Protecting families.Preparing for what comes next.
Amanda helps Northern California individuals, families, and business owners create estate plans that address incapacity, asset management, family protection, and the transfer of property.
Schedule a consultation →Careful legal work begins with the right questions.
Amanda Barrett is a California-licensed attorney focused on helping clients make informed decisions before a crisis makes those decisions for them.
Her work begins with the family and the assets, not a packet of standard forms. She takes time to understand who depends on the client, who can be trusted to act, how property is owned, and what practical problems the plan needs to prevent.
From there, Amanda explains the available legal tools, prepares the documents, and helps connect the plan to the assets it is intended to control. Business experience strengthens her work with founders and closely held companies, but the center of the practice is estate planning law and the families it protects.
Thorough planning. Clear advice. No unanswered questions.
Understand the full picture
Family relationships, property, beneficiary designations, business interests, and existing documents are considered together.
Explain the legal choices
Clients receive practical explanations of wills, trusts, fiduciary roles, incapacity documents, and plan tradeoffs before deciding.
Put the plan into effect
The work continues through document review, execution guidance, trust-funding direction, and a clear plan for future updates.
“A strong estate plan gives the right people legal authority, clear instructions, and fewer decisions to make during a difficult time.”Amanda Barrett, Estate Planning Attorney