Background
Baker, Junior, R. Gordon was born on June 19, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Baker, Junior, R. Gordon was born on June 19, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
Pepperdine University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1977). Golden Gate University School of Law (Master of Laws, Tax, 1989).
Worked at R. Gordon Baker, Junior A Professional Corporation (Walnut Creek, California) specializing in Taxation, Business and Estate Planning, Corporate and Partnership Law, Real Estate. Admitted to the bar, 1977, California, United States. District Court, Northern District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1984, United States. District Court, Central District of California and United States. Tax Court.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Order of the Coif. Member: Thurston Society. Moot Court Board. Author: "Split-Dollar Planning: It Still Works," Contra Costa Lawyer, December, 1996. "Planning for Transfers of Patentable Technology," Contra Costa Lawyer, December, 1995.
"What is IRC Article 14 and Why Should You Know About It?" Contra Costa Lawyer, April, 1992. Deputy Attorney General, State of California, 1977-1979. Member: Diablo Valley Estate Planning Council.
Member: Contra Costa County (Taxation Section: Chair, 1993-1994, Vice Chair, 1992-1993, Director, 1991. Member, Probate, Conservatorship and Guardianship Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member: Taxation Section, Business Section, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section). The firm provides business, tax and estate planning services to closely held businesses and to business owners, executives, professionals and other individual clients. It provides an integrated approach to tax, business and management aspects of family wealth preservation, on-going business operations and business succession planning.
The firm's practice also includes probate and trust matters, planning and implementation of business and real estate transactions and representation in income and estate tax controversies.
Member: Thurston Society. Moot Court Board.