Janet Lee Brewer
Law Office of Janet L. Brewer
OVERVIEW
About Janet Lee Brewer
Janet is certified as a specialist in Probate, Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning Law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the California State Bar. She has practiced exclusively in this area since 1990.
Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Estate Tax Return Preparation
Estate and Trust Administration
International Law
Probate
Probate and Probate Administration
Tax Law
Wills and Trusts
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
| California | |
| Colorado |
Certifications
| Estate Planning in Santa Clara (California State Bar) |
| Certified Specialist - Estate Planning & Probate Law (Cal. State Bar Board of Legal Specialization) |
Languages
| Spoken | Written | |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish |  | |
Professional Experience
| Owner, Law Office of Janet L. Brewer | -Current |
| General Counsel, Telebit Corporation | - |
| General Counsel, Corvus Systems | - |
| General Counsel, Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc. | - |
| Staff Attorney, Hewlett-Packard Company | - |
Education
| Golden Gate University | M.B.A. (1982) | ||
| University of Wisconsin | B.A. (1971) | Major: Spanish, Minor: English. | |
| University of Denver Law School | J.D. (1975) | President - International Legal Society; International Law Review. | |
| Honors: Coulter Scholarship recipient. | |||
| Golden Gate University | LL.M. (2010) | Taxation Law | |
| Honors: LLM with Honors | |||
| Details: Courses include Multinational Estate Planning, Probate Procedures & Litigation, Advanced Estate Planning | |||
Professional Activities
| Member, Executive Committee | California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section | 2009-Current | |
| Details: Three (3) year appointment by the State Bar of California beginning in September 2009 | |||
| Member | International Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) | 2009-Current | |
| Details: International Estate Planning Organization focused on the sophisticated and highly specialized gift tax and estate planning strategies needed to effectively plan for non-US citizens, permanent residents (green card holders), and non-resident aliens who own property in the United States | |||
Awards
| Superlawyers Designation | Super Lawyers | |
| SuperLawyer Designation | Super Lawyers | |
| Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. | ||
| SuperLawyer Designation | Superlawyers | |
| Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. | ||
| SuperLawyer Designation | Superlawyers | |
| SuperLawyer Designation | Superlawyers | |
Professional Affiliations
| Member, Executive Committee, California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section | -Current |
| Member, California State Bar | -Current |
WEBSITES & BLOGS
Probate, Trusts, and Estate Law Blog
What happens to your digital assets after you die? Update: Estate and Gift Tax Laws for the Rest of 2012 The Importance of Special Needs Trusts Can you (and should you) control your heirs from beyond the grave? Should You and Your Spouse Use the Same Estate Planning Attorney? Navigating Probate of a Multi-Million Dollar San Francisco Estate Act Fast to Capture Benefit of Current Gift Tax Exemption What Are Typical California Probate Attorney Fees? GUEST POST: Asset Protection If Your Child Files for Bankruptcy
CONTACT & MAP
Law Office of Janet L. Brewer
2501 Park Boulevard - Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA
USA
Telephone: (650) 325-8276