Kristin Yokomoto is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law with the California Bar Association of Legal Specialization. With over 25 years of experience, Kristin devotes her practice to helping families, individuals and business owners with their estate planning, business succession planning, trust administration and probate needs. She guides her clients through all aspects of transitioning their assets and businesses to the next generation as efficiently and seamlessly as possible, while focusing on the legal and tax ramifications of various options. Clients and advisors trust that Kristin will understand the clients’ goals and help create lifetime plans that incorporate them in light of the taxes and impact on future generations.
Kristin has a background in real property financing, corporate governance, securities laws, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions, and was a financial analyst for Fortune 500 companies. Her business background helps her better understand the effect of decisions which involve an entity or real property. Kristin frequently presents and publishes to help other lawyers better serve their clients. She is a contributing author of the Guide to the California Rules of Professional Conduct for Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Counsel (Fourth Edition) written by The Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estate Section of the California Lawyers Association. She has been invited to speak at the University of Southern California Tax Institute, STEP Worldwide and STEP Orange County conferences, and the WealthCounsel Symposium on wealth transfer topics.