Melissa advises families and individuals by developing and implementing estate planning strategies to transfer assets in a thoughtful and tax-efficient manner.  Her experience includes customizing revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, and other vehicles to promote her clients’ goals. She also advises fiduciaries regarding trust and estate administrations.  She enjoys collaborating with other lawyers and advisors to design practical and integrated solutions to her clients’ legal needs.

Membership Chair and Board Director, San Francisco Estate Planning Council

Member, Professional Advisors Council, San Francisco Foundation

Member, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Member and Former Chair of the Employment Committee, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

Member and Former Chair, Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section, Bar Association of San Francisco

Former Chair, Barristers Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section, Bar Association of San Francisco

Former Board Director, Stern Grove Festival Association