Steven McFarlane
Northwestern University 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Latin American History
Northwestern University 2005
Juris Doctor, cum laude
Admitted to the State Bar of California
Steve has broad experience in the areas of litigation, real estate, start-up and small business advising, and estate planning and administration. In each area of law, he works closely with his clients to understand their needs and to help them weigh the risks and benefits of any business plan or litigation strategy available to them. His litigation practice includes contract and business disputes, real estate matters, probate and trust litigation, corporate and employment matters. In the real estate arena, he has advised clients on purchases, lease creation and termination, neighbor and land use disputes, government property damage claims, and a range of other issues. His expertise in business advising includes entity formation, corporate governance, contract negotiations, employer compliance, and trademarks. Steve also has extensive experience representing trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in trust administration and probates, as well as litigation disputes that arise from those matters.
Prior to moving to Nevada County and opening Hendricks McFarlane in 2013, Steve practiced law in the Bay Area. He started his legal career as a civil, real estate and probate litigator with the law firm of Bowles & Verna, LLP, in Walnut Creek, California. After leaving that firm in 2011, Steve opened his own law office in Alameda, California, handling litigation, business, and estate and trust matters.
Steve volunteers with a variety of local non-profit organizations and provides direct pro bono legal services to the community. He is currently the treasurer of the Nevada County Bar Association, is a member of the board of directors of the legal services non-profit Community Legal, and volunteers with the North Star Historic Conservancy. He has previously served as a member of the California State Bar's Committee on the Administration of Justice and was the vice president of Northern California Lawyer Access. Steve donates his time to provide pro bono services through the Nevada County Library's "Lawyers in the Library" program and as a regular volunteer with Community Legal. He has presented numerous MCLE and other legal education programs to both attorneys and the public, covering topics from estate planning to civil appeals.
Northwestern University 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Latin American History
Northwestern University 2005
Juris Doctor, cum laude
Admitted to the State Bar of California
Steve has broad experience in the areas of litigation, real estate, start-up and small business advising, and estate planning and administration. In each area of law, he works closely with his clients to understand their needs and to help them weigh the risks and benefits of any business plan or litigation strategy available to them. His litigation practice includes contract and business disputes, real estate matters, probate and trust litigation, corporate and employment matters. In the real estate arena, he has advised clients on purchases, lease creation and termination, neighbor and land use disputes, government property damage claims, and a range of other issues. His expertise in business advising includes entity formation, corporate governance, contract negotiations, employer compliance, and trademarks. Steve also has extensive experience representing trustees, executors, and beneficiaries in trust administration and probates, as well as litigation disputes that arise from those matters.
Prior to moving to Nevada County and opening Hendricks McFarlane in 2013, Steve practiced law in the Bay Area. He started his legal career as a civil, real estate and probate litigator with the law firm of Bowles & Verna, LLP, in Walnut Creek, California. After leaving that firm in 2011, Steve opened his own law office in Alameda, California, handling litigation, business, and estate and trust matters.
Steve volunteers with a variety of local non-profit organizations and provides direct pro bono legal services to the community. He is currently the treasurer of the Nevada County Bar Association, is a member of the board of directors of the legal services non-profit Community Legal, and volunteers with the North Star Historic Conservancy. He has previously served as a member of the California State Bar's Committee on the Administration of Justice and was the vice president of Northern California Lawyer Access. Steve donates his time to provide pro bono services through the Nevada County Library's "Lawyers in the Library" program and as a regular volunteer with Community Legal. He has presented numerous MCLE and other legal education programs to both attorneys and the public, covering topics from estate planning to civil appeals.
Dylan Hendricks
University of California, Berkeley 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Social Welfare
Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric
Northwestern University 2005
Juris Doctor
Admitted to the State Bar of California
Dylan's practice focuses on estate planning, trust and probate administration, conservatorships, and charitable advising. Dylan has prepared individualized estate plans for clients with a range of needs including probate avoidance, tax planning, business transfer planning, arrangements for minor children, planning for end of life and catastrophic injury, medi-CAL and and a variety of other concerns. Her experience extends from basic wills and trusts to complex charitable plans targeted to helping clients meet their personal and family objectives. Her charitable experience extends from initial set-up through ongoing organizational management including 501(c)(3) formation, board policy, and gift acceptance and use.
Dylan is a member of the Trust and Estates Section of the California Bar Association, the Nevada County Bar Association, Soroptimist of the Sierra Foothills, the Board of Directors of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership, and is current President of the Gold Country Cal Alumni Association Board of Directors. She frequently consults with local not for profit organizations on issues related to fundraising and governance.
Presentations:
Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Board Members- Nevada County Law Library Seminars, June 2016
Maximizing the Gift through Effective Bequest Administration- Northern California Gift Planning Counsel Annual Conference, May 2016
Bequest Administration- Northern California Planned Giving Counsel Primer Program, June 2011
University of California, Berkeley 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Social Welfare
Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric
Northwestern University 2005
Juris Doctor
Admitted to the State Bar of California
Dylan's practice focuses on estate planning, trust and probate administration, conservatorships, and charitable advising. Dylan has prepared individualized estate plans for clients with a range of needs including probate avoidance, tax planning, business transfer planning, arrangements for minor children, planning for end of life and catastrophic injury, medi-CAL and and a variety of other concerns. Her experience extends from basic wills and trusts to complex charitable plans targeted to helping clients meet their personal and family objectives. Her charitable experience extends from initial set-up through ongoing organizational management including 501(c)(3) formation, board policy, and gift acceptance and use.
Dylan is a member of the Trust and Estates Section of the California Bar Association, the Nevada County Bar Association, Soroptimist of the Sierra Foothills, the Board of Directors of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership, and is current President of the Gold Country Cal Alumni Association Board of Directors. She frequently consults with local not for profit organizations on issues related to fundraising and governance.
Presentations:
Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Board Members- Nevada County Law Library Seminars, June 2016
Maximizing the Gift through Effective Bequest Administration- Northern California Gift Planning Counsel Annual Conference, May 2016
Bequest Administration- Northern California Planned Giving Counsel Primer Program, June 2011
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