Agnieszka K. Adams
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Agnieszka K. Adams is a partner at Roisman Henel + Adams LLP. Agnieszka is certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law. Agnieszka is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”).
Agnieszka has been selected by her peers and the publishers of Law & Politics and San Francisco Magazine as one of Northern California’s “Rising Stars” from 2012 to 2022 and as a Super Lawyer every year since 2023. She has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association (TEXCOM). She is a co-author of Chapter 11 in CEB’s guide on Real Property and Taxation.
Agnieszka attended University of Southampton in the United Kingdom where she earned a Bachelor of Laws degree. Agnieszka continued her legal education at University of California Hastings College of the Law. She graduated cum laude with a concentration in Taxation and a distinction for Pro Bono.
Agnieszka lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
Education and Professional Background
- Roisman Henel + Adams LLP, 2011 to present
- University of California Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude, 2009
- University of Southampton, LLB, 2006
- Lee University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2004
Speaking Engagements
- CEB Preparation of Gift Tax Returns (Forms 709), 2023
- CEB Estate Planning Intensive Course, 2017 and 2019
- California Lawyers Association: The Power of Annual Exclusion Gifts, 2023
- UCLA-CEB Estate Planning Institute: Estate Planner as Witness in Family Law Proceedings, 2022
- NBI Probate Bootcamp Training Seminar: Probate Problem Areas, 2016 and 2017
- California Association of Winegrape Growers: Estate and Succession Planning for Families, 2015
- San Francisco Bar Association: Alternatives to Probate and Initial Probate Filings, 2015
- PFAC 20th Annual Conference: Starting Probate and Trust Administration After Death of Client, 2015
- EBTEL Probate Bootcamp: Alternatives to Probate and Initial Probate Filings, 2014, 2019, and 2021
- Bell Investments Advisors Women’s Roundtable: Giving with a Plan, 2013