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Teddy Robert McNamara

Law Office of Teddy R. McNamara • San Diego, CA
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Contact

Email
Phone
(619) 389-3053
Address
3242 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92103, US

Professional

About

Teddy Robert McNamara Attorney at Law Law Office of Teddy R. McNamara 313 Laurel Street San Diego, CA 92101 Office:, Fax: * Second Office in Coronado, CA* Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts, Trust Administration, Wills and Trusts Disputes and Business Succession Planning Education JD, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, cum laude, 2005, Bar License: California BA, Clemson University, cum laude, 1995 Experience Teddy Robert McNamara has his own law practice Through his practice, Teddy prepares living trusts for Teachers, Plumbers & Pipefitters, United Food & Commercial Workers’, Iron Workers, Teamsters, County and City of San Diego Employees, Communications Workers of America, and members of countless other unions. Teddy also prepares estate plans for clients from all parts of San Diego County. He is a regular speaker at numerous companies and unions here in San Diego. Teddy’s donates his time to go to places where people work and belong to conduct seminars on Estate Planning. Since 2006 Teddy has conducted over 75 seminars in San Diego County. A few of the places where he presented include, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar's Transition Program, City of Poway, City of Chula Vista, Qualcomm, Intuit, City of Oceanside, Maxwell Technologies Inc., Francis Parker School, Caci, Booz-Allen-Hamilton, Northrop Grumman, Lockhead Martin, FBI, San Diego Research Foundation, Caltrans, Nokia, Mitchell International, Nokia, La Mesa Council on Aging, Chula Vista Council on Aging and Charlotte Russe to name a few. If you know of a company or place where people belong who would benefit from a seminar on Estate Planning, please contact Teddy at the number or email listed below. In the course of his practice, Teddy maintains a personal touch with his clients. Quite simply put, Teddy’s clients are considered friends. Each and every client receives an extremely high-quality customized estate plan, which is specifically designed to meet his/her needs. Teddy’s practice is limited to estate planning, trust and probate administration, estate and gift taxation, guardianship and conversatorship law and personal injury law. On the rare occasion that Teddy’s clients’ require legal advice, which is outside the scope of his practice, an appropriate list of affiliate counsels are provided, who also share his philosophy of providing the highest caliber of legal services at a reasonable cost. While attending law school with two small children and a wife working full time at night as a Registered Nurse, Teddy worked as a law clerk in the Legal Department for Sharp Healthcare. During Teddy’s last year of law school, he worked as a law clerk for the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). Upon graduation from law school Teddy continued to work at CAMFT and moved into a Staff Attorney position with CAMFT upon passing the California State Bar. Upon leaving CAMFT to explore new areas of law Teddy worked for Asaro Keagy Freeland & Mckinley, an Eminent Domain and Real Property Litigation Law Firm here in San Diego since 1965. While working at Asaro Keagy Freeland & Mckinley, Teddy also worked with Frank Griswold, an Estate Planning Attorney here in San Diego since 1973. Soon thereafter Teddy assumed full responsibility for Frank Griswold’s practice and has focused exclusively on estate planning matters since that time. In 2008 Teddy purchased the law practice of attorney Linda Schumacher. Linda has been practicing in the area of estate planning, probate and trust administration for over 15 years. Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Law , Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Business.

About Probate Law

Probate attorneys guide families through the estate administration process after a loved one passes. They handle court filings, asset distribution, and dispute resolution. Common matters include estate administration, will contests, heir disputes, trust administration.

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Credentials

Education
2005 Thomas Jefferson School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1995 Clemson University BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2005 Cum Laude, Thomas Jefferson School of Law 1995 Cum Laude, Clemson University
Publications
2009 The Worker- UFCW Local 135 The Advanatges of a Revocable Trust-Centered Estate Plan 2006 The Therapist So, You Want to Sell Your Practice 2006 The Therapist MFTs Working as Vendors for Regional Centers: What You Need To Know
Associations
2017 - Present California Teachers Association Region IV GLS Attorney for Wills, Trusts and Probate 2005 - Present San Diego Bar Asscoiation Member 2005 - Present State Bar of California Member
Speaking
2016 Qualcomm Trust Administration 101 2016 Qualcomm Estate Planning 101 2015 SDEA Retired Chapter Estate Planning 101 2015 Qualcomm Estate Planning for Young Parents with Children 2015 Qualcomm Estate Planning and Elder issues
Updated: Mar 26, 2026