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)

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Contact

P   (858) 750-3580

F   (858) 750-3581

sstein@goodwinbrownlaw.com