Position	Areas of Practice	Education
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CHERYL L. BARRETT is a Partner with the law firm of Ferruzzo & Ferruzzo, LLP. She was born in Santa Ana, California. She was admitted to the California bar in 1979. She received her bachelors degree from California State University, Fullerton in 1974 and her juris doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1978.

Ms. Barrett's practice is devoted entirely to estate and gift tax planning, preparation of trusts and wills, probate and trust administration. She is experienced in planning estates of all sizes, drafting simple to complex plans, including revocable living trusts, charitable trusts, life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and special needs trusts. Her trust administration experience includes the settlement of trusts and on-going administration of charitable, revocable and minors' trusts. She has represented both institutions and individuals in probate matters.

Ms. Barrett has often been quoted by financial editors of the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times, was a recent guest on KABC talk radio, and is a frequent speaker on the subject of estate planning to such groups as the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Goodwill of Orange County, Downey Savings, Arthritis Foundation, Parents Without Partners, various churches, and classes at University of California Irvine Extension.

Active in the charitable community, Ms. Barrett is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Goodwill Industries of Orange County. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the Orange County Planned Giving Round Table. She is recipient of a Spirit of Volunteerism Award given by the Volunteer Center Orange County and the Orange County Register.

Ms. Barrett is a 2007 recipient of the NAWBO Remarkable Women of Orange County Award and was honored as one of Cal State University Fullerton's 50 Women of Distinction.

Ms. Barrett resides in Mission Viejo, with her husband, Geoffrey and daughter, Alanna.

Current Employment Position(s):
      Partner

Areas of Practice:
      Estate Planning, Trusts & Wills
      Estate & Probate Administration

Certification/Specialties:
      Certified Specialist in Planned Giving

Bar Admissions:
      California, 1979
      U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1980

Education:
     Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, 1978
     Juris Doctor

     California State University, Fullerton, 1974
     B.A. in Communications
     Honors: Cum Laude

Classes/Seminars Taught:
     Speaker, Estate Planning, Arthritis Foundation

     Speaker, Estate Planning, Goodwill Industriesof Orange County

     Speaker, Estate Planning, Downey Savings

     Speaker, Estate Planning, Parents Without Partners

     Speaker, Estate Planning, University of California Irvine Extension

     Speaker, Estate Planning, Metropolitan Water District of California

     Speaker, Estate Planning, Professional Fiduciary Services

Professional Associations and Memberships:
     California Bar Association: Trusts & Estates and Elder Law Sections

     Orange County Planned Giving Round Table Board of Trustees

     Goodwill Industries of Orange County, Board of Trustees

     National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)

     Marketplace Women