Foreword, Your American Legacy: Powerful Strategies That Instill Lasting Values For Generations (with Stan D. Miller, Best Seller Publishing LLC, 2020)
Editor, For California Doctors: A Guide to Asset Protection, Tax and Estate Planning (with Christopher R. Jarvis, MBA; David B. Mandell, JD, MBA; Jason M. O'Dell, CWM; Guardian Publishing LLC, 2009)
Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone (with Robert A. Esperti, Esq., and Renno L. Peterson, Esq., Quantum Press, 2003)
California Probate Information (with LCDR Jay J. Kessler, JAGC, USN and LNC May S. Fujimoto, USNR, Naval Legal Service Office, Naval Station Treasure Island, 1990)
Case comment, Torts—Abolition of the Fireman’s Rule in Oregon and What It May Mean for Tennessee—Christensen v. Murphy, 296 Or. 610, 678 P. 2d 1210 (1984), 15 University of Memphis L. Rev. 312, Winter, 1985
Honors
Leader in Law, Estate Planning, San Diego Business Journal, 2021
Nominee, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man of the Year, 2021
San Diego Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2021 & 2022
Top Wealth Managers of San Diego, San Diego Magazine, 2019, 2021 & 2022)
Best Attorneys, Estate Planning, San Diego Metro Magazine, 2018 & 2020
Finalist, Leaders In Law, Estate Planning, San Diego Business Journal, 2020
Top Wealth Managers of San Diego, San Diego Magazine, 2019, 2021 & 2022
Fellow, Esperti Peterson Institute
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International, 2012
Fellow, Esperti Peterson Institute, 2003
Finalist, BNY Mellon Advisor Of The Year, Best Estate Planning For Pre-Merger & Acquisition, 2015
Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award (2012)
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (Gold Star In Lieu Of Second Award), 1995
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal, 199 and,
National Defense Service Medal, 1990
University of Memphis L. Rev.
Pro Bono Activities
Executive Leadership Team, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of San Diego
Nice Guys San Diego (Charity and Victory Fund Committees)
San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club
Past Positions
Hatley Law Group, A P.C., 2016 to Present
Chhokar Law Group, P.C., 2010 to 2016
Hatley Law Group, A P.C. 2008 to 2010
The Law Firm of Strazzeri Mancini LLP 2002 to 2008
Law Office of Rodney J. Hatley 1996 to 2002
Naval Weapons Center China Lake, Staff Judge Advocate, 1991 to 1995
Naval Legal Service Office Detachment, Naval Air Station Moffett Field, Criminal Defense Counsel and Legal Assistance Attorney, 1990 to 1991
Naval Legal Service Office, Naval Legal Service Office, Criminal Defense Counsel and Legal Assistance Attorney, 1989 to 1991
Professional Associations
North County Estate Planning Council
ProVisors
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation's Estates and Trusts Council
WealthCounsel, LLC
Tennessee Bar Association
State Bar of California, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law and Taxation Sections
