Law Firm Overview

John M. Goralka is a certified specialist in taxation law practicing exclusively in business and estate planning matters. John practices primarily in the areas of business sales and transfers, general business and corporate law, estate planning and administration, trusts and probate issues. He earned a B.S. Degree in Accounting and successfully completed the California Certified Public Accountant's (CPA)Examination. John was previously an income tax auditor and hearing officer with the Franchise Tax Board. John received his Juris Doctor (with distinction) and his LL.M. Degree in Taxation from McGeorge School of Law. John is a member of the Business, Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate Sections of the California and Sacramento County Bar Associations.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Estate Planning
• Trusts
• Wills
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Taxation Law
• Contract Law
• Business Formation
• Business Sales
• Business Law
• Contract Review
• Lease
• Purchase Contracts
• Partnerships
• LLC
• S-Corporations

Honors and Awards

• Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Making the Most Outstanding Contribution to Legal Scholarship, 1985, 1988
• American Jurisprudence Awards in Torts and Business Planning
• Traynor Society for Academic Achievement
• Prentice-Hall Outstanding Tax Student Award

Published Works

• Can the Service Partner Finally Go Back To Work?, California Tax Lawyer, August, 1992

West Practice Categories

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Formation & Business Planning, Partnerships, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law