Susan von Herrmann joins HRO’s private client practice as estate planning partner
Susan von Herrmann has joined the private client services practice group of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) as a partner. Ms. von Herrmann will practice in both the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices.
Ms. von Herrmann’s practice is focused on estate planning and estate and trust administration. She has extensive experience in advising clients on strategies for minimizing estate and gift tax liability and charitable planned giving. She regularly assists clients with the formation of family limited liability companies, family limited partnerships and private foundations and advises family-owned businesses on succession planning. Her practice adds substantial depth and breadth of experience to HRO’s West Coast offices.
In addition to her expertise in advising traditional families, Ms. von Herrmann’s keen understanding of the specific legal needs of clients who are in relationships that are not recognized as marriages by the federal government makes her uniquely qualified to advise and counsel nontraditional families in estate planning matters.
Ms. von Herrmann is a regular speaker on the topic of estate planning, particularly in the context of nontraditional and blended families. She has addressed a wide variety of groups including the San Francisco Estate Planning Council, the East Bay Community Foundation, California Continuing Education of the Bar, Grace Cathedral and other faith communities, various LGBT affinity groups, and the San Francisco Bar Association.
Ms. von Herrmann has published multiple articles and is a member of the San Francisco Estate Planning Council and the Grace Cathedral Gift Planning Committee. She serves on the Board of Regents of The Point Foundation and the Board of Delegates of the Alta Bates Summit Foundation and is also a Clausen House Heritage Advisor.
Ms. von Herrmann is a graduate of Stanford University and received her law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.
About HRO – Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is an international law firm established in 1898 with approximately 175 lawyers. The firm operates in eight offices around the world, located in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Dublin, London, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. HRO attorneys provide a broad spectrum of legal services in virtually every area of the law, including corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, commercial litigation, real estate, employment, tax, environmental and intellectual property, technology and media.