DIANA M. HASTINGS

Admitted: 1987, New York; 1988, California

Law School: Cornell University, J.D., 1986

College: University of Oregon, B.A., 1979; George Washington University, M.B.A., 1981.

Member: Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners; Bar Association of San Francisco (Chair, Probate and Trust Section, 2002); American Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member and Advisor, Executive Committee, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1992-1999; Estate and Gift Tax Subcommittee, Tax Section); San Francisco Area Women Tax Lawyers; Estate Planning Council.

Biography: Note Editor, Cornell International Law Journal, 1985-86. Co-Author, with Sandra J. Chan: "California Estate and Gift Tax Planning Forms & Practice Manual," Data Trace Publishing Co., 1999, 2006; "Introductory and Basic Clauses," "Trust Administration and Trustee's Powers" and "Issues Relating to the Nature of Trust Assets," Drafting California Irrevocable Living Trusts, CEB 3d ed., 1997, 2004. Author, numerous articles appearing in: The STEP Journal USA; Estate Planning & California Reporter; Journal of Financial Planning; California Trusts and Estates Quarterly; Estate Planning, Trust and Probate News; Trusts and Estates Magazine; Probate & Property. Fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel. Numerous presentations sponsored by Southern California Tax & Estate Panning Forum; California Society of Certified Public Accountants; Financial Planning Association; Continuing Education of the Bar. [Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Martindale-Hubbell "A-V" Rating; Super Lawyer in Northern California; Best Lawyers in America (Woodward / White, Inc.)]

Born: Stockton, California, 1956

Email: diana@fomlaw.com