Jessica L. Foss

Jessica L. Foss is a shareholder at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in Fargo, North Dakota whose practice focuses on trusts and estates, estate planning, probate, and tax matters. Foss works with individuals, families, business owners, and high-net-worth clients on asset protection, wealth transfer planning, estate tax minimization, and trust and probate administration. The practice is grounded in the specific legal and business issues reflected in those matters, with attention to the governing law, the client’s objectives, and the practical steps required to move a matter forward.

Foss attended the University of North Dakota School of Law. Her North Dakota attorney record identifies the University of North Dakota as her law school, and she has been admitted in North Dakota since 2008. Her legal education supports work involving estate planning, trusts, probate administration, wealth transfer, and tax-sensitive planning for individuals and families. This background also supports careful analysis of the legal and financial issues that arise when clients plan for future generations.

Foss’s experience includes estate planning for personal and financial goals, including planning for asset protection, intergenerational wealth transfer, and administration after death. Foss has also worked with clients on trust planning and probate matters and has been identified by Fredrikson as part of its Trusts & Estates team. These matters have involved planning, administration, and tax-sensitive matters involving estates, trusts, family assets, and business interests.

Jessica L. Foss has been recognized in Chambers High Net Worth for Private Wealth Law in North Dakota and has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Foss also contributes to the trusts and estates profession through ongoing work with clients facing complex wealth-transfer, trust, probate, and tax-planning issues. Her practice combines technical estate-planning knowledge with attention to family, business, and long-term ownership goals.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Cass County Bar Association
• Member, Clay County Bar Association
• Pro Bono Attorney, Minnesota Assistance Council – Veterans (2013-Present)
• Member, Red River Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Northern State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Professional Accountancy

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