Law Office of Janet L. Brewer

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  • Established in 1991
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  • A Palo Alto estate tax attorney helping well off Bay Area families and foreign nationals create practical, tax-saving estate plans. Offering advanced degrees, certifications; 22 years' experience; and an exceptional ability to listen.

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About this firm

We create practical, tax-saving estate plans for individuals and families with assets worth $3.5 million or more. Some plans can get complex -- involving trusts, limited partnerships and other business arrangements -- and relatively few attorneys have all the training and experience to ensure it's done right.

That's what our clients are paying for:

* Advanced training (Board Certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law; Masters of Laws in Taxation; MBA; JD) and

* Decades of experience (exclusive focus on California estate, gift-planning, and probate law since 1991).

Our clients know that if their estate plan is poorly designed, nobody will know until it's too late. There are no do-overs. When a plan doesn't work, loved ones have to cope with the mess.

Work with the Palo Alto who has earned a rare 10.0 (out of 10) Avvo Rating for "Superb Experience, Industry Recognition, and Professional Conduct"; was one of Northern California's Super Lawyers in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010; and who the California State Bar Board of Governors invited to serve on the Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firms Section of the State Bar.

Whether you need help preparing wills and revocable living trusts, administering estates and trusts, probating estates, forming family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, or establishing a wide variety of tax-sensitive trusts - including children's trusts, charitable trusts, and irrevocable life insurance trusts -- the Law Office of Janet Brewer can help. We also prepare estate tax returns for decedents whose estates have more than $3,500,000 of assets.

Learn more about our services, experience, fees, and more at www.calprobate.com or call (650) 325-8276.

Serving Palo Alto, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside, Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Belmont, San Carlos, San Mateo, Burlingame, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Campbell, San Jose, and all of Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Alameda County, San Francisco County, Santa Cruz County, and Silicon Valley.

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Areas of Practice (15)

  • General Practice
  • Asset Protection
  • International Estate Planning
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Estate Planning
  • Living Trusts
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Family Limited Partnerships
  • Life Insurance Trusts
  • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
  • Qualified personal residence trusts
  • Charitable remainder trusts
  • Grantor retained annuity trusts
  • Fiduciary Counseling
  • Wills

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Janet Brewer: Attorney with Law Office of Janet L. Brewer
Janet Brewer
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25 Reviews
Los Altos, CA

Probate, Ancillary Probate, Probate Administration, Probate Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Probate, Decedents Estates, Estate Administration, Wills & Living Wills, Estate Planning, Law Practice Mgmt, Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples, Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children, Family Wealth Transfer, Wills and Probate, Trusts View More

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Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (17 reviews)

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Attorney on 05/22/19 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Managing Partner on 12/30/16 in Estate Planning

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Sole Practitioner on 12/29/16 in Trusts and Estates

    She really is an expert, especially but definitely not limited to issues involving international estate planning. She is generous with sharing her expertise with colleagues. I honestly couldn't recommend her highly enough.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Sole Practitioner on 12/27/16 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Managing Partner on 12/27/16 in Trusts and Estates

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Managing Partner on 12/19/16 in Trusts and Estates

    She provides well thought out responses to questions and provide excellent service to her clients.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Sole Practitioner on 12/17/16 in Trusts and Estates

    Janet is not only an excellent attorney, she has a very strong moral and ethical compass that guides her. She cares deeply about her clients and the practice of law. She serves the legal community by giving significantly of her time and has been com... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Principal on 12/17/16 in Estate Planning

    Janet has prepared estate planning documents for me and my wife, as well as other members of the family. She is outstanding in her field.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Principal on 12/17/16 in Wills and Probate

    Very ethical. Intelligent. Diligent. Tenacious.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Janet Brewer by a Associate on 12/17/16 in Probate Taxation

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The Law Offices of Janet L. Brewer is wholly owned and operated by Janet L. Brewer, an attorney who has practiced exclusively California estate, gift-planning, and probate law since 1991. Janet is a California certified estate planning and probate specialist -- one of fewer than 200 practicing in Santa Clara County and fewer than 2,000 practicing in California (out of almost 200,000 lawyers statewide).

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