Jayson R. Elliott
Attorney at Law
Background
- Attorney
- Technologist
- Bitcoin Miner
- Crypto Legal Counsel
- Blockchain Founders
- SEC Filings
- Corporate Structuring
Jayson is the Managing Director of Bay Legal and received his Juris Doctorate from Santa Clara University and dual Masters Degrees in Business Administration from California State University Stanislaus and in International Finance from the Universite de Cergy-Pontoise outside of Paris, France.
In addition to his formal education, Jayson has worked for several high-tech companies in Silicon Valley including eBay, Lockheed Martin, and HP (formally Compaq / Tandem Computers). He was a co-founder and technology consultant for two technology startups, the first in the dot com era and another more recently involved a social media app. He has operated several medium-sized small businesses in California, Washington, Nevada, and Mexico where he focused on construction, marketing, hospitality / real estate, and cryptocurrency mining.
Jayson grew up in Central California has lived in Mexico, France, and Southern China. He has attended courses in international law and Finance in France, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Cuba. Mr. Elliott has spent the majority of his adult life in the south bay or on the peninsula where he now resides, in Palo Alto, California with his family.
Education
Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2015
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Santa Clara, CA
Masters of Science International Finance, 2012
UNIVERSITE DE CERGY-PONTOISE, Cergy, France
Masters of Science Business Administration, 2011
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS, Turlock, Ca
B.A. Political Science
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS, Turlock, Ca
My latest blog posts.
The 3 ways to Avoid Probate
Probate can be avoided when: There is a valid living trust is in place.The assets are held in a payable-upon-death account with a named beneficiary examples include life insurance, retirement, and investment accountsThe assets are worth less than $150,000 in value. The probate process should be avoided whenever possible as it involves time delays, legal and other…
Differences between a Will & a Trust
Wills and trusts Bay Legal helps plan your estate, to help conserve and protect assets for you and your loved ones. A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person’s wishes as to how their property is to be distributed after their death and as to which person is to manage the…