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Personal. Professional Estate Planning in your own home or business

About Art

Art Pauly obtained his Juris Doctor degree and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1987, after spending 18 years as an insurance claims professional. He holds degrees in General Insurance and Associate in Claims with the Insurance Institute of America. He was a Professor of Law teaching contracts, trusts and ethics, and enjoys cars, dune buggies and aviation.

Art opened his Estate Planning practice in 1992. Art Pauly, recognized as an outstanding communicator and as an authority in estate planning, business continuity planning and asset protection, has been a contributing speaker at the Advanced Skills Workshops sponsored by the National Network Of Estate Planning Attorneys, an international organization of Estate Planning Professionals.

He is a CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR of the book “GENERATIONS, Planning Your Legacy”, Practical Answers from Americas Foremost Estate Planning Attorneys”, 1999. Available through Borders and other fine booksellers.

Past Affiliations

Former Insurance Industry Inter-Company Arbitration Panel Member.
Student Senate President in my last year of law school.
Accomplished Toastmaster Designation. Former Chapter President Toastmasters International.
Past Board Member and Board President River Oak Center for Children.
Past member of the Special Olympics Advisors Counsel.
Experimental Aircraft Association Advisors Counsel.
Flew as a Warrant Officer for the California State Military Reserve
Former Board Member San Jose Christian College. ( now William Jessup University).
Former Staff Trial Attorney for CIGNA and then the Hartford Insurance Company
Former Author and Educator in the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys.
Former Pro-Tem Settlement Conference Judge in both Placer and Sacramento Counties

Current Affiliations

Private Pilot since 1970. WealthCounsel Founding Member
Currently a volunteer Law Enforcement Chaplain with the Placer County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy
Senior Chaplain designation, International Conference of Police Chaplains. Currently volunteer as a National Litigation Academy Allied Attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, defending our First Amendment Rights and Freedoms.