About C. Justin
C. Justin Cutler earned his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 2014. He earlier completed a Bachelor of Science in economics at Brigham Young University, graduating in 2009. Those academic credentials frame a practice that sits at the crossroads of business and private wealth matters.
After law school, Cutler built a practice that centers on business and estate planning. He is admitted to practice in California and Utah. His work at times involves drafting and reviewing organizational documents, advising on ownership transitions, and preparing the instruments families use to transfer wealth. He handles transactional and planning matters rather than trial litigation.
Colleagues describe him as methodical in approach. He tends to break complex problems into discrete steps and to translate legal concepts into the practical choices clients face. That style fits the firm where he practices: a small group focused on business and estate planning advice. The setting allows him to work directly with business owners, trustees, and executors on the nuts and bolts of succession and administration.
Cutler maintains current professional memberships. He participates in the routine continuing legal education that keeps practitioners current on tax law developments and changes in trust and probate procedure. He also advises clients on compliance issues that affect small businesses and closely held companies, including governance and contract matters.
The work often requires blending legal forms with operational planning. He prepares buy-sell agreements, assists in entity selection and restructuring, and develops estate plans designed to meet client objectives while considering tax and administration realities. He also helps families and business partners anticipate transitions and to document agreements so that future disputes are less likely.
Outside client work, he remains connected to the community of practitioners who advise business owners and families. That professional network provides referral resources and a forum for comparing approaches to complex problems. At the same time he continues to refine practical tools for estate transfer and business succession.
Cutler practices at Cutler | Riley - Business & Estate Planning Lawyers. He represents individuals, families, and closely held businesses in business and estate planning matters.
