Stephen James Slocum - Roseville, CA
Attorney at The Sterling Law Group, A P.C.
Estate Planning Lawyers in Roseville, CA
2270 Douglas Boulevard Suite 116 Roseville, CA 95661
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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13
Years
Experience
Roseville Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Probate and Trust Litigation
- Trust Planning & Asset Protection
- Guardianships and Conservatorships
- Family Wealth Transfer
- Business Law: Business Formation, Administration, and Litigation
- Business Succession Planning
- Business Litigation Representation
- Business Formation
- Board of Director Services
- Private Investment Services
Litigation: 75%
Attorney Information
Overview
Stephen was born on a U. S. Military base in Germany, the youngest son of two American military parents. He was a U.S. citizen at birth yet holds a German birth certificate. As a result of his father’s military career, Stephen moved frequently as a young man. All the moving and changing schools allowed Stephen to learn how to adapt quickly and make new friends. This broad background upbringing gave him the skills to succeed in many diverse situations.
After completing his military service in the Navy, Stephen went on to graduate from San Diego State University and had a long and successful career at a Fortune 100 company, quickly excelling in a large multi-million-dollar communications systems sale and rapidly moving into senior management by building and running his own profit center. In 2000 he founded his own nationwide technology company. In 2009 he sold his position in the company he founded to follow a lifelong aspiration of becoming a lawyer.
As a lawyer, Stephen worked in Southern California until he moved to Northern California and started The Sterling Law Group, A P.C. in 2014. As a lawyer, Stephen has brought a lifetime of skills to become recognized by Super Lawyers as one of the area’s finest attorneys in Northern California. Stephen has successfully litigated very large and complex business and trust matters and has gained the reputation as one of the top “go to” lawyers for trust litigation in California.
With his decades of business success, Stephen knows that it is often better to negotiate a reasonable settlement, saving the client’s time, money, and aggravation. But there are other times when this is not possible, and to try is to waste time and money. Sometimes it takes fierce litigation to get justice.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Nortel Networks: Every sales award that was ever offered, plus, the only person in the company’s 100-year history to be named salesman of the year twice.
- Nortel Networks: Masters Award for Executive of the Year.
- Super Lawyers
Other Sources of Feedback About Stephen James Slocum
Included on the 2023Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Faulkner University, Jones School of Law,
Montgomery,
Alabama, 2012
Juris Doctor
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Faulkner University, Jones School of Law,
Montgomery,
Alabama, 2012
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Non Legal Education
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San Diego State University, 1980
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
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San Diego State University, 1980
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Partner
Past Positions
- United States Navy, Honorable Discharge 1976
Published Works
Articles
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The Secrets of an Entrepreneur-Create Space, Create Space, BN: 9781492295532
Bar Admissions
- California, 2013
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Stephen James Slocum
Highlights
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5.0 Value
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5.0 Quality of Service
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5.0 Professional Competence
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Hired Attorney 2025-2026The BEST probate attorney in Placer County, to put it succinctly.
Contact
2270 Douglas Boulevard
Suite 116
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: 916-727-6904
Fax: 916-760-2701
Email: Send a message
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