John J. Stanton
AttorneyMr. Stanton was born in Inglewood, California and grew up in Whittier, California. He attended St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs before graduating from El Dorado High School in Placentia, California. He attended California State University, Fullerton, studying Economics, and graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a B.A. in Political Science, He graduated from Southwestern Law School in May, 1992 with a Juris Doctorate Degree. While at Southwestern, Mr. Stanton was named to the Dean's list, won the American Jurisprudence Award and was listed in the Who's Who of American Law Students. Mr. Stanton also attended the school of International Human Rights and Comparative Law at Trinity College Law School in Dublin, Ireland. Prior to entering the field of law, Mr. Stanton was a consumer loan and a real estate lending officer and underwriter with the nation's largest private credit union, United Airlines Employee Credit Union. Mr. Stanton is a member of the California State Bar, the California State Bar Family Law Section, the California State Bar Estate Planning Section, and is admitted to practice before the District Court of the United States, Central District of California. Mr. Stanton has served on the board or advises the following non-profit organizations: With Hope, The Amber Craig Foundation (dedicated to preventing teen suicide): www.withhopefoundation.org My Day Counts (They train individuals with disabilities for success in life and work.) www.mydaycounts.org Mr. Stanton has been married to Grace since 1988, and they have three sons, Liam, Conor, and Sean. They were parishioners of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia, California, and his sons attended grade school there. ll three boys graduated from Servite High School in Anaheim (GO FRIARS!).Liam graduated from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), Conor graduated from The University of California, Irvine (UCI), and Loyola Law School. Sean graduated from Tisch School of Television and Film at New York University (NYU).
Education: Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, California (J.D.) , California State University Long Beach (B.A., Major: Political Science)
Certifications: U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1992 , CA State Bar- Trust and Estates Section , CA State Bar- Family Law Section
Services: Family Law , Trust and Estate Planning , Conservatorships/Guardianships
