Sabrina M. Schneweis-Coe

Counsel

3425 Brookside Road
Suite A
Stockton, CA 95219

Areas of Law:

Trusts and Estates, Special Needs Planning

Admitted to Practice in:

California

Sabrina Schneweis-Coe is part of Downey Brand’s Trust and Estate practice group and is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, by the California State Bar. 

Sabrina is dedicated to helping families plan for and transition through life’s ups and downs. She provides comprehensive, highly personalized counsel in estate planning and special needs. Sabrina is dedicated to helping families, individuals and couples plan for life, deal with death and resolve conflicts. She serves her clients by first listening and ascertaining their goals, dreams and concerns. She then works with her clients to develop a plan that reflects each individual client’s unique situation, while putting her knowledge and experience to work for their benefit. 

Sabrina has represented clients in all areas of estate planning; she has assisted clients with simple trusts to multi-generational planning, including business succession and farm planning. She also has expertise and a passion for special needs planning and making sure persons with disabilities have a quality life.  She handles both special needs planning done by family members and court ordered.

Additionally, Sabrina is experienced in estate and trust administration, including probate. She has drafted petitions and briefs to the court relating to estate trusts and conservatorships/controversies and appeared in court to resolve disputes.

A respected lecturer, Sabrina enjoys speaking to accountants, lawyers, financial planners, insurance professionals, charitable organizations, parent groups and the public.

Experience

Experienced in all areas of basic and advanced estate planning, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advanced health care directives and irrevocable trusts. 

Practice includes special needs trusts including, 1^st party, 3^rd party, and d(4)(a) trusts, both family and court established.

Represent clients in estate administration, probate, taxation, conservatorships, and business foundation. Practice also includes trust and estate litigation, beneficiary/ trustee disputes, accounting issues, settlement agreements and other contested probate matters.

Mediation on estate issues, family law, including dissolution, custody and support, land disputes and general.

MEMBERSHIPS

California Bar Association, including Trusts and Estates Section, Member

San Joaquin County Bar Association, Probate Committee, Member

Sacramento County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Probate Section, Member

Stockton Estate Planning Council, Board Member

Sacramento Estate Planning Council, Member

EDUCATION

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento (J.D., 1999)

California State University, Sacramento (B.A., 1996)

Mediation

Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, “40 Hour Civil Mediator Training,” 2009

Mediation Center of San Joaquin, “40 Hour Basic Mediator Skills,” 2004

Forrest Mosten, “40 Hour Basic Divorce Mediator Training,” 2004

PRESENTATIONS

Certified Financial Planning Program (Estate Planning), University of California, Davis, Instructor

California Society of Enrolled Agents, Speaker

National Business Institute, Speaker

CHARITABLE

Mediation Center of San Joaquin, Former Volunteer Mediator

Leadership Lodi Alumni Association, Inc., Board Member