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Kevin Staker | Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae

Kevin Staker

Living Trust, Probate, and Trust Administration Attorney serving Camarillo, Ventura County, and surrounding California communities, with decades of experience in estate planning, probate, trust law, mediation, and related tax matters.

Professional Profile

Kevin Staker has more than 40 years of experience in trust and estate law. He serves as principal of Staker|Rodriguez Law LLP and focuses on estate planning, probate, trust administration, probate and trust mediation, Medi-Cal planning, and taxation-related issues affecting families, fiduciaries, and beneficiaries.

“If you own your home, you should have a living trust.”

Experience

Principal Attorney / President, StakerLaw Corporation Dec 1985 – Present

Longstanding private practice centered on living trusts, probate, estate planning, trust administration, nursing home planning with Medi-Cal, and tax and transactional matters.

Probate and Trust Mediator Nov 2016 – Present

Mediates probate and trust disputes and serves as an experienced neutral in estate-related conflicts.

Associate, Ferguson, Regnier and Paterson Aug 1981 – Nov 1985

Began legal career with the predecessor firm to Ferguson, Case, Orr and Paterson before opening his own office.

Selected Strengths

  • Formation of thousands of living trusts for California families.
  • Extensive experience with probate, trust disputes, and trust administration.
  • Special-needs trusts and charitable estate planning.
  • Expert witness work in estate planning, probate, trust administration, and taxation matters.
  • Probate and trust mediation with a practical, settlement-oriented approach.

Education

New York University School of Law 1980 – 1981

Master of Laws in Taxation

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law 1977 – 1980

Juris Doctor; graduated in the top 20 percent of the class

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