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“Perhaps the best decision we made this past year was retaining Shirley as our mother’s estate attorney.” |
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1900 South Norfolk Street, Suite 350
San Mateo, CA 94403 Tel: 650-931-2557 |
84 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95113 Tel: 408-977-7766 |
EducationI was born and raised in southern California. For most of my life, I lived in the City of Monterey Park. I left for the Bay Area when I was accepted to the University of California at Berkeley (GO BEARS!), where I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, with an emphasis in political theory. I attended Loyola Law School of Los Angeles directly after college and was admitted to the California Bar on December 2001.
I am also bilingual. I fluently speak Cantonese, a dialect commonly spoken in southern China, where my father is from, and Hong Kong, where my mother is from. I also speak some conversational Mandarin, the official Chinese dialect. I am a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, the Silicon Valley Bar Association, and the Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council. I also participate in a local estate planning litigation group, which is where I meet with other trust and estate litigators to discuss the latest law cases and legal issues. |
Well-Rounded ExperienceMy litigation experience distinguishes me from most other estate planning attorneys by giving me a unique perspective on how to create estate plans to withstand litigation or argument after the settlor is gone. A poorly drafted estate plan is rife with ambiguity, which makes it susceptible to multiple interpretations and oftentimes leads to arguments in Court.
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HobbiesI am married and a working mother of two young children. I maintain a good work-life balance and whenever time allows, like to scrapbook and throw dinner parties for my family and friends. Aside from law books, I have a large collection of recipes and cookbooks.
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