Jessica A. Kaplan

Partner | San Francisco


Secretary Carly Myers

Jessica is a partner in the private client and tax team.

Jessica focuses her practice in estate planning for high net worth clients, families and multiple-adult households, including lifetime and post-mortem gifting, wealth transfer planning and employing estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax saving techniques. She also advises clients on all aspects of trust administration and probate matters. Prior to joining Withers, Jessica was an associate attorney with a local San Francisco boutique law firm specializing in estate planning, family law, trust administration and probate.

Jessica earned her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Michigan.


Achievements

Jessica is recognized as a 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the Trusts and Estates and Tax Law practice areas.

Talks

  • 'US-Singapore global mobility and planning,' Withers event - July 22, 2025, presenter

Admissions

  • California, 2006


Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D.

  • University of Michigan, B.A., English


Languages

  • English

Memberships

  • San Francisco Bar Association

  • California Lawyers Association, Trusts and Estates Section


Key dates

  • Year joined: 2021