I grew up in Canada and moved to the Bay Area around 2001. I have practiced in the trusts and estates field exclusively since 2004, when I began working for a boutique trusts and estates law firm in the South Bay while at law school. I spent 12 years with the firm, and worked on a wide variety of matters in estate planning, trust and probate administration, and conservatorship administration. I enjoy being able to help clients with their estate planning because I am helping them fulfill a goal that is an important part of their life process and that will provide security to their family to know that there is a plan in place. When I assist a trustee or executor with an estate administration following a loved one's death, I guide them through the process from start to finish, and provide them with the necessary legal advice to carry out the terms of the estate plan and to fulfill their duties to the beneficiaries of the estate.