Kevin Staker
- Camarillo, California
- 805-482-2282
- kgs@stakerjohnson.com
With more than 40 years of experience working in trust and estate law, Kevin Staker serves as principal of Staker|Johnson Law Corporation based in Camarillo, California. The firm focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and related tax matters. He also has a practice in probate and trust mediation as well as long term nursing home care under Medi-Cal. Kevin Staker began his professional career working for Ferguson, Regnier and Paterson, the predecessor firm to Ferguson, Case, Orr and Paterson. He served the firm for four years before opening his own legal office.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Kevin Staker grew up in Woodland Hills. He served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS) in the southern Italy areas of Brindisi, Lido di Ostia, Pistoia and Rome. At age 19, he became the branch president of a local LDS congregation in Lido di Ostia, Italy.
In his spare time, Kevin Staker golfs and competes in triathlons. Still fluent in Italian from his time spent there, he loves visiting the country with his wife. They frequently visit Venice and attend the opera house La Fenice. They also have taken adventure travel trips to China, Hong Kong, Belize, and Kenya.
Kevin Staker applies his experience of over 35 years in trusts and probates in assisting individuals in settling disputes over probates or trusts.
Kevin Staker has formed thousands of living trusts. "If you own your home, you should have a living trust.", Kevin Staker
Kevin Staker is the founder of the Planned Giving Council of Ventura County. A group of charitable organization workers and allied professionals. Their purpose is to promote planned giving to charities by the citizens of Ventura County. Kevin is also was the president in 2016 of Ventura County Legal Aid, Inc.
Service as an expert witness in matters related to estate planning, probate and trust administration, and taxation
Kevin Staker has a great deal of experience forming and assisting in the administration of special needs trusts.
Kevin Staker is a member of the board of Ventura County Legal Aid, Inc., the non-profit lawyer service affiliate of the Ventura County Bar Association. Kevin Staker was the president of the board of Ventura County Legal Aid, Inc. for 2016. He is the 2018 recipient of the Ben E. Nordman Award, given for outstanding service to the community by a Ventura County lawyer.