BIOGRAPHY

Jeffrey Vanderveen is a sole practitioner specializing in the legal practice of Probate, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy and Business matters. He was born on April 12, 1954 in Newton, Massachusetts and he received his Associate of Arts degree from San Diego Mesa College in 1976 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California at San Diego in 1978.

In 1983 he received a Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California and while attending he served as Vice-Chairman of the Professional Standards Committee.

Prior to becoming a sole practitioner he was a senior partner in the Law Firm of WILLIAMS, VANDERVEEN, SINGLETON and NENNEY and also worked for three (3) years as a Probate Examiner for the Orange County Superior Court.

He has taught estate planning and probate classes for the last ten (10) years at various colleges in the Orange County area and he is currently teaching at the University of California, Irvine. For over fifteen (15) years he has had extensive experience representing clients on issues such as Will contests, disputed Trust matters, probates of Wills, and contested Conservatorship and Guardianship matters.

His practice also includes the representation of parties in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy proceedings in the Central and Southern Districts of California and representing business clients regarding corporate and partnership matters.