Attorney Profiles

Joelle T. Jensen is a trial attorney who has devoted her career to protecting, enforcing, and defining the legal rights of her clients, specifically those who have suffered serious injury. Using her solid reputation for success she has recovered millions of dollars for her clients and their families with the aggressiveness and professionalism they deserve. In addition, Ms. Jensen has contributed to the development of case law that benefits plaintiffs in New York State through her appellate practice. Ms. Jensen joined Angiuli Katkin & Gentile in 1998 after working in Manhattan as a litigator for an insurance defense law firm and in Rochester, N.Y. for a general practice firm. There she worked as a trial attorney in the civil litigation and estate planning departments and hosted a weekly radio call-in talk show, which focused on the issues of estate planning and the elderly.

Ms. Jensen also has extensive experience in estate analysis and planning, probate and estate administration, and guardianship for the elderly. She uses her background in taxation to assist clients who own businesses to create succession plans. She is a frequent speaker on issues of Elder Law, Estate Planning and Business Succession.

Ms. Jensen is a graduate of Duquesne University and the University of Dayton School of Law. She was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1993. Throughout her career, she has participated in several organizations including: the Young Lawyers Division of the Monroe County Bar Association, where she served as president; the Monroe County Inns of Court; the Greater Rochester Woman's Bar Association; the New York State Trial Lawyers Association; the Richmond County Bar Association; the Staten Island Woman's Bar Association, where she has currently served as president and treasurer; and the Business Guild of the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce where she has served as both president and vice president.