Redwood Shores, Ca. (July 7, 2025) — Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Partner Alma Soongi Beck has been recognized in The Daily Journal’s Niche Lawyers of 2025 special issue. The inaugural list highlights attorneys working in specialized areas of the legal profession that often go unnoticed.  

Beck is certified as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Beck’s practice focuses on trusts, charitable planning, gift and estate tax planning and post-death administration, including trust administration and probate. As part of her niche practice, Beck advises stakeholders on Land Back issues for titleholders, Tribes, and Indigenous Tribal nonprofit organizations, as well as gives presentations on these same topics to professional advisors and non-Indigenous titleholders.

In addition to this award, Beck has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer every year since 2017.

Read the 2025 Daily Journal “Niche Lawyers” Special Report [SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED].