About Jewel & Stoneman, LLP
Jewel & Stoneman, LLP is a women-owned and operated law firm, and it has been a solid presence in the Bay Area since 1996. We maintain an informal, yet professional environment that puts people at ease. We recognize that if our clients aren’t comfortable, they will not receive the best support possible.
Because we are a small firm, we can take the time to get to know our clients and provide individual, personalized service. Meanwhile, our state-of-the-art tools and drafting systems ensure our ability to provide world-class legal assistance quickly and efficiently.
Jewel & Stoneman, LLP prides itself on educating clients, building strong relationships with clients, and being there for clients no matter what the need. We want people to be educated so they can make informed decisions about what they want to do with their lives. We would rather spend the time making sure a potential client understands their options, even if they choose to go elsewhere. Our highest priority is affording people the peace of mind that comes with making an informed decision.
Susan K. Jewel
Susan K. Jewel received her undergraduate degree with highest honors from San Jose State University in 1991, and she graduated Order of the Coif at Southwest School of Law in 1995. Ms. Jewel also holds a Master’s Degree from San Jose State University in Administration of Justice. She is a Bay Area native.
Following law school, Ms. Jewel entered private practice with our predecessor firm, Davidson, Sheehan & Jewel, serving families and closely held businesses in the Bay Area. Ms. Jewel has focused her law practice in the areas of family and business planning, probate, trust and estate administration, and conservatorships. Ms. Jewel has been active in the legal and philanthropic communities for many years, routinely offering continuing education estate planning courses to financial professionals and hosting estate-planning workshops for a variety of special interest groups. Ms. Jewel is the proud 2009 recipient of the Hero Award from the AIDS Legal Referral Panel, for service provided to protect the legal rights of Bay Area of residents living with HIV/AIDS.
Ms. Jewel is licensed to practice law in the State of California and is an active member of the San Francisco Bar Association.
Heather Stoneman
Phone: (415) 394-6800
Email: hstoneman@legacylaw.com
Practice Areas: Probate, Family Law, Business Law, Trust and Estate Administration, and Conservatorships
Heather R. Stoneman received her undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998, and she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2001. During law school, Ms. Stoneman helped found a Family Law/Domestic Violence Assistance Clinic at Boulder County Courthouse, and she also earned a Certificate in Human Rights Law from the University of the Western Cape of South Africa. Ms. Stoneman received her LLM in Taxation, with Honors, from Golden Gate University School of Law.
Ms. Stoneman is admitted to practice law in the State of California. She is an active member of the San Francisco County Bar Association and the Golden Gate Business Association. Since 2001, Ms. Stoneman has been practicing in the areas of family and business planning, probate, trust and estate administration, and conservatorships.
Ms. Stoneman actively volunteers at the San Francisco AIDS Legal Referral Panel where she represents disenfranchised and low-income family members in family law issues, estate planning concerns, and conservatorship proceedings. She also works closely with her neighborhood community center to conduct seminars for seniors in the areas of estate planning and conservatorships, and she serves on a panel that addresses complicated probate issues.