- GuardianshipEstate Planning & Estate and Trust Administration, including, the preparation of living trusts, wills, durable powers of attorney and advanced health care directives, pre-marital agreements, life insurance trusts, charitable trusts and private foundations, charitable giving, probate and trust administrations, conservatorship and guardianship proceedings, special needs trusts, and federal estate and gift tax planning.
- Business Disputes
- Limited Liability CompaniesBusiness Planning, and counseling as to the proper business structure to utilize when starting or expanding a business, as well as the actual formation of the business structures to be utilized such as corporations, limited liability companies (LLC), general and limited partnerships, and family limited partnerships. In addition, planning for and structuring plans for succession of business ownership from one generation to the next, including tax planning and the preparation of effective business buy-sell agreements as well as life insurance planning.
- Real Estate LitigationReal Estate Law and representation in all aspects of real estate ownership, acquisition, leasing, sales, and transfers, including the preparation of contracts for sale and purchase of real estate. Also, planning to minimize the federal income tax, estate and gift tax, and the county property tax consequences on transfers of real estate, including the transfers between family members.
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Power of AttorneyJohn has written and published numerous articles and coauthored the Durable Power of Attorney Handbook published by the California State Bar. He was a lecturer of Business Law at Cal Poly and served on the Board of Directors of the French Hospital Medical Center. John is the President of the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA), serves on the Mission College Preparatory High School Board of Regents Advisory Council, and the Cal Poly Athletic Director's Advisory Council. He is the Chairman of the Straight Down Fall Classic Golf Tournament. John is married to Tracy and they have two children, Stephanie and Rachel.
- ProbateIn 1979, John began his law practice in San Luis Obispo, California, concentrating in the areas of Estate and Business Planning. He was certified as a specialist by the California State Bar in the areas of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law on February 22, 1991. Click here for more information regarding the Certified Specialist program of the California State Bar.
- Tax LawElder Law, including Medi-Cal planning and the protection of assets from the high costs of nursing home care, planning for incapacity, as well as traditional estate and tax planning uniquely tailored for the elderly.