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Sarah Scannell Nix
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Biography
Ms. Nix is a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialists, who has been practicing with the firm since 2005. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Nix was an estate planning and business attorney in San Francisco.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with an English minor from the University of California, Davis and received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. While at Hastings, Ms. Nix was awarded the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for Academic Achievement in Estate Planning and the CALI Excellence for the future Award for Excellent Achievement in the Study of Estate Planning.
After receiving her undergraduate degree, Ms. Nix worked for the District Attorney in San Mateo County, and she worked at an estate planning and tax firm while attending Hastings.
Ms. Nix is a member of AAUW, Iron Horse Mother's Club, and East Bay Trusts and Estate Lawyers. Ms. Nix also currently serves on the Board of The Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley. She is a frequent speaker in the community on estate planning topics and has given estate planning talks at Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation, the Town of Danville, Danville Seniors, Merrill Lynch, and Crow Canyon Country Club, among other places.
Ms. Nix lives in Danville with her husband and three children. She is active at Green Valley Elementary School and coaches her kids various sports teams.
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Licensed in California for 23 years
State: California
Acquired: 2002
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Location
Gagen McCoy
279 Front St, Danville, CA, 94526
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Sarah Scannell Nix's Reviews
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Posted by Stefanie | January 8, 2016 | Hired Attorney
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Personable & Exceptional Service, Would Highly Recommend
Working with Sarah made our estate planning task easy and enjoyable; not an easy task! She was very professional and responsive, but it was her approachability and empathetic nature that made us comfortable enough to ask questions or discuss our concerns. The overall process was very efficient and w...
Posted by Paul | November 16, 2015 | Hired Attorney
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Estate Planning
Ms Nix was thorough and very helpful in updating our will and setting up our Trust. She answered all our questions and prepared the documents in a timely manner. She explained the new terms thoroughly and in understandable language. Overall she was a pleasure to work with and we would not hesitate...
Posted by anonymous | November 16, 2015 | Hired Attorney
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estate plan
Sarah helped us put together our estate plan and was thorough, pleasant and a joy to work with. Everything was done in a timely manner and once we signed documents felt great about the process and the plan she put together.
Posted by anonymous | November 13, 2015 | Hired Attorney
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A true professional
Sarah was extremely helpful in getting my living trust established and doing it very efficiently. She is a knowledgeable attorney and answered all of the questions that I had throughout the process. I feel confident in the trust that she set up and I have recommended her to other friends and family m...
Posted by Kevin | November 10, 2015 | Hired Attorney
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Very Professional and Detail Oriented
We used Sarah to update our family trust and will. She was very professional, gave us the expected timeline (and was under the quoted time) and explained the new laws and how they affected our case. I would recommend Sarah to anyone.
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Experience
Honors
2015
Certified Specialist - Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law, State Bar of California
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Partner, Gagen McCoy
2002 - 2005
Associate, Nixon Peabody
Associations
2010 - Present
Diablo Valley Estate Planning CouncilVice President
Education
2002
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1995
University of California - Davis
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English