Marvin T. Helon

Marvin T. Helon is a Fresno lawyer with more than 40 years of experience in estate planning, business, and real estate matters. His practice includes business planning, business transactions, real estate transactions, wills, trusts, probate administration, and trust administration. He handles guardianships, conservatorships, and estate and trust litigation as well. His work combines transactional planning with experience addressing contested estate and fiduciary matters.

Helon earned his J.D. from San Joaquin College of Law and his B.A. from California State University, Fresno. His education provided a strong foundation in legal analysis, transactional planning, property matters, and estate administration. This training supports his work helping individuals, families, and businesses address ownership, succession, estate, trust, and real estate concerns.

Helon has served as a judge pro tem in the Fresno County Superior Court Probate Department. He has worked as a Special Master, court-appointed referee, guardian ad litem, and court-appointed attorney. His appointments have involved numerous conservatorship, estate, and trust administration matters. He currently serves on the Fresno County Superior Court Rules Committee, drawing on decades of probate and litigation experience.

Marvin T. Helon holds an AV peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He previously served on the Fresno County Bar Association Board of Directors and chaired its Probate and Estate Planning Section. He belongs to the Real Property and Estate Planning Sections of the State Bar of California. He is admitted in California and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. His background reflects long-standing experience in estate, trust, business, and real estate matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Baker Manock & Jensen, PC
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• San Joaquin College of Law Fresno
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• California State University at Fresno
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)