Michele Matsumura

Michele Matsumura is the founder of Matsumura Law Firm in Pleasanton, California. She advises clients on estate planning, trusts, wills, probate, and estate administration. Her work includes planning for gift, estate, generation-skipping transfer, and income tax considerations, as well as charitable giving. She assists individuals and families in reviewing estate arrangements, preparing legal documents, and addressing trustee responsibilities as part of the management or transfer of assets.

Matsumura graduated cum laude from the University of the Pacific and earned her law degree from the University of California, Davis, King Hall School of Law. She later received a Master of Laws in Taxation from Golden Gate University School of Law. Her legal and tax education supports the coordination of trusts, property transfers, and tax planning. She is a California State Bar certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

Matsumura previously worked with a boutique estate planning firm, advising clients on estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, charitable giving, and the administration of trusts and estates. Her current practice includes preparing and reviewing estate planning documents and representing trustees during administration. She also considers estate, gift, income, and property tax issues when clients are evaluating ways to organize their affairs and provide for beneficiaries.

Michele Matsumura participates in professional organizations connected with taxation and estate planning. Her memberships include California State Bar sections focused on tax and estate matters and regional bar associations. She has also served in leadership roles with estate planning councils in the Tri-Valley area. Her practice combines estate administration experience with tax-focused planning to help clients understand the decisions and responsibilities associated with wills, trusts, and estates.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Matsumura Law Firm
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Certified Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization

Licensed State

• California

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