D’Erra Jackson Wells

D’Erra Jackson Wells is an attorney with Shur Law whose work includes estate planning, estate administration and probate, family law, and related litigation. Based in the firm’s Beachwood office, she assists clients in the Greater Cleveland area with wills, trusts, guardianships, adoptions, marital agreements, parenting agreements, protective-order matters, probate issues, and family disputes. Her background includes negotiations, litigation preparation, hearings, pretrial proceedings, and settlement conferences.

D’Erra earned a J.D. from Western Michigan University – Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2016 and a B.A. from Bowling Green State University in 2010. Her legal education prepared her for a practice that combines planning and courtroom work. She is admitted in Ohio and Maryland, allowing her experience to span estate, probate, and family matters in more than one jurisdiction during her legal career.

D’Erra has participated in guardianships, adoptions, family law hearings, protective-order hearings, pretrial conferences, and settlement conferences. Her drafting experience includes marital settlements, parenting agreements, prenuptial agreements, trusts, wills, and other estate planning documents. This combination of litigation and document preparation allows her to assist clients with disputes that require court involvement as well as planning matters designed to reduce uncertainty and organize future decisions.

D’Erra Jackson Wells is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and practices in areas where family relationships, estate administration, and long-term planning frequently overlap. Her work includes helping clients prepare estate documents, administer estates, address probate concerns, and resolve family law issues through negotiation or litigation. She brings experience in contested proceedings and preventive planning to legal matters involving property, caregiving, family structure, and inheritance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Shur Law
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Ohio
• Maryland

Education

• Western Michigan – Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bowling Green State University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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