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Lathrop GPM

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : California: Northern


Lathrop GPM

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About

Provided by Lathrop GPM

The Lathrop GPM Private Client Services team offers sophisticated strategies for individuals and multigenerational families with significant wealth (and the advisors who support them), nonprofit foundations and family offices, navigating complex tax planning, estate planning and, when needed, trust and estate disputes.

Individuals and entities with significant wealth need legal advisors who can provide custom solutions to their most crucial wealth transfer and business succession concerns. Understanding your estate planning and succession goals and helping to achieve them with the lowest possible tax consequence is our number one priority. Additional information and qualifications:

  • With over 40 lawyers, including 12 Fellows of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), forming one of the largest, most established Private Client Services groups in the Upper and Central Midwest, Mountain West, Northern California and Silicon Valley.
  • Lathrop GPM offers a full array of services for high-net-worth clients and family offices, including Corporate, Real Estate, Tax, Intellectual Property, Employment, Dispute Resolution and Succession Planning.
  • Lathrop GPM represents many closely held and family-owned businesses and has established a strong record serving as trusted advisors. Our Private Client Services attorneys also advise trustees, multigenerational families and family offices.

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - California: Northern

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Lathrop GPM entered the Northern California market via its merger with Hopkins & Carley in 2024. The Silicon Valley-based team advises high net worth individuals, families, business owners and fiduciaries on estate planning, trust creation and business succession matters.

Strengths

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  • They know the substantive information and rules of course, but what is really valuable is they provide bespoke and efficient means of achieving objectives. They take a simple approach over a complex approach, but never cookie-cutter. They always apply the right technique to right circumstance.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • They understand my clients' businesses and family dynamics, and what matters most to them.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Lathrop is fantastic to work with. They are very proactive any issues that may come up, they have a very strong foundation in tax and legal issues and they have a good understanding of accountancy and tax matters too.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Lathrop has a superb stable of trust and estate attorneys.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Alma Soongi Beck
    Band 3Alma Soongi Beck

    Alma Soongi Beck

    Alma Soongi Beck advises high net worth clients on estate planning and administration matters.

    • Alma has a gift of explaining complex legal issues in a way that is easy to understand. She is very patient at walking us through the steps, very calm and she has a really great disposition.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Alma Soongi Beck is incredibly smart, but also incredibly down to earth. She's calm, takes time to work through issues and is always professional.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Charles Packer
    Band 3Charles Packer

    Charles Packer

    Charles Packer is focused on dealing with trust and estate planning issues for wealthy clients.

    • Charles is very good for clients in the Bay Area. He is technical and very sharp.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Charles is highly technical, responsive and really knows his area pretty well.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Chuck is an awesome attorney with a great reputation and his clients love him.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Erika Gasaway
    Band 3Erika Gasaway

    Erika Gasaway

    Erika Gasaway is a private wealth disputes specialist within the Lathrop GPM team. She advises individual and institutional trustees and beneficiaries in high value trust and estate litigation.

    • She is a very knowledgeable litigator with top rate courtroom skills. She has wonderful interpersonal skills too.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Erika is very knowledgeable and has excellent communication and writing skills.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Erkia is a very good litigator. She is tenacious, detailed and a good listener too.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Erika Gasaway has a unique mix of trust and estates skills along with litigation. She is an excellent, experienced attorney.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

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California: Northern

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