Jennifer Lammers

Practice Areas

Private Wealth Planning, Family & Closely-Held Business Planning, Estate & Trust Administration, Estates, Trusts & Fiduciary Litigation

Career

Jennifer is a partner in Best & Flanagan's Private Wealth Planning practice group. She focuses her practice on estate planning, business succession planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, and trust and estate litigation.

Jennifer assists her clients with drafting wills and trusts, wealth transfer techniques, estate and gift tax issues, charitable planning, probate, trusts administration, disability planning, guardianships and conservatorships, and elder law matters including medical assistance.

Jennifer has comprehensive experience working with families on business succession goals for closely held businesses including S corporations, family partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs) and recapitalization techniques for certain types of closely held stock. In litigation, Jennifer leads clients through complex and, at times, emotional estate and family disputes.

Jennifer is an adjunct law professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law. She serves as an officer on the Section Council for the Probate and Trust Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and is an active member of the Probate and Trust Law Section legislative committee. Jennifer has drafted numerous bills and has testified before various Minnesota House and Senate committees in support of various Probate and Trust Law Section bills.

Jennifer has lectured and written extensively in the field of estate planning and elder law, not only geared to the general public, but also for the benefit of attorneys, accountants, insurance agents, financial planners and trust organizations.

Prior to practicing law, Jennifer worked as a trust officer managing and administrating trust and estates for high net worth clients.

Professional Memberships

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow

Minnesota State Bar Association, Chair of Probate and Trust Law Section Council, 2020-2021

Hennepin County Bar Association, Vice President, Minnesota State Bar Probate and Trust Law Section Council

Hennepin County Bar Association, Legislative Committee, Probate and Trust Law Section

American Bar Association, Member

Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member

Hamline University School of Business, Advisory Council Member

University of St. Thomas School of Law, Adjunct Professor

Expert in these Jurisdictions

State of Minnesota

State of Arizona

Education