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Hoge Fenton expands its Estates and Trusts practices with the addition of attorney Heather L. Boshears. Heather works closely with the firm’s sophisticated clients on comprehensive estate planning, post-death trust administration, and resolution of estate disputes. A licensed CPA, she also advises clients in tax matters including estate and gift tax and real property reassessments. Prior to joining Hoge Fenton Heather was an associate at Thoits Law in Los Altos, and practiced at Fox, Shjeflo, Hartley & Babu LLP in San Mateo. “I’m excited to have Heather join our team! Her sensitivity to clients’ needs, analytical skills, and technical knowledge enable her to serve clients in a personalized, problem-solving manner,” said shareholder Karen A. Meckstroth who chairs the firm’s Estates and Trusts group. We are pleased to have Heather join our team and hope you have a chance to meet her soon. Find out more about Heather here.

Hoge Fenton expands its Estates and Trusts practices with the addition of attorney Heather L. Boshears. Heather works closely with the firm’s sophisticated clients on comprehensive estate planning, post-death trust administration, and resolution of estate disputes. A licensed CPA, she also advises clients in tax matters including estate and gift tax and real property reassessments. Prior to joining Hoge Fenton Heather was an associate at Thoits Law in Los Altos, and practiced at Fox, Shjeflo, Hartley & Babu LLP in San Mateo. “I’m excited to have Heather join our team! Her sensitivity to clients’ needs, analytical skills, and technical knowledge enable her to serve clients in a personalized, problem-solving manner,” said shareholder Karen A. Meckstroth who chairs the firm’s Estates and Trusts group. We are pleased to have Heather join our team and hope you have a chance to meet her soon. Find out more about Heather here.

Hoge Fenton Named a “2019 Bay Area Best Place to Work” Pleasanton and San Jose, Calif – April 9, 2019 – Hoge Fenton is honored to be recognized as one of the “2019 Bay Area Best Places to Work” by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The “Best Places to Work” award is unique in that employees nominate their companies for recognition, evaluating the organizations across five categories. While fun job perks are considered, employees are also asked to look at their company’s management practices, compensation and benefits, and collaborative culture, among others. Hoge Fenton’s leadership team prides itself on hiring and retaining talented attorneys and staff, recognizing that a strong employee culture also lends itself to superior client representation. “I am proud to be a member of this exceptional workplace,” commented Grace Carr Lee, the firm’s Executive Director. “Hoge Fenton has four touchstones, one of which is being a caring business that values the well-being of all its employees. Receiving this recognition means we are walking the talk!” About Hoge Fenton Hoge Fenton is a multi-service law firm committed to delivering top-tier legal representation across a diverse range of practice areas, including corporate and business law, employment, estates and trusts, complex family law, intellectual property, privacy, business litigation, and land use/real estate. With offices in the Silicon Valley and Tri-Valley areas and a global network of more than 90 distinguished firms in 60 countries, Hoge Fenton represents clients of all sizes and across myriad […]

Hoge Fenton is pleased to welcome Intellectual Property and Privacy and Data Security associate Letitia Lee. Letitia handles privacy and data security matters, such as data incident response management, and government requests for information under the Stored Communications Act (SCA), and the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA). She is also CIPP/US-certified. In addition to privacy matters, Letitia provides intellectual property counseling to clients and assistance with technology transactions. She has experience in a wide range of technologies, including computer software, biomedical devices, advanced diagnostics, and pharmaceutical products. Letitia has experience in intellectual property litigation, including representing clients for or against claims of patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright infringement. She is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and has experience assisting with inter partes reviews. We hope you get the chance to meet Letitia soon! To find out about Letitia, please click here.