Palo Alto Estate Planning Lawyer
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Gadi Zohar is a Palo Alto estate planning lawyer who combines his exclusive focus on trusts & estates law with his skills as a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.* This combination makes him unique in his ability to listen to you fully and to translate your estate planning needs into your personal estate plan. Estate planning involves the most intimate details of your life: money, family, interpersonal relationships, business succession, and your personal values. Gadi Zohar is keenly aware of how these varied aspects of life can create complexity that people sometimes do not recognize. His unique insight can help to guide you to a plan which best reflects your values and concerns not only for maximum financial benefit, but also for maximum peace of mind. He offers the following services:
- Estate Planning
- Trust administration
- Probate
- Beneficiary representation
Gadi Zohar has experienced trusts & estates law from the judge's chambers as well as the law firm. While in law school, he was an intern to the Honorable Mary Anne Grilli at the Probate Division of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County. Before starting his solo practice, Gadi Zohar was a trusts and estates attorney at Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP.
On a personal level, Gadi Zohar lives in Menlo Park with his wife and two children. His wife, Amy, co-owns Ruskin Gardens, Co., Inc., a high-end landscape design and maintenance company. Besides spending time with his family, Gadi enjoys playing guitar and piano. He has traveled extensively and he speaks conversational Hebrew.
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Education
- J.D. Santa Clara University School of Law
~ CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Federal Courts and Jurisdiction
~ CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Conflicts of Law
~ Dean's List 2008-2009
~ Dean's List 2009-2010 - M.A. California Institute of Integral Studies
~ Teaching Assistant to Dr. Judye Hess, Couples Counseling
~ Teaching Assistant to Prof. Lucanna Grey, Gestalt Psychotherapy
- B.S. University of Florida
~ Research Assistant to Dr. Lisa Brown, Dept. of Social Psychology
Court Internships
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2009 - Judicial Intern to Hon. Mary Anne Grilli, Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, Probate Division
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2008 - Judicial Extern to Hon. James Ware, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Claifornia
Organizations
- State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section
- Peninsula Estate Planning Council
- San Mateo County Bar Association
- Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Silicon Valley Bar Association
- Palo Alto Area Bar Association
- Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises
- Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
Publications
Whittier Journal of Child & Family Advocacy, Vol. 9, p. 169
Bar admissions
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court, Northern District of California
Languages
LinkedIn Page
www.LinkedIn.com/In/GadiZohar
* Gadi Zohar does not
provide psychotherapy or psychological counseling.
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