicopter pilot. She is currently the principal attorney at Sargent Law Office, where she practices litigation, business and commercial law, and estate planning, and she lives in Castro Valley with her family. Between her time working and being with her family, she enjoys...
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Ingrid M. Evans
San Francisco, CA Elder Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Elder, Consumer, Personal Injury and Stockbroker Fraud
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Ingrid M. Evans is the founding partner of the Evans Law Firm. Ms. Evans is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and was named as a Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009. Ingrid Evans is a veteran in the courtroom and was previously undefeated in jury trials as a former Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Ingrid Evans is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts and is licensed to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and New York. Ms. Evans has been named as a 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers...
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Heather Roderick Chubb
Folsom, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
At the Chubb Law Firm we help modern families create customized modern estate plans. We’re passionate about our work and know how important it is to develop and implement a plan that takes care of you and your loved ones at all stages of your life. In addition to "traditional" probate avoidance trust planning, we focus our practice on the unique planning needs of persons with disabilities (beyond the Special Needs Trust) as well as helping families navigate the difficult and overwhelming emotional, familial, medical and legal realities of aging (including planning to access Medi-Cal and Veterans Administration...
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Barbara Sonin
Fairfield, CA Elder Law Attorney
1652 West Texas St.
Fairfield, CA 94533
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Having come to law as a second career, I bring a broad perspective to client needs. I am honored to work with a wide range of single people and families to create estate plans that will achieve the goals that are important to them, and do everything possible to avoid the problems they are concerned about.
Whether you want to craft a plan that will avoid fighting among a blended family, protect your disabled child with a special needs trust, or pass your assets to your favorite charities, we will work together to plan and implement your ideal estate plan.
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Joan Mary Medeiros
Gold River, CA Elder Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Joan Medeiros devotes her Sacramento legal practice to estate planning, Medi-Cal and VA planning, elder law, Special Needs Planning, and probate. Her primary focus is protecting individuals and families from the confusing and devastating legal effects of failing to plan for death and disability. Through proper estate planning, such as wills, trusts, special needs trusts, Medi-Cal and Veterans Benefits planning, and elder life planning, her clients can protect their assets from the unnecessary expense and delay of court proceedings and unwanted government and administrative oversight. Raised on a dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, Joan graduated from the...
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Michael J. Anderson
Sacramento, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and University of Miami School of Law
Born in Michigan, Michael J. Anderson graduated from Michigan State University with his Bachelor of Science degree. He then graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, earning his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, followed by an LL.M. in Estate Planning from the University of Miami.
In 1982, Mr. Anderson was admitted to the California State Bar and established his Sacramento estate planning practice shortly thereafter. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Anderson served as an Adjunct Professor with Golden Gate University in the MBA Taxation Program, for courses such as Estate & Gift Taxation and Estate Planning. Mr. Anderson is also...
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Ryan S. Cook
San Francisco, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
South Texas College of Law
As an associate attorney of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LTD LLP, Ryan Cook maintains an active securities arbitration and litigation practice. Mr. Cook has worked on numerous cases dealing with individual investors, high net worth and institutional investors, corporate executives, regional banks and municipal issuers.
Prior to beginning his law practice, Mr. Cook worked in the securities industry as a licensed and registered representative with a large broker/dealer. He received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from South Texas College of Law, where he earned his degree Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor) as the graduating salutatorian. Mr. Cook...
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Dess Aldredge Benedetto
Walnut Creek, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of San Diego School of Law
Ms. Benedetto has assisted hundreds of clients with the creation of their Wills, Living Trusts and other estate planning documents. She assists families with trust administration and probate procedures when loved ones pass away, and also prepares legal documents for conservatorships of elderly clients and limited conservatorships for developmentally disabled adults. In 2006, Ms. Benedetto created the Family Trust Law Center, later incorporated to Family TLC, Inc., to be a firm where families come for professional estate planning by licensed attorneys, at flat, reasonable fees. Amendment of documents and other hourly work is done as...
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Zakiya J. McCullough
Santa Clara, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Zakiya Norton is a Founding Principal of Norton Basu LLP. Admitted to the Nevada State Bar in 2010 and the California State Bar in 2013, Ms. Norton has experience in all aspects of litigation. She currently focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, conservatorships and litigation issues.
Ms. Norton is committed to keeping her client’s interests at heart and reaching timely resolutions of difficult situations. Within the estate planning field she handles a number of complex issues ranging from preparation of wills and revocable living trusts to forming family limited partnerships and limited liability companies....
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Anthony Celaya
Napa, CA Elder Law Attorney
Elder and Estate Planning
Brigham Young University
Attorney Anthony G. Celaya has been practicing law in the Napa Valley since 2004. Specializing exclusively in estate planning, he has created hundreds of estate plans for a wide variety of clientele. Anthony received his Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School in 1999. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and returned shortly after graduation with his wife and young family. He is now a father of six and knows personally the importance of estate and family legacy planning. He is the owner and founder of Celaya Law,...
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Stewart Michael Tabak
Stockton, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Elder, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Humphrey's Coll School of Law
Stewart Tabak is a personal injury attorney in Stockton, California advocating on behalf of injured plantiffs throughout San Joaquin County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond. With expertise in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical malpractice, Tabak Law Firm offers dedicated and compassionate representation for its California personal injury law clients.
Having been litigating personal injury cases since 1979, Stewart Tabak has more civil jury trial experience than any other personal injury lawyer in the Central Valley.
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Pablo Tagre
Modesto, CA Elder Law Attorney
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Harvard Law School
As an Estate Planning attorney, Mr. Tagre has extensive experience helping families plan for their growth as well as the inevitable transfer of assets from one generation to the next. He helps families pass on not only their financial wealth, but also a families intangible assets that other estate planning lawyers ignore.
In founding the Tagre Law Office, Mr. Tagre drew from years of experience working as an attorney at prominent California law firms in order to provide his clients the quality of service they would expect at an overhead-intensive firm. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Tagre worked for the...
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Carol A Fauerbach
Folsom, CA Elder Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
At the Law Office of Carol A. Fauerbach, we start by listening to your specific estate planning needs. We take the time to explain to you how estate planning works and the options available. We customize each estate plan, thoroughly review the completed documents with you, and educate you on how to best use your estate plan to meet your objectives. We welcome questions even long after your documents have been completed. Our goal is to not only complete an estate plan for you that meets your objectives, but to also make sure you understand how to best use it...
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Inez Kim
San Francisco, CA Elder Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Elder, Employment, Family and Personal Injury
American Heritage University School of Law and Northwestern University School of Law
Inez Kim, Attorney at Law specializes in representing individuals in various areas of law. She is known for her mission to take a genuine interest in her clients and bring fast resolutions. Her clients appreciate her immediate feedback and strong communication skills. She understands the uniqueness of each cases and meets the clients' expectations. She also holds an MBA degree and bring to the table real world business experience. She is dedicated to bring commitment, integrity and positive results for all her clients.
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Kathleen Siemont
Benicia, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning, Probate and Social Security Disability
Straight talk is good business. I will explain your options, then you decide what to do. My job is to anticipate potential problems and suggest strategies for accomplishing your goals.
Kathleen "Katie" Siemont grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, attending CSU Chico and George Washington University National Law Center in Washington D.C. She was one of the first graduates of the Joint J.D./M.P.H programs at George Washington Medical Center in D.C., earning a law degree and a Master's Degree in Pubic Health in three years.
Katie worked for over a decade as a Worker's Compensation Defense attorney...
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John Erik Fraker
Oakland, CA Elder Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of Southern California Gould School of Law
John Erik Fraker is the chair of the Charitable Planning & Philanthropy Practice Group for Ainer & Fraker, LLP. Specializing in high net-worth estate planning, philanthropy, and asset protection, John excels at providing sophisticated financial solutions and advanced charitable techniques that help individuals reduce taxes, provide a lasting legacy, and strengthen the familyâs core identity.
Prior to co-founding Ainer & Fraker, LLP in 2002, John handled the investment and insurance needs of high net worth families as a fee-only financial planner in the affluent Brentwood Santa Monica area of Los Angeles. Additionally, he worked as Business Development Officer for the...
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Peter Jay Bassing
San Rafael, CA Elder Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Elder, Business, Construction and Estate Planning
University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall)
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Steven Joseph Packey
Sacramento, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Elder, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense and Estate Planning
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, University of San Diego, School of Law and Jefferson School of Law
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Marissa Major
San Francisco, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Family, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Guy Ellery Louie
San Ramon, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Elder, Animal, Appeals and Estate Planning
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Jay Paul Renneisen
Walnut Creek, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(925) 280-8900
1600 South Main Street, Suite 185
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Free ConsultationElder and Personal Injury
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Alden Jay Knisbacher
Oakland, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Elder, Civil Rights, Employment and Probate
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
Alden Knisbacher has represented clients in the Bay Area and across California since 1994. He has litigated hundreds of cases in various areas of law including employment, real estate, contract and business disputes, probate disputes, civil rights and other matters.
Mr. Knisbacher is a Georgetown Law graduate.
When not practicing law he can be found hiking, biking, running or cycling with his two children. Or, perhaps, playing with their pet bunny, Bobby.
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Sally Bergman
San Mateo, CA Elder Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Elder and Estate Planning
Western New England University School of Law and San Francisco Law School
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Drew Montgomery Widders
Sacramento, CA Elder Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Elder, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Drew Widders graduated college in Southern California with a degree in political science and a minor in health and life science. He moved to Sacramento in 2003 to attend the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. After graduating in 2006, he obtained his license to practice law and has since been working under the guidance and expertise of senior partner Daniel E. Wilcoxen.
Mr. Widders has worked with Mr. Wilcoxen on several complex cases, including a personal injury fire case in May 2012 for a recovery of $2.8 million. Mr. Wilcoxen and Mr. Widders also specialize in...
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Thomas S Wrobel
san Francisco, CA Elder Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
I am a client-focused attorney with expertise in estate and tax planning, nonprofit and philanthropy, and real estate law.
My practice, T.S. Wrobel Law Group, focuses on Estate Planning, Probate, Exempt Organization Law, and Business Law services. We work directly with clients to protect their assets and legacy, and offer resources through our websites TSWrobel.Law and NonProfitLegalCenter.com to provide information and support to nonprofits and private family foundations on purpose, strategic fundraising, board structure, budget and operational issues.
Over the years, we’ve supported more than 1,600 nonprofits, private family foundations, and international NGOs across 50 states, including organizations such as...
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Jeanette H. Taggart
Santa Clara, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Elder, Business and Estate Planning
UCLA School of Law
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Timothy Patrick Murphy
Sacramento, CA Elder Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
UC Hastings COL
Timothy P. Murphy is an estate planning and elder law attorney whose practice emphasizes helping people to build, preserve and pass on their wealth. He works with his clients to accomplish their goals while avoiding unnecessary court proceedings and minimizing or eliminating exposure to death taxes. Tim has practiced law in the Sacramento area since 1982, first with a large firm, and then with his own firm since 1987.
Tim is one of only a handful of attorneys in the Greater Sacramento Area accredited by the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans with their benefits claims.
Mr. Murphy and...
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Felicia C. Curran
Oakland, CA Elder Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder
UC Hastings COL
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Beth Wolf Mora
San Ramon, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Business, Civil Rights and Employment
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Marlene E. Sanborn
Elk Grove, CA Elder Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(916) 782-8188
9245 Laguna Springs Drive, Suite 200
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Probate
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
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David Eugene Smith
Sacramento, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Elder, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Legal Malpractice
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
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Thomas V. Roland
BERKELEY, CA Elder Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Elder, Appeals, Business and Criminal Defense
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Brittni Bailus
Pleasanton, CA Elder Law Attorney
(925) 320-7077
4900 Hopyard Road
Suite 100 (West Lobby)
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Elder, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
A native of Las Vegas, Brittni graduated from the University of Arizona,magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Brittni then returned to Las Vegas and attended law school at UNLV where she was involved in moot court competitions and externed for the Nevada Supreme Court.
Following law school Brittni clerked for the Honorable Ronald Israel in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada and later practiced civil litigation. Presently, Brittni practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and guardianship, general business matters and civil litigation.
Outside of the office, Brittni enjoys spending time with her...
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Ruth Koller Burke
Walnut Creek, CA Elder Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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25 years representing Bay Area Families in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and estate litigation. Her unique blend of experience as a litigator and estate planning attorney, provides her with the ability to effectively manage all aspects of family wealth planning. She has been involved with the preparation and trial of hundreds of cases, representing Fortune 500 companies, individuals, and fiduciaries. In addition, she has extensive experience advising clients in creating estate plans to meet family and philanthropic goals.