Len Tillem & Associates Bios
Len
Len Tillem's law practice, Len Tillem and Associates, concentrates on Elder Law. Elder Law is a specialized field of law focusing on the unique needs of the elderly. Elder Law includes such topics as Estate Planning and Estate Tax Avoidance, Wills and Probate, Trusts and Trust Administration, Long Term Care Planning including Medi-Cal Planning, and Elder Abuse. Len is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. Len also served as a delegate to the 1993 White House Conference on Aging.
In addition to his radio program and law practice, Len and attorney Rosamonde McNichol, also of Len Tillem and associates, write a newspaper column focusing on senior legal issues. The column is published in four Bay Area newspapers, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, the Napa Valley Register, the Vacaville Reporter and the Sonoma Index-Tribune, and two newspapers in Lake County, the Lake County Record Bee and the Clearlake Observer. The column also appears in the monthly PrimeLife supplement of the San Francisco Chronicle, published the first Sunday of each month.
Tillem is a native of New York City, having migrated to Sonoma County in the early 1970's. He earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree at Brooklyn College, and his law degree at New York University. A resident of Sonoma, California, Tillem is married and has two children.
Rosie McNichol grew up in the Philadelphia area. She attended college at Duke University in North Carolina where she studied comparative religions and East Asian history. She later attended law school at U.C. Davis after which she clerked for Justice Charles Springer of the Nevada Supreme Court. She has worked with Len Tillem since 1996. » read more...
Mr. Brown's practice focuses on general estate planning, complex document planning issues, and elder law public benefits planning. » read more...
Ms. Gerard handles litigation cases, including elder abuse, personal injury, and estate related claims. » read more...
Estate Planning, Estate Litigation and Estate Mediation. Mr. Maguire is also interested in family mediation of estate plans before implemented and after death where there is a controversy or contest. » read more...
Ms. Kwan has worked as the Long Term Care Specialist for Len Tillem and Associates since 1995. She works directly with clients and their families assisting them in identifying their long term care needs, developing and implementing a plan to preserve assets from long term care costs. » read more...
Denise joined Len's civil litigation department as a paralegal for Attorney Audrey Gerard » read more...
Vanessa Yassine joined Len Tillem & Associates in 2002 and works as a Paralegal in the Trust Administration and Probate Department. » read more...