About Jaye
Jaye Straus built her legal foundation at the University of Miami School of Law, where she earned a Juris Doctor and later returned for an LL.M. in Estate Planning. The two degrees gave her both the general training expected of litigators and the specialized study that estate planners often pursue. She kept her studies close to substantive law, spending time on the tax, trusts and probate modules that inform trust drafting and estate administration.
Straus’s decision to pursue an advanced degree signals a deliberate interest in the mechanics of transferring wealth and managing post-mortem affairs. The LL.M. curriculum emphasizes the interplay between federal tax rules and state probate systems, and students typically engage with sample trust instruments, drafting exercises and case studies. Those elements figure prominently in Straus’s academic record and feed directly into the practical tasks estate attorneys perform.
She is authorized to practice in Nevada. That jurisdiction shapes the work she takes and the tools she uses. Nevada’s trust and asset protection statutes, and the state’s treatment of probate matters, are part of the day-to-day legal landscape for practitioners there. Straus’s training in Miami combined with licensure in Nevada positions her to address cross-jurisdictional questions that can arise when clients have ties to multiple states.
In practice, Straus applies the technical concepts from her LL.M. to drafting wills and trust instruments, advising on beneficiary designations, and assisting executors and trustees with administration duties. She handles questions about capacity, guardianship planning and the mechanics of probate filings. Her style is methodical: she breaks complex statutory regimes down into discrete steps and explains them in plain language to clients. That approach helps clients understand the immediate decisions they face and the long-term consequences of different estate structures.
Straus maintains at least one current professional membership and participates in the continuing education common to estate planning practitioners. She keeps up with shifts in tax law and state procedure that affect how estates are planned and settled. She currently practices in Nevada, concentrating on estate planning, trust drafting and probate matters.
