John Palley

About John Palley

Blogging and vlogging about travel and lifestyle at WanderingPalz.com. Check us out and please like, share, subscribe! Practicing lawyer since 1994 focusing on probate, trust and estate planning. Has successfully completed approximately probate court cases in addition to a similar number of estate plans. Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell (Lawyers.com). Rated 10.0 by AVVO.com and rated as a \"Super Lawyer\"​ by Superlawyers.com which they rank as the top 5% of attorneys.\"Lead Counsel Rated\" by Lawinfo.com. Voted \"Best Attorney\" by Roseville Press Tribune in 2015. Author of How to Live and Die with California Probate - buy it on Amazon now or email me for a PDF! I have been quoted on Forbes.com, Huffington Post, The Week, and many other articles. We can help with probate, trust administration, revocable trust planning, irrevocable trust planning, house trust planning, life insurance trust planning, creditor protection, asset protection, generation skipping trusts, charitable planning, estate tax planning, income tax planning, real property transfer tax planning, as well as post death administration of wills and trusts including probate, trust administration, petitions to probate Court for trust interpretation, Heggstad petitions, conservatorships, guardianships, complex probate administration, estate litigation, and basically anything else having to do with death or dying the planning or administration related thereto. Visit my main website, for more information about California trust and estates.Specialties: Probate, estate planning, trust law.

Experience

1. California Estate and Probate Attorney

   Cunninghamlegal

   Mar 2024 — Present · Sacramento County, CA, US

   Excited to be part of the team at CunninghamLegal. We provide services, throughout California, in the areas of estate, probate, trust and taxation law. Reach out to me to discuss your situation and see if we can help!

Education

• LACES - Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies

  High School Diploma with Honors

  1979 — 1986

• Sonoma State University

  BA, International Business

  1986 — 1991

• University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law

  JD, Law

  1991 — 1994

Skills

• Insurance
• Estate Tax Planning
• Retirement Planning
• Nonprofits
• Non-Profits
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Probation
• Contract Negotiation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Wills
• Budgets
• Life Insurance
• Courts
• Estate Planning
• Small Business
• Budget
• Mediation
• Real Estate
• Long-Term Care
• Investments
• Trusts
• Asset Protection
• Customer Service
• Powers of Attorney
• Outlook
• Probate Law
• Estate Administration