Phone: 707-543-4900
Fax: 707-543-4910
E-mail: rwargo@frigolaw.com

Ronald P. Wargo II is a partner in the firm. He practices in the areas of estate planning, business law, and intellectual property. He is certified as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. He has been a professor of business organizations at Empire College School of Law.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

• Estate Planning
• Business Law
• Tax Law
• Intellectual Property Law

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• California
• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

EDUCATION:

• Juris Doctorate
      University of California, Hastings College of the Law        
        Senior Notes Editor, Communications & Entertainment Law Journal


• Bachelor of Arts, History
      University of California, Berkeley

AFFILIATIONS:

• California State Bar - Trusts and Estates Section
• California State Bar - Business Law Section
      Executive Committee Treasurer, Partnerships and LLC Standing Committee,     Past Chair
  
• Califonia State Bar - Intellectual Property Section
  
• Sonoma County Bar Association, Founder, Business Law Section
      Member, Probate Section
      Member, Intellectual Property Section

RECENT ARTICLES:

• 2012 - Considering making a large gift? The time is now
      North Bay Business Journal (February 27, 2012)
• 2011 - Licensed private fiduciary an option for estates
      North Bay Business Journal (September 12, 2011)
• 2011 - Four Advisers on What to Do in These Highly Volatile Times
      North Bay Business Journal (May 23, 2011)
• 2010 - You Must Call Now For This Special One-Time Offer IRC 1244
      North Bay Business Journal (November 29, 2010)
• 2010 - Organizing and Operating LLC's, Comparison of California and Delaware LLC Law   -  Continuing education of the Bar (May 2010)
• 2010 - North Bay Wealth, investment advisers offer guidance
      North Bay Business Journal (March 1 2010)

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

• Estate Planning
    South Placer Estate Planning Council (May 2012)

• Transfer Tax Issues, Asset Protection, Liability and Litigation
      Society of California Accountants - North Bay Chapter (January 2012)
• Emotional and Psychological Issues of Estate Planning
      American Bar Association (November 2011)
• Formations of Partnerships and LLC's
      California State Bar (November 2011)
• Estate Planning for Digital Assets and Online Financial Accounts
      Strafford Publications (July 2011)
• Asset Protection Techniques for High Risk Clients
      National Business Institute (May 2011)
• Prepare Your Business to be Sued
      Sonoma County Bar Association (February 2011)
• Six Steps to an Effective Estate Plan
      Wells Fargo Financial (January 2011)
• Advanced Tax Issues in Entity Selection
      Strafford Publications (December 2010)
• Estate Administration
      National Business Institute (December 2010)
• Advanced LLC Issues
      National Business Institute (December 2010))
• Business Entity Selection
      National Business Institute (December 2010)
• Limited Conservatorships
      Becoming Independent (September 2010)
• Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
      Sonoma State University (July 2010)
• Comparing California And Delaware LLC Law
      Sonoma County Bar Intellectual Property Section (June 2010)
• Essentials of Partnership and LLC Formation
      California State Bar (March 2010)