Jenna G. Rubin

Jenna G. Rubin's General Areas of Practice are Probate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation. Estate, Trust, Guardianship and Probate Administration Estate Planning Federal Income, Estate, and Gift Taxation.

Jenna Rubin

Education

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

Admitted

  • State of Florida

General Areas of Practice

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

Awards and Recognitions, Community Involvement

  • 2019-2020 RPPTL Section Rising Star
  • 2020-2023 AV Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
  • 2016-2023 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

  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Member, The Florida Bar
  • Executive Committee Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Florida Bar ("RPPTL")
  • Chair, 2020-present Elective Share Review Committee, RPPTL
  • Vice Chair, 2020-present Probate and Fiduciary Litigation, American Bar Association Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section
  • Co-Vice Chair, 2019-present Trust Law Committee, RPPTL
  • Co-Vice Chair, 2019-present Ad Hoc Committee on Electronic Wills, RPPTL
  • Co-Vice Chair, 2018-2019 Estate and Trust Tax Planning Committee, RPPTL
  • Vice Chair, 2015-2020 Elective Share Review Committee, RPPTL
  • Vice Chair, 2018-2020 Ethics and Malpractice Committee, American Bar Association Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
  • Member, 2022-2023 Fiduciary Litigation Committee, ACTEC
  • 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
  • Speaker, "No Pen, No Paper, No Problems? The New World of Electronic Wills," 2021 RPPTL's Probate Law CLE, November 2021
  • Speaker, "More Than Money: Mediating Trust and Estate Disputes," 2021 RPPTL's Attorney Trust Office Conference, August 2021
  • Speaker, Miami-Dade County Bar Association's Probate and Guardianship Seminar on Elective Share and Transferred Assets, January 2021
  • Co-Author, Chapter 4: Functions of Lawyers and Personal Representatives, Practice Under the Florida Probate Code, 10th Edition
  • Speaker, "Online Notarization and Electronic Wills," Collier County Bar Association and South Palm Beach County Bar Association, February 2020
  • Speaker, "What About the Vacuum Cleaner? Resolving Trust and Estate Disputes," RPPTL Probate Law Seminar 2019, November 15, 2019
  • 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

Meet Our Team

Over 200 Years Combined Legal Experience!

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A boutique law firm with a practice limited to

tax, estate planning, probate, trust & guardianship law and litigation, and related commercial matters