John Spurgeon, LLM CPA

Family Law Attorney, Pasadena,CA

Email: jspurgeon@earthlink.net

I am a native and resident of the San Gabriel Valley and have worked in Pasadena for over ten years. I am a father of eight and a grandfather of seven. I have over 25 years as a CPA and ten as a family law attorney. Being both an attorney and CPA provides clients with the best of both worlds.

Experience

• Arthur Anderson & Co. CPAs, Los Angeles, CA 1977-1981
• Brock and Pistol CPAs 1981 to 1983
• Formed John H. Spurgeon & Associates, Inc. Pasadena, CA, 1983 to present, tax and family law

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• Taxation Section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• American Institute of Certified Accountants
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• California Society of CPAs
• California Society of CPAs Business Valuation Section
• California Society of CPAs Business Fraud Section
• California Society of CPAs Business Family Law

Education

• Military Service – U.S. Army 1971 – 1973
• University – University of Southern California 1977, BS Accounting
• Graduate School – Western States University School of Law, JD 1998
• LLM Taxation – Chapman School of Law LLM, Taxation 2008

Patricia Rayos, Family Law Attorney, Pasadena, CA

Email: patricia.rayos@jhspurgeon.com

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA. Juris Doctor, May 2006. Class Rank: Top 25% Annual Class Rank 2004-2005. Honors: Dean’s List (2004-2005); Mexican American Bar Foundation Scholarship Recipient (2005)
• University Of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2002. Honors: Dean’s List (Fall 1999, Spring 2001, Spring 2002); Jesse M. Unruth Scholar, (Spring 2002), Mabel Wilson Scholarship Recipient, (2000-2002)
• BAR: California; U.S. District Court (CDCA), December 2006

Experience

• John H. Spurgeon & Associates, Inc., Associate, (Family Law)
• Law Office of Richard S. Trugman – Los Angeles, CA. Associate, (Family Law) December 2006 – February 2007
• Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law – Los Angeles, CA. Volunteer, September 2005 – March 2007
• Los Angeles Superior Court – Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Los Angeles, CA
• Judicial Extern – (Family Law) Honorable Richard E. Denner, May 2005 – September 2005

Languages And Organizations

• Fluent in Spanish and basic French; Member of the ABA, WLA, and LACBA, Pasadena Bar Family Law Sections.
• Admitted before the United States Tax Court