Julie King

With 30+ years’ experience, Julie King practices law with the highest standards of ethics and professionalism. She is easy to speak with and talks in plain English (not legalese). Julie handles a wide variety of estate planning and business matters including: (1) ESTATE PLANNING - wills and trusts, health care directives, powers of attorney, special needs trusts, pet trusts, grant deeds and more; and (2) BUSINESS LAW - corporation/LLC/partnership formation, annual meeting minutes, corporate records, contracts, and employee training.

Julie served as in-house counsel to major international corporations, including Toshiba America, where she worked for 15 years and hired lawyers throughout the world. She has been a "client", so she understands clients' needs in a way many lawyers do not. Contact Julie today and see the difference!

Call or email today for a FREE initial consultation! (831) 275-1002 Julie@PierceKingLaw.com

• Form Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships
• Business Transactions & Contracts
• Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directives
• Real Estate Grant Deeds and Related Documentation

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California

Since 1987

Founding Attorney

Pierce King, P.C., a Professional Law Corporation

2012 - Current

BUSINESS LAW - Negotiating and drafting a variety of complex business contracts, including an international Private Cloud Infrastructure and Management Services Agreement and a Funding Agreement involving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. - Forming C and S Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships, and drafting documents related thereto, such as Buy-Sell and Operating Agreements, Bylaws, Annual Meeting Minutes and Board Resolutions. ESTATE PLANNING - Drafting a variety of wills and trusts (including Revocable Living Trusts, Special Needs Trusts and Pet Trusts), Health Care Directives and Durable Powers of Attorney, as well as Grant Deeds and other documentation relating to funding trusts. - Counseling clients in Trust Administration matters - Preparing, filing and representing clients in Probate actions

Director, Contracts and Intellectual Property

CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC

2007 - 2012

Assistant General Counsel

Toshiba America

1991 - 2006

Julie was an in-house counsel for Toshiba for 15 years and handled a wide variety of matters for the corporation. She helped the Human Resources Dept. with employment matters and policy drafting, the Sales Dept. with contracts, the Finance Dept. with guaranties, and anyone else in the company who needed assistance in any area of law. She would be honored to do the same for you. Call today!

Univ of California at Los Angeles

Undergraduate Degree

Loyola Law School

Law Degree

BEST LAWYER IN MONTEREY COUNTY

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2024

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2023

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2023

Volunteer of the Year

Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

2023

BEST LAWYER IN MONTEREY COUNTY

Monterey Herald Readers' Poll

2021

IMPOWER (Businesswomen inspiring each other and helping our community)

Vice President of the Board of Directors

2021 - Current

Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

Ambassador

2014 - Current

Monterey County Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

California State Bar  # 132813

Member

1987 - Current

Central Coast Human Resources Association

Member of the Board of Directors

2019 - 2022

License to Practice Law

California Bar Association

Q. How can my wife continue our business if I die as a sole proprietor?

March 18, 2025

A: There are a number of ways a person can take over another person's business, including through a Trust or Will, by incorporating or forming an LLC and having specific language in the legal documents, etc. The law in California is that anyone with "probatable" assets valued at more than $184,500 has three choices: (1) do no estate planning and your loved ones are required to go through a lengthy court process in Probate Court BEFORE they inherit most assets; (2) set up a Will and your loved ones STILL go through probate; or (3) have a Trust and your loved ones avoid probate so long as the assets are placed in the Trust. "Probatable" assets are those that are required by law to go through the probate process if not in a Trust or handled in another manner. Estate planning is not an area of law I recommend anyone try to handle themselves because there are plain English words that are also terms of art with very specific legal meanings. So, when someone writes their own estate plan, they often intend one thing, but the outcome is different due to the words the person used. Best wishes! ... Read More

Q. How to inherit from a trust while maintaining government benefits in CA?

March 16, 2025

A: It is difficult for a lawyer to answer questions without having all the facts of a situation, but it sounds like a Special Needs Trust ("SNT") may be the best option for you. The purpose of SNTs is to provide funds to someone receiving government benefits without disqualifying them from the government benefits. So, the money in the SNT is to supplement the government benefits, not replace them.

There are two types of SNTs: (1) First Party SNTs; and (2) Third Party SNTs. First Party SNTs are funded with assets that belong to the person receiving governmental benefits. First Party SNTs are divided into SNTs for disabled people under the age of 65, and "Pooled Trusts", which can be established for a disabled person at any age. There are very specific requirements for each of these SNTs. Third Party SNTs are funded with assets belonging to someone other than the person receiving governmental benefits, most commonly a parent or grandparent.

SNTs are sophisticated types of trust, so be sure to contact an attorney in your area who has experience drafting them. Best wishes. ... Read More

Q. Debt liability on recipient of gifted loan after death.

March 10, 2025

A: When someone passes away and leaves assets, those assets are called the deceased person’s “estate.” The executor or trustee of the deceased person’s estate will be responsible for repaying all of the deceased person’s debts whether or not the deceased person had a trust or will. (The person paying the debts from the estate is called an “executor” if the deceased person had a will, or a “trustee” if the deceased person had a trust.) So, any bank loans the deceased person made will be paid out of the deceased person’s assets no matter what — unless the deceased person was bankrupt and/or didn’t leave sufficient assets to pay back the loan. The deceased person’s debts must be paid BEFORE loved ones receive an inheritance in most situations.

If, prior to death, the deceased person loaned money to others, the executor or trustee can collect that money if there is a legally valid promissory note (or other clear proof of the amount of the debt, the repayment terms, and more) that was signed by the person who received the loan. ... Read More