Gerald Joseph Schnaus

Jerry is committed to excellence and strives to achieve the best results for his clients. This philosophy leads to effective advice in a thorough and efficient manner; the type that works best for busy entrepreneurs focused on growing their businesses.

Jerry has assisted numerous domestic and foreign clients in the private equity, real estate, construction, manufacturing and technology industries analyze, plan, model and document partnership transactions.

Jerry is also responsible for assisting various pass-through entities in their dissolution whether it be through a merger, acquisition or succession planning. Jerry also focuses on the tax aspects of estate planning, including gift and generation-skipping taxes, children's trusts, life insurance trusts, foreign trusts and charitable giving. He is also responsible for assisting many private clients with their trust administration and assisting families continue their legacy while reducing taxes.

​Jerry received his Juris Doctor and L.L.M at Loyola Law School and his B.S. in Accounting and M.S.A from CSUSB. Prior to establishing Schnaus Law Group he worked at a boutique estate planning firm in Irvine, CA and worked at a large national CPA firm in Los Angeles. He advised on transaction structuring to acquire and finance various real estate ventures in a tax efficient manner; draft estate plans for various high-net worth individuals and their families; and work on the trust administration for various clients.