Law firm in San Francisco, CA
Withers Bergman LLP
Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94133 · also Los Angeles, CA; La Jolla, CA; New Haven, CT10 attorneys on the California bar roster, license status checked10 board-certified or fellow
License status checked on the State Bar of California roster on September 20, 2026.
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Attorneys
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- Alan Stephen WatenmakerCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 1972ACTEC Fellow · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, elected 1985)Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Chang Hoon ChaeCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 2000ACTEC Fellow · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, elected 2013)Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Elizabeth Ann BawdenCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 2000ACTEC Fellow · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, elected 2014)Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Helen Shih ChengCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 2000Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Joy C ChangCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 2005Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Louis (Lou) A. MezzulloCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 2006ACTEC Fellow · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, elected 1986)
- Mary Kathleen RamsdenCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 1981Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Michael (Mike) S. BrophyCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 1998ACTEC Fellow · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, elected 2024)
- Paul Gordon HoffmanCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 1976ACTEC Fellow · American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, elected 1987)
- Renee WittlifCA bar · active · checked Sep 20, 2026admitted 1990Board certified: Estate planning · State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
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