Karen D. Yardley

Karen D. Yardley: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
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Biography

Karen D. Yardley practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration and probate. Karen’s estate planning practice includes structuring complex estate plans for high net worth families, the preparation of wills, complex trusts, irrevocable insurance trusts, grantor retained interest trusts and other estate planning documents, structuring and creating family owned businesses such as family limited partnerships and limited liability companies and charitable planning, including the creation of charitable split interest trusts.

Karen’s estate planning practice also includes international estate planning, such as planning for U.S. citizens living abroad and non-citizens living in the U.S., and pre-immigration planning and structuring gifts from non-resident aliens to U.S. residents.

Karen’s estate administration practice includes post-death trust administration, post-mortem tax planning, and probate.

Concentrations

•Estate Planning for High Net Worth Families
•International Estate Planning
•Business Succession Planning
•Insurance Trusts
•Sales to Grantor Trusts
•Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
•Charitable Split Interest Trusts
•Trust and Estate Administration

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 2024-2026

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Tax
  • Private Wealth Services
  • Tax & Business Group

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Utah, B.S.; University of Utah, M.S.
Law School Attended:
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude
Year of First Admission:
1989
Admission:
1989, California; 2002, Nevada; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

• Member, California State Bar
• Member, Nevada State Bar
• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Birth Information:
1958
ISLN:
902585933

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (1 review)
Peer Reviewed

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 03/25/10 in Trusts and Estates

    Karen was an associate at our law firm a number of years ago. We were sorry when she left to take another position at a national law firm. While with our firm, Karen exhibited strong skills as a lawyer, particularly in the areas of our trusts and e... Read more

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702-792-9002  Fax

www.gtlaw.com/People/YardleyKarenD

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