PARTNERS
B. James Brierton (Partner) born Mangum, Oklahoma, June 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Carson-Newman College (B.A., 1965); University of San Diego (J.D., 1972). Publications and Lectures: Author: "Conservatorship-Guardianship Management System," published by Fiduciary Publications, Inc., 1986; CEB Panelist, Conservatorship and Guardianship Law, 1979, 1981; National Business Institute Panelist, Probate and Estate Planning, 1985-1995. Certifications: Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization;. Mediator Certificate, San Diego Mediation Center. Other Activities: Judge Pro Tem, Small Claims Division, San Diego Superior Court; Member and Arbitrator, Attorney-Client Arbitration Panel, San Diego County Bar Association; Member and Mediator, Client Relations Committee, San Diego County Bar Association; Retired U.S. Navy Seal Team One Officer, 1966-1968. Selected as Super Lawyer, 2009. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section); San Diego County Bar Association (Elder Law Section, Co-Chairperson, 1990; Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, Co-Chairperson, 1999-2000; Probate and Estate Planning Litigation Subcommittee, 1993-1995; Committee to Establish Alternate Dispute Resolution Rules); San Diego Trial Lawyers Association; California Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Trusts; Probate; Estate Planning; Probate and Trust Litigation; Conservatorships; Guardianships; Elder Law.Email: B. James Brierton
Jerilyn Satterfield Jones (Managing Partner) born Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Georgia State University (A.B., 1965); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta. Other Activities: Volunteer Lawyer with Domestic Violence Prevention Clinic, Co-sponsored by Lawyers Club and Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc. and San Diego County Bar Association, 1989-1994; Volunteer Lawyer with Guardianship Clinic, sponsored by San Diego Volunteer Lawyers, 1995; Advisor, Professional Fiduciary Association of California; Former Member, Board of Directors, American Lung Association, San Diego Chapter; Former Member, American Cancer Society-Border Region, Gift & Estate Planning Committee; Member, Vista Hill Women's Council on Mental Health; Member, Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary; Top Attorney for 2009; The Daily Transcript. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section); San Diego County Bar Association (Co-Chairperson, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, 1993-1994; Elder Law Section; Committee to Establish Alternate Dispute Resolution Rules; Committee to Review and Revise Probate Rules); American Bar Association; La Jolla Probate Section; Estate Planning Council of San Diego. Practice Areas: Trusts; Probate; Estate Planning; Conservatorships; Guardianships; Elder Law.Email: Jerilyn Satterfield Jones
Julie A. Jones (Managing Partner) born Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, December 21, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Shippensburg University (B.A., with honors, 1974); University of San Diego (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Property, Torts, Constitutional Law and Bankruptcy; Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Legal Scholarship; Executive Comments Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1984-1985. Lectures: California Continuing Education of the Bar, Lecturer, Fundamentals of Estate Administration, 1995; Lecturer, Fundamentals of Postmortem Trust Administration, 1999, 2000. Certifications: Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization; Mediator Certificate, San Diego Mediation Center, 2002. Other Activities: Member, Board of Directors, Combined Health Agencies of San Diego County, 1993-2003, Chairperson, 2000-2002; Member, Board of Directors, The Wellness Community, San Diego, 1992-2003; Member, Vista Hill Women's Council on Mental Health; San Diego Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, 2009. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section); San Diego County Bar Association (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section; Co-Chairperson, 1993-1994; Elder Law Section); Estate Planning Council of San Diego; La Jolla Probate Section. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Administration; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Julie A. Jones
Gary D. Jander (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Campbell University (B.A., 1992); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1998). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Income Tax. Other Activities: Enrolled Agent, Internal Revenue Service, 1996; Delegate to State Bar of California House of Delegates, Probate Floor Leader, 2006-2009; Member, Kiwanis International, Lt. Governor, Division 31, 2008-2009; U.S. Navy, 1981-1982; U.S. Army, E-6, 1982-1989. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section); San Diego County Bar Association (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, Co-Chairperson, 2007-2008; Probate Bench-Bar Committee, Chairperson, 2009); Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate and Trust Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Planning.Email: Gary D. Jander
ASSOCIATES
Gregory J. Borawski (Associate) born San Diego, California; admitted to bar, 2005, New York; 2007, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 2001); St. John's University (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section); San Diego County Bar Association (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section). Practice Areas: Probate; Trust Administration; Probate and Trust Litigation; Conservatorships; Guardianships; Elder Law.Email: Gregory J. Borawski
Linda C. Schumacher (Associate) born San Diego, California, December 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Pepperdine University (B.A., 1989); Western State University School of Law (J.D., 1994); University of San Diego School of Law, Graduate Tax Programs (Diploma, Taxation, 1996). Recipient: United States Law Week Award; Highest Honors, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, Family Law, Bankruptcy and Law Practice Management. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section); San Diego County Bar Association (Co-Chairperson, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Conservatorships; Guardianships.Email: Linda C. Schumacher