Ms. Barrett has often been quoted by financial editors of the Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times, and has been a guest on KABC and KCAA talk radio. She is also a (2010,2011, 2012) Five Star award winner. She is a frequent speaker on the subject of estate planning to such groups as the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Goodwill of Orange County, Arthritis Foundation, Parents Without Partners, Wells Fargo Bank, First American Trust, various churches, and classes at the Merage School of Business - University of California Irvine, as well as the "It's Your Money" series. She is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Section as well as the Elder Law Section. She is also a member of the Orange Coast Estate Planning Council and the South Coast Estate Planning Council. She serves as the Immediate Past Chairman of the Board for Goodwill Industries of Orange County and she is a former Chair of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning Orange County.