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Attorneys

Brian L. Shetler

Partner

Estate Planning; Probate & Trust Administration; Tax

Mr. Shetler’s trust and estate practice is focused on tax and estate administration issues. Mr. Shetler works with corporate fiduciaries as well as families and individuals in establishing and carrying out plans to preserve and build legacies for generations.

Education/Honors

Golden Gate University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2003
Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1992
Oxford University, England, International Law Program, 1990
University of Hawaii, M.A., Political Science, 1989
- Wrote chapters, "Augustine" and "Hegel", published in Macro-History and Macro-Historians (eds. Johan Galtung and Sohail Inayatullah), 1997
University of Hawaii, B.A., Journalism, 1986

Professional Admissions

State Bar of California
State Bar of Colorado (inactive)
United States District Court, Northern District of California
United States Tax Court

Activities/Memberships

Goodwill of Silicon Valley, Board of Directors, Chairman
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Silicon Valley Chapter, Program Chairman
Santa Clara University Kasner Symposium Committee, Member
Silicon Valley Planned Giving Council, Immediate Past President
Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, former board member
Santa Cruz County Estate Planning Council
Financial Planning Forum
Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
America Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estates Section, and Taxation Section
State Bar of California, Trust and Estate Section, Taxation Section, Business Law Section, International Law Section
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Silicon Valley Bar Association, Trust and Estate Section
Colorado Bar Association
Northwest Colorado Bar Association
Little League and other youth sports coach