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I am an estate planning and probate attorney practicing law in Southern California. I handle many areas related to estate planning including drafting wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, advance health care directives. I handle all matters involving trust administration, probate and otherwise assisting clients with matters involving the loss of a loved one.
I also handle routine and complex trust administrations when someone has died leaving a trust to be administered. I represent trustees and beneficiaries in various matters concerning trusts.
My firm can handle all sorts of probate including simple to complex.
I always offer a no charge consultation in person to see if I can assist you and to discuss the fees that would be charged. Fees vary from flat fees, hourly, or to a court mandated statutory fee as it may be.
Potential clients are welcome to email me directly to see how I can assist. My email is I look forward to hearing from you.
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3900 Kilroy Airport Way, Suite 240, Long Beach, CA, 90806
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Posted by Larry | April 2, 2024 | Hired Attorney
Jennifer created our family trust 4 years ago. She is a wonderful, personable, highly qualified, understanding, detailed, extremely fair attorney and even better person. Along with her assistant. Brittany, our trust was skillfully prepared, and they arranged for all documents that required notarizing...
Posted by Mark | July 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney
We were looking for an attorney to revise my mother-in law's trust, as she was growing more frail. She hated typical attorneys but had a large estate so we needed a difficult combination- total competence and someone who could be both gentle with frail clients and tough when problems arose, and found...
Posted by Terry | December 14, 2015 | Hired Attorney
I was referred to Jennifer Sawday by a good friend of mine after my father passed away and I had to deal with probate and some litigation matters. I had been frustrated by my previous counsel who was completely uncommunicative and blew through my retainer with great haste and few results. Jennifer wa...
Posted by Caroline | June 8, 2015
Jennifer Sawday definitely knows her stuff. I am currently working with her to set up my own trust, after attending an event where she did a presentation on the importance of estate planning. (Some of her horror stories really woke me up. And I don't even have children or heirs to worry about!) She c...
Posted by Johnny A. Dellinger | March 15, 2015
Jennifer is a great trust attorney. She updated my mothers trust and did an outstanding job. I highly recommend her and when I'm back in town will ask her to prepare a trust for me. She knows what she's doing, she's responsive,patient and a pleasure to work with.
"Jennifer is a class act! She is generous in the legal community with her knowledge and expertise in the area of trust, estates and related matters. I have had the absolute pleasure of working with Jennifer on a few cases and she has always impressed my clients."
"I've met Jennifer and know her through a lawyer discussion group. Jennifer is sharp, effective and a helluva lawyer who thinks out of the box. I strongly endorse this lawyer's work."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Several times I have needed advice regarding California law for a client that I am working with in Massachusetts but who owns property in California. Jennifer has been a great help in these cases, and very responsive."
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2016
Best of Long Beach Estate Planning Attorney, Beachcomber Newspaper
2015
Best of Long Beach Estate Planning Attorney, Beachcomber Newspaper
2014
Best of Long Beach Estate Planning Attorney, Beachcomber Newspaper
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2013
Top Women Attorneys, SoCal Outstanding Young Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
1999
Highest Grade in Legal Research and Writing, Loyola Law School
1999
Mabel Wilson Richards Scholarship, Loyola Law School
1998
St. Thomas More Society, Loyola Law School
2009 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Cerritos College
2006 - Present
Partner, TLD LAW
2004 - 2006
Partner, Sawday and Drake, A Professional Corporation
2002 - 2004
Associate, DeCarlo, Connor and Shanley
2012 - Present
Professional Fiduciaries Association of CaliforniaAffiliate Member
2006 - Present
Estate Planning and Trust Council of Long BeachBoard of Directors
2006 - Present
Long Beach Bar AssociationMember
2005 - Present
Women Lawyers of Long BeachImmediate Past President and Member of Board
2003 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2014 - 2016
Estate Planing and Trust Council of Long BeachPresident
2012 - 2013
Estate Planning and Trust Council of Long BeachVice President
2010 - 2011
Community Hospital of Long Beach FoundationDirector
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Successful global settlement.
We reached verdict in our client's favor
2002
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
M.P.A.
1995
BS - Bachelor of Science
2016
2016
Revocable Trust Transfer on Death Death Deed Legislation
2016
2015
Conservatorship Training
2014
Conservatorship Training
2013
Estate Planning Basics
2013
Probate for Paralegals
2012
2012
Limited Conservatorships
2012
2011
Caring for Aging Parents
2011
Estate Planning for Blended Families
2010
Practice of Law
2009
2009
Estate Planning for Blended Families
2009
Trust Administration
2009
Estate Planning
2009
Estate Planning Basics
2009
Basics of Estate Planning
2009
Michael Jackson Probate Commentary
2008
Estate Planning and the Sandwich Generation
2008
Estate Planning Basics
2007
Probate Sales in Real Estate
2007
Estate Planning Basics
2006
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
2006
Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts
2017
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Is there a statute of limitations for inheriting property?
19 May 2017
How do I enforce an agreement against a deceased person? I co-own property with this person and we are tenants in common.
24 Apr 2017
Spouse quit claimed home to other spouse during re-fi, never re-titled in both name. Transferee spouse died. What do I do?
22 Feb 2017