Timothy Kay

Tim Kay has a high net worth and ultra high net worth practice. He assists clients in planning for transfers to their intended beneficiaries; using best of class techniques and advanced transfer tax strategies; and designs and implements charitable trusts and entities. Mr. Kay represents clients before the IRS in controversies about transfer taxation and handles trust and estate controversies with a skilled team in Snell & Wilmer’s Orange County office. He also handles cross-over matters involving family law, such as the preparation of prenuptial agreements for clients.

Mr. Kay graduated from Stanford Law School and joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Orange County. After advancing to Partner, he joined Snell & Wilmer as a partner in 2004 when Gibson Dunn exited the estate planning practice. Mr. Kay is a co-practice group leader in Snell & Wilmer’s Private Client Services practice group.

Mr. Kay has participated in CEB presentations to other lawyers about estate planning matters. In 2019, he spoke at the Kasner Symposium sponsored by Santa Clara Law School on a topic of great interest to him - How Trust & Estate Litigation Has Affected My Estate Planning Practice. Mr. Kay is a certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. He is a past president of the Orange County Estate Planning Council and serves on boards of charitable organizations.