Shinny Liu advises clients on estate planning issues and develops thoughtful and comprehensive plans to address their individual goals and needs. Shinny represents a wide variety of clients in matters involving estate planning, wealth preservation and transfer, business formation, family organizations and probate.

Prior to joining the firm, Shinny was a Trusts & Estates associate at a mid-sized law firm in San Jose where she represented individuals, families and corporate fiduciaries in estate planning and trusts and estates administration matters.

Areas of Focus

Credentials

Education

  • Golden Gate University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, focus on Trusts and Estates, with honors)
  • University of Santa Clara School of Law (J.D.)
  • University of California - Berkeley (B.A., Political Economy of Industrial Societies)

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2011

Recognitions

  • Selected among The Best Lawyers in America®, "Ones to Watch," Trust and Estates, 2024-2025
  • Thomson Reuters, "Northern California Super Lawyer® Rising Star," Estate Planning and Probate, 2018-2021

Professional Activities

  • Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Technician Member
  • Senior Adults Legal Assistance, Board Member
  • State Bar of California, Member, Trusts & Estate and Taxation Sections
  • Santa Clara County Bar Association
  • Silicon Valley Bar Association