Withers Bergman LLP

Trust, Estate and Inheritance Disputes

Consultant

Jeremy is a consultant in the trust and estate litigation team.

He focuses on trust, estate, conservatorship and fiduciary related litigation. He represents clients in litigation and administration matters, including trust administrations, probate administrations, wills and trust contests, accountings, fiduciary representation, creditor's claims proceedings, conservatorships, and elder abuse matters.

Jeremy devotes his practice to the representation of private clients, fiduciaries, charities, and their related trusts and entities. He has served as the lead attorney on hundreds of contested matters in Probate Court, including trust disputes and contests, administration issues, conservatorships, fiduciary duty compliance, accountings, elder abuse, tax issues, appeals, and attorney malpractice in the trust and estates field. As a result, Jeremy has tried several cases to the Superior Court in California and via private arbitration.

Jeremy speaks and writes regularly on trust and estate topics and is a board member and education committee chairperson for the Probate Attorneys of San Diego as well as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). Through his experience, his service as a court appointed counsel, and by serving the Court and the bar in various leadership roles and speaking engagements, Jeremy has built a reputation for effective but ethical advocacy amongst the Probate Court and his colleagues who practice there.

Jeremy has been named a Super Lawyer, a Super Lawyers Rising Star, a San Diego Daily Transcript ‘Top Young Attorney' two times and holds an Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rating. He is named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in 2021 for Trust and Estates Litigation.

Probate Attorneys of San Diego, Board Member and Education Subcommittee Chair

San Diego County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section

TEXCOM Litigation Subcommittee (2013-2017)

Chollas Lake Little League, Volunteer Coach and Vice President

South Page Education Foundation, Vice President and former President

Salvation Army Kroc Center Advisory Board (Volunteer of the Year 2014)

Iowa State University Alumni Association

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.

Iowa State University, B.A.