Overview
Jessica Booth is a firm shareholder focusing her practice in the areas of wills, trusts, estate planning and administration.
In her practice, Jessica advises individuals in estate planning to develop a personalized plan, to minimize estate taxes payable, and to avoid probate. Jessica also advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries in connection with estate and trust administration.
Jessica has co-authored numerous articles, including:
- Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step Is Important
- Premarital Issues in Second Marriages: What to Plan for the Second Time Round
- Estate, Financial and Health Care Planning for Elder Clients
Jessica has also lectured at seminars on topics including:
- Death and Divorce – Estate Planning Considerations
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish – Ethical Considerations
- Virginia Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Past Member of Board of Directors
- Coastal Virginia's Top Lawyers, Wills, Trusts & Estates, 2016-2018, 2021-2024
- Virginia Super Lawyers Rising Star, Estate & Probate, 2019
- Virginia's Legal Elite, Taxes, Estates and Trusts, 2021-2023
- Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates, 2025
Articles
Jessica M. Booth
jbooth@pendercoward.com
Shareholder
Pender & Coward, P.C.
Phone / Fax: (757) 490-6269
Fax: (757) 490-6269
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