Jenna Rubin jrubin@floridatax.com

Education

• Harvard Law School, J.D. 2010
• Northwestern University, B.S. (Communication Studies, Political Science) 2007

Admitted

• State of Florida

General Areas of Practice

• Probate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation
• Estate, Trust, Guardianship and Probate Administration
• Estate Planning
• Federal Income, Estate, and Gift Taxation

Awards and Recognitions, Community Involvement

• 2016-2019 Super Lawyers Rising Star - Estate and Trust Litigation
• 2015 South Florida Business & Wealth Up & Comer - Law (Palm Beach County)
• Fellow, William Reece Leadership Academy Class II of the Florida Bar
• Member of Inaugural Class of ACTEC Florida Fellows Institute
• Member of Florida Atlantic University School of Social Work Community Advisory Board

Professional Affiliations

• Member, The Florida Bar
• Executive Committee Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Florida Bar ("RPPTL")
• Co-Vice Chair, 2019-2020 Trust Law Committee, RPPTL
• Co-Vice Chair, 2018-2019 Estate and Trust Tax Planning Committee, RPPTL
• Vice Chair, Elective Share Review Committee, RPPTL
• Vice Chair, 2018-2020 Ethics and Malpractice Committee, American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
• Member, Elder Law Section of The Florida Bar
• Member, Trust Law Committee, RPPTL
• Member, Probate & Trust Litigation Committee, RPPTL
• Member, Probate Law & Procedure Committee, RPPTL
• Member, Probate/Guardianship Practice Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar Association

Publications and Presentations

• Rubin on Probate Litigation Blog
• Co-Author,"Danger Will Robinson: The New Frontier of Remote Online Notarization and Electronic Wills," Florida Bar Journal, Volume 93, No. 6, November/December 2019
• Co-Author, "Functions of Lawyers and Personal Representatives," Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 10th Edition, Florida Bar Publication
• Speaker, "Probate and Trust Litigation," Palm Beach County Bar Association's Probate and Trust Law Cross Training Seminar, April 2018
• Author, "“Competence” in Technology: The Rules Get a Reboot," ActionLine, Fall 2015
• Speaker, "Let the Beneficiary Beware," 35th Annual RPPTL Legislative Update and Case Law Seminar, July 2015
• Author, "Burden of Proof in Will and Trust Contests," ActionLine, Summer 2014
• Author, "What Attorneys Should Know When Dealing With Client Capacity Issues," ActionLine, Winter 2014
• Co-Author with Jeff Baskies, "Adrich v. Basile: Do it Yourself Will Does it Again," Steve Leimberg's Estate Planning Newsletter and Wealth Strategies Journal
• Author, "Issues with Multijurisdictional Guardianships," ABA Spring Symposium and Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
• Speaker, "Offensive Measures in Trust Litigation," Probate & Litigation Committee, RPPTL
• Speaker, "Health Care Surrogates," 30th Annual Estate and Probate Seminar of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, 2013
• Speaker, “Subchapter J: Income Tax of Estates and Trusts,” 30th Annual Estate and Probate Seminar of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, November 2012.
• FBAR Reporting Rules for Trusts, Estate Planning (WG&L), July 2011
• Speaker, 31st Annual Attorney/Trust Officer Liaison Conference, June 2012