Mcgonigle & Hunsaker

Mrs. Bashaw graduated from Western State University College of Law in 1987 where she was Editor-In-Chief of the law review and where she is a periodic adjunct professor teaching Elder Law related classes. She practices elder law in Laguna Hills, California, and is a certified elder law specialist. Mrs. Bashaw is a frequent presenter for California Education of the Bar (CEB), for the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and for the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform. Mrs. Bashaw is a Past President of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys in 1997. Mrs. Bashaw is also the past chair of the exam writing committee for national certification of elder law attorneys through the National Elder Law Foundation. She is co-author of California Durable Powers of Attorney, a CEB publication, Special Needs Trusts, a CEB publication and co-author or California Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly, a Matthew Bender/LexisNexis Publication. She has also authored many articles. For her pro bono service and for her pioneering work in elder law, Mrs. Bashaw received the California Women Lawyers’ Fay Stender Award in 1997, the Teresa Foundation Award, in 1998, was named to the Hall of Fame at Western State University in 1999, received the OCBA Harmon G. Scoville Award in 2000, received the Orange County J. Reuben Clark award in 2003, the State Bar of California Appreciation Award for exceptional service and contributions to the legal profession in 2005, she was recognized as the 2008 Woman Lawyer of the year for Orange County. Mrs. Bashaw served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) held in December of 2005. Such a conference is held once every 10 years.