James Buchan Creighton

James Buchan Creighton

also known as Jay Creighton, James B. Creighton Esq.

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Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 31 years

Trusts Lawyer at La Quinta, CA
Practice Areas: Trusts, Estate Planning, Probate

78-365 Hwy 111 #517, La Quinta, CA

About James

Biography

Assistant Adjunct Professor (Wills & Trusts), UC Hastings College of the Law (2011-present). Recipient, American Juris Prudence Award, Wills and Trusts. Expert Witness in Estate Planning and Trust ...

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Trusts 60%

Our work in this practice area is referred to as TRUST ADMINISTRATION, and includes the funding of trusts with one's property, and the administration of trusts in accordance with their governing terms upon one's death or incapacity.

32 years | 500 cases

60%
Estate Planning 30%

Our work in this area includes assisting clients with the establishment of their estate plans, which plans may be comprised of the following: (1) Revocable Living Trusts; (2) Wills & Testaments; (3) Powers of Attorney for Financial Matters; (4) Advance Health Care Directives; (5) Beneficiary Designations to "pay on death" assets such as retirement plans and insurance policies; and (6) Trust Funding matters.

32 years | 1,500 cases

30%
Probate 10%

We assist client with all phases of the administration of a loved one's estate via the probate process (also known as Decedent's Estate Administration).

32 years | 50 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 495-525 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 31 years

State: California

Acquired: 1994

Active

No misconduct found

Location

James Creighton

78-365 Hwy 111 #517, La Quinta, CA, 92253

Creighton Law

120 N. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA, 94401

Creighton Law

78365 Hwy 111, PMB 517, La Quinta, CA, 92253

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

1993

American Jurisprudence Award for Wills & Trusts, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing

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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1900 - Present

Attorney, Creighton Law

2016 - 2018

Adjunct Professor, Uc Berkeley School Of Law

2011 - 2018

Adjunct Professor, UC Hastings College of the Law

Associations

2004 - Present

Silicon Valley Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section

Member

2002 - Present

Bar Association of San Francisco

Member

1994 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1994 - 2016

San Mateo County Bar Association

Member

Education

1994

UC Hastings COL

Juris Doctor

1988

California State University, Los Angeles

undergraduate

1988

Cal State Univ., LA

BS

1979

Phillips Exeter Academy

High School

1979

Phillips Exeter Academy

HS

Speaking Engagements

2009

Peninsula Estate Planning Council Legal Education Seminar

Estate & Income Tax Planning for Same Sex Couples

Languages

English

Italian

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