“Northern California is an important market for Silver Bridge and we felt it was the right time to expand both our footprint and family office team locally,” commented Steve Prostano, Chief Executive Officer of Silver Bridge.

At Deloitte Tax LLP and WTAS LLC, Ms. Lucas worked with high net worth individuals and family groups to meet their individual, trust, estate and gift tax consulting and compliance needs. Over the course of her tenured career, she has served as a tax advisor to several high profile Bay Area internet technology, private equity, venture capital, real estate and privately held company clients. Ms. Lucas is an attorney, a member of the California Bar Association and the Orange County Estate Planning Council.

“Gretchen’s experience in estate and charitable planning, advanced tax techniques and family business succession planning complements the depth of our growing wealth advisory team in the Bay Area. We believe she will be a great asset to our local family office practice,” said Martim de Arantes Oliveira, Regional Director for Silver Bridge’s West Coast Operations.

About Silver Bridge

Silver Bridge is an independent wealth management firm with $2.75 billion in assets under advisement as of June 30, 2011. For more than 80 years, Silver Bridge and its predecessors have focused on helping individuals and families realize their financial goals and aspirations. The Firm offers objective, thoughtful advice and customized solutions that are aligned with each client’s investment, philanthropic, tax, and wealth transfer objectives. All investment advisory services are provided through Silver Bridge Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser and affiliate of Silver Bridge Advisors, LLC. For more information about Silver Bridge, visit http://www.silverbridgeadvisors.com.

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