Jane K. Penhaligen, J.D., LL.M.
Jane K. Penhaligen specializes in the areas of estate planning, tax planning, probate, business succession planning, asset protection and trust administration. A well-crafted estate plan often assures a smooth transition of assets including businesses. Ms. Penhaligen is committed to working with her clients to assure that their personal and financial needs are provided for in their estate plan.
An estate planning attorney since 1995, Ms. Penhaligen obtained her Master’s Degree in Tax Law at Golden Gate University School of Law in 2004. She is a graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law, where she obtained her J.D. in 1987, and received a B.S. degree at the University of California at Berkeley in 1982.
A member of the California Bar Association since 1987, Ms. Penhaligen joined the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section of the Bar in 1995. She is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley.
Ms. Penhaligen resides in Walnut Creek. She has been a resident of the East Bay since returning from Southern California after law school in 1987. As long standing environmentalist and avid SCUBA diver, Ms. Penhaligen has done pro bono work for CORAL which works to preserve coral reef environments around the world. Additionally, she promotes the consideration of family pets when planning one’s estate.
“I liked her as a person. I felt she was honest and fair, I could trust her. [I knew] she wouldn’t allow me to run up a humungous bill unnecessarily and would blow the whistle when I was getting to dangerous area—which she did. She’s honest and straight forward, and I could communicate with her. I have a certain amount of expertise because of a background in qualified pension plans so understand certain legal concepts. She could explain it to me so I could understand it. She didn’t talk down to me, didn’t tell me to sit quietly in corner and let her do things.”
– Al Browning, Real Estate Investments
and former Retirement Plan Specialist, San Francisco