Jennifer M. K. Willis

Jennifer M.K. Willis focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and probate administration, and related litigation. She assists clients with business succession planning, gift and estate tax strategies, asset protection, and legacy planning. Jennifer also handles trust, probate, and guardianship administration matters, including asset management, estate tax returns, creditor claims, and beneficiary disputes. She works with high-net-worth clients on sophisticated estate planning tools such as irrevocable life insurance trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, and charitable remainder trusts.

In her litigation practice, Jennifer represents clients in trust, probate, guardianship, HOA, and civil/commercial matters. She engages in legal research, drafts and responds to petitions and complaints, conducts discovery, participates in settlement negotiations, and handles motion practice and oral arguments. Jennifer is adept at navigating the complex NRED procedures required to bring legal actions against homeowner’s associations. Due to her experience in the areas of trust and probate law, Jennifer has been personally selected by the Eighth Judicial District Court to act as guardian ad litem for minor beneficiaries in complex guardianship/probate matters.

Jennifer’s experience extends to general business legal counseling, including corporate compliance, intellectual property, bankruptcy, lease negotiations, and contract preparation. Jennifer also represents corporate clients in pursuing breach of contract and fraudulent business practices claims in both state and federal court.

Concentrations

• Estate Planning for High Net Worth Individuals & Families.

• Business Succession Planning.

• Special Needs Trusts.

• Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts

• Trust & Probate Administration

• Trust & Probate Litigation

• 706 Estate Tax Return Preparation

• Adult Guardianship Administration

• Adult Guardianship Litigation

• HOA Mediation & Litigation (Homeowner)

• Civil Litigation

• Commercial Litigation

Experience

In-House Experience

• In House Counsel, Board Member, Vision Bankcard, Inc., 2010-2018