9/7/22 SF Virtual Meeting

Speaker: Somita Basu

Business: Norton Basu, LLP

Title of Presentation: Why Estate Planning Is A Women’s Issue

3 key takeaways:

• Learn why Estate Planning is crucial for women's financial health
• Estate planning is a key part of your business plan
• Estate planning is not as difficult as you think

Bio: A proud graduate of Concord Law School and a practicing attorney licensed to practice in California, Somita grew up in Nebraska before moving in her awkward teen years to Maryland. After graduating from college in New Jersey with a degree in mathematics, Somita went to work at Prudential Life Insurance Company, providing her with a foundation in financial services that serve her well as an estate planning and probate attorney. Somita had a long career in other Fortune 500 companies, working with institutions such as IBM, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and HSBC in locations such as New Jersey, Mumbai, and Singapore.

Somita serves as the Chair for the Solo and Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association and was the past Co-Chair of the Diversity Outreach Committee of the CLA. Somita gives back to the community through her role as a Chair of the Board of Directors of the legal non-profit, Justice At Last, the Bay Area’s only legal organization exclusively serving survivors of human trafficking.