SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA.
Safeguarding you
and your life’s work.
Wills, trusts, probate, elder law and asset protection for San Francisco Bay Area and Birmingham, Alabama families.
Jay Greene
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Practicing since 2008
Licensed in Alabama, California and Florida
Estate planning, probate, elder law and asset protection.
Certified Public Accountant
Greene Law Firm, P.C. is an estate planning, probate and asset protection firm with offices in San Francisco, Bay Area and Birmingham, Alabama. Its attorney, Jay Greene, has practiced since 2008.
WHERE YOU ARE
Pick your state.
Serving Bay Area families
Estate planning, probate, elder law and Medi-Cal, asset protection.
California
Serving Alabama families.
Probate, estate planning, Medicaid planning, asset protection.
Alabama
Coming soon.
Florida (COMING SOON)
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, and you know the cost at step two.
Step 1
A short call with a client coordinator. Not a lawyer, and not legal advice — that comes next.
Initial assessment
Step 2
Consultation with Jay
You meet Jay Greene and leave with a plan and a written fee.
Step 3
Drafting and review
Documents by secure upload. A plain-language summary comes before the legal text.
Step 4
Signing and funding
Signed, then funded asset by asset. An unfunded trust is the failure we design against.
Don’t leave your future to chance. Start planning today with the Greene Law Firm—because your peace of mind and your family’s security are worth it.
OUR LEGAL SERVICES
WILLS AND TRUSTS
Every estate plan begins with a Will and Trust. A Last Will outlines who inherits your assets, while a Trust can provide financial protection, manage assets during your lifetime, and help your family avoid costly and time-consuming probate.
PROBATE GUIDANCE
We provide clear, professional guidance through the probate process, ensuring that your loved one’s wishes are respected and the process is handled with efficiency and care.
ELDER CARE PLANNING
Guiding You Through Important Decisions. We assist families in making informed choices about elder care while protecting your assets to help qualify for benefits and secure long-term financial peace of mind.
ASSET PROTECTION
Shielding Your Wealth from Life's Risks. Nationwide, we offer asset protection solutions to safeguard your assets from lawsuits, creditors, or divorce, ensuring your wealth remains secure and your financial future stays intact.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Securing Your Wishes, No Matter What. With a Power of Attorney, you can designate a trusted person to manage your affairs nationwide, ensuring your decisions are respected during illness, disability, or travel.
TRUSTEE
Protecting and Managing Your Trust. We offer trustee services that ensure the trust's terms are followed, beneficiaries’ needs are prioritized, and the trust’s purpose is secured, offering peace of mind for families everywhere.
VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFITS
Fighting for the Benefits You Deserve. We assist veterans with service-related injuries or conditions that impact their ability to work, guiding you through the application process to ensure you receive the benefits you're entitled to.
STRAIGTH ANSWERS
The multi-state questions.
Short answers, written to stand on their own.
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Generally yes. Laws in some states, recognizes a trust validly created under the law of the state where it was signed. What needs attention after a move is the deed on any new property, and powers of attorney on the new state’s forms.
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Real property is administered by the state where it sits. If a parent lived in one state and owned a house in another, the family opens a second probate case there. Titling that property into a funded revocable trust during life is the usual way to prevent it.
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It depends where the property is. Greene Law Firm is admitted in California and Alabama and works from an office in each. Where the firm cannot act, we say so on the first call and point you to local counsel rather than taking the matter on.
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In most cases, yes. California authorised remote online notarisation in 2023, but the Secretary of State has not yet certified the technology, so it is not available to Californians today. Meetings happen by video; signing is arranged in person at the office or through a travelling notary.
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Future claims you could not foresee — not debts that already exist. A transfer made to defeat a known or likely creditor can be unwound under voidable transaction law. State rules differ sharply, and which state’s law applies turns on where you live, not where the trust is signed.
General information, not legal advice, and not a prediction about any matter. Figures are current as of September 2026 and change. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship.Two ways to start
Call either office, or send three lines. Tell us which states are involved.
SAN FRANCISCO
415-905-0215
ALABAMA
205-746-2465