Jon Gallo, J.D. chairs the Family Wealth Practice Group of the Los Angeles law firm of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP. He is certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization as a Specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law, a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and an Academician of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Mr. Gallo is the former chair of the Committee on the Psychological and Emotional Issues of Estate Planning of the American Bar Association. He is a prolific author of more than 70 treatises and articles on estate planning. Mr. Gallo is also a regular columnist for the Journal of Financial Planning.