Resources

Articles

• d/b/a “doing business as”
• No Contest Clauses
• IRAs Are Different
• Things To Consider Once the Divorce Is Final
• Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts Designed to Protect Loved Ones
• Divorce Is a Time To Review Your Estate Plan
• Chart: Ways to Organize Your Business
• How to Avoid Probate
• What Does an Executor Do?
• Filing a Tax Return When You Live Outside the United States
• Prenuptial Agreements – What the Law Allows
• U.S. Immigration: Top Ten Tips for Avoiding Trouble
• Out-Of-State Trustees
• Multi-State Trusts
• Should You Include In Your Power Of Attorney The Power To Amend Your Trust?
• Moving To California Or Out Of California

International Organizations

• Alliance Francaise de Santa Rosa
• Association of Moroccan Professionals in America
• British American Business Council
• DBF
• French American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
• German American Business Association
• Irish Network Bay Area

Legal Organizations

• Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council
• State Bar of California
• Sonoma County Bar Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners

Legal research and contacts

• Findlaw – I sometimes use this site to retrieve cases. You can find legal cases and precedents on most issues and in most jurisdictions on this site.
• Nolo Press – They provide good information on many legal topics for do-it-yourselfers.
• Sonoma County Law Library — Legal research. Click on the button for “Research Links,” which gives you access to cases, courts, state agencies and more. I regularly go to this site to look up code sections and to get to the Secretary of State’s website.
• Sonoma County Bar Association — Referral service Click on the link for “Public Resources,” and you can review information from the referral service run by the Sonoma County Bar Association.

Other Memberships

• University of Chicago Alumni
• Harvard Alumni Association
• Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Alumni