Phillip L. Jelsma
Partner
Phil Jelsma is a tax lawyer in San Diego specializing in pass-through entities such as partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations. He also practices Section 1031 exchanges, Opportunity Zones, and nonprofit corporations. Mr. Jelsma teaches at the University of San Diego School of Law and serves as a expert witness on tax matters and fiduciary duties. Mr. Jelsma has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from USC, attended Stanford Law School, and has been a practicing tax attorney since 1986. He was a partner at Luce Forward, McKenna Long & Aldrich and CGS3, and is currently a partner at Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP. Mr. Jelsma participated in the Drafting Committees for the Beverly-Killea Limited Liability Company Act, the California Revised Uniform Partnership Act, the California Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, and the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. He is an editor of, “Understanding Fiduciary Duties in Business Entities.”
