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Wright and Wright Attorneys at Law, Inc. is a family-founded law firm that has devoted its self to estate planning, estate administration, and probate. Based on a commitment to recognizing and taking into account the unique circumstances surrounding each family, Wright and Wright have grown a firm that cherishes relationships, builds trust, and utilizes a group of attorneys and staff that are deeply committed to making the estate planning process reassuring, pleasant, stress-free, and fulfilling.

Prior to becoming attorneys, Judy Wright, and her son, Rob Wright, were in insurance and financial services. Judy was a licensed life insurance agent and Rob was a Registered Investment Advisor, in addition to holding a life insurance license.

In these professions, the Wrights had much contact with estate attorneys on behalf of their (then) financial services clients. They found that most of estate planning was transactional; that is, an attorney "sold" an estate plan to the clients. Far too many estate plans were form documents that failed to adequately accommodate or appreciate each family's unique circumstances and estate planning goals. The Wrights believed (and still believe) that planning for one's estate is deeply personal and when the attorney builds the plan around the person and family, rather than "squeezing" the family into a form document, it is much more likely that the plan will achieve the desired results.

In 1994, with this deep conviction that estate planning could be done better, Judy and Rob decided to refocus their careers and enter law school. They matriculated together at the San Joaquin College of Law, in the fall of that year. The mother and son had many classes together and were somewhat of a novelty at the law school. They were the first (and remain the only) mother and son team to enroll together at SJCL.

Upon graduation, neither Judy nor Rob ever worked in another firm. Judy founded the firm in 1997, under the name "Law Offices of Judith Wright, Inc." Rob joined her in 1998 and the firm adopted its current name in 2005. They realized their dream of building their own firm from the ground up. It wasn't easy! However, the results were worth it. The firm has matured into just the type of relationship oriented practice they envisioned.

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With the conviction that the client would always come first, the Wrights developed and continued to develop a client-centered experience that emphasizes service, compassion, technical expertise, and a commitment to going the extra mile. For instance, Judy and Rob decided early on that the best way to ensure that a family's plan work as the family intended was to provide full funding assistance. Each estate plan includes the titling of assets as the plan and law requires. This may sound obvious, but for many "trustmills" or transaction-based attorneys, funding is either the client's responsibility or the attorney bills additional charges beyond the core estate plan.

After thirteen years in business, our first associate attorney, Jon Petty, was added to the firm. He was one of the very few who graduated law school knowing he wanted to work exclusively in the field of estate planning. Jon was a college philosophy professor before choosing to pursue his law degree and current career. His professional background, relationship skills, and technical expertise have made him an invaluable addition to the firm. Equally important, his commitment to making the estate planning process a client-centered relationship ensures that Wright and Wright's core values and commitments will succeed for years to come.

All the attorneys have backgrounds in professions other than the law. We believe this adds value in our attorney-client relationships, bringing unique perspectives to this intensely human exercise we call estate planning. We understand the role that the estate planning attorney plays on the family's team-with financial advisors, business advisors, accountants, and other professionals.

When faced with estate planning, trust administration after a cognitive disability or death, or during the probate process, families face a range of emotions: fear of loss or death, grief from the loss of a loved one, worry over the way one's family may turn out. Wright and Wright believes that by focusing on people-on relationships-and showing each client compassion, care, and respect, it helps to ease people's minds and make the process a little more pleasurable. By building relationships, we are there for clients as their lives change. The long-term relationship often provides clients comfort and a greater sense of trust that their goals are met and their stress eased.



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