Shannon Stein
Partner
Shannon practices in the areas of probate and trust administration - including disputed matters, conservatorships, and estate planning. A San Diego native, Shannon returned to the area for law school at California Western School of Law. Beginning in law school, Shannon has focused exclusively in the area of trusts and estates. Shannon has served as chair for the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate section of the San Diego County Bar Association, and is a member of the Bench Bar Committee. Beginning in 2019, Shannon has served on the Board of Directors for the San Diego County Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the San Diego County Bar.
Licenses
State Bar of California, 2008
United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Education
Juris Doctorate Degree in 2007 from California Western School of Law
Received the Academic Achievement Award in Professional Responsibility and Business Planning
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations Degree in 2004 at the University of California, Davis
Participated in the UC Washington, D.C., program where she interned at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
State Bar of California, Member of the Trust and Estates Section
San Diego County Bar Association, Member of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section
Vice Chair 2015 and Chair 2016
Bench Bar Committee
Secretary 2016 and Chair 2017
San Diego County Bar Foundation
Board of Directors 2019 - present
Vice President - 2023
President - 2024
Probate Attorneys of San Diego
Lawyers Club of San Diego
Member of La Jolla Bar Association
Board Member 2017-2018
Recognitions
Super Lawyers - 2023 - 2024
Professional Presentations
Speaker, “Trusts: A Wide World of Varieties,” Professional Fiduciary Association of California - San Diego 2019
Speaker, “Court Practice Series - Decoding Your Local Probate Court,” San Diego County Bar 2016
Speaker, “Wills 101,” Legal Secretaries Roundtable 2013
Speaker, “Wills 101,” San Diego Law Library (multiple locations) 2012
Speaker, Speaker, “Trusts: A Wide World of Varieties, “ PFAC Annual Conference 2021
Publications
"Ghost Banks: An Update," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Vol. 16, Issue 3 (Fall 2010)
Contact
P (858) 750-3580
F (858) 750-3581
sstein@goodwinbrownlaw.com
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