Michael W. Deaktor is a partner of the law firm Melby & Anderson LLP.  He is admitted to practice law before all Courts in the State of California and the Central District of the U.S. District Court for the State of California.  He is further licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Arizona.

Michael W. Deaktor graduated Cum Laude from Pepperdine University School of Law and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University.

He has served as the following: President of the Gateway Kiwanis Club of Glendale; board member of the Verdugo Hills Council, Boy Scouts of America; board member of Temple Sinai of Glendale, served as Temple Treasurer for over two years and President of the Brotherhood.  He has also served as a board member and Treasurer of the Glendale Bar Association.  Currently he is a member of the Board of Directors and a past-President of the Community Foundation of the Verdugos (formerly the Glendale Community Foundation).  He belongs to the Los Angeles County Bar and Glendale Bar Associations, and has served as a lecturer to the Glendale Bar Association.

Michael W. Deaktor's practice consists of Probate, Will Contests, Trust Administration, Trust Litigation, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Estate Planning, Tax Return Preparation and all matters related to succession planning.

He has handled numerous probate proceedings, including one of a local Glendale real estate developer who died owning 125 parcels of property in 3 counties.  In addition to representing individuals which make up the bulk of his practice, he has also represented trust departments at Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, and Flinders Trust Ltd of Australia.