Betty L. Koontz

Probate, Mediation
20271 Southwest Birch Street, Suite 100
Newport Beach, California 926601714


Probate

Admitted

1980, California

Law School

Whittier College Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1980

Law School Graduation Year

1980

College

Pepperdine University, B.A., 1951

Memberships

Orange County (Chairman, 1984, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, Trusts and Estates Section); Orange County Women Lawyers; California Women Lawyers; Orange Coast Estate Planning Council (President, Board of Directors, 2000)

Biographical

Articles Editor, Whittier Law Review, 1978-1979. Consulting Editor, Trust Administration, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1986. Author: California Decedent Estate Practice, Vol. 3, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1988 Supplement. Lecturer for California Continuing Education of the Bar: Tax & Nontax Aspects of Co-Ownership of Property, 1985; Revocable Trusts-Drafting, Implementing & Administering, (Moderator) 1986; How to Plan an Estate, 1987; How to Draft Wills & Other Estate Planning Instruments, (Moderator) 1988; Drafting Wills & Related Estate Planning Documents, 1990; How to Administer a Decedent's Estate, 1991; Fundamentals of Decedent Estate Practice, 1995; Fundamentals of Probate & Other Nontrust Estate Administration, (Moderator), 1999; Estate Planning & Administration Practice; 11th Annual Recent Developments, 1996; 12th Annual Recent Developments, 1997; 13th Annual Recent Developments, 1998; 14th Annual Recent Developments, 1999; 15th Annual Recent Developments, (Moderator) 2000; 16th Annual Recent Developments, (Moderator) 2001; 17th Annual Recent Developments, (Moderator) 2002; 18th Annual Recent Developments (Moderator) 2003; 19th Annual Recent Developments (Moderator) 2004; Fundamentals of Post-Mortem Trust Administration, (Moderator) 1999; Fundamentals of Postmortem Trust Administration, (Moderator), 2000. Lecturer for Orange County Bar Association/Rutter Group: Alternatives to Probate, 1985; Basic Training Series: Probate, 1986; Alternatives to Probate, 1987. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)

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