Jennifer began working in the legal field as a teenager in a mid-sized law firm in Pomona, California.  She continued to work in the field as a legal secretary and paralegal in a large firm in Los Angeles and a boutique estate planning firm in Claremont.

Jennifer attended the University of La Verne and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies, with a minor in Business Administration.  Jennifer graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2000.

Jennifer attended Law School at the University of La Verne, College of Law.  Jennifer was very successful in law school and earned many honors and awards, including winning national brief writing competitions and the prestigious Delta Theta Phi Key Award.  Jennifer was Valedictorian of her graduating class in 2004 and earned her Juris Doctorate degree Summa Cum Laude, one of only a handful of graduates to earn that honor in the history of the University.

Jennifer began her solo law practice in Claremont immediately after sitting for the California Bar Examination, which she passed on her first attempt.

Jennifer's practice focuses primarily on Estate Planning law, drafting Estate Plans, Probate Estates, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Trust Administration, Trust Litigation, Asset Protection, Bankruptcy, Estate Tax Planning, Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements, and estate planning for non-married couples.

Jennifer represents clients in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange Counties.  Her practice includes both transactional work and litigation.  A substantial portion of her practice consists of drafting documents such as wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, advanced health care directions, irrevocable trusts, deeds, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, marital settlement agreements, special needs trusts, life insurance trusts, living wills and other related documents.

Jennifer strives to give each of her clients her personal attention and time.  She is personally involved in every aspect of her clients' legal matters and drafts all key documents personally.  Her office policy is to return all phone calls within one business day.

Areas of Practice

• Probate and Estate Administration
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Estate Planning
• Elder Law
• Living Wills
• Trusts
• Wills
• Family Law
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Paternity
• Bankruptcy
• Estate Administration
• Probate Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Decedents Estates
• Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
• Estate Planning for the Elderly
• Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
• Family Trusts
• Living Trusts
• Powers of Attorney
• Special Needs Trusts
• Trust Administration
• Trust Law Trust Planning
• Wealth Preservation
• Wills Inheritance
• Probate
• Ancillary Probate
• Probate Administration
• Probate Taxation
• Alimony Annulment
• Community Property Law
• Domestic Partnerships
• Domestic Violence
• Gay and Lesbian Family Law
• Marital Agreements
• Marital Property Distribution
• Marital Property Law
• Marital Property Settlements
• Name Changes
• Non-Traditional Family Law
• Postnuptial Agreements
• Premarital Agreements
• Restraining Orders
• Separation Agreements
• Spousal Support
• Uncontested Divorce
• Bankruptcy

Education

• University of LaVerne College of Law, La Verne, California, 2004
  J.D.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude
  Honors: Valedictorian, 2004
  Honors: Delta Theta Phi (Recipient, Key Award)
  Honors: Secretary, Student Bar Association
  Honors: Director, Peer Academic Support System
  Honors: Member and Treasurer, Alumni Board
  Honors: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards
  Honors: Best Brief and Second Place Team, Moot Court Competition, 2002
  Honors: Best Brief, Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition, 2002
  Law Journal: Journal of Juvenile Law, Managing Editor, 2003 - 2004
  
  
• University of La Verne, 2000
  B.S.
  
  

Published Works

• "Special Needs Trusts: Providing for Disabled Children without Sacrificing Public Benefits.", Journal of Juvenile Law, Vol.24, 2004

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, I.V.A.M.S. Alternative Dispute Resolution Award
• Moot Court Honors, Third Place Brief, Semi Finalist Team
• Tulane Law School Mardi Gras Invitational National Sports Law Tournament Second Place Brief, Quarter Finalist Team, 2003
• University of San Diego School of Law Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• San Bernardino County Bar Association
  
  
• Eastern Bar Association of Los Angeles County
  
  
• State Bar of California
  
  
• Western Bar Association of San Bernardino County
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Treasurer, University of LaVorne, College of Law Alumni Association, 2005 - Present

Birth Information

• November 13, 1974, Covina, California, United States of America