Professional of the Year for 2009 in Estate Planning Law: F.T. Muegenburg Jr.

	F.T. Muegenburg Jr.
Industry	Law
Title	Senior Partner and President
Expertise	Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1998-present
Current Organization	METAlaw, inc.
Type of Organization	Law firm
Major Product	Estate, Trust and Tax Planning and Trust Administration Services
Area of Distribution	Western U.S.
University/Degree	B.A., Business Administration, Claremont McKenna College, CA, 1961; J.D., University of California Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA, 1964
Born	May 8, 1939, Hermosa Beach, California
Honors & Awards	"AV" rated, Martindale Hubbell since 1982; "Boss of the Year", 1975, 1982, Ventura County Legal Secretaries Association
Affiliations	State Bar of California; American Bar Association; Founder, Probate and Trust Law Section, Ventura County Bar Association; Rotary Club of Ventura East; Community Memorial Hospital
Hobbies & Sports	Family, friends, clients, practicing law, music, art, theatre, cycling
Career Accomplishments	Prosecuted and obtained in robbery and murder jury trials convictions in Ventura County Superior Court between 1966-68; Argued and prevailed in a will contest case before the California Supreme Court where he received a unanimous ruling for his client (6 Cal. 3d 311); Obtained a Private Letter Ruling from the IRS approving the use of the unlimited marital deduction, eliminating all Federal Estate Tax and California Inheritance Tax, saving the client $800, 000 in estate tax; Successful in assisting business and farm families in protecting their long held property and businesses, allowing their children and grandchildren to retain the family business
Work History	Deputy District Attorney, Ventura County, CA, 1964-68; Partner at Heily, Blase, Ellison and Muegenburg, 1968-72; Established sole practice firm, Ventura CA, 1972-86; Founder and Managing Partner,, Muegenburg, Norman & Dowler, 1986-96; Established sole practice forming Metalaw, inc.
Children	Marianne, Melinda, Fritz, Paige
Spouse	Dale E. Muegenburg
Married	July 12, 1980
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