Mr. Barndt graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1986. After working as an Electrical Engineer for three years, Mr. Barndt attended law school at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing Michigan, where he was a member of Law Review.

After graduating law school in 1992, Mr. Barndt passed the Bar Exam in California. In 1995, Mr. Barndt moved his office to San Diego, and attended the University of San Diego where he earned a Masters in Tax Degree (LL.M., Tax) in 1996. Mr. Barndt has been practicing in the estate planning field ever since.

Mr. Barndt has been admitted to practice in the all state courts in the State of California, the US Tax Court, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, and the Federal District Court for the 5th Circuit.