Danielle C. Humphries

Managing Partner

ORANGE COUNTY
5 Park Plaza
Suite 1400
Irvine, CA 92614

SAN DIEGO
445 Marine View Ave.
Suite 300
Del Mar, CA 92014

858.213.0044

Danielle C. Humphries is a California and Texas-licensed attorney who brings over 25 years of practice in the trusts and estates field to the firm. The majority of Danielle’s practice focuses on trusts and estates-related work for high-net-worth individuals and their families, including estate planning, wealth transfer and preservation, business succession planning, trust administration, estate tax return preparation, probate, and probate litigation. Danielle also has extensive experience representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in complex trust and estate administration and litigation. Her representation of fiduciaries includes advising both individual and corporate fiduciaries on risk mitigation and their duties and responsibilities in the course of administration of trusts and estates.

Danielle’s wide range of experience has enabled her to serve as a general counsel or a legal back office for families, managing the multitude of issues that arise. As a trusts and estates attorney who often helps clients through personal issues during very sensitive periods in their lives, she has developed a reputation as a trusted advisor with the experience, insight, and sophistication to help navigate complex issues both from a legal and business perspective.

Beyond her legal practice, Danielle is highly involved in the community through her support and mentoring of young lawyers and her support of organizations that make a difference to children in need in San Diego. Danielle is an active Board Member and serves as the Chair of Promises2Kids, an organization that serves the diverse needs of more than 3,000 San Diego foster youth.

Admitted to Practice

States

  • State Bar of California
  • State Bar of Texas

United States District Courts

  • Southern District of California

Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, LL.M., Taxation
  • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D.
  • Southern Methodist University, B.A.

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Trusts & Estates Section
  • State Bar of California, Member, Trusts & Estates Section; Taxation Section
  • State Bar of Texas, Member
  • San Diego County Bar Association, Member, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Section; Taxation Section
  • Probate Attorneys of San Diego, Member
  • Lawyers Club of San Diego, Member
  • Promises2Kids, Chair
  • North County Estate Planning Council of San Diego, Member

Recognition, Honors & Achievements

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Trust and Estates, 2021-27; Trusts and Estates, 2021-27
  • San Diego’s 2025 Women of Influence, SD Metro Magazine
  • San Diego’s Top Attorneys, SD Metro Magazine, 2019, 2024
  • Women of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2021-24
  • Leaders of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2024
  • Women in Business, SD Metro Magazine, 2024
  • Celebrating Women Award finalist, San Diego Magazine, 2024
  • Women of Accomplishment Finalist, SD Metro Magazine, 2022-23
  • Women of Influence Finalist, SD Metro Magazine, 2021
  • Industry Leader Finalist, San Diego Magazine, 2019
  • “Business Women of the Year,” San Diego Business Journal, 2018
  • San Diego Women of Influence Gamechanger Award Final Nominee, Connected Women of Influence, 2018
  • “Top Attorneys – San Diego County,” San Diego Daily Transcript, 2015
  • “Best of the Bar – Trusts & Estates,” San Diego Business Journal, 2015
  • Rising Star, San Diego Super Lawyers®, 2015
  • “Top Attorney – Estate Planning/Probate & Trust/Tax,” San Diego Daily Transcript, 2012-13