Ms. Yazdi, a principal with the firm focuses her practice on building long-term relationships with clients and their families. For more than 18 years she has served as a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, those with family owned businesses and other successful clients. She uses sophisticated estate planning techniques to help them reach their personal and business wealth transfer objectives. She also counsels her clients on all related tax issues, including estate, gift and other transfer taxes. She is certified by the State Bar of California as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law.

Special Expertise

• Intergenerational wealth transfer strategies
• Estate planning for blended families
• Revocable and irrevocable trusts
• Charitable giving
• Family limited partnerships
• Qualified domestic trusts for nonresident spouses
• Oversees holding & relates crossborder issues
• Estate and gift tax issues
• Administration of trusts and probate estates

Academic Credentials

• J.D., Santa Clara University
• Geneva/Strasbourg Program in International Law through Santa Clara University
• B.A., with Honors, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Diploma in French Studies, University of Haute Bretagne, Rennes, France
• State Bar of California Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of California – Trusts & Estates Section; International Law Section
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• San Mateo County Bar Association – Estate Planning / Probate Section
• San Francisco Financial Women’s Association
• Peninsula Estate Planning Council

Civic Affiliations

• Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation, Board Member
• Family Service Agency of San Mateo County, Board Member
• Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, Former President & Member of Advisory Committee

Honors and Awards

• Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers® list, 2009 and 2010

Languages

• Fluent in Farsi
• Conversant in French and Spanish