Lauren Louise Garner

Lauren Garner is a partner with the law firm of Jaburg Wilk, P.C. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in May, 1982 and to the Arizona Bar in May, 1999. Her practice emphasizes probate and trust litigation as well as guardianships and conservatorships. Lauren is a Judge Pro Tem for Maricopa County Superior Court in the Probate and Mental Health Division. She was Chair of the Executive Council of the Probate and Trust Committee for the State Bar of Arizona (2008-2009), and Chair of the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Maricopa County Bar Association (2007). Lauren was certified as a mediator in Florida and volunteers as a mediator and settlement judge for the Maricopa Superior Court Probate Division. Before moving to Arizona, Lauren practiced law for 17 years in Miami, Florida in the areas of probate/guardianship and commercial litigation. She received her B.A. in 1979 from Smith College and her J.D. in 1981 from the University of Florida College of Law.

University of Florida

J.D.

Smith College

B.A.

Professional Experience

Current

Experienced commercial litigator, with emphasis on probate, trusts and guardianships. Sensitivity, confidentiality in matters that touch families, trusts, and estates/ Advocate of mediation and other non-traditional dispute resolution/ Arizona State Bar Probate and Trust Section - Executive Council and Chair/ Maricopa County Bar Association Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Section - former Board Member and Chair/ Probate mediator, Superior Court, Maricopa County, Arizona/ Judge Pro Tem, Probate Division, Superior Court, Maricopa County/ Frequent speaker at CLE seminars

Florida State Bar  # 339113

Member

1982 - Current

Arizona

Since 1999

Florida

Since 1982

• Conservatorship
• Guardianship
• Litigation
• Probate