Rebeccah B. Miller - Lakin Spears, LLP

Contact Information:
650-328-7000 ext. 144
rmiller@lakinspears.com

Practice Areas:
Trusts and Estates

Education:
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1976
J.D., Boalt Hall, 1987

Professional Affiliations:
Silicon Valley
Bar Association
Palo Alto Area
Bar Association
State Bar of California
California Women Lawyers

Rebeccah B. Miller

Rebeccah B. Miller is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Group and specializes in estate and trust litigation, estate planning and the administration of decedent’s estates.

The State Bar of California has certified Ms. Miller as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law. She has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer (Estate Planning/Trusts) for 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Law & Politics/San Francisco Magazine.

Ms. Miller prepares wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts (including charitable trusts, permanent trusts for minors, life insurance trusts, generation-skipping trusts and qualified residence trusts) and family limited partnerships or limited liability companies. She supervises the settlement of both trust and probate estates.

Ms. Miller represents beneficiaries and fiduciaries in the following types of litigation:

Will and Trust Contests
Interpretation of Estate Planning Documents
Determinations of Heirship and Asset Ownership
Accounting Controversies
Fiduciary Appointment and Removal
Creditor’s Claims
Disputes Concerning the Characterization of Property
Elder Abuse

Ms. Miller serves on the Board of Trustees of the Silicon Valley Bar Association and the Board of Directors of SALA (Senior Adult Legal Assistance).

She is admitted to practice at the United States Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and all California Courts. She is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law.