Jennifer M. Breton
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Practice Areas
- Estate Planning 40%
- Estate Administration 40%
- Trust Administration 15%
- Litigation 5%
Biography
Jennifer is the Chair of the Trusts and Estates Department and concentrates her practice in the area of estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, and taxation. She enjoys creative problem solving and is known for her compassion and the ability to simplify complicated concepts for her clients.
Jennifer is a licensed member of the bar in Pennsylvania and is also admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Jennifer frequently teaches CLE programs for attorneys and offers programs for the public, on topics related to estate planning, estate administration, and tax. She also offers pro bono estate planning services to first responders through the Wills for Heroes program.
Jennifer graduated from West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor concentration in Communications. Jennifer received her J.D. from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, where she notably served as Editor-in-Chief of the Widener Law Symposium Journal. Jennifer later received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation and an Estate Planning Certificate from Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, where she was honored with the Faculty Award. While at Temple, Jennifer won first place in the American Bar Association Law Student Tax Challenge.
Jennifer is an active member of her community, where she was elected to the Caln Township Board of Commissioners (2016-2020) and served as Vice President of the Board of Commissioners (2016-2017), and then as President of the Board of Commissioners for the remaining three years of her four-year term. Jennifer also volunteered with the Fund for Women and Girls,the animal rescue organization Spay 'n Save, and the Downingtown Library Board of Trustees.
In her free time, Jennifer enjoys traveling, reading, and spending time with her husband and three children.
Education
- Widener University Delaware Law School, Wilmington, Delaware
- J.D. - 2002
- Honors: Academic Support Tutor
- Honors: Moot Court: Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court
- Honors: Study abroad: Geneva, Switzerland
- Honors: Internship: Women’s World Summit Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland
- Law Review, Widener Law Symposium Journal, Editor-in-Chief
- Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- LL.M. Taxation, Estate Planning Certificate (2020)
- Honors: Distinguished Class Participation; Faculty Award
- Honors: Academic Support Tutor
- Honors: American Bar Association Law Student Tax Challenge: First Place
- West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1999
- Honors: Student Trustee, Council of Trustees
- Major: Political Science
- Minor: Communication
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2004
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Professional Associations
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Philadelphia Estate Planning Council
- Chester County Bar Association, Tax Committee Chairperson
Classes & Seminars
- Special Needs Trusts 101 (World Financial Group)
- Pennsylvania Medicaid Asset Planning (National Business Institute)
- Basic Tax Concerns in Drafting Wills & Trusts (National Business Institute)
- Pennsylvania Wills and Trusts (National Business Institute)
- Telework & Taxation (TMACC)
- Probate from Start to Finish (National Business Institute)
Honors
- "Top Lawyer" Wills and Trusts for Main Line Today
Published Works
- Estate Planners Don't Need to be Insecure About SECURE 2.0, Chester County Bar Association New Matter, Q2, 2023

