John Wilson Brown

Mr. Brown is Certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law, representing individuals in tax, estate planning and trust administration matters. He also represents charitable organizations in connection with donor tax and personal strategies and the documents required in planned-giving matters. Mr. Brown holds an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Education:

Juris Doctor, University of Connecticut School of Law
Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Continuing education, New York University School of Law Master in Taxation program
Continuing education, Harvard Law School Negotiation Training
continuing education, regular seminars in areas of specialization at National, State and Local levels.

Current and Past Positions:

Past Chairman of both the La Jolla Probate Section and of the San Diego County Bar Association Section on Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Law, Chairman of the committees which revised the Superior Court probate rules and prepared the Superior Court probate alternative dispute resolution rules
Moderator and panelist in California Continuing Education of the Bar programs and many estate planning seminars
Board member or advisor to various charitable organizations including the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, San Diego State University, UC San Diego Foundation Advisory Committee, UCSD Cancer Foundation, Scripps Clinic, St. Vincent de Paul Center, New Entra Casa, La Jolla Athenaeum and La Jolla Historical Society
Member and past President of The Rotary Club of La Jolla

Current Professional Memberships:

State Bar of California since 1974
American Bar Association, and its Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section
San Diego County Bar Association
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law section of the California Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association
State Bar of California, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law