Carol L. Hoffman is a dedicated trusts and estates attorney and fiduciary based in the East Bay, offering personalized approach to estate planning and administration. With a strong educational background from UC Berkeley, UCLA Law, and an LL.M. in Taxation from Golden Gate University, she brings both expertise and compassion to her practice.
With over a decade of focused experience in trusts and estates law, complemented by prior work as a transactional business attorney, Carol provides practical, well-rounded counsel to individuals, couples, trustees, executors, and beneficiaries. She is known for her attentive listening, nonjudgmental approach, and commitment to achieving client goals, informed by her hands-on experience serving as a private fiduciary in numerous cases.
Services Offered
- Estate Planning for Individuals and Couples
- Trust Administration
- Estate Administration
- Representation of Trustees
- Representation of Executors
- Representation of Beneficiaries
- Private Trustee Services
- Executor Services
- Conservator Services
- Estate Planning Workshops and Speaking Engagements
Carol is an active member of the California State Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates Section, the Professional Fiduciary Association of California, and the East Bay Estate Planning Council. She has also served as chairwoman of the Trust and Estate Administration subcommittee for East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers and contributes to the Planned Giving Committee of the East Bay Regional Parks Foundation.
