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Rachel Allums

Rachel Allums

Rachel M. Allums, Esq., is a licensed attorney focused in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration. Allums Law, APC. is located in Poway. Prior to becoming an attorney, Rachel began her career as a Certified Paralegal, working in Estate Planning, with additional background in Family Law and Personal Injury and has over 30 years of experience in the legal field. 

Rachel’s educational background is unique in that she achieved her law license at the age of forty-five without attending a formal law school. Rachel “Learned the Law Like Lincoln” by participating in the California State Bar’s independent study program under a mentor attorney, in lieu of attending formal law school. This allowed Rachel to continue her full-time work, gaining valuable experience, in addition to her rigorous study schedule. Rachel completed the program in May of 2019 and passed the July 2019 California Bar Exam. 

In 2024, she co-founded Safe Sendoff with fellow attorney Allison Harrison, an online platform that helps 18-year-olds create affordable, legally valid powers of attorney and advance health care directives, as well as providing a course on Adulting 101. It’s designed to give young adults and their families peace of mind as they step into adulthood. 

In addition to running her firm, Rachel serves as a volunteer attorney with the San Diego County Bar Association Wills For Heroes program. She also serves on the SDCBA Programs and Education Committee as Vice Chair and Curriculum Lead of the Leadership Academy. 

Rachel’s firm focuses on compassionate guidance in the realm of trust and estates where she seeks to educate, support, and guide clients through life’s difficult transitions as a counselor at law. 

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Guest Appearances
June 5, 2025

#563: Beyond the Traditional: Creating Future-Proof Legal Offerings, with Rachel Allums and Allison Harrison

Step inside a real-world example of legal innovation as two Lawyerist Lab members, Rachel Allums and Allison Harrison, reveal how they partnered to create Safe Sendoff, a new company addressing common legal...

July 27, 2023

#456: Building a Thoughtful and Personal Client Experience, with Rachel Allums

Lawyerist Lab member and estate planning lawyer Rachel Allums knows that the client experience isn’t “one size fits all.”   In this episode, Rachel Allums talks with Zack about her deliberate and thoughtful...

May 20, 2021

The Unorthodox Path to Becoming a Lawyer

Solo Rachel Allums earned her law practice chops running a firm before joining the bar, and her estate planning practice is all the better.