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Laura M. Lamb Joins Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as of Counsel; Rebecca Van Loon Joins as Associate
Estate planning, trust and probate administration attorney Laura M. Lamb joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as Of Counsel, and Rebecca Van Loon joined as an associate effective January 1, 2012.
Lamb joins SCMV from the respected estate planning boutique Showley & Thompson where she worked closely with founder Lon Showley and their clients. Showley retired at the end of 2011 after 42 years of practice. Lamb will continue to serve their clients at SCMV. Lamb holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from California Western School of Law. She is an Adjunct Professor of Law at California Western.
Van Loon, a 2010 graduate of Willamette University College of Law, joins from the estate planning practice of Ann C. Harris. She holds an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law.
With these additions, SCMV’s highly regarded estate planning and tax practice now totals 10 attorneys, including Elinor Merideth, Larry Branton, Rhonda Crandall and James Siegel.
“We are continuing to expand our estate planning practice because clients need to update their trusts and estate plans more frequently due to changing laws,” said Managing Member Bob Caplan. “Today’s trusts and estate planning issues are increasingly complicated and detailed, and our business clients frequently have important concerns relating to their personal finances. Their estate planning needs are typically an extension of their business needs.”
“People are living longer and need to plan for the management of their healthcare and finances in the event of incapacity,” said Showley. “Additionally, we are seeing more non-traditional family relationships and second marriage situations that require intricate estate planning. Laura is on top of these changes, and I am pleased to leave my clients in her capable care.”
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, one of San Diego’s largest locally based law firms with more than 65 attorneys, was founded in 1948. The firm provides a full range of legal services including corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, complex litigation, real estate and environmental, employment law, insurance coverage, tax, family law, trusts and estate planning, white collar crime, professional liability defense, bankruptcy and secured transactions.
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