Valerie Pistole

Valerie Pistole

5.0
Rating: 7.8

Licensed for 50 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Sonoma, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business

607 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA

About Valerie

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Business 50%

Our firm assists clients in setting up their business, dealing with operational issues and terminating businesses and business relationships.

51 years

50%
Estate Planning 50%

I have never kept track of the many clients that I have assisted over the years. Our firm does Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care DIrectives, - all the documents to complete your estate plan.

51 years

50%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 50 years

State: California

Acquired: 1975

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Valerie Pistole

607 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA, 95476-6410

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Valerie Pistole's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | September 13, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Valerie pistole

Valerie pistole is a very competant attorney. She handled my estate planning . I have a very large family and she took the time to help me work out exactly what I wanted for all of them and makes sure we review it and make changes when needed

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Experience

Rating:  7.8 (Very Good)

Honors

2015

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2013

Woman of the Year, Sonoma Valley Hospital

2013

Service Above Self, Rotary International

2010

Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International

1990

Certificate of Appreciation, State Bar of California

Work Experience

1993 - Present

Attorney, Walter and Pistole

1984 - 1993

Attorney, Walter, Pistole and Spohn

1978 - 1984

attorney, Wagner Law Group

1975 - 1978

Attorney, Quigley & Associates, PC

Associations

2004 - Present

California Trusts and Estate Sction

1993 - Present

Sonoma County Bar Association

Member

1983 - 1993

Napa Valley Bar Association

Chair Family Law Committee

Sample of Legal Cases

Estate of Welby

Stock transferred to surviving spouse

Estate of Richardson

Order of Distribution

Estate of Brown`

Order of Distribution

Jim Big Bear King v. Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Consent Judgment

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Education

1982

Golden Gate University

MA - Masters

1975

Santa Clara University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

Syracuse University

BS - Bachelor of Science

N/A

Harvard University

undergraduate course work

N/A

Stanford University

undergraduate course work

Speaking Engagements

2015

Sonoma Community Center

Charitable Gifts

2015

Board Meeting

Holographic wills

2014

Vintage House

Estate Planning

2013

Hit the Road Jack

Legal rights for tenns

2012

Breaking Through

Trusts and Will

1987

Estate Planning

Revocable Trusts

Publications

2008

Sun Newspaper Registering a Business Name

2008

Legal Matters New Laws for 2009 Affecting Wineries and Nonprofits in CA

N/A

Legal Matters Corporations are the Dominant Form of Business Ownership Today

Languages

English

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