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Candice L. Raposo
With a background in science and a natural affinity for numbers, Candice L. Raposo brings analytical precision to her work in estate planning, trust administration and probate, with a strong focus on tax strategy. “I’ve always been drawn to the numbers side of the legal profession,” she says, particularly when navigating estate and gift tax issues while recognizing the personal and family considerations involved. Candice is committed to helping clients understand their options so they can make informed, confident decisions aligned with their goals. Outside the office, she volunteers in her children’s classrooms and supports legal education efforts within the Sonoma County legal community.
My practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, probate, real property transfers, and tax, including federal estate and gift taxes and California property tax. By using a client-centered approach, I strive to meet each client's goals and legal needs.
Practice Areas
Trusts & Estates
- Conservatorships
- Estate Planning
- Family Wealth Preservation
- Planned Charitable Giving
- Probate | Trust Administration
- Succession Planning
- Tax
- Wills | Trusts
Education & Credentials
Education
- JD, with Distinction, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 2012
- BS, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 2006
Admitted to Practice
- California, 2013
Background
Candice Raposo’s practice focuses on estate planning, encompassing drafting revocable living trusts, wills, advance health care directives and powers of attorney; trust administration; administration of decedent’s estate (Probate); real property transfers; and tax, including federal estate and gift taxes and California property tax.
When drafting estate plans, Candice utilizes a client-centered approach. Candice meets with each estate planning client to explore their goals and wishes, their financial position, the nature of their property, and to discuss possible tax implications to the disposition of their property. Also, when counseling clients on the administration of an estate or trust, Candice simplifies and makes clear the numerous legal complexities and legal responsibilities that arise. Candice strives to meet each of her client’s goals and legal needs.
Candice was born in Sonoma County and raised in Sebastopol. She attended California State Polytechnic University, in San Luis Obispo where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in 2006. Following graduation, Candice traveled through Europe before returning to Sonoma County where she now resides with her husband and two young sons. Candice received her Juris Doctorate with Distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2012.
Candice is a member of the California State Bar, and a member of the Sonoma County Bar Association’s Trust and Estate Section, Steering and Education Committees, and she is a past Chair and Secretary of the Sonoma County Bar Association’s Trust and Estate Section, Probate Bench Bar Committee. Candice’s interests include family, golf, gardening, the Sebastopol Apple Blossom Parade and Gravenstein Apple Fair.
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