Mr. Baker provides estate, tax and business planning services to closely held businesses and to business owners, executives, professionals, real estate investors and other individual clients. The practice provides an integrated approach to tax, business and management aspects of family wealth preservation, on-going business operations and business succession planning. The practice also includes trust formation and administration matters, probate matters, planning and implementation of business transactions and representation in gift and estate tax controversies. Mr. Baker is certified by the State Bar of California, California Board of Legal Specialization, as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. He holds an LLM (Master of Laws and Letters) degree in taxation law. He is an Accredited Estate Planner, National Association of Estate Planners and Councils. Mr. Baker has achieved an AV attorney rating, the highest possible for legal ability and professional standards from Martindale-Hubbell, the preeminent professional directory of attorneys in the United States. Martindale-Hubbell ratings reflect the confidential opinions of the legal community with respect to an attorney's abilities and adherence to ethical standards of conduct.