I am an attorney with over 35 years of experience and have expertise handling difficult and contentious cases. I represent beneficiaries, elders, and relatives or friends of elders, trustees, executors, agents under durable powers of attorney, conservators, and private professional fiduciaries.
I do a thorough and well thought-out analysis of every case I work on. Whenever possible, I take a problem solving approach, which I generally believe better serves my clients. However, when necessary, I am a forceful advocate for my clients in trials and mediations. I have had numerous successful mediations and trials on behalf of my clients.
Additionally, I prepare customized estate plans for my individual and married clients and utilize my direct knowledge of litigation practices and the law applicable to challenges to trusts to avoid potential pitfalls.
I treat my clients the same way I would want to be treated if I were in their position, and, with this in mind, bill conservatively.
Paralegal
Delara Doroodian
Education
University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law
Doctor of Law (JD), 1984
University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Honors, 1979
Training
LLM (Masters level) classes in: Estate and Gift Tax, Estate Planning, and Probate Procedure and Litigation at Golden Gate University Law School, San Francisco.
Mediation: 40-hour Steven Rosenberg Mediation Training
Honors & Awards
2014 – 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice that is limited to no more than five percent of attorneys within California. Their selection process is rigorous and results in third-party validation of professional accomplishments.
Organizations
State Bar of California Trusts and Estates Section
Contra Costa County Bar Association Elder Law Section
Prior Chair of the Board of Directors.
Contra Costa County Bar Association Estate Planning and Probate Section
East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers
Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley
Publications
Undue Influence Defined: New Statutory Definition and Recent Case Law
Contra Costa Lawyer
April 2014
Contested Conservatorships – Where’s The Love?!
Contra Costa Lawyer
February 2012
Wait, What?! The Trials and Tribulations of an Elder Abuse Lawyer
Contra Costa Lawyer
August 2011