Member
PRACTICE AREAS
Trusts and Estates | Tax-Exempt Organizations
Jennifer Koenig is a member of the firm’s trusts and estates practice group. She counsels clients on issues ranging from simple wills and powers of attorney to very complex estate planning and wealth preservation techniques, including GRATs (grantor retained annuity trusts), limited liability companies (LLCs), complex charitable planning, and succession planning for family-owned businesses. She helps families create supplemental needs trusts for family members with disabilities. With the current, higher exemption amounts, Jennifer counsels clients on how to simplify their estate plans, including the modification or termination of trusts to create tax efficiencies.
Jennifer enjoys helping her clients work through the estate planning process and the estate administration process after a loved one dies. She also has extensive experience representing charitable organizations and corporate fiduciaries. In addition to representing public charities, Jennifer assists clients in creating private foundations and other charitable entities, as well as assisting in the creation of donor advised funds. Whatever the circumstances, Jennifer is passionate about serving her clients.
Outside the office, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband, Dan, and their daughter, Nel.
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1994, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1997
Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization since 2003
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Former Chair of the North Carolina State Bar Specialization Committee for Estate Planning and Probate Law
Bar Candidate Interview Committee of the North Carolina State Bar
North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section: Ad Hoc Committee, past Chair; Pro Bono Committee, past Chair; Public Relations and Education Committee, past Chair; and Joint Task Force with Clerks of Court
Greensboro Estate Planning Council, past President
The United Way of Greater Greensboro, Inc.: former legal counsel and member of the Board of Directors.
Financial Service Advisors Council, member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Board of Directors of Well•Spring Life Plan Community (Audit Committee, Compliance Committee, Governance Committee, Benevolence Committee and Well•Spring Foundation)
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Inc., Board of Directors (2014-2021)
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Inc., Future Fund
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Inc., Professional Advisors Committee, Past Chair
Friends of the UNCG Libraries, Chair 2017-2018, Board of Directors 2012-2018
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
The Best Lawyers in America, trusts and estates, 2025
Woodward/White, Inc., The Best Lawyers in America, trusts and estates, 2011-2023
Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, tax/estate planning
North Carolina Super Lawyers, estate planning and probate
Herb Falk Society, Pro Bono Service, Greensboro Bar Association
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated