Andre Lee Pennington
Accomplished Military Veteran Estate Planning & Probate Attorney- 13 Years Exp
Andre Pennington specializes in estate planning, wills, trusts, probate and trust administration. What makes Andre unique is that he has specialized estate planning training and experience from his time as an attorney for the United States Air Force, but also has extensive trial experience with over 75 jury trials to his credit at the state, military and federal level. This blend makes him uniquely qualified and able to effectively navigate the waters of your estate plan and administration.
Since 2011, Andre has lived in Surprise, Arizona. He is married to his beautiful wife, Amanda, and has six children, two sons and four daughters. As a father, he rarely misses a family obligation and understands that family is the greatest gift a person can receive and that protecting their future is of paramount importance. With that sentiment, he uses his years of estate planning, trial experience and expertise to guide, navigate, and protect your family’s interests in their most difficult time.
He grew up in Southern California, graduating from California State University, Fullerton, and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. He then started his legal career in 2006, as a trial attorney within the Colorado state courts. In 2007, he joined the United States Air Force and for four years engaged in estate planning and trial work. During that time, he was recognized by leadership as being within the top five percent of trial attorneys in the Air Force.
With a desire to have a more stable home life, he left active duty and transferred to the Air Force Reserves, where he is the rank of Major, and has been a trial advocacy instructor, government appellate counsel and estate planning attorney. Until 2014, Andre practiced as a federal trial attorney for the District of Arizona, when he left to take his current position and to go into private practice as a full-time estate planning, wills, trusts, and probate attorney.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Elder Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Arizona
- State Bar of Arizona
- ID Number: 032993
- Colorado
- Colorado Supreme Court
- ID Number: 37877
- Air Force Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- English: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- Pennington Law - Estate Planning
- - Current
- Reserve Military Attorney (Rank of Major)
- U.S. Air Force Reserve, JAG Corps.
- - Current
- Judge Pro Tem
- Maricopa County Justice Courts
- -
- Assistant Federal Defender
- Federal Defenders Office, District of Arizona
- -
- Military Attorney
- U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps.
- -
- Deputy State Public Defender
- Colorado State Public Defender
- -
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
- J.D. (2006) | Law
- -
- California State University - Fullerton
- B.A. (2003) | Sociology and Criminal Justice
- -
- Honors: Academic Honors
- Client Champion
- Lawyers.com
- Meritorious Service Medal
- U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps.
- Golden Boa Award
- De Boa Jiu Jitsu Academy
- Client's Choice
- Avvo
- Excellent Attorney
- Avvo
- Arizona Children's Coalition
- Secretary
- - Current
-
- Arizona Bar Association # 032993
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Wills, Probate, Trusts and Estates
-
- JAG Reservists and the Air Force Mission
- Arizona Attorney Magazine
- Peterson's Area Defense Counsel Works for You
- Space Observer
- Presidential Election: Do's and Don'ts During Election Season
- 21st Space Wing Newspaper
- Where Are They Now?
- Loyola Law School, Center for Juvenile Law & Policy
- Trial Advocacy, Trial Defense Advocacy Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
- U.S. Air Force, JAG Corps.
- Notary
- Arizona Secretary of State
- Website
- Pennington Law - Estate Planning
Pennington Law, PLLC - Estate Planning & Probate
- Q. Is it required to file a final accounting in Maricopa County of Arizona with informal intestate probate court?
- A: One option is to file waivers of accounting (along with a release of liability and waiver of notice of any further filings) from the other beneficiaries with the court. That helps “skip” some steps. I hope that helps. Happy New Year!
- Q. What do i need to do to protect myself from anyone taking the house. From me?
- A: This will likely come down to the contract that you had with the owner/decedent and his/her estate plan. You should have an experienced attorney review all. Happy New Year!
- Q. My mom died and her husband died 10 months later. The home they had was in both names.
- A: It depends how the home was titled and whether there were estate planning documents. I recommend reaching out to an experienced probate attorney to help sort through it all.
