About us

Phil Craig is a licensed California Attorney who passed the California Bar Exam on his first try and began his law practice at the age of 25 in 1979.

He developed one of the most successful estate planning practices on the Central Coast of California and became Board Certified in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law in 1991.

He has taught Business Law at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, and has taught Law School classes at the Santa Barbara College of Law.

Through working with thousands of clients, Phil learned what worked and did not work in terms of how to build and protect an estate. He took what worked for his clients and put them in place for himself. This allowed him to take an extended sabbatical from his practice that continues to this day.

Although Phil no longer takes on individual clients nor does he offer specific legal advice, he has had the good fortune of working with many high net worth individuals, including several successful names in the Internet World.

Phil writes the Living Trust Tips Newsletter, a newsletter and website that helps lay people gain basic understanding of Living Trust and Estate Planning issues. Issues that are increasingly important as our population ages.

When he is not traveling, writing or researching, or involved in one of his business or real estate ventures, he enjoys practicing yoga and the sport of surfing.