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We specialize in estate planning, trust, and probate law, including conservatorships, guardianships, litigation, and tax. As a premier, full-service Bay Area trust and estate law firm, ARCR has served a diverse client base throughout the Peninsula, Silicon Valley, and beyond since 1987. We look forward to serving your legal needs.

Meet our Attorneys

  • Meera N. Balat

    Meera N. Balat

  • Michelle Barnett Batista

    Michelle Barnett Batista

  • Sarah A. Brooks

    Sarah A. Brooks

  • Carlo Campobello

    Carlo Campobello

  • Kathleen A. Durrans

    Kathleen A. Durrans

  • Joseph E. Gruber, Jr.

    Joseph E. Gruber, Jr.

  • Kenneth H. Horowitz

    Kenneth H. Horowitz

  • Melissa Raneri Karlsten

    Melissa Raneri Karlsten

  • Shirley B. Luk

    Shirley B. Luk

  • Alexandra R. Martin

    Alexandra R. Martin

  • James W. Murphy

    James W. Murphy

  • Noelani Nasser

    Noelani Nasser

  • Juliette D. Nguyen

    Juliette D. Nguyen

  • Peter G. Riechert

    Peter G. Riechert

  • Charles M. Riffle (Retired)

    Charles M. Riffle (Retired)

  • Jessica L. Rowe

    Jessica L. Rowe

  • Isabella Schrammel

    Isabella Schrammel

  • Sarah B. Sheppard

    Sarah B. Sheppard

  • Leticia G. Toledo

    Leticia G. Toledo

Estate Planning

ARCR assists clients in formulating estate plans that will minimize estate taxes and distribute assets to beneficiaries in an appropriate manner. Is your estate plan in order?
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Litigation

ARCR represents clients in various disputes, including in financial elder abuse actions, trust and will contests, contested conservatorship and guardianship proceedings, and breach of fiduciary duty actions. Do you need representation in a litigated matter?
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Conservatorships and Guardianships

ARCR provides guidance to both professional and inexperienced fiduciaries through the complex tasks often involved in administering a trust or an estate, even where litigation is involved. Is there an administration with which we can assist you?
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Business Law

ARCR represents many types of business entities. ARCR helps both clients who wish to start a new business, and clients who have existing businesses, even those in litigation. What questions do you have about your business?
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