Jennifer VanderVeen

Jennifer VanderVeen


VanderVeen Elder and Special Needs Law

Recognized since 2023

Mishawaka, Indiana

Practice Areas

Elder Law

Trusts and Estates

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Jennifer VanderVeen is certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and has been Board Certified as Trust and Estate Lawyer by the Trust & Estate Specialty Board of the Indiana Bar Association. She is a member of the Elder Law sections of both the Indiana and Michigan state bars, and she has been serving clients with special needs in both states for more than 20 years.

Jennifer is highly respected by her peers. She has been the president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and she still sits on the emeritus member selection committee of that organization and is co-editor of its weekly newsletter. She is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners, an invitation-only council leading the future of Elder Law. She is the author of the 2023-2024 edition of Elder Law: Advocacy for the Aging, published by Thomson Reuters, and regularly serves as an adjunct professor of Law in the Elder Law LL.M. program at Stetson University College of Law.

Importantly, Jennifer is also committed to her clients. She devotes a substantial portion of her practice to elder and special needs law, estate planning and administration, and the creation of specialized trust and estate. She has worked with non-profit organizations, families with limited assets, and advocates for people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers (2011 and 2014) and selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2023 and 2024).

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Location
  • 245 West Edison, Suite 120
    Mishawaka, IN 46545
Education
  • University of Michigan, J.D., graduated 1999
  • Albion College, International Political Economy, graduated 1996
Bar Admissions
  • Indiana, Indiana Sate Bar Association
  • Michigan, State Bar of Michigan

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates

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