Jennifer R. Junker
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Jennifer specializes in estate planning, fiduciary law, estate and gift taxation, probate and trust administration, fiduciary litigation and charitable planning using expertise that has been sharpened by both industry and private practice.

Prior to joining ShuffieldLowman, she spent six years as senior counsel at a major national financial institution, supporting trust and estate professionals nationwide while simultaneously working with such specialty asset groups as the Charitable Management Group; Irrevocable Life Insurance Group and Dynasty Trust Group. As a result, she obtained a solid grounding in fiduciary law and administration, which has greatly enhanced her current role.

Jennifer enjoys speaking on topics as estate planning with retirement benefits, charitable planning and fiduciary administration. She has also written several articles geared towards tax planning advice for clients.

Acknowledging that estate and trust issues are “foreign languages” to many clients, Jennifer typically goes to such lengths such as putting together explanatory diagrams to illustrate her points and believes in working closely with clients through what often is a difficult process.

Jennifer is a member of the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. In addition, she is a member of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, and the Central Florida Estate Planning Discussion Group.

Admission
Admitted to bar, 1995, Florida, 2000, Minnesota

Education
Wake Forest University (B.A., magna cum laude, in English Literature and Communication, 1991); Phi Beta Kappa; University of Florida College of Law (J.D. with high honors, 1995); Order of the Coif; Board Member of the University of Florida Law Review, Book Awards (Highest Grade) in Corporate Taxation; Civil Procedure and Jurisprudence.

Member
Jennifer is a member of the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. In addition, she is a member of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers and the Estate Planning Discussion Group. She frequently lectures on such topics as probate litigations, retirement planning, as well as basic estate planning.

Awards
Jennifer was named in 2009 as one of Florida’s Legal Elite in Florida Trend Magazine.

Concentration
Jennifer specializes in estate planning, fiduciary law, estate and gift taxation, probate and trust administration, fiduciary litigation, special needs trusts planning and charitable planning.