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Overview
Introduction
Maureen’s practice spans traditional estate planning, multigenerational wealth transfer strategies, international estates planning, entity structures, and complex estate and trust administrations.
Maureen Chang counsels clients with a variety of family structures, asset holdings, and financial goals, with a focus on finding the solution that addresses the factors that make the client extraordinary. With experience in sophisticated gifting and value freezing techniques, California real property transfers, post-death and complex trust administration, community property concerns, and cross-border estates, Maureen advises clients through their planning process with a solution-oriented mindset that addresses considerations for tax-efficiency, family dynamics, and best practices.
Education & credentials
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.,
Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Staff Editor
, 2014 - Columbia University, Teachers College, Ed.M, M.A., Psychological Counseling, 2010
- University of California, San Diego, B.S., Psychology, 2008
- California
- Merryweather Law PC, Partner; Co-Founder, 2024
- Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, CA, Associate, 2020-2024
- Goff Legal P.C., San Francisco, CA, Associate, 2019-2020
Professional recognition
Named a Northern California “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, 2020-2025
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Trusts and Estates, 2026
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