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Jill S. Dodd

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2006.
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor San Francisco, California 94111
(415) 291-7400
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Firm: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (415) 291-7400

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.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Business and Succession Planning
Charitable Gift Planning and Remainder Trusts
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Private Foundations
Tax Law
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Trusts and Estates
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Jill S. Dodd
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Nonprofit / Charities Law, San Francisco (2021)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates, San Francisco (2017)
  • Ranked in the Chambers and Partners 2016 High Net Worth Guide for Private Wealth Law – Northern California
  • Daily Journal, “Top Women Lawyers in California,” 2011
  • Awarded the 2011 Phil Hoffmire Service Award, The Northern California Planned Giving Council
  • Worth magazine, “Top 100 Lawyers Advising High-Net-Worth Clients,” 2007, 2008
  • California Super Lawyer, 2007-present
  • Named Best Lawyers Trusts and Estates Litigation “Lawyer of the Year,” 2017
Education
Graduated
Harvard University
Graduated 1977
University of California - Berkeley
Graduated 1987
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (415) 291-7400
One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
San Francisco, California 94111
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