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June 21 - Fresno KRISTEN LIEB is an attorney in the Fresno office of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP. Ms. Lieb practices in the areas of business law, estate planning, trust administration and probate law. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the Fresno County and American bar associations. Ms. Lieb earned her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Messiah College, her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Pepperdine University School of Law and her M.B.A. degree from Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management. TIMOTHY L. THOMPSON is a partner with the Fresno office of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP. He has represented clients in major litigation matters in both federal and state trial courts and appellate courts in California and other states. Mr. Thompson's trial experience includes cases in the areas of fraud, direct and inverse condemnation, contracts, construction and real estate development disputes, civil rights, trademark infringement, unfair competition, will/trust contests, and other probate litigation. Mr. Thompson has lectured on the topic of trial practice at the San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno and was selected for inclusion in the Northern California Super Lawyers list (2008-2010) for his primary area of practice in business litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of California, Fresno County Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Federal Bar Association. Mr. Thompson earned his B.S. degree from Loma Linda University and his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. RUSSELL O. WOOD is a partner in the Fresno law firm of Gilmore Wood Vinnard & Magness PC, where he practices in the areas of trusts and estates, and real estate, business and financing transactions. Mr. Wood was a law clerk to Honorable Edward J. Schwartz, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California. He has been a frequent speaker on corporate and real estate topics. Mr. Wood earned his A.B. degree, with honors, from California State University at Fresno, and his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the Fresno County Bar Association and the State Bar of California. June 22 - San Jose FRANCIS B. DOYLE is a founder of WealthPLAN, a law practice dedicated to family wealth preservation and integrated wealth planning. He is a certified legal specialist by the State Bar of California in both taxation law and probate, estate planning and trust law. Mr. Doyle is a professor of law at Lincoln University School of Law where he teaches wills and trusts. He was named Professor of the Year for the 2004-2005 academic year. Mr. Doyle is a frequent lecturer for various continuing legal educational organizations, including the National Business Institute (NBI). He is the immediate past-president of the Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council and a member of the Executive Board of the Silicon Valley Bar Association. He earned his B.A. degree from Santa Clara University , his J.D. degree from the University of San Francisco , Law School , and his M.S. degree in taxation from Golden Gate University . ERIN N. KOLKO is an attorney in the San Jose law firm of Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP, where her practice emphasizes trust litigation. Ms. Kolko's litigation practice includes will and trust contests, fiduciary litigation, accounting and surcharge actions, beneficiary representation, and elder abuse actions. Her conservatorship practice includes establishing and monitoring conservatorships, as well as the representation of conservatees, conservators, and other interested persons in contested matters. She has participated in all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Ms. Kolko's practice also includes trust and estate administration and the preparation of living trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney, advance health care directives, and related estate planning documents. She is a member of the State Bar of California and the Silicon Valley Bar Association. Ms. Kolko earned her B.A. degree from San Jose State University and her J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. MARK A SCHMUCK is an attorney in the San Jose law firm of Temmerman, Cilley & Kohlmann, LLP. Mr. Schmuck's practice includes will and trust contests, fiduciary accounting and surcharge actions, trust litigation, contested and non-contested conservatorship appointments, elder abuse litigation, probate and trust-related civil litigation (including disputed property claims) and related appeals. He has participated in all forms of alternative dispute resolutions, including mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation. Mr. Schmuck is a member of the State Bar of California and the Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his J.D. degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. JEFFREY S. TACHIKI is the managing partner of the Berkeley law firm of Tachiki Arnold LLP. Mr. Tachiki's practice includes estate planning, trust administration, probate, conservatorships and guardianships. He has previously lectured for National Business Institute on probate and revocable living trust matters. Mr. Tachiki is vice president of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Alameda County Bar Association, and a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California, the East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers, and the Bay Area Chapter of the Asian American Bar Association. He was named as a "Super Lawyers Rising Star" in 2009 and 2010. Mr. Tachiki earned his B.A. degree from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah.
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