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About 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. 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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Education
University of California Berkeley
— · 1987
University of California Berkeley
J.D. · 1987
Harvard University
— · 1977
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California, State Ba
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Lawyer of the Year — Nonprofit / Charities Law (San Francisco)
2021
Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Trusts and Estates (San Francisco)
2017
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Trusts and Estates
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Nonprofit / Charities Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Business and Succession Planning
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Charitable Gift Planning
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Income Tax
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Private Foundations
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Planning
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax-Exempt Organizations
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Ranked in the Chambers and Partners 2016 High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Law – Northern California
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Daily Journal, “Top Women Lawyers in California,” 2011
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awarded the 2011 Phil Hoffmire Service Award, The Northern California Planned Giving Council
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Worth magazine, “Top 100 Lawyers Advising High-Net-Worth Clients,” 2007, 2008
2026
Best Lawyers in America — California Super Lawyer, 2007-present
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named Best Lawyers Trusts and Estates Litigation “Lawyer of the Year,” 2017
2026
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Jill S. Dodd focuses on General, Tax, and Trusts.
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Jill S. Dodd primarily serves clients in San Francisco, California.
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