Leeann Shenkman

As it became clear that we could no longer avoid the need to address our family trust a good friend recommended attorney Lee Ann Shenkman in Soquel after she had solved some challenging problems for her family. The need to engage an attorney has never been something I would look forward to, however... we were pleased to find that working Lee Ann felt more like we had a personal counselor who cared about us and our children’s future. We live 120 miles away, so all of our communications were by phone and email, and it turned out to be very convenient and efficient. We had a very complicated situation as older parents with a grown daughter and a teen adopted daughter both with special needs. Lee Ann provided us with the names of some trusted professionals who could act as the trustee of a special needs trust if we were deceased or incapacitated and we found it easy to make a selection. The word “trust” appears again and again throughout this experience but that’s the thing, we felt that we could “trust” Lee Ann’s advice and counsel. She sought to thoroughly ensure that our daughters financial future would be secure. We cannot imagine that another attorney could do a better job and be more caring partner in dealing with this important issue.