John A. Ronca Jr. was born August 3, 1952, in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Mission Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo, California in 1970. He attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. John then attended Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California and graduated with a Juris Doctorate Degree (JD) in 1978. In 1979, John graduated from Denver University School of Law, earning a Masters in the Laws of Taxation (LLM).

In 1979, John began his law practice in San Luis Obispo, California, concentrating in the areas of Estate and Business Planning. He was certified as a specialist by the California State Bar in the areas of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law on February 22, 1991. Click here for more information regarding the Certified Specialist program of the California State Bar.

John has received the highest rating awarded by the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating service. He is a member of the California State Bar Association and the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association.

John has written and published numerous articles and coauthored the Durable Power of Attorney Handbook published by the California State Bar. He was a lecturer of Business Law at Cal Poly. John serves on the Board of Directors of the French Hospital Medical Center and the Cal Poly Athletic Director's Advisory Council. John was President of the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) and served on the Mission College Preparatory High School Board of Regents Advisory Council. He is the Chairman of the Straight Down Fall Classic Golf Tournament. John is married to Tracy and they have two daughters, Stephanie and Rachel.