Alex J. Welfringer
Associate
Overview
Alex J. Welfringer represents individuals, families, charitable organizations, financial institutions and private professional fiduciaries, helping them navigate complex trust, estate, conservatorship and guardianship disputes. Based in Los Angeles, she is a member of Holland & Knight's Wealth & Tax Section and its Private Client Dispute Resolution Practice Group and helps clients protect their interests in disputes involving wealth, trusts, estates and fiduciary administration.
Alex's work is grounded in hands-on trial experience. Before joining the Firm, Alex served as a certified law clerk for the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, where she gained courtroom experience with the Domestic Violence and General Felonies units. She also served as a legal extern at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
Her advocacy skills were evident early in her career. During law school, Alex won the All-Star National Mock Trial Competition, earning the Best Advocate title, and competed in the Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition. She served as academics chair of the board for the Trial Advocacy Honors Program, was a member of the Ninth Circuit Appellate Litigation Clinic and was a staff member of the Southwestern Law Review.
Alex joined the Firm after serving as a summer associate in its Los Angeles office. This blend of trial training and fiduciary litigation focus prepares her to advocate effectively for clients in high-stakes trust and estate disputes.
Credentials
- Southwestern Law School, J.D., magna cum laude
- Point Loma Nazarene University, MBA, summa cum laude
- Point Loma Nazarene University, B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude
- California
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Los Angeles Litigation – Trusts and Estates, 2027
- Dean's Academic Leadership Award, Southwestern Law School, 2021
- Guerin L. Butterworth Prize, Southwestern Law School, 2021
- Master of Business Administration Student of the Year, Point Loma Nazarene University, 2018
- Business Administration Student of the Year, Point Loma Nazarene University, 2017