Kirsten Howe Announces New Associate Estate Planning Attorney

From Kirsten Howe: Greater Bay Area estate planning firm, Law Office of Kirsten Howe, is pleased to welcome new hire Cynthia Barclay as associate estate planning attorney.

Cynthia concentrates her practice in all aspects of California trust and estate planning. Prior to joining, Cynthia served as an associate attorney at Gilfix & La Poll Associates LLP, in Palo Alto, where she has successfully built her estate planning skills over the past four years.

“We are so excited to welcome Cynthia into the firm,” said managing partner Kirsten Howe, “we are always on the lookout for exceptional talent, and when we met Cynthia there was no denying her depth of knowledge and background are perfect to boost and expand our firm’s practices, and I’m more excited to have our clients and potential clients start working with Cynthia given her personable nature.”

Ms. Barclay is a member of The State of California Bar since 2012 and is also a commissioned Notary Public in the state of California. She received her Juris Doctor from John F. Kennedy University School of Law and earned her Bachelors of Science in Geology from San Jose State University.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled about the opportunity to join this trusted team,” said Cynthia. “I’m so impressed with Kirsten’s process and her whole approach to streamlining estate planning and trust administration, making it so much more comfortable and easy for our clients. And, I am really looking forward to expanding Law Office of Kirsten Howe’s position as an esteemed firm in the Walnut Creek and Greater Bay Area.”

Kirsten Howe

Kirsten Howe has given presentations to many professional associations in the Bay Area on the topics of estate planning, trust administration, SSI benefits, ABLE accounts, Medi-Cal benefits, Special Needs trusts, estate planning with retirement trusts, Proposition 13, How to Prepare Fiduciary Accounting, Trust Protectors and Planning for Incapacity. Kirsten is also trained by the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California on Elder Financial Abuse and has given many presentations to seniors and their families on this very important topic. Kirsten is available for interviews on any of the above-mentioned topics.

About Kirsten Howe Attorney at Law

Law Office of Kirsten Howe is among the most highly ranked estate planning law firms in Walnut Creek. The firm’s areas of expertise include Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Medi-Cal Planning, Probate, Retirement Assets Planning and Special Needs Planning. Law Office of Kirsten Howe’s mission is to provide easy, legal solutions for every client.

Kirsten Howe, the firm’s managing attorney, was admitted to the California bar in 1987 and has practiced in Walnut Creek since 1997. She earned her J.D. cum laude at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she was a member of the Thurston Society and Managing Editor of The Hastings Law Journal. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1980 from the University of Michigan.

Kirsten is a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of The State of California Bar; the Estate Planning and Probate Section, the Elder Law Section and the Women’s Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. She is on the Board of Directors of the Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley and a member of the Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court.

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