HATLEY LAW GROUP, APC
12636 High Bluff Dr., Ste. 400, San Diego, CA 92130
+1 (858) 465-8001
We provide estate planning to help you create your family’s financial, intellectual, and spiritual wealth legacy.
Beyond simply a financial service, we offer a holistic approach to protecting your legacy. By building a plan that ensures a smooth transition of all that you value to current and future generations, we’ll make sure your heirs receive everything they deserve.
RODNEY J. HATLEY - FOUNDER
I began my legal career working in personal injury litigation and then for the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, first as a criminal defense counsel and legal assistance attorney and then as a staff judge advocate and special assistant U.S. attorney. During this time I received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal two times.
In 1995, based on my experience with my father’s seven-year probate, I decided I wanted to learn more about tax law and to find out the best way to ensure that family wealth wouldn’t be devastated by confiscatory estate taxes and the costs and delays of probate. After coming off of active duty in the JAG Corps, I pursued a Master of Laws from the University of San Diego School of Law’s acclaimed graduate tax program and shifted into estate planning, trust and probate law. I am licensed to practice in California and my home state of Tennessee.
When I'm not busy with my practice, I enjoy scuba diving (I am open water certified), snorkeling, and surfing (which I do very badly) in San Diego. I am a fan of midcentury modern architecture and volunteer my time to the American Cancer Society Community Leadership Council and the Nice Guys San Diego charity.
+1 (858) 465-8001