Francis A. La Poll

Practice areas

Estate Planning & Probate, Business/Corporate, Tax: Business, International, Nonprofit Organizations, Real Estate: Business

Focus areas

Business Organizations, Estate Planning, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Probate & Estate Administration, Tax Law

Francis A. La Poll serves as a partner at Gilfix & La Poll Associates LLP, a law firm located in Palo Alto, California. In this role, Mr. La Poll specializes in a range of legal areas, including business, estate planning, international law, probate, real estate, and tax law. He adeptly represents clients across California.

With a legal career spanning over 35 years, Mr. La Poll embarked on his journey by clerking for a federal judge before transitioning to private practice. Throughout his extensive career, he consistently offers skilled and conscientious legal counsel to his clients. Beyond his practice, he contributes articles to legal publications and delivers talks on diverse legal subjects to fellow attorneys and professionals.

Mr. La Poll is deeply committed to his community. Over time, he has held leadership roles within various organizations, including the Stevenson House, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and the YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula. Notably, he served two terms as the mayor of Los Altos and acted as the Peninsula representative for the League of California Cities Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee.

His academic journey includes graduating magna cum laude from the University of Virginia, followed by obtaining his law degree from Stanford Law School. During his time at law school, he led the Legal Aid Society and held the position of editor-in-chief for the Stanford Journal of International Law. Mr. La Poll possesses a license to practice law in all California state courts.

In recognition of his remarkable legal skills and unwavering ethical standards, Mr. La Poll received the prestigious AV Preeminent* peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. This rating, the highest attainable from the organization, is bestowed upon a select group of distinguished attorneys.