Stephanie Nathaniel

Areas of Focus: Life and Legacy Planning

Licensed States: California

What to expect from Stephanie Nathaniel

A 15- minute introductory call to understand your goals and needs.
2-Hour Working Life & Legacy Planning Session: A comprehensive look at your current family dynamics and your assets, including a comprehensive inventory of everything you have so none of it is ever lost.
Education on how the law impacts your family and assets, focused specifically on your County, State and Country of residence.
A transparent discussion of your options to care for what matters most to you, no matter what happens. Planning options that work for you and the people you love. Relational, compassionate counsel to help you make "eyes wide open" choices for yourself and the people you love.
A clear plan (not just documents) for how your assets and those you love will be taken care of, throughout every stage of life, and in the event of your incapacity or death.

About Stephanie Nathaniel

As the founder of the Law Firm of Stephanie C. Nathaniel and a dedicated attorney at law, I have committed my professional life to helping others and primarily focus my law practice on assisting clients with their estate planning and fertility law matters.

Throughout my life, I have seen how estate plans have failed families time and time again. They either fail to appropriately achieve the client’s goals and objectives, or they come as a surprise and cause turmoil amongst families. These are just a couple of examples of how estate plans can fail families and fail to achieve the client’s intent, but in reality, there are many more ways things can go wrong. Having recognized these pitfalls in estate planning and seen the havoc they can wreak, I have designed my practice to offer a holistic and personal approach to estate planning that takes into account and considers the realities of my clients’ lives and family dynamics. My approach offers personal touches that allow families to not only pass on their financial legacy and assets, but also to pass on their personal stories, experiences, and beliefs to their loved ones.

The death of a loved one is an important time to reflect on the good memories and lessons learned through their life experiences, to come together to reflect on their loved one’s life story, and to support one another through this difficult time of losing a close friend, family member, role model etc. It is not a time that should result in or be consumed by conflict and family discord. I am here to help ensure that nothing falls through the cracks and to put a plan in place that avoids conflict and keeps your family out of court.

Graduating with honors, I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz and my juris doctorate from Golden Gate University School of Law. While completing my JD, I held several sought-after internships, including a summer associate position with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, a judicial externship with Justice Jon B. Streeter of the California Appellate Court, First Judicial District, and a judicial externship with the San Francisco Superior Court in the appellate division and the presiding judge’s chambers. Having practiced law for over five years, I am well-versed in helping families pass on and protect their assets through estate planning. I also have experience in surrogacy/fertility law, and I happily assist clients who have genetic material plan for death, divorce, and incapacity.

By engaging the representation of my firm, clients can breathe easy knowing their legal matter will be handled discreetly by qualified hands.

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THE PERSONAL FAMILY LAWYER PROMISE

What makes PFL lawyers different?

How you hire us.

We begin with a comprehensive inventory of everything you own, and everyone you love, and consider it all in a working meeting, called a Family Wealth Planning Session, to guide you to clarify your financial life and legacy goals before we draft a single document.
How we plan.

We work with you throughout every life stage to map out the most likely scenarios for you and the people you love, planning for each as your life, the law, and your assets change over time.
What we protect.

Our Life & Legacy Planning process ensures everything that matters most -- from your financial assets to your values, insights, stories and experience -- are captured and documented during your life and cared for over the generations to come.
What you see.

Transparency in our process, and our fees … all of which are flat fees, agreed to in advance, based on your choices and with no surprises, ensuring we stay on the same side of the table - supporting you to make a lifetime of great decisions - every step of the way.
How we deliver.

Our systems help you get clear and organized, overcoming the exact issues that keep most estate plans from actually working when they are needed most. We help you leave your family with a gift of love, and not a mess.
How our plans work.

One-and-done estate plans focused only on money are a recipe for a big mess. We help you throughout every stage of life and be there for the people you love, when you can’t be.