Pleasant Hill Estate Planning Attorney Profile

M. Franklin Parrish has been a licensed attorney for morethan 30 years. He has experienced firsthand, both professionally and in his private life, how important proper estate planning can be to a family.

Let us put our experience to work for you and your loved ones. Contact the California trust and estate planning Law Offices of M. Franklin Parrish for guidance in married and single client estate planning as well as Post-Mortem Trust Administration services.

Licensed to practice law in the state of California since 1984

Location: Walnut Creek, California
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Mr. Parrish has law offices located in Walnut Creek, San Francisco, San Jose, Menlo Park, and Santa Rosa, with a practice devoted to the area of estate planning. He has built his practice on a single unbending principle: to provide the finest estate planning services at a reasonable and appropriate cost to clients. Mr. Parrish in 1993 was awarded the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory an “AV Rating.” Such rating signifies that his legal abilities and ethical conduct are of the very highest standards.

Mr. Parrish is a graduate with high distinction from the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences (1972) and holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the Indiana University School of Law (1975). Mr. Parrish received his Charter Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from The American College (1981) and his Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from The College For Financial Planning (1983).

Mr. Parrish is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, The California and Indiana State Bar Associations, The American Bar Association, The San Francisco Estate Planning Council, The Mount Diablo Estate Planning Council, The Society of Financial Service Professionals, and The Financial Planning Association. Prior to moving to California in 1982, Mr. Parrish was Director of The Estate And Tax Planning Division for Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (1979-1982), and a Trust Officer with The Fort Wayne National Bank (1976-1979). Mr. Parrish is a frequent guest speaker at various association and continuing education conferences throughout California and the West Coast.