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, 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

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

Director, Contracts and Intellectual Property

CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC

2007 - 2012

Assistant General Counsel

Toshiba America

1991 - 2006

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!

License to Practice Law

California Bar Association

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2023

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2023

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2021

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2020

BEST LAWYER IN MONTEREY COUNTY

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2019

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Vice President of the Board of Directors

2021 - Current

Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Ambassador

2014 - Current

Monterey County Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

California State Bar  # 132813

Member

1987 - Current

Central Coast Human Resources Association

Member of the Board of Directors

2019 - 2022

California

Since 1987

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  Pierce King, P.C. bills hourly or charges a flat fee, depending on the type of matter.

Business Law

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

Estate Planning

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. .Sister filed a petition to administer the estate. Property in a living trust with me as successor trustee.

November 29, 2023

A: If the person who named you in their trust has passed away and you are listed in their trust as the first successor trustee, you should be the trustee unless your sister's petition is successful. No one can successfully petition the court to take over a deceased person's estate simply because they don't like the decision that the deceased person made in selecting a successor trustee. Rather, to successfully challenge the appointment a trustee, the challenger would to show fraud, undue influence, self-dealing or another improper action. If you want to oppose your sister's petition, you should hire an attorney who handles contested probates. Best wishes.

Q. Can someone give me advice about signing over part ownership of a property for the purpose of refinancing?

November 29, 2023

A: There are a number of legal issues here. First, no one can verbally give away rights to real estate. The law says that all transfers of real estate MUST be in writing and signed by the person who is giving up their rights to the property. So, any verbal statement your mother made about you inheriting the property is most likely invalid. Second, since you can't sign your mother's name on legal documents, you cannot sign the documents that will be necessary to sell the property even if you may ultimately inherit your mother's portion of the real estate. [And please do not consider forging your mother's name!] Third, if your mother's share of the real estate and all her other assets combined are valued at more than $184,500, then someone in your family needs to file a Petition in Probate Court. A probate judge will have to issue an order or a judgment allowing your mother's legal heirs to inherit the property. Without a trust or a Probate Court judgment, I'm afraid you will be stuck. Contact a probate attorney if you are interested in learning more information. Best wishes! ... Read More

Q. My mother told me and My brother she was leaving me her house but before she put in in writing she passed away.

November 13, 2023

A: No, unfortunately. All real estate transactions MUST be in writing and signed by the person giving up their ownership. That's the law. Hopefully, your mother had a Trust (not a Will) and the Trust says you will receive the property. Otherwise, it's likely the property will be divided between all the kids (so, if it's only your brother and you, you're likely to get half.) Sorry about that!