 odney J. Hatley
Professional Background & Personal Information
Education
University of San Diego School of Law
San Diego, California
LL.M., Taxation, 1996
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
University of Memphis
J.D. 1986
Member, University of Memphis Law Review
Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee
B.A. 1983, Political Science
Honors: Dean's List
Experience
Estate Planning/Probate Attorney
Analysis and drafting of estate plans, including charitable trusts; estate tax returns and audits; decedent estates and postmortem trust administration; will contests and probate litigation; speech writing and seminar outline preparation. Analysis and drafting of wills, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts, grantor retained income trusts and generation skipping trusts; decedent estates, court-supervised trusts, guardianship matters, and conservatorship actions; preparation of estate and gift tax returns; representation and negotiation of estate tax audits. Estate tax planning. (August 1996 to Present)
Naval Weapons Center China Lake
Ridgecrest, California
Staff Judge Advocate.Responsibilities included provision of the following: legal assistance services to active duty military, retired personnel, and their family members such as adoptions and name changes, bankruptcies, civil suits, consumer affairs, contracts, criminal matters, domestic relations, immigration, insurance, naturalization, taxes, and wills; recommendations to the Commanding Officer whether to initiate criminal prosecutions of servicemembers pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice; service as ethics counselor to executive staff; preparation of post-government service employment opinions for retiring/separating personnel; investigation and adjudication of claims brought against the Federal government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, Military Claims Act, and Military Personnel and Civilian Employees’ Claims Act; pursuit of affirmative claims on behalf of the Federal government under the Federal Claims Collection Act and the Medical Care Recovery Act; service as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the prosecution and defense of actions involving the Naval Weapons Center in U.S. District and Magistrate Courts; and, supervision of a support staff. (August 1991 to August 1995)
Naval Legal Service Office Detachment
Naval Air Station Moffett Field
Mountain View, California
Criminal Defense Counsel and Legal Assistance Attorney. Prepared motions for
summary judgment, motions in limine, judgment on the pleadings, and trial briefs.
Prepared memoranda of law and correspondence. Provided legal assistance services
as described above to active duty military, retired personnel, and their family
members. Supervised a support staff. (October 1990 to August 1991)
Naval Legal Service Office
Naval Station Treasure Island
San Francisco, California
Criminal Defense Counsel and Legal Assistance
Attorney. (January
1989 to August 1991)
Gatti, Keltner & Bienvenu
Memphis, Tennessee
Personal Injury Litigation Associate.Responsible for wide range of personal injury insurance litigation matters, including coverage, vehicle, premises and product liability cases. Handled all stages of litigation including drafting and editing of complaints, cross complaints, answers, demurrers, discovery matters, summary judgment motions and trial briefs. Took and defended depositions and deposed expert witnesses. Have tried to conclusion jury trials in State and Federal Courts and Court trials. (August 1987 to December 1988)
Honorable James M. Tharpe, Judge, Division III
Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis
Law Clerk. (May 1986 to May 1987)
Honorable James E. Swearengen, Judge, Division IV
Circuit Court of Tennessee for the Thirtieth Judicial District at Memphis
Law Clerk. (May 1985 to May 1986)
Publications
Case comment, Torts—Abolition of the Fireman’s Rule in Oregon and What It May Mean for Tennessee—Christensen v. Murphy, 296 Or. 610, 678 P. 2d 1210 (1984), 15 University of Memphis L. Rev. 312 (Winter 1985).
California Probate Information (with LCDR Jay J. Kessler, JAGC, USN and LNC May S. Fujimoto, USNR; Naval Legal Service Office, Naval Station Treasure Island, San Francisco, California 1990).
Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone (with Robert A. Esperti, Esq., and Renno L. Peterson, Esq., Quantum Press, 2002)
Bar Admissions
State Bars of Tennessee, 1987; California, 1992. U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; U.S. Tax Court; and, U.S. Supreme Court.
Additional Certifications
Life Insurance (0C87849)
Activities
Member: San Diego County (Sections on: Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
and Taxation; Co-Chair, Financial Professional Liaison Committee), and Tennessee
Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Sections on: Estate Planning, Trust & Probate
Law; Taxation); Fellow, Esperti Peterson Institute; President & Director
of Education, Southern California Institute; and Volunteer – Make-A-Wish
Foundation of San Diego, Inc.
Interests
Scuba diving; surfing; and the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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