Kristan Shepard
Partner
Kristan is a partner in the firm. Her practice is devoted to probate and trust administration, conservatorships, and estate planning. She enjoys representing fiduciaries, professional, institutional, and non-professional. Kristan has led or contributed to presentations on fiduciary liability and estate planning. She has also published in California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, a scholarly journal. While attending law school, Kristan served on the California Western Law Review, received multiple American Jurisprudence Awards and worked as an extern for the California Court of Appeal. Kristan served as co-chair for the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate section of the San Diego County Bar and is a member of the Bench Bar Committee. Kristan has received numerous professional honors including being nominated as "Woman of the Year" by San Diego Magazine and designated a "Top Attorney" by the San Diego Daily Transcript, "Best of the Bar" by the San Diego Business Journal, and San Diego Super Lawyers.
Licenses
State Bar of California 2005
Education
Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, in 2005 from California Western School of Law
Member of the California Western Law Review
Received American Jurisprudence Awards in Business Organizations/Corporations, Federal Income Taxation and Internship Seminar
Extern for the California State Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a pre-law concentration, cum laude, in 2002 from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, State Bar of California
State Bar of California, Member of the Trust and Estates Section
Co-Chair of the Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Section of the San Diego County Bar Association (2011 - 2012)
Chair, Bench-Bar Committee for the Trusts and Estates Section of the San Diego County Bar Association (2013 - 2014)
Bench-Bar Committee for the Trusts and Estates Section of the San Diego County Bar Association (2011 - present)
Recognition
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2016
San Diego Super Lawyers, 2017-Present
"Best of the Bar" – San Diego Business Journal, 2014
"Top Attorney" – Estate Planning, Probate and Trust, San Diego Daily Transcript, 2011 and 2012
"Woman of the Year" nominee, San Diego Magazine, 2018
Regular Speaker, "Hot Topics in Estate Planning," North County Estate Planning Council
Scripps Health Foundation Gift Planning Advisory Board, Member
Publications
"RIP for RAP – California's turn to Reform the Rule?" California Trusts & Estates Quarterly, Vol. 14, Issue 2 (Summer 2008)
Contact
P (858) 750-3580
F (858) 750-3581
kshepard@goodwinbrownlaw.com
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