The Goralka Law Firm helps successful families, business owners and real estate owners achieve their enlightened dreams by better protecting their assets, reducing income and estate tax and providing for the distribution of their estate to the right people, at the right time and keeping the wrong people out. For over two decades, we have satisfied our clients’ unique planning needs by collaborating with our partners, attorneys, accountants, business managers, financial planners, stock brokers and insurance professionals. As tax attorneys and as estate planning and asset protection professionals, our job is to provide peace of mind by easing the process of estate and asset protection planning, minimizing estate and income taxes and developing sophisticated retirement and post-mortem plans.

At The Goralka Law Firm we understand business and taxation law and the role these play in your business and estate planning matters. Whether you are starting up a new business, buying or selling an existing business or looking to draw up a will, trust, or premarital agreement, our firm can tailor creative solutions designed to meet your legal concerns and needs.

Our Sacramento attorneys are experienced in a number of highly specialized areas of the law, including the following:

• Income Tax and Estate Tax Planning
• Tax Litigation Controversy
• Trusts
• Asset Protection Planning and Implementation
• Business and Corporate Law
• Shareholder and Business Buy/Sell Agreements for Estate Planning & Business Continuation Purposes
• Estate Planning
• Probate and Trust Administration
• Sales of Businesses and Real Property

John Goralka is a Certified Specialist, by State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, in Taxation as well as Estate Planning, Trust and Probate. He is one of few attorneys in Sacramento County with both of these critical specializations. In addition, he has successfully completed his Certified Public Accountants (CPA) exam, and holds a Master in Taxation Law (LLM). John is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell. The AV Preeminent Rating is the highest rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. This AV rating is the pinnacle of profession excellence earned through a strenuous peer review process by Martindale-Hubbell, the most trusted legal ratings resource. 

Additional Qualifications:

• Former Hearing Officer and Income Tax Auditor, Franchise Tax Board, California
• Passed the California Certified Public Accountants' (CPA’s) Exam
• Approved Educator - California Department of Insurance
• Approved Educator - California Certificated Financial Planning Board
• Blue Star Wealth Professional
• Distinguished Client Service Award - Martindale-Hubbell 2014-2022
• 2016-2022 Northern California Super Lawyer for Estate Planning & Probate, Tax, and Business Law
• 2016-2022 Sacramento Magazine Top Lawyer for Business & Corporate Law
• 10.0 Rating with
• Recognized as a top attorney in the United States by US News and World Reports for Taxation and Estate Planning
• Recognized as a top taxation attorney in the United States by Premier Tax Planners

For additional information about our law firm, or to discuss your business, tax, real estate, or estate planning matter with Mr. Goralka, please call us at , e-mail us or fill out our intake form.