Kenneth A. Baldwin

Kenneth A. Baldwin is a Fresno business and estate planning lawyer who handles business, corporate, real estate, probate, trust, and estate planning matters. As a managing partner, he advises banks, corporations, partnerships, and family-operated farming and ranching businesses. His practice centers on practical strategies for transactions, ownership structures, property matters, and wealth-planning needs. He also counsels both borrowers and lending institutions in major financing transactions.

Kenneth earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Davis, School of Law in 1987. He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science, cum laude, from the University of California, Davis in 1984. His combined study of law, economics, and government provided a strong foundation for evaluating financial arrangements, business risks, and long-term planning concerns.

Kenneth has represented banks in mergers and acquisitions and assisted investors with the formation of community banks. His experience also includes advising general and limited partnerships and guiding clients through corporate and real estate matters. He is admitted to practice before all California state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Central Districts of California, and the U.S. Tax Court.

Kenneth A. Baldwin is AV Preeminent peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was selected for the Northern California Super Lawyers list for Business and Corporate Law from 2013 through 2023. He is a past chair of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section of the Fresno County Bar Association. His background as a lecturer and co-author on family limited partnerships, asset protection, and trusts further reflects his command of complex planning issues and his ability to provide practical legal guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, McCormick Barstow LLP
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Fresno County Bar Association
• Member, Fresno Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of California, Davis, School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California, Davis
  B.A. in Economics and Political Science

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