Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser and Barrett LLP

We are delighted to announce that Susan Barrett is now serving as the North Bay Liaison to the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the California Lawyers' Association. In this role, she gives family law attorneys in Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Humboldt Counties a voice to the state legislature on proposed new laws and changes to existing law.

We are so proud of our founding partner Catherine Conner, who will be honored tonight, along with the Honorable Arnold Rosenfield (Retired) and Steven Mitchell, by the Sonoma County Bar Association for her distinguished career.

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Wondering why you might need an estate plan? Read on, from our own MaryClare Lawrence: Many people think that if they are not rich, they don’t need an estate plan. Many more people figure that things will just work out when they die. The vast majority of people don’t like to think about dying.Many people think that if they are not rich, they don’t need an estate plan. Many more people figure that things will just work out when they die. The vast majority of people do...n’t like to think about dying. You know at some level, however, that your good health may not last all of your life, and that someday your life will end. You may be concerned about what will happen when you can no longer manage your affairs, or what will happen to the lives of the ones you love, or the organizations you passionately care about, when you are no longer here to make decisions. You . . . and I . . . and everyone else who has had some success in life, worry about what will happen when we die. You want your familyand perhaps othersto have the assets that came from your hard work over a lifetime. Estate planning is the rational process of facing those worries and concerns, and finding options and effective ways to deal with them. When you do estate planning, you remove a huge load from your mind, and you remove an equally huge burden from the minds of those you love and wish to support into the future. Setting up an estate plan is one of the finest gifts you will ever give to your loved ones.