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Claire Sullivan

Claire Sullivan

Partner
(415) 785-2642

Intro

Claire advises high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, business owners, and fiduciaries on sophisticated estate planning and tax-efficient wealth transfer strategies designed to preserve and protect multigenerational wealth. Her practice covers probate avoidance, asset protection, and charitable planning, and she structures and implements a range of estate planning vehicles, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, generation-skipping trusts, and asset protection entities.

She also represents fiduciaries through all phases of trust and probate administration, guiding them toward efficient settlement and compliance with their fiduciary obligations. Claire counsels clients on federal and state income, gift, estate, property, and generation-skipping tax matters, and advises business owners on the formation and maintenance of business entities and on succession planning, including buy-sell and related agreements. Across her practice, she works closely with clients’ financial planners, CPAs, family office teams, and appraisers to develop comprehensive, tax-efficient plans.

Education

LL.M., University of San Francisco School of Law, 2025
J.D., cum laude, University of San Francisco School of Law, 2013
B.A., University of Southern California, 2008

Academic Distinction

2025 Andersen Tax Award, USF Graduate Tax Program
CALI Award for Estate & Gift Taxation
CALI Award for Graduate Estate Planning
 

Admissions and Courts

California

Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice Timothy Reardon, California Court of Appeals