Rebecca O'Toole > Withers LLP > Rancho Santa Fe, United States > Lawyer Profile

Rebecca O'Toole

Work Department

Trust, Estates and Charitable Planning

Position

Partner

Career

Rebecca practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, charitable giving, and the representation of tax-exempt organizations. She focuses on wealth transfers for successful families, sophisticated estate and gift tax saving techniques, charitable planned giving, business succession planning, complex probate and trust administrations, and resolving estate and gift tax audits. She also regularly represents tax-exempt organizations in formation, organizational, and operational issues.

Rebecca is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a former member of the Executive Committee of the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California.

Rebecca has a Martindale-Hubbell® AV rating. She has also been named a Super Lawyer Rising Star since 2015 and has been ranked in The Daily Transcript: San Diego County Top Attorneys.

Memberships

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow

Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation, Executive Committee

North County Estate Planning Council

Rancho Santa Fe Literary Society

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, Professional Advisor Council

Taxation Section of the State Bar of California, Former Member of the Executive Committee

San Diego County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates and Taxation Sections, Member

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates and Taxation Sections, Member

LEAD San Diego, IMPACT San Diego Program

Alzheimer’s Association San Diego, Former Member of the Board of Directors

Education

University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude, Order of the Coif, J.D.

University of Arizona, cum laude, B.A.