Simon A. LeBleu

Simon A. LeBleu is a trusts & estates attorney at Fennemore who specializes in estate planning, trust administration, probate, and tax planning. He offers guidance to a diverse clientele, including families, individuals, private fiduciaries, institutions, and other non-profit entities.

A native of Solano County, Simon maintains strong ties to the Northern California community he serves. He earned his associate degree from Solano Community College and graduated with honors from California State University, Sacramento with a bachelor’s degree. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, along with certificates in Taxation and Business, and later earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of San Francisco School of Law.

In addition to his legal practice, Simon is an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law, where he teaches estate and gift taxation and income taxation of trusts and estates. He is also a regular contributor to California Continuing Education of the Bar and the California Lawyers Association, providing insight on estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, and real estate taxation topics.

Simon lives in Solano County with his wife and two sons and remains actively engaged in the local community.

• Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
• LL.M., University of San Francisco School of Law
• J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
• B.S., California State University, Sacramento
• A.S., Solano Community College

• Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star, Estate & Probate, Tax, 2025-2026

• Co-Presenter, “From Clifford to Q-Stack: The Post OBBBA Landscape of Planning with Non-Grantor Trusts,” California Lawyers Association Estate and Gift Tax Conference (San Francisco), 2026.
• Co-Author, “Valuation Freeze Techniques” (Chapter 25), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2026
• Co-Author, “Estate and Gift Taxes” (Chapter 10), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2026
• Co-Presenter, “GST Tax: The Unfriendly Ghost of Estate Planning,” California Lawyers Association Estate and Gift Tax Conference (San Francisco), 2025
• Co-Presenter, “Crummey Withdrawal Rights and Notices: Current State and Best Practices,” American Bar Association Midyear Tax Meeting (Los Angeles), 2025
• Co-Author, “Navigating the Complexities of Fine Art and Collectibles for Fiduciaries. Vol. 31, Issue 11,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Valuation Freeze Techniques” (Chapter 25), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2025
• Co-Author, “Estate and Gift Taxes” (Chapter 10), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2025
• Co-Author, “Valuation Freeze Techniques” (Chapter 25), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2024
• Co-Author, “GST Tax” (Chapter 11), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2024
• Co-Author, “Estate and Gift Taxes” (Chapter 10), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2024
• Co-Author, “When Should an IRC Section 645 Election be Made? Almost Always! Vol. 29, Issue 3,” California Trust and Estate Quarterly, 2023
• Co-Author, “Estate and Gift Taxes” (Chapter 10), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2023
• Co-Author, “Real Property Ownership & Taxation” (Chapter 7), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2023
• Co-Author, “GST Tax” (Chapter 11), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Update, January 2023
• Author, “Overview of California Estate Planning Techniques for the Single Client,” Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB, Practitioner)August 2022
• Author, “Estate Planning Questionnaire for Single Client,” Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB, Practitioner), August 2022
• Co-Author, “Real Property Ownership & Taxation” (Chapter 7), Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), January 2022
• Author, Issue Editor: LPS, General, and Limited Conservatorships: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Are Going; Vol. 28. Issue 3, California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, 2022

• Adjunct Professor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
• Dixon City Treasurer
• Volunteer, California Trust and Estates Section of the Bar, Trust and Estates Subcommittee
• Member, Taxation Section, State Bar of California
• Member, Trust & Estates Section, State Bar of California
• Member, Business Law Section, State Bar of California
• Member, Trust and Estates Law Section, Sacramento County Bar Association
• Member, Solano County Bar Association

• California
• U.S. Tax Court