Joy Chang assists families and individuals in the tax-efficient transfer of wealth.
Ms. Chang's practice includes estate planning, charitable giving, and probate and trust administration. She assists families and individuals in all stages of life, from drafting the initial estate plan, implementing lifetime gifts and charitable planning, providing advice and counsel for use of sophisticated estate and gift tax saving techniques, to advising fiduciaries in post-mortem trust and probate administration.
Ms. Chang also assists clients in forming public charities and private foundations and obtaining tax exempt status, and advises nonprofits in their ongoing operations.
Memberships
California State Bar - Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee.
San Diego County Bar Association - Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section.
Law Library Justice Foundation - Board Member - 2007 to 2010.
Alumni Association Board of Governors - U.C. Hastings College of the Law - 2007 to 2010.
Recognition
Recipient of State Bar of California's Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services - 2006.
Publications / Presentations
All Authored Works
"How Deductible Is That Kitty In the Window? The Deductibility Of A Volunteer's Unreimbursed Animal-Care Expenses" - ABA Animal Law Committee Newsletter - Fall 2011.
Co-Author: "Warren Buffett's $37 Billion Surprise" - San Diego Lawyer - March / April 2007.
Presentations
Speaker: "Nuts and Bolts of Drafting: Statutory Requirements and Elements of a Good Dispositive Document" - Drafting and Designing Revocable Trusts in California, Mentor Legal Drafting Courses - Sponsored by City National Bank and The San Diego Foundation - San Diego, CA - October 24, 2011.
Panelist: "Current Trends on International Tax Planning" - Current Trends in International Cross Border Planning; Investing in a Transparent World - Presented by Amicorp - San Diego, CA - July 27, 2011.
Speaker: "How to Manage the Estate Planning Process" - Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise - Presented by Scripps Health Foundation and Luce Forward - Carlsbad, CA - March 4, 2010.