Focused Experience, Genuine Understanding
At Kelley & Farren, we provide personalized legal
services covering all aspects of estate planning, probate and trust law. This is our exclusive focus, and founding partner Carolyn
Farren is certified by the State Bar of California as a specialists in probate, estate planning
and trust law.
The firm's estate planning attorneys have broad, in-depth experience in the field of estate planning and probate. Areas of expertise include:
- Revocable Living Trusts
- Incapacity Issues
- Trust Distribution and Administration
- Estate Tax Planning and Savings
- IRA Beneficiary Planning
- Many more ...
The firm includes veteran educators in the field of estate planning, who have conducted seminars in numerous venues throughout northern California for decades. Kelley & Farren attorneys have backgrounds ranging from public interest law to corporate law and are actively involved in community, charitable and educational service organizations.
The depth of our specialized legal expertise and our personal values and interests guide us in helping our clients work through complex, sensitive issues and achieve peace of mind.
Please feel free to contact us by phone (415-925-5200) or to inquire further or set up an appointment.
Continuity For Clients
John Kelley, one of Kelley & Farren's founding partners, died of lymphoma on September 24, 2011. He will be deeply missed. Kelley & Farren will continue to offer outstanding legal services to its clients. The six remaining attorneys at Kelley & Farren collectively have decades of estate planning experience, and Kelley & Farren's two newest attorneys – Lisa Fialco and John's son Colin Kelley – will enable our clients to have lasting relationships with Kelley & Farren into the future.
Upcoming Public Seminar
Estate Planning for Singles & Domestic Partners
January 21, 2012
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Hospice By The Bay
17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Larkspur, California
Kelley & Farren attorneys offer estate planning seminars for the public at Hospice By The Bay’s Free Marin Seminars Series. Learn tools to plan for your beneficiaries who can’t manage finances due to youth, disabilities, addictions or other special needs, and for blended families.
Other upcoming seminars which will include presentations by Kelley & Farren attorneys include:- March 31, 2012: How to Know if You Need to Update Your Estate Plan
- May 5, 2012: Estate Preservation & Planning in Uncertain Times
Attendees receive a complimentary estate planning organizer at these free seminars. Hospice By The Bay requests that you make a reservation by calling (415) 526-5580 or registering online at www.hbtb.org. To view the Hospice By The Bay Seminar flyer, click here.
LEGAL UPDATE
NEW ESTATE & GIFT TAX LAWS NOW IN EFFECT
The recently-enacted 2010 Tax Relief Act amended the federal estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer tax laws for two years. The TRA may be especially relevant for your estate plan if:
- The value of your estate is greater than $1 million
- Your assets have appreciated substantially since you acquired them
- Your estate plan includes a bypass or credit shelter or A/B trust, especially if the trust was created primarily for tax-saving purposes, or gifting is an important part of your tax plan.
Please click here to learn about this important new law. We recommend you consult us if you have any questions on the application of the TRA to your own estate plan.