ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE & TRUST LAW

Law & Politics Magazine recently acclaimed Bruce as one of Northern California’s “Super Lawyers,” putting him in an elite class of only 40 attorneys within his specialty of estate planning, probate and trust law. Modesty prohibits him from listing all of his accomplishments and credentials, but his mother has the following information posted on her refrigerator:

Law Firm
Bruce is an “of counsel” member of the Baker, Manock & Jensen law firm in Fresno. See the contact page on this website for more information about Baker, Manock & Jensen and its 100+ years of serving clients in Central California.

Undergraduate Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree (Theatre Arts), Summa Cum Laude, University of Redlands (1973)

Law School
Juris Doctor Degree, University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1977)

Specialist Certification
Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in estate planning, probate and trust law

Martindale Rating
Rated "AV" (highest rating for both knowledge and ethics) by Martindale-Hubble Directory of Attorneys

Honors
Extern to Justice William Clark, California Supreme Court (1976); Order of the Coif (national legal honor society); Judge Pro Tem, Fresno County Superior Court, Probate Department; Chairman, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section, Fresno County Bar Association (1997); Speaker and advisory editor for California Countinuing Education of the Bar

Bar Admissions
State Bar of California; United States Tax Court; United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit); United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Professional Memberships (past and present) American Bar Association; Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar Section on Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law; County Bar Section on Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law; Fresno Estate Planning Council; Christian Legal Society