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Jenifer

Jenifer A. Jewkes

ShareholderNonprofit & Social Enterprise Team Co-Chair

Jenifer Jewkes operates at the intersection of estate planning and philanthropy. She draws from her decade of experience in public accounting and tax compliance to support clients in fully mapping the complexities of estate plans with charitable components needing to be executed now or at the time of death.

She advises clients in tax, charitable, estate, and succession planning, as well as estate and trust administration for high-net-worth families and individuals. She counsels her clients on planning and compliance with regard to income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. She also advises individuals, trusts, estates, tax-exempt organizations, corporations, and partnerships regarding tax and planning matters, including representing clients in gift-estate and income tax audits.

Professional Experience

Lane Powell (2015-Present)

Deloitte Tax LLP, Tax Manager (2006-2015)

Hecla Mining Company, Accounting Intern (2004-2005)

Horizon Laboratories Inc., Assistant to President (2003)

Joanne Pappas White Law Office, Legal Assistant (2002)

Community Involvement

Swedish Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Council, Member (2016-Present)

Washington State Bar Association

Editorial Board, Real Property, Probate and Trust Newsletter (2016-Present)
Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section

Washington Women in Tax, Member (2014-Present)

Seattle Estate Planning Council, Member (2013-Present)

TEGE Exempt Organizations Council, Council Member

Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council, Former Member (2009-2011)

Thought Leadership

August 15, 2024News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Recognizes 128 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 18, 2024News
Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in 2024 Chambers High Net Worth Guide
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 28, 2023News
Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2023
Awards & Honors
December 9, 2022Event / CLE
Ten Things I Hate About Year-End
Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
July 14, 2022News
Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2022
Awards & Honors
July 22, 2021News
Lane Powell Again Receives Top Rankings in Chambers High Net Worth 2021
Awards & Honors
August 20, 2020Publication
2020 Gifting Considerations
Private Client Services Legal Update
January 1, 2020News
Lane Powell Elects New Shareholders in Portland and Seattle
Firm Announcement
December 4, 2019Event / CLE
Year End Planning
Estate Planning Council of Seattle Round Table Presentation | Seattle
February 14-15, 2019Event / CLE
Practical & Inspired Planned Giving Seminar
Lane Powell and del Prado Philanthropy | Seattle
December 12, 2018Event / CLE
Estate Planning for the Unusual: Person, Places and Things
Washington State Bar Association Annual Fall Probate and Trust Seminar | Seattle
March 8-9, 2018Event / CLE
Recent Changes in Estate Planning
Washington State Bar Association | Seattle
February 8-9 2018Event / CLE
Practical & Inspired Planned Giving Seminar
Lane Powell and del Prado Philanthropy | Seattle
November 14, 2017Event / CLE
Washington’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act: Do I Have to Accept this Durable Power of Attorney?
Estate Planning Council of Southwest Washington | Vancouver, Washington
September 28, 2017Event / CLE
You Decant Take It With You… But We Have a Few Ideas to Share
Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
Winter 2016-2017Publication
RCW 11.94 is Dead. Long Live RCW 11.125! How to Revise Your Durable Power of Attorney Form to Comply with Washington’s New Uniform Power of Attorney Act
43 Real Property & Trust, Washington State Bar Association
September 8, 2016Event / CLE
A Cautionary Tale: Why a Team Approach Is Essential to International Planning
Lane Powell Trusts & ‘Tinis Seminar | Seattle
August 11, 2016Event / CLE
Funding Trusts in Estate Planning
Lorman Education Services | Webinar
February 26, 2016Event / CLE
The Financial Planner’s Role in Estate Planning
Financial Planning Association of Puget Sound | Seattle
January 21, 2016News
Jewkes Joins Lane Powell’s Trusts and Estates Practice Group
Firm Announcement
September 16, 2015Event / CLE
Gifting Considerations on Transfers of Interests in Tiered Partnerships
Estate Planning Council of Seattle
March 21, 2014Publication
Estate Planning — There Is Still Time to Talk Over New Taxes With Tax Adviser
Puget Sound Business Journal

Practices & Industries

Private Client Services
Nonprofit & Social Enterprise
Fiduciary Litigation
Tax
Tax Reform
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2010
- American Bar Association Law Student Tax Challenge, Finalist (2010)
Seattle University School of Law, J.D., 2008
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Gift and Estate Tax (2007)
Gonzaga University, B.B.A., Accounting, 2005
- Academic President/Dean’s List (2002-2003)

Admissions

Washington
Colorado

Honors

Chambers High Net Worth, Private Wealth Law (2021-2024)

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