Sideman & Bancroft is pleased to welcome Michelle Raaka as a Partner in the firm’s Estate Planning and Administration Practice Group.
Michelle joins Sideman & Bancroft from Loeb & Loeb LLP, where she was Senior Counsel in the Private Client practice. She brings extensive experience advising individuals and families on sophisticated estate planning matters, including estate and gift taxation, wealth transfer planning, charitable giving, and trust and estate administration.
Her practice also includes advising clients on family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, tax-exempt organizations, and planning for incapacity, as well as experience with trust and estate litigation matters.
“We are thrilled to welcome Michelle to our team,” said Kirsten Wolff, Partner and leader of the Estate Planning and Administration Practice Group. “Her depth of experience in sophisticated estate planning, tax, and wealth transfer will be a great asset to our clients, and her arrival marks an exciting step in the natural growth of our practice.”
Michelle earned her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and her B.A. and B.S. from the University of California, San Diego.
