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Emily A. Foehr

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Foehr, Emily
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eafoehr@Venable.com
San Francisco, CA
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Emily Foehr is a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California of Legal Specialization. Emily advises high-net-worth individuals and families on all aspects of wealth planning and assists with wealth preservation through strategies that mitigate income, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, limiting risk to family assets. She handles estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; trust and estate administration; planned charitable giving; and business succession strategies. Emily prepares sophisticated lifetime and estate planning documents to help families and individuals preserve and grow businesses and legacies built over a lifetime. 

While a student at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Emily worked as an extern for Judge John A. Mendez with the United States District Court in Sacramento, California. She also served as an intern with the McGeorge Tax Appeals Assistance Program and the Department of Real Estate.

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Thought Leadership

January 26, 2023

Incomplete Gift Non-Grantor Trusts Created by California Residents May Be Subject to California State Income Tax Beginning in 2023
Incomplete Gift Non-Grantor Trusts Created by California Residents May Be Subject to California State Income Tax Beginning in 2023

Events

January 18 - 20, 2024 San Francisco, CA

American Bar Association 2024 Midyear Tax Meeting
American Bar Association 2024 Midyear Tax Meeting

Recent News

August 17, 2023

The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 264 Venable Attorneys
The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 264 Venable Attorneys

July 05, 2022

Northern California Edition of Super Lawyers Recognizes Four Venable Attorneys; Three Rising Stars
Northern California Edition of Super Lawyers Recognizes Four Venable Attorneys; Three Rising Stars

January 03, 2022

Venable Elects 35 Attorneys to Firm Partnership
Venable Elects 35 Attorneys to Firm Partnership
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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. with great distinction University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law 2010
    • Order of the Coif
    • Extern, Judge John A. Mendez, United States District Court, Sacramento, California
    • Associate comment editor, Global Business & Development Law Journal 
  • B.S. Business Administration, Finance cum laude Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business 2004
    • Dean's List

Bar Admissions

  • California

Recognition
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  • Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Northern California, 2020 – 2022
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch, 2021 – 2024