

Jonathan Jaffe
Managing Partner
Jonathan Jaffe is managing partner of the growing Silverman & Jaffe firm. Jon directs the trust administration practice area and represents the bulk of the firm's clients who are establishing an estate plan or reviewing an existing one. His prior career in the financial advisory services industry gives him a unique perspective and value-added benefit to clients in the estate planning and trust administration arena.
Jon graduated from The Fordham University School of Law (New York) in 1992 while working in the Private Client Services Group at Morgan Stanley. He agreed to relocate to San Francisco to help manage Morgan Stanley’s San Francisco office. For approximately 20 years, Jon's roles in financial advisory services included working with high-net-worth clients on the West Coast for several prominent Wall Street Investment Banks. Then, Jon decided to pursue his first love – the law -- leading him to take and pass the California Bar Exam. His financial background as a wealth advisor gives him a unique perspective on estate planning.