Michele L. Muns received her B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993, her J.D. degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1996, and her LL.M. in Taxation, with honors, from the University of San Diego in 2004.  Ms. Muns is certified by the State Bar of California as a specialist in the area of estate planning, trusts, and probate.