Monique Jackson-Fitzgerald

Estate planning attorney with a background in wealth preservation, trust planning, and business succession, helping individuals, families, and business owners protect assets and plan for the future.

Estate PlanningTrust PlanningWealth PreservationBusiness Succession

Professional Profile

Monique Jackson-Fitzgerald is an estate planning attorney with a background in wealth preservation, trust planning, and business succession. She works with individuals, families, and business owners to develop estate plans tailored to their goals, helping them protect their assets and plan for the future.

In addition to her legal practice, Monique has extensive experience in legal writing, editing, and strategic communications. Her diverse professional background allows her to explain complex legal concepts in a practical, straightforward way and develop solutions that reflect each client's unique circumstances.

Monique earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law and is licensed to practice law in California.

Signature Focus

Wealth Preservation & Trust Planning

Monique advises individuals and families on trusts and wealth preservation structures designed around their long-term goals.

Business Succession

She works with business owners on succession planning so ownership and management transitions are documented and intentional.

Clear, Practical Communication

Her background in legal writing and strategic communications helps her translate complex planning concepts into plain terms.

Areas of Focus

Estate planning for individuals and families
Trust planning and administration
Wealth preservation strategies
Business succession planning
Asset protection planning
Estate planning document drafting and review
Legacy and beneficiary planning
Coordinated planning for business owners
Digital asset and cryptocurrency estate planning
Multistate estate planning document review

Estate planning built around each client's goals

Monique works with individuals, families, and business owners to develop estate plans tailored to their goals, focusing on wealth preservation, trust planning, and business succession.

Her approach centers on understanding each client's circumstances first, then building a plan that protects assets and prepares for the future in a way the client can clearly follow.

Experience

Monique advises on wealth transfer, asset protection, business succession, and digital asset planning, with an emphasis on high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and cryptocurrency investors. She drafts and reviews revocable trusts, wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, trust certifications, and related documents for clients across multiple jurisdictions.

She previously founded and operated her own law practice focused on estate planning, business transactions, and regulatory compliance, drafting wills, trusts, special needs trusts, and life insurance trusts, and presenting continuing legal education programs for legal professionals and community audiences.

Earlier in her career she directed a litigation graphics studio, translating complex evidence into courtroom presentations on Fortune 500 matters with multi-million to billion-dollar exposure, and authored California MCLE course materials.