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Stephen Boner (dsb@bonerstern.com) was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He is the senior partner in the law firm of Boner Stern & Sipple,
located in San Diego’s Mission Valley. For more than 30 years, Mr. Boner has
successfully represented owners of closely held businesses, corporate
executives, physicians, and dentists with primary emphasis on estate planning,
family succession, and transactional
matters. Additionally, he proudly represents a significant number of
military families for their estate planning needs. He is a member of the San
Diego County, California, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Boner has
served on numerous association committees, including the Ethics Committee of
the California Bar Association. Mr. Boner also acted as a reviewer of the
current tax legislation for Tax Section of the American Bar Association.
A graduate of Occidental College, Mr. Boner earned his Juris Doctor from
California Western University’s School of Law. Upon receiving his law
degree, Mr. Boner became a Deputy Commissioner of Corporations for the State of
California. Subsequently, he served as Deputy City Attorney for San Diego.
A community activist, Mr. Boner has served in the San Diego Estate Planning
Council since 1975 and is a Board of Director of the Small Business Council
of America. Mr. Boner is a member of the La Jolla Sunrise Rotary Club, and
he also served as a Founder, Director, and Chairman of
the Audit Committee for the California Heritage Bank. In addition, Mr.
Boner served a term as a member of the Mayor's Business License Review Committee.
Extensively knowledgeable about wills, trusts, and related estate planning
documents, Mr. Boner has
spoken on behalf of the Continuing Education Section of the California State
Bar, as well as on Advanced Tax Planning for the Business Person at the
ALI-ABA Program at Stanford University Law School. He also shared his
expertise by speaking at the Title Insurance and Trust Company,
Probate and Tax Forum; the San Diego County Medical Society and the San
Diego County Dental Society; and the
National Estate Planning Council. He has authored various published articles
throughout his career, including "Partnerships of Professional Corporation
-- The New Kiddie on the Block" for Prentice Hall, "The Non-Tax Aspects of
Professional Corporations" for Physician Magazine, and "Partnership of
Professional Corporations: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" for the Annual
Tax and Probate Forum. Mr. Boner has also served as a contributing
member to Medical Economics.
Being involved with charitable organizations is close to Mr. Boner’s heart, and
he has served on the boards of various charities, including Boy Scouts of
America, City of Hope, Hebrew Home for the Aged (Officer and Director), La Jolla High School
Foundation, National Association of Multiple Sclerosis (Chair), San Diego Museum of
Man, and UCSD Planned Giving Executives Committee. Mr. Boner has especially enjoyed
serving on the Grants and Philanthropic Committees of the prestigious San Diego Foundation Committee,
which distributes charitable funds throughout the San Diego community.
In 1995, Mr. Boner was recognized by the Service Corps of Retired Executives
Association (SCORE) for years of counseling and training the San Diego small
business community, and he also received "Boss of the Year" honors from the
American Business Women's Association (ABWA).
Located in San Diego, Mr. Boner assists clients throughout Southern California,
as well as in association with other outstanding, well recognized attorneys who provide similar services across the
United States.
E-mail D. Stephen Boner (at
dsb@bonerstern.com)
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