Letter From the Chair

By Susan Share

Susan Share specializes in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law at the Share Law Firm. Ms. Share’s practice includes charitable planning, and life insurance planning, probate and conservatorships. Ms. Share also specializes in the administration of estates and trusts, representing both fiduciaries and beneficiaries. Ms. Share received her undergraduate degree from Reed College and is a graduate of Northwestern School of Law. Ms. Share may be reached at sshare@susanshare.com

The Solo and Small Firm Section kicked off the year at the State Bar Annual Meeting where we welcomed our new executive committee members, Steve, Glenn, and Renee and thanked our outgoing members, Robert, Janet, and Brooke, as well as our outgoing advisors, Jim and Richard, and our past Chair, Shirish. As those on the Solo and Small Firm Executive Committee know, you never really leave our committee, you simply change subcommittees. One of our member-advisors, Janet Brewer, has gone on to become a member of the Board of Trustees and one of our long time and much-loved advisors, Richard Kaplan, has left due to the demands of being on the leadership track at the Beverly Hills Bar. We wish them both heart-felt congratulations!

We are currently designing a half-day CLE program focusing on updates in the law. It will take place on Thursday, January 22^nd at the Los Angeles State Bar Offices in downtown L.A.. The program will offer the hard-to-find ethics and bias units and feature lunch sponsored by Arnie Morton’s Steakhouse. Please stay tuned for registration information. For our members in the Bay Area, a similar program will run at the San Francisco State Bar Offices on July 24, 2015.