January 10, 2012
Susan von Herrmann has joined Schiff Hardin LLP as a Partner in the Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Group from Holme Roberts & Owen LLP in San Francisco.
Ms. von Herrmann focuses her practice on estate planning and estate and trust administration. She actively advises clients on strategies to minimize estate and gift tax liability and charitable planned giving. Ms. von Herrmann regularly assists clients with the formation of entities including family limited liability companies, family limited partnerships and private foundations, and advises family-owned businesses on succession planning. In addition to counseling traditional families, she has a significant breadth of experience in assisting nontraditional and blended families in estate planning matters.
Ms. von Herrmann graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (J.D., 1984) and Stanford University (B.A., 1981).