Jeanne Wagner, senior paralegal

Jeanne joined the firm in 2007 and has more than 30 years of experience as a paralegal. She began her career in the legal field as a legal trainee with a firm specializing in corporate and business transactional work. Jeanne worked her way through the ranks with various firms assisting attorneys as legal secretary, legal assistant/office manager to full-fledged paralegal in the fields of litigation (insurance defense, construction defect, personal injury both plaintiff and defense, etc.), criminal, adoption, corporate, contracts, bankruptcy and family law. She has had experience with sole practitioners, as well as medium sized law firms.

For the past 20 years Jeanne has worked exclusively in the specialties of estate planning, trust administration and business transactions. She was a member of the pilot advisory committee of the American Bar Association and helped facilitate their online education webinars for paralegals. She enjoys helping clients know they can rest assured that that their children will be taken care of and their legacies will be carried out in the manner they so desire.

Education

Northern Illinois University
Coastline Community College, ABA Approved Legal Assistant Certification

Membership

American Bar Association
Orange County Paralegal Association
National Notary Association