Attorney Profile

Steven M. Ratner is the founder of the Law Offices of Steven M. Ratner. Steven M. Ratner has been certified as a Specialist by the State Bar of California in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law.

California attorneys certified as specialists must pass a written examination in their specialty field, demonstrate a high level of experience in the specialty field, fulfill ongoing education requirements and be favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with their work.

Steven M. Ratner graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law where he was first in his class, a member of the Order of the Coif, and an Associate Editor of the Oregon Law Review. Mr. Ratner received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University where he was a Student Editor of the Tax Law Review and the recipient of the Harry J. Rudnick Memorial Award.

Mr. Ratner's work experience includes a one-year clerkship with the Honorable Herbert Y.C. Choy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Steven M. Ratner served as an Adjunct Professor of the San Diego State University Seminar in Estate Planning. The seminar is part of the CFP Board Registered Executive Financial Planner Program.

Mr. Ratner is admitted to practice in California and New York. Mr. Ratner is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and is the co-Chair of the Elder Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association.