Julie King

With 30 years’ experience, Julie King practices law with the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. She is easy to speak with and talks in plain English (not legalese). Julie handles a wide variety of estate planning and business matters including: (1) ESTATE PLANNING - wills and trusts, health care directives, powers of attorney, special needs trusts, pet trusts, grant deeds and more; and (2) BUSINESS LAW - corporation/LLC/partnership formation, annual meeting minutes, corporate records, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and employee training.

Julie served as in-house counsel to major international corporations, including Toshiba America, where she worked for 15 years and hired lawyers throughout the world. She has been a "client", so she understands clients' needs in a way many lawyers do not. Contact Julie today and see the difference!

Call or email today for a FREE initial consultation! (831) 275-1002 Julie@PierceKingLaw.com

Univ of California at Los Angeles

Undergraduate Degree

Loyola Law School

Law Degree

Assistant General Counsel

Toshiba America

Current

Julie was an in-house counsel for Toshiba for 15 years and handled a wide variety of matters for the corporation. She helped the Human Resources Dept. with employment matters and policy drafting, the Sales Dept. with contracts, the Finance Dept. with guaranties, and anyone else in the company who needed assistance in any area of law. She would be honored to do the same for you. Call today!

Founding Attorney

Pierce King, P.C., a Professional Law Corporation

2012 - Current

BUSINESS LAW - Negotiating and drafting a variety of complex business contracts, including an international Private Cloud Infrastructure and Management Services Agreement and a Funding Agreement involving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. - Forming C and S Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships, and drafting documents related thereto, such as Buy-Sell and Operating Agreements, Bylaws, Annual Meeting Minutes and Board Resolutions. ESTATE PLANNING - Drafting a variety of wills and trusts (including Revocable Living Trusts, Special Needs Trusts and Pet Trusts), Health Care Directives and Durable Powers of Attorney, as well as Grant Deeds and other documentation relating to funding trusts. - Counseling clients in Trust Administration matters - Preparing, filing and representing clients in Probate actions

License to Practice Law

California Bar Association

BEST LAWYER IN MONTEREY COUNTY

Monterey Herald Reader's Poll

2021

BEST LAWYER IN MONTEREY COUNTY

Monterey Herald Reader's Poll

2020

BEST LAWYER IN MONTEREY COUNTY

Monterey Herald Reader's Poll

2019

Woman of Distinction in the Legal Community

Los Angeles Bar Association

Volunteer of the Month (Awarded multiple times.)

Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Monterey County Business Council

Board of Directors

2017 - Current

Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Ambassador

2014 - Current

Monterey County Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

California State Bar  # 132813

Member

1987 - Current

Orange County Bar Association, Corporate Counsel Section

Co-Chair

1987 - Current

California

Since 1987

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  Pierce King, P.C. bills hourly or charges a flat fee, depending on the type of matter. On occasion, Pierce King may enter into an alternative fee arrangement to accommodate clients in special circumstances.

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

• Form Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships
• Business Transactions & Contracts
• Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives
• Real Estate Grant Deeds and Related Documentation

Q. How to obtain a brick-and-mortar physical address in California?

20 April 2021

A: You may be making this more complicated than it needs to be. Why can't you use your home address? Yes, it will be a public record, but it works. There are many solutions to this issue without you having to lease expensive office space that you will not be using. Best wishes!

Q. I have a small solar business. My workers are on 1099, I am the only one on payroll.

19 April 2021

A: I used to train business owners on this area of law (employees vs. independent contractors) because people sometimes feel as though they can decide whether their workers are employees or independent contractors. Unfortunately, business owners don’t get to choose; the law specifies who is an employee and who is an independent contractor based on one of two tests. In my training, I would hold up a pen and tell everyone: “This is a pencil. Let’s sign a contract saying we all agree that this is a pencil. But what happens when the state audits you? They say it is a pen and business owners don’t understand what happened.” The answer is the business owner incorrectly determined up front who can be an independent contractor. This is a hot button with the state of California because the state believes business owners are intentionally trying to harm workers by denying them sick pay and other rights, including worker’s compensation coverage. There may be business owners trying to screw over workers, but I find it is usually just a misunderstanding as to how workers are classified as employees or independent contractors.

Q. Do children have any rights to their deceased dad's stuff if his mother never informed them of his death?

13 April 2021

A: If your father had a will or trust, the people named as beneficiaries in the document would be legally entitled to inherit your father’s assets. If he did not have a will or trust, then the law sets out the default: first to a spouse but, if no spouse, to the children. Ask your grandmother for a copy of any trust or will. If she does not cooperate, you will have to take her to court yourself or hire a lawyer to prepare a demand letter to force her hand. If she still doesn’t cooperate, then your lawyer or you would need to file a claim in Probate Court to get a judge to order your grandmother to cooperate. Best wishes.