About Us
Founded in 2019 by Marc Joyce, Regatta Trust & Estates is a boutique estate planning firm that provides not only basic estate planning but complex estate planning that includes all related professional services such as trust administration, probate, estate and gift tax, to individuals and families of all levels of wealth. We tackle the full legal process to meet our clients’ individual needs and goals.
Benjamin Kingston is our newest attorney who joined Marc this year. Benjamin brings his tenured experience in business law. He has expanded his practice to include estate planning in which he works closely with Marc where he assist clients, many of whom he has had close relationships for many years, on a more personal and profound level.
Principal Estate Planning Attorney
Meet Marc Joyce, Esq.
Marc is the Founder and Principal of Regatta Trusts & Estates. Prior to founding RTE, Marc previously worked in the Estate Planning and Trust Administration Departments of Gaw Van Male, LLP in Napa, CA (later GVM Law, LLP). While at GVM he helped trustees and fiduciaries with advanced and complex trust administrations, including the preparation of 706 estate tax returns for taxable and nontaxable estates and complex fiduciary accounting for both internal trust administrators and contested court proceedings. Marc also advised executors and personal representatives and assisted them throughout probate proceedings.
Marc’s background and experience in complex administrations gives him a unique advantage and perspective as an estate planner. That perspective helps him to advise clients on practical, cost-efficient solutions that seek to avoid the many issues he frequently sees later during trust administrations. As an estate planner, Marc performs basic estate planning as well as more complex estate planning, including assisting the group of senior partners with asset analysis and note modeling as well as the preparation of irrevocable trusts and advanced planning for individuals and families with significant wealth who face serious estate, income, gift, and property tax implications.
Committed To Helping Our Clients Succeed
History & Expertise
Education
- J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2014
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B.A., Political Science
University of California, Irvine , 2008
Bar Admissions
- The State Bar of California, 2015
Experienced Corporate Law Attorney
Meet Benjamin Kingston, Esq.
Ben’s practice includes corporate and transactional law and estate planning. He spent the first ten of his nearly 20 year legal career as a litigator and trial attorney before turning his business focus.
From 2013 to 2020, Ben was general counsel for two private companies that oversaw the investment of over $200 million. He particularly enjoys counseling startup companies, from formation to IP protection to M&A. He currently acts as de facto external general counsel for a number of his clients who have regular business and transactional needs but whose budgets do not allow them to hire a legal professional internally. Ben’s experience also includes relatively nascent law areas, such as IT and data privacy and cannabis and hemp law.
Committed To Helping Our Clients Succeed
History & Expertise
Education
- J.D., Pepperdine School of Law, 2003
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B.A., Political Science, Philosophy,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999
Bar Admissions
- The State Bar of California
- The State Bar of Nebraska