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Overview
Practice Areas
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20% Trusts
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20% Probate
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20% Litigation
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20% Lawsuits / Disputes
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20% Estate Planning
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Résumé
License
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37 years since Shirley L. Kovar was first licensed to practice law.
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License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1974 |
11/03/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of Kansas |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1974 |
| University of Kansas |
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M.A.T |
1969 |
| Colorado Woman's College |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1967 |
See all 3 degrees
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Why the Repeal of the No Contest Clause is a Good Idea |
California Trust & Estate Quarterly |
2005 |
| Drafting For Stability and Enforceability |
Settlement Agreements |
2005 |
| Breaking up is Easy to Do: Avoiding Mistakes that Unravel Settlements |
California Trust & Estate Quarterly |
2005 |
| Why the Repeal of the No Contest Clause is a Good Idea |
California Trust & Estate Quarterly |
2004 |
| Adversity after Bosch |
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Journal |
2000 |
| Now You See It, Now You Don't: Triggering the No Contest Clause in California |
USC Annual Conference |
2000 |
| California Legislature Speaks Out on the No Contest Clause |
California Trust & Estate Quarterly |
2000 |
| Updating the No Contest Clause |
California Trust & Estate Quarterly |
1999 |
See all 8 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Negotiating and Drafting Settlement Agreements in Trusts and Estates Cases in the United States |
Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria |
2004 |
| White Water Rafting or Smooth Sailing: Negotiating and Drafting Settlement Agreements for Stability and Enforceability |
California Education of the Bar |
2004 |
| When Murphy's Law Wrecks the Estate Plan |
North County Coastal Estate Planning Council |
2002 |
| Recent Developments in Estate Planning and Trust Administration |
Moderator and Panelist, California Continuing Education of the Bar, (Annual) |
2002 |
| Recent Developments in Trust & Estate Litigation |
Panelist, Rutter Group |
2001 |
| Use of Mediation in Trusts and Estates Disputes |
San Diego Estate Planning Council |
1999 |
| When the Client Wants the [Im]possible |
San Antonio, Texas Estate Planning Council |
1999 |
See all 7 speaking engagements
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