Practice Areas

Estate Planning

Trusts & Estates Administration

Federal Estate & Gift Taxation

Guardianships & Conservatorships

Education

LL.B., Stanford University, 1967

B.A., Stanford University, 1964

Bar and Court Admissions

California

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Nonprofit Affiliations

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (Co-Chair, Board of Trustees)

The Fletcher Jones Foundation (Corporate Secretary)

The Virginia Steele Scott Foundation (Member, Board of Directors)

The Tina C. Foundation (Member, Board of Directors)

John D. (Jack) Pettker is a principal and founding member of Rodi Pollock Pettker Christian & Pramov and currently serves as its Chairman.

For over 30 years, Jack has practiced law principally in the areas of estate planning and probate administration, succession planning for family-owned businesses, and counseling private foundations. Jack uses traditional and cutting-edge strategies to assist families in accumulating, protecting and transferring their wealth and in minimizing taxes.

Jack is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is also listed in Naifeh and Smith's The Best Lawyers in America as one of the best lawyers in Los Angeles, California in the area of Trusts and Estates.

Since Rodi Pollock's inception, family businesses have been a major focus of Jack's and the law firm's trust and estate planning practice. Jack is experienced in planning and completing the succession of management and ownership in family businesses. He has authored many articles relating to the legal problems of family businesses.

Jack works actively with many charitable and nonprofit organizations. He currently dedicates much of his volunteer time in working with Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, an international leader in pediatric medicine, where he currently serves as Co-Chair of the hospital's Board of Trustees.