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

Personal

  • Married with two children
  • Interests include golf, tennis, snow sports, and water sports