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Mark S. Drobny was born and raised in Bettendorf, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1977 (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and General Sciences), UOP McGeorge Law School in 1980 (J.D.) and 1981 (LL.M-Taxation). He is a California State Bar Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California of Legal Specialization. He is a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Estate Planning and is a member of the California State Bar, American Bar Association and Sacramento County Bar. He was sworn in to the United States Supreme Court before all nine Justices on June 9, 2003, in Washington D.C. Mark has served on the boards of most major Northern California charities, including The American Cancer Society, The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Boy Scouts of America, Sutter Hospitals Foundation, Stanford Settlement, St. Hope Academy, McGeorge School of Law and California State University, Sacramento Foundation and is co-chair of California State University Sacramento’s Endowment Committee. He received the CSUS president's medal for Distinguished Service in June of 2014. Mark has formed or chaired the planned giving committees for many major Northern California charities and is widely regarded as one of the region’s top experts on Charitable Remainder Trusts and other Planned Giving concepts. Mark has been a member of The Sacramento Estate Planning Council since 1982, was the founding editor of their monthly newsletter, a member of their Board of Directors for eight years, and President in 1992 and 1993. Mark has practiced law for over 35 years, and founded DROBNY LAW OFFICES, INC. in 1989. He limits his practice to Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Probate, Business Planning and Taxation, and has offices in Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, San Diego. Palo Alto and San Ramon. Mark has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Sacramento Superior Court’s Probate division for over 20 years. Mark S. Drobny is a frequent speaker on Estate Planning matters, having given over 1,000 presentations in an entertaining and informative format.
Mark has 2 children: Dane, 29, is the manager and lead trainer for West Hollywood's Barry's Bootcamp San Diego facility and certified yoga instructor in Del Mar. Danielle, 23, is a recent graduate of Seattle University and is also a certified yoga instructor.
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Posted by Kathy | November 13, 2013 | Estate Planning
Highly recommend
Mark made the task of restating our trust easy. He is extremely knowledgeable, thorough, professional and personable. He took the time to answer all of our questions. We trust him. We highly recommend him & wish we would have found him sooner.
Posted by Peter | September 02, 2013 | Estate Planning
Trust, Wills & Advanced Health Care Directives
Mr. Drobny provided us with exceptional legal service. He steered us through the process to establish our trust and new wills while answering all our questions and providing us with excellent legal advice. His team were very efficient producing all our documents and taking care of all the administr...
Posted by M. | July 26, 2013 | Estate Planning
Finding a Great Solution
In trying to set up my family trust, I had problems of how I would leave the same amount of money for each of my children--I have five. Because some of my children are doing well financially, there was one child that would not be able to handle a large sum of money all at once. After talking, and a...
Posted by David Swartz | February 23, 2013 | Estate Planning
Estate Planning
Mark was not only made it very easy to update our wills and trust but he seemed to have a very good feel as to what the federal government would probably do with the laws going forward. We have used Mark as our estate planing for over 20 years and he has always been very responsive to our needs and s...
Posted by John | January 18, 2013 | Estate Planning
Top of the Line for Northern California
After much searching I have finally found my estate planning attorney and I couldn't be happier! Mark Drobny is top of the line for Northern California in estate planning law. Mark and his team not only point you in the right direction, they walk you through all the steps and actually contact the v...
"Mark Drobny is a true professional and exceptional lawyer. Having worked with Mark over the years, I have been particularly impressed with his wealth of knowledge, insight and strategic thinking. Mark provides the highest level of representation possible. He is a true professional and an asset to the legal community. He is the rare lawyer that I refer clients to without any hesitation. A true class act and the best around."
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Certified Specialist - Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California
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1989 - Present
Attorney, Drobny Law Offices, Inc.
1982 - Present
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California State University Sacramento Endowment CommitteeCo-chair
1992 - 1993
Sacramento Estate Planning CouncilPresident
1981
LL.M - Master of Laws
1980
JD - Juris Doctor
1977
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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