Patricia De Fonte - Estate Planning With Heart

Attorney Patricia De Fonte is passionate about providing estate planning services to parents with minor children.

Patricia De Fonte is an estate planning attorney and the founder of De Fonte Law PC. She started the firm to offer estate planning with heart. She wanted to create a better experience for her clients to preserve family harmony, empower their heirs, and thoughtfully reflect their values. Patricia's dedication to estate planning and her clients has led her to receive the honor of being selected to the 2021 San Francisco Super Lawyers list, and won the 2021 BBB Torch Award for Ethics in the San Francisco Bay Area. When obtaining her LL.M. in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration from Golden Gate University, the federal exclusion rate (the amount of money you can have before federal taxes apply) jumped to $23 Million. Not many people have anywhere close to that amount of money. Patricia's professors quickly changed the conversation from TAX TAX TAX to help the client in every way possible – by reviewing their insurance, by making sure they have terrific financial advisors and CPA’s, and by helping them create plans that let their personalities and goals for their loved ones shine through. Golden Gate University has social justice as a core mission, and at De Fonte Law PC, it is a core value. Estate planning is intellectually stimulating and emotionally satisfying. Patricia's truly loves what she does!

When she is not working at the firm, you will most likely find her reading the New Yorker in her backyard under my lemon tree, on vacation, watching zombie shows, or spending time with family and friends. Clients and friends have told Patricia that she is naturally warm and relatable and will treat you as one of her own until Cards Against Humanity comes out, then all bets are off.

Non-Profits Patricia Supports:

Natural Resources

Recess Collective

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

America SCORES Soccer Bay Area

Friends of the Urban Forest

Planned Parenthood

Smile Train

Southern Poverty Law Center