About Janet Lee
Janet Lee Brewer is a certified attorney licensed to practice regulation in California and Colorado. She was licensed to the California State Bar in 1977. Her license is currently in lively status. Ms. Brewer is the principal of the Law Office of Janet L. Brewer, a firm specializing in estate planning and estate administration things, with offices in Los Altos and Palo Alto, California. She serves clients during the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
Ms. Brewer earned her law degree diploma from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 1975, where she served as President of the International Legal Society and used to be a member of the International Law Review. She finished her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, with a minor in English, at the University of Wisconsin in 1971. Furthering her education, she obtained a Master of Business Administration from Golden Gate University in 1982 and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2010.
Ms. Brewer's practice makes a speciality of estate planning and probate law, including the preparation of wills, revocable trusts, tax-sensitive trusts, and present planning. She additionally assists clients with the formation of family restricted partnerships and restricted liability firms. Her work encompasses all stages of property making plans and probate, from initial consultations and document preparation to trust administration and probate proceedings.
Throughout her profession, Ms. Brewer has been licensed to practice before the California highest court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has also been admitted to practice in Colorado, although particular court admissions in that legal authority aren't specified. Prior to founding her personal firm, she served as General Counsel for several organizations, which includes a publicly traded corporation, and has been in personal practice since 1991.
Ms. Brewer is a certified specialist in property making plans and estate administration regulation by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She is an active member of the California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Section, serving on its Executive Committee since 2009. She is also a member of the International Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP). Ms. Brewer is fluent in Spanish, enabling her to successfully serve a diverse clientele within the Bay Area.
