Practice areas
My estate planning practice involves sophisticated estate and trust administration, minimization of potential estate and gift tax consequences, family limited partnerships and LLCs, charitable planned giving for individuals and families, post-death adminsitration, all aspects of trust and estate litigation, and mediation and family facilitation planning tools.
32 years
We represent clients in all aspects of estate and gift taxation, corporate, partnership, trust, fiduciary and individual federal and state income taxation, as well as sales and use taxation, ERISA and executive compensation, and the taxation of nonprofit entities.
32 years
32 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 1988 | 10/26/2020 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Service | 2010 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Service | 2009 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Service | 2008 |
Super Lawyer | Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Service | 2007 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley LLP | 1989 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Goodwill of the Greater East Bay | Board Member | 2004 - Present |
Alameda County Bar Association | Member | N/A |
State Bar of California | Member | N/A |
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County | Board of Directors - President | 2009 - 2010 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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fablaw.com | "Repeal" of the Federal Estate Tax | 2010 |
San Francisco Magazine | How Can I Use Estate Planning to Give Back to the Community | 2008 |
Unknown | New Law in California Scrutinized Nonprofits | N/A |
Unknown | Sarbanes-Oxley and Changing Nonprofit Accountability | N/A |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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New York University School of Law | LL.M - Master of Laws | 1989 |
University of San Francisco School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1988 |
California State University, California Polytechnic State University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1985 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Estate Planning for the Blended Family | Estate Planning for the Blended Family | 2009 |
Estate Planning for Blended Families | Estate Planning For Blended Families | 2008 |
Fitzgerald Abbott & Beardsley | Best Practices for Accepting and Administering Philanthropic Gifts | 2004 |
California Education of the Bar (CEB) | Estate tax planning issues | N/A |
National Business Institute (NBI) | Estate tax planning issues | N/A |
Posted by Derrick
Thu Apr 29 2010
Barry Epstein, Estate planning Attorney on Apr 29, 2010
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