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Martha L. Daetwyler 
San Francisco, California,
Of Counsel
phone 415-957-1800
fax 415-974-1520
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Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law - State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Martha L. Daetwyler has an extensive estate planning and probate practice which includes the preparation of wills and inter vivos trusts, including tax-oriented and generation-skipping trusts. In addition, she advises clients regarding the use and implementation of various specialized estate planning tools such as Insurance Trusts, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts, and Family Limited Partnerships. Her practice also includes expertise in charitable giving through the use of charitable bequests, charitable remainder trusts, private foundations, and trusts for conservation purposes. Martha has expertise in probate proceedings, trust administrations and the preparation of federal estate tax returns.

Martha graduated from Duke University and earned her J.D. at the University of Virginia Law School. She has practiced in the areas of civil litigation and equipment lease financing, serving as in-house counsel to Wells Fargo Leasing and Comdisco, Inc. Martha is currently a Director of New Resource Bank, Lead Director of the Board of RSF Social Finance, and a Trustee of Saybrook Graduate School, and is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Grace Cathedral.

Martha is a member of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section of the State Bar of California, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Probate and Trust Administration
Certification/Specialties:
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization


Bar Admissions:
California, 1976
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
J.D.


Duke University


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California, Estate Planning and Trust & Probate Law Sections
Member


San Francisco Estate Planning Council
Member


Council of Business Advisors
Founding Member


Past Employment Positions:
Wells Fargo Leasing and Comdisco, Inc., In-House Counsel


Pro Bono Activities:
New Resource Bank - Director
RSF Social Finance - Lead Director

The attorneys of Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick LLP, advise and represent clients in business, banking, family law, probate and civil litigation in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, including such communities as Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, San Mateo, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Fremont, Hayward, Richmond, Vallejo, San Francisco County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County, Solano County and Napa County.

Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, L.L.P.
199 Fremont Street, 21st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415.957.1800
Facsimile: 415.974.1520

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