Atty. Jill S. Dodd
Jill Dodd chairs the firm’s estate planning and personal representation practice, focusing on gift, estate and philanthropic planning for very-high-net-worth individuals and families. Jill counsels very-high-net-worth individuals in all aspects of gift, estate and philanthropic planning.
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About Jill S. Dodd at a glance
Jill S. Dodd is a trusts and tax attorney based in San Francisco, California, practicing at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP. Admitted to practice in California, State Bar of California. Educated at University of California Berkeley (—, 1987) and University of California Berkeley (J.D., 1987). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Nonprofit / Charities Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law (2026). Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jill Dodd chairs the firm’s estate planning and personal representation practice, focusing on gift, estate and philanthropic planning for very-high-net-worth individuals and families
- Jill counsels very-high-net-worth individuals in all aspects of gift, estate and philanthropic planning
- She has extensive experience designing and implementing a variety of sophisticated structures, including family limited partnerships, grantor retained annuity trusts, insurance trusts, complex grantor trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable lead trusts and charitable remainder trusts, all designed to transfer assets to heirs and to charities in a tax-efficient manner that respects the values of the families
- Jill routinely represents individuals in gift and estate tax audits before the IRS
- She also counsels clients on all aspects of trust administration
- In her not-for-profit practice, Jill acts as outside general counsel to charitable organizations of all types, including community foundations large and small
- operating charities, such as museums and schools
- and private family foundations
- She has extensive experience in all aspects of a charity’s activities, including structuring start-ups and obtaining exemptions
- advising on compliance issues with respect to local, state and federal law
- advising on governance issues, including conflict of interest and fiduciary duties
- and working with charities to structure subsidiaries and joint ventures
- She has successfully represented charities in audits before the California Attorney General, the Franchise Tax Board and the IRS
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Francisco are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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