CALIFORNIA PROBATE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law As Determined by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
• Lead Probate Attorney for the Firm
• Probate Lawyer

California probate attorney John Palley is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate law as determined by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. John is highly efficient at the California probate process and his personal practice is 100% dedicated to probate court work only. John has received the rating of "AV" from Martindale Hubbell which is their highest ranking and since 2014 has been rated as a "Superlawyer" by superlawyers.com. He also has received the highest ratings of "10.0" from both AVVO.com and JUSTIA.com. In 2015 the readers of the Roseville Press Tribune voted John "Best Attorney." John is also a past probate and estate planning "expert" for the Sacramento Bee and has been interviewed and quoted on such websites as Forbes.com, Grandparents.com, Care.com, HuffingtonPost.com and TheWeek.com. He also was recently highlighted in an article in Sacramento Magazine. John has lectured on estate planning and probate at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management MBA program, the UC Davis Extension Certified Financial Planning courses, and the National Business Institute among others. John dedicates his entire law practice to probate law. He helps clients spread all over California, including but certainly not limited to: Sacramento, Roseville, Woodland, Davis, El Dorado Hills, Placerville, Stockton, Fairfield, Vacaville, Oakland, Santa Rosa, San Rafael, San Jose, San Mateo, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Temecula, and San Diego. John is married with two wonderful kids who are in college. He is now retired as coach for their various sports teams as they have moved on. Though born and raised in Los Angeles John is a die-hard Sacramento King's fan having lived in Sacramento for over 30 years. Although he is also a Dodger fan and a Vegas Golden Knights fan so he is very confused on his teams! Oh ya, John is a real person. Please look at his videos on Youtube. John Palley is the lead probate attorney and who you will work with personally. However, other attorneys may help out to ensure your case navigates the probate process as efficiently as possible.