About Us – San Diego Law Firm
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Heidi Klippel is a San Diego native. She attended the University of San Diego (USD), majored in political science and graduated magna cum laude. Heidi enjoyed learning and was devoted to her studies. Throughout high school and college, Heidi was recognized every semester on the Dean’s List and/or President´s List for an outstanding cumulative grade point average. Her academic profile and biography was published in a national publication, The National Dean’s List.
Heidi received the Phi Theta Kappa Society international scholastic honor award. She also received the Kappa Gamma Pi National Honor Society award her senior year. This award is given to one student in each area of undergraduate study. The chair of the political science department at USD selected Heidi from her entire graduating class to receive this lifetime membership and award. She was also the founding member and president of the United Nations Debate team at USD. The USD United Nations Debate team competed in Chicago and Los Angeles. The majority of Heidi’s undergraduate education was paid for by scholarship funds particularly the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.
Knowing she wanted to be an attorney, Heidi has continually worked in law offices since the age of fourteen. She obtained her Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law and graduated within the top one-third of her graduating class. Heidi concentrated her law school studies in the areas of estate planning, tax planning and corporate/business law.
Heidi worked as an associate attorney for approximately three years before she decided to start her own law practice. She has now been practicing estate planning and corporate law for twelve years. The Law Offices of Heidi Klippel is located in Mission Valley and focuses on all aspects of estate planning. Heidi´s firm is a comprehensive estate planning firm offering revocable trusts, durable power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, irrevocable life insurance trusts, stretch IRA trusts, veteran´s planning, probate administration services and trust administration. As a boutique law firm, the Law Offices of Heidi Klippel not only advises clients on estate planning matters but also offers representation and counsel in the areas of corporate law, business planning, and succession.
Heidi has been a featured guest on a local radio talk show on 1170 am. The talk show addressed current estate and financial planning issues. Heidi has also taught as an adjunct college professor at the San Diego Christian Heritage College, teaching undergraduate and various adult students business law classes. Heidi has also been a featured speaker at presentations located throughout Southern California, including speaking at the University of California, San Diego and Qualcomm.
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Maurile J. Tremblay is a graduate of The Bishops School of La Jolla, California. Mr. Tremblay received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology, cum laude, from Georgetown University, where he lettered in varsity football. In 1996, he obtained his Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law. In the time since his graduation from law school, Mr. Tremblay has served as General Counsel to First Nations Home Finance Corp., where he supervised 120 employees and handled all of the company’s legal matters in addition to heading its secondary marketing department. He is admitted to the California Bar, the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals, and the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California. Mr. Tremblay specializes in business law. His practice areas include: corporate and LLC formation; business litigation; contract drafting and review; real estate litigation and transactions, including landlord-tenant relations; and labor and employment law, including employment contracts and disputes.
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Linda A. Watts received her Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University. She has also received her Paralegal Certificate from USD in the fields of Estates, Trusts and Wills. Linda has been a practicing Paralegal for 30 years specializing in probate, trust accountings, conservatorships and guardianships
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