Kyla J. Hale

Kyla J. Hale is an associate attorney in the Probate, Trust Administration, and Estate Planning department at Johnston, Kinney & Zulaica LLP. She enjoys drafting comprehensive estate plans for individuals and families to suit their specific familial, financial, and business needs, including formation of business entities. Ms. Hale represents individuals and California Licensed Professional Fiduciaries as executors, trustees, and conservators throughout the State of California.

Ms. Hale earned her J.D. in 2018 from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where she graduated cum laude. Among other things, she earned a Tax Law Certificate and was a member for the prestigious UC Davis Law Review.

To supplement her work, Kyla is a proud contributing author for CEB, and has contributed to the following publications over the years: CEB California Decedent Estate Practice • Petition for Instructions or Confirmation (2022) • Statutory Protections for Family Members (2020, 2022, 2024) CEB California Probate Workflow Manual • Summary information (2020 and 2022) • Gathering and Maintaining Information (2020 and 2021) • Property Not Subject to Probate Administration (2020) CEB Drafting California Irrevocable Trusts • Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (2024) • Nongrantor Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts (2021 and 2024) • Complete Irrevocable Trust Forms (2021) CEB California Will Drafting • Pourover Wills (2020) • Revocation (2020) CEB California Estate Planning • Structuring the Trust Instrument (2020) Ms. Hale has also presented at the Professional Fiduciary Association of California's 27th Annual PFAC Educational Conference, and the Professional Fiduciary Association of California's Northern California Education Day, speaking on the subject of the California End of Life Option Act. She has been recognized as a California "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers every year since 2021.