Pamela is our associate attorney.  She received her Juris Doctorate degree from University of New Mexico School of Law and her Master of Tax Law (LL.M.) degree from the prestigious New York University School of Law LL.M. program.  Her Bachelor of Arts degree is in Linguistics from the University of California at San Diego.

Pamela recently received news from the California Bar Board of Legal Specialization that she had passed the exam to be certified as a Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Specialist.  It is anticipated that she will fulfill the balance of the requirements to obtain the certification shortly.

Pamela is an adjunct professor at California Southern Law School, where she teaches the Wills and Trusts class to the Juris Doctorate students.  She is also beginning to take on some of the teaching for the consumer and continuing education classes that our law firm offers.

Prior to joining our law firm, Pamela worked with several estate planning and tax law firms.  She will primarily assist Dennis with our estate planning, conservatorship, probate and tax controversy clients.  Pamela has a special interest in working through the complexities of advanced estate planning for wealthy individuals and estate planning for same-sex couples and unmarried partners.

Pamela is serving as the 2008 / 2009 Co-Chairperson of the Estate Planning Section for the Riverside County Bar Association.

Pamela is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, the National Association of Life Care Planning Law Firms, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and the Riverside County Bar Association.  She has studied to be a docent for the Mission Inn in Riverside.  She enjoys working with various charitable organizations, singing and sampling various foods and wines.  She lives with her partner, Dawn, in Riverside.