Wendi Sue Temkin

Wendi Sue Temkin

also known as Wendi Temkin

5.0
Rating: 9.1

Licensed for 34 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Boulder, CO
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

4450 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 100, Boulder, CO

This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing

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Licenses

Licensed in Colorado for 20 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 2005

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 34 years

State: California

Acquired: 1991

Resigned

No misconduct found

Location

Watershed Estate Planning, LLC

4450 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 100, Boulder, CO, 80303

Watershed Estate Planning, LLC

7350 E. Progress Place, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111

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Wendi Sue Temkin's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

30 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kim | May 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Excellent Estate Planning

Ms. Temkin and her staff did an outstanding job keeping the lines of communication open with us. Ms. Temkin thoroughly explained and guided us through the complexities of our estate plan. In the end, we feel she provided a professional, intelligent, and comprehensive plan that takes into account ou...r specific needs and the needs of our young child.

Posted by Matt Raichart | August 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Great estate planning experience

Wendi exceeded our expectations and was very thorough in clearly explaining all our options. We are very happy we went with her when planning our estate. We particularly enjoyed our last session with her where we got to videotape our life story, beliefs and wishes; it gives our Will a personal touch.... – Matt and Tzvia

Posted by Ken | March 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Clear, Concise, Easily Understandable

We had dealt with 2 previous estate attorneys, neither of which we were particularly pleased with. In interviewing for a new attorney, we again found it difficult to get concise, straight-forward, meaningful answers. During our initial free consultation with Wendi, it became clear that we were dealin...g with a different type of lawyer. Her answers were crisp and to-the-point. There was no bloviating- an immediate disqualifier. And she suggested an alternative course of action that had not been discussed by our former attorneys and which accomplished exactly what we wanted to do. Wendi explains legalistic issues in clear, concise, easily understandable terms. Her fixed fee approach enabled us to freely explore a number of alternatives. We never felt rushed and Wendi often suggested better ways to accomplish certain items. After two bad experiences, we are now very happy with Wendi and the comprehensive plan she helped us develop. Ken S

Posted by anonymous | January 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Knowledgeable & Helpful

Wendi was very helpful to my mom in looking at changes to her overall estate planning and considering different issues in passing on her assets to her children. Her experience and knowledge showed but most important was her ability to explain option to us in relatively simple lay language. very gla...d to have found Wendi on Avvo.

Posted by Margaret | December 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Excellent Experience with Tempkin Law

Wendi guided us through the estate planning process knowledgeably, compassionately and patiently. Her ability to explain things clearly and to make her clients comfortable cannot be overstated—we would highly recommend Wendi to anyone. Margaret and James E.

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Wendi Sue Temkin's Lawyer Endorsements

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Steven Owens

Estate planning lawyer | Sep 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Martha Hartney

Estate planning lawyer | Jun 18

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Wendi is a terrific attorney who cares about her clients--their families and their well being. I endorse this lawyer."

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Amelia Tanttila

Estate planning lawyer | Jul 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I know Wendi as a meticulous, exceptionally intelligent and personable attorney who holds herself to the highest standards in her practice. I highly recommend her."

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John McGuire

Estate planning lawyer | Jul 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Wendi Temkin is a wonderful estate planning attorney. I have and will continue to refer clients to Ms. Temkin for their estate planning matters and questions. Wendi understands what it is like to be a parent and want to protect your children in your absence and her estate plans show this fact, which is important to me as a parent, and I am sure this is important to every parent. Wendi personalizes each and every estate plan to meet her client's needs as opposed to using the same template over and over, which I know some attorneys do. If you are looking at having a will or trust drafted and/or power of attorney documents, contact Wendi Temkin at Temkin Law and take advantage of her free consultation. Wendi is always available and spends a lot of time with her clients to make sure they are comfortable with the plan that has been implemented."

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Rachel Maizes

Estate planning lawyer | Jul 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I am happy to endorse Wendi Temkin. Through legal discussions with Wendi, I have gained a knowledge of her thoroughness and diligence and her mastery of the area of estate planning. Clients who select her to do their estate plan will be well served."

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Laura Moore

Estate planning lawyer | Jul 16

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer. Wendi and I worked together at a previous law firm. I found her to be a highly intelligent and compassionate person."

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Thomas Howard

Wills and living wills lawyer | Jul 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Steven Owens

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Elizabeth Muraca

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Martha Hartney

Estate planning lawyer

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Amelia Tanttila

Estate planning lawyer

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Laura Moore

General practice lawyer

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Thomas Howard

Intellectual property lawyer

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Experience

Rating:  9.1 (Superb)

Honors

2018

AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

1991

American Jurisprudence Award, U.C. Berkeley

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Attorney, Temkin Law LLC

2007 - 2011

Attorney, Garlin Driscoll LLC

2005 - 2007

Member/Mediator, Consensus Mediation LLC

1996 - 2000

Writer/Editor, Emanuel Publishing Corporation

1991 - 1995

Attorney, Friedman Ross & Hersh, P.C.

Associations

2011 - Present

Wealth Counsel

2005 - Present

Colorado Bar Association

Estates and Trusts Section Member

2005 - Present

Boulder County Bar Association

2011 - 2013

Personal Family Lawyer program

Education

1991

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law

J.D.

1984

University of California, Los Angeles

B.A.

Speaking Engagements

2017

Boulder County Bar Association, Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate Section

Efficient Practice Management for Estate Planning Firms

2014

Special Needs Planning Workshop

Estate Planning for Families with Special Needs

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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