Estate Planning

Estate and trust administration, estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, elder law, special needs trusts, and probate.

Our clients range from new families to high net worth clients.

CA, Jun 1994
Bar Number: 170677

HI, Oct 1986
Bar Number: 4240

Hawaii, Massachusetts, California, Ninth Circuit, US District Court Hawaii, Northern California, and Central California.

California State Bar Association, Ventura County Bar, Hawaii State Bar, and Santa Barbara Women Lawyers.

I regularly attend bar meetings and attend continuing legal educational seminars and webinars. I also try to attend the UCLA Advanced Estate Planning Seminars on a regular basis.

On several occasions I have been successful in amending irrevocable trusts. I also have helped several clients preserve or conserve property for the benefit of the public.

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California and Hawaii (active) Massachusetts (inactive)

The Law Offices of Jeanne O'Brien is one of the top estate planning and estate administration law firms in the area. I have been in practice for over 24 years in Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco, and on the Big Island of Hawaii.

The firm's emphasis is on estate planning and administration of estates and trusts, elder law, probate, wills, trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney, and related real estate and business transactions. We work for our clients to share our knowledge and experience to counsel them through major financial and lifestyle transitions and develop an overall plan for the future. We strive to give each client professional and personal legal services to help them achieve peace of mind and create legacies. Over the years we are proud to have become the trusted family advisor to many.

I was a Per Diem Judge in the District and Family Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii, and have also been a professor of law. Since 1986 I have been in private practice as a solo practitioner in Monterey and Santa Barbara California, Kapaau, North Kohala, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, as well as having worked with Melvin Belli Sr. in San Francisco, and several smaller firms in Hawaii.

• Per Diem Judge in the District and Family Court of the Third Circuit, State of Hawaii
• Former Co-Chair of the State of Hawaii Green Party
• Founding member of the Kohala Foundation

(805) 870-4261

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Yes

We do offer some flat rate fees for document preparation. At the initial conference with our clients we will discuss the fees that may apply depending on the complexity of the work. For probate, the fees are set by statute.

$225 per hour.

Initial consultations are $100

No.