John Mark Andersen
FERGUSON CASE ORR PATERSON, Partner Trusts and Estates
A recognized leader in the field, John Andersen is a partner at Ferguson Case Orr Paterson. A Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the California State Bar since 2008, John is also an Executive Committee Board Member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California State Bar that advises the California legislature on laws effecting estate planning and a “Top Lawyer” Super Lawyer in Estate Planning and Probate.
John guides couples, families, individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, and public figures of all means, in all aspects of estate planning, trusts and probate and creates a custom plan that protects, provides and prospers what matters most to them. John has extensive experience with complex wealth transfer planning, business succession planning, special needs planning and personal privacy planning. John represents trustees, executors and beneficiaries with the administration of trusts and probates and is authorized to practice before the IRS.
Prior to joining Ferguson Case Orr Paterson, John honed his expertise at the leading national and local law firms of Nordman, Cormany, Hair and Compton in Ventura, CA , Carr, Mclellan, Ingersoll, Thompson and Horn in the San Francisco bay area and Perkins Coie in Seattle, WA.
John is a graduate of UCLA and University of California Hastings College of Law, Co-Chair of Channel Islands University Planned Giving Council and recently served as President of the Conejo Valley Estate Planning Council. John is bilingual in English and Danish.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Trusts, Wills, Trust Litigation
- California
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- Washington
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- Danish: Spoken, Written
- English: Spoken, Written
- PARTNER
- FERGUSON CASE ORR PATERSON
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- Partner
- Nordman Cormany Hair and Compton
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- Law firm closed March 2013
- Perkins Coie
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- Partner
- Carr McClellan
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- Sr. Associate
- Nordman Cormany Hair and Compton
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- Hastings College of the Law
- J.D.
- Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
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- University of California
- B.A.
- Los Angeles, History
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- Super Lawyer Trusts and Estates
- Super Lawyers
- Current
- Activities: State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section, Member
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- Current
- Activities: State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate law
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- Current
- Activities: Washington State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, Member
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- Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California State Bar
- Board Member
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- Activities: Advise and make recommendations to California legislature on laws effecting estate planning
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- Channel Islands University
- Co-Chair Planned Giving Council
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- Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
- California State Bar
- Website
- https://www.fcoplaw.com/attorneys/john-andersen/
