Client Focused,
Results Oriented.
About Honey Law Group
From our beautiful Manhattan Beach location, HLG thoughtfully and effectively serves its diverse roster of clients in the areas of estate and gift tax planning, business succession, charitable planning, trust & estate administration, probate litigation, will contests, and trust disputes.
Founded by Jennifer M. Honey in 1998, HLG is honored to represent local families – often generationally – as well those throughout California and beyond.
A depth of knowledge
within our focus areas.
Practice Areas
Estate Planning
We provide comprehensive estate planning services, tailoring each strategy to your unique goals while ensuring seamless, deliberate, and detailed implementation. Our approach prioritizes clarity, control, and peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
Trust and Estate Litigation
With a strong track record of success across multiple California jurisdictions, we represent clients in complex trust and estate litigation matters with tenacity and skill. Our litigation team is committed to delivering proven results, whether through negotiation or courtroom advocacy.
Estate and Gift Tax Planning
HLG specializes in sophisticated estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals, preserving generational wealth through strategic, tax-efficient solutions. We proactively address complex financial landscapes to minimize liabilities and maximize legacy.
Trust Administration
We offer meticulous and responsive trust administration services, guiding fiduciaries and beneficiaries through every step with confidence and clarity. From asset management to final distribution, we ensure compliance, transparency, and efficiency.
Tax and Estate Planning Techniques & Services
Dispute Resolution
Estate and/or Gift Tax Return Preparation or Consulting
Post-Mortem Tax Planning
Trust Administration, Reformation, Termination, Modification
Wills, Power of Attorney, and Living/Revocable Trusts
Probate
Family Business Succession Planning
Estate and Gift Tax Planning
Our Team
Jennifer M. Honey
Professional Experience & Affiliations
Ms. Honey is recognized by the California State Bar as a certified specialist in the field of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate. Ms. Honey has served as a tax and estate planning advisor for several of Los Angeles’ largest private foundations as well as high net worth individuals, families, estates, and family businesses, including the Getty and Keck estates. Ms. Honey’s experience includes estate, tax and charitable planning; creation of private foundations; trust planning; family business succession planning; creating and advising family limited partnerships and limited liability companies; post-mortem planning; planning with qualified plan assets; life insurance tax planning; and administration of probates, trusts and estates.
Ms. Honey is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court and is a member of the Taxation and Trust and Estates Sections of the State Bar of California. Ms. Honey is also a member of the Estate Counselors Forum. Ms. Honey has served as an adjunct professor for Loyola Law School’s LLM program, as well as for the University of California at Los Angeles, teaching estate planning.
Education
Ms. Honey is a graduate of the University of Southern California. She received her Juris Doctorate from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and a Masters of Law degree in Estate Planning and Estate and Gift Taxation from the University of Miami Law School.
Dawson J. Sanders
Mr. Sanders was admitted to the California State Bar in 2024 following receipt of his Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. While at USC, Mr. Sanders was selected for the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, authored articles for Business Law Digest, served as a Legal Writing Fellow, and was appointed Vice Justice of Finance for the law school’s academic fraternity. He began his trusts and estates career during this time as well, serving as Executive Director for a tax planning and personal finance non-profit and summering for a probate litigation firm in Orange County. At Honey Law Group, probate litigation remains Mr. Sanders’ primary practice area and his in-depth involvement on matters ranging from simple estate administration to complex trust disputes continues to bolster and benefit from his previous experience.
Nicholas Cardone
Mr. Cardone is a law clerk with HLG focused on estate planning and transactional work. He obtained his Juris Doctorate in May of 2025 from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. While at USC Gould, Mr. Cardone was a Staff and Notes Editor for the prestigious Southern California Law Review. At HLG, Mr. Cardone strategically melds his previous experience in the probate courts with his passion for tax and estate planning.
Contact Us
Honey and Copp is located at 1300 Highland Ave, Ste. 115 immediately across the street from Uncle Bill’s Pancake House. Our offices are on the interior of the building’s ground floor and can be accessed from the entrance along 13th Street. In locating 1300 Highland, you will see a Stand Up Paddleboard shop on Highland Avenue.
All parking in Downtown Manhattan Beach is metered; most meters accept credit cards, though some still only accept coins. Limited street parking is available along 13th Street as well as Highland Avenue, immediately adjacent to our building. More ample parking is available in the Metlox Parking Structure, which may be accessed from Morningside Drive (a one-way street entered from Manhattan Beach Boulevard or 12th Street), or the City Hall Parking Structure located on 13th Street.