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| | Address | | 50 Old Courthouse Square, 5th Floor, P.O. Box 1498 | | Santa Rosa, California 95404 | | (Sonoma Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 707-545-4910 | | Fax: 707-544-0260 | | |
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(Main Office)
| Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, Taxation, Corporate, Business, Real Estate, Construction, Unfair Competition, Copyright, Trademark, Labor (Employer/Management), Environmental Law, Bankruptcy (Creditor), Pension and Profit Sharing, Elder Law, Administrative Hearings and Civil Litigation for all practice areas in State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1982 | Firm Profile:
Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray was founded in 1982 by Edwin C. Anderson, Kirt F. Zeigler and Robert Disharoon, former partners of Spridgen, Barrett, Achor, Luckhardt, Anderson, James and Zeigler, a longstanding Santa Rosa firm. The firm provides a broad range of services to its business, professional and estate planning clients. All attorneys are members of the State Bar of California and the Sonoma County Bar Association. | | Firm Size: 17 | | Edwin C. Anderson, Jr. (Member) born Seattle, Washington, January 31, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, Washington; 1961, California and U.S. Tax Court; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Mary's College (B.S., 1953); University of Washington (LL.B., 1956). Named in "The Best Lawyers in America", publisher, Woodward/White, Inc. Member, Taxation Advisory Commission of California Board of Legal Specializations, 1971-1980. Co-Author: "Income Taxation of Decedent, Estate and Beneficiaries," 2 California Decedent Estate Practice (CEB). Member: Washington State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate and Taxation. | | Kirt F. Zeigler (Member) born San Francisco, California, September 6, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, New York; 1970, California; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with honors, 1960; LL.B., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates. | | Robert Disharoon (Member) born Berkeley, California, July 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1970); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1973). Member, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1972-1973. (Resident at Petaluma Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates. Email: Robert Disharoon | | Barbara Detrich Gallagher (Member) born Los Angeles, California, January 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., with highest honors, 1975); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Public Employment and Reverse Discrimination: Will Bakke Bring an End to Voluntary Affirmative Action Plans?" 10 University of California at Davis Law Review 87, 1977. Practice Areas: Business; Real Estate; Copyright and Trademark; Labor Law (Employer); Estate Planning. Email: Barbara Detrich Gallagher | | Margaret M. Elliott (Member) born Lansing, Michigan, May 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1983, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1972); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1981). Member, Thurston Society. James Angell Scholar. Research Editor, 1980-1991, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly. Extern for U.S. District Court Judge Weigel, 1981. Adjunct Faculty, Estate Planning, Sonoma State University, Paralegal Certificate Program, 1983—. Faculty, Estate Planning and Gift Taxation, Empire School of Law, 1984—. Co-author, "Income Taxation of Decedent, Estate and Beneficiaries," 2 California Decedent Estate Practice (CEB). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Trademarks. Email: Margaret M. Elliott | | David G. Bjornstrom (Member) born San Francisco, California, July 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1989, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Thomas Aquinas College (B.A., 1980); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). St. Thomas More Society. Member: Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate; Taxation; Real Estate; Tax Exempt Organizations; Business Law. | | Robert S. Rutherfurd (Member) born San Bernardino, California, October 21, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1981); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Member: Thurston Society; Order of the Coif; Empire School of Law, 1992-1997. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Business Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Robert S. Rutherfurd | | Christopher M. Mazzia (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1976); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1980). Index Editor, California Tort Reporter, 1980-1992. Author: "Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process," California Torts, Matthew Bender, 1985. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Environmental Law. Email: Christopher M. Mazzia | | Tricia A. Shindledecker (Member) born Chateauroux, France, August 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1991, U.S. Tax Court; 1992, U.S. District Court Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1985); St. Louis University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Editor-in-Chief, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1988-1989. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Legal Profession, Constitutional Law, Remedies. Adjunct Faculty, Trust Administration, Sonoma State University, 2004—. Certified Specialist, Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation. Member: Sonoma County Bar Association (Director and Chair, Probate Law Section, 2006—); Sonoma County Women-in-Law; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Secretary, Northern California Chapter); Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Elder Law; Copyrights; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Trademarks. Email: Tricia A. Shindledecker | | Wendy D. Whitson (Member) born Norwalk, California, October 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., highest honors, 1984) Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1987). Selected, Young Career Woman of 1987 for the Northern District of California, Association of Business and Professional Women. Member: San Francisco, Sonoma County, and American Bar Associations; Women-In-Law. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Labor and Employment; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law. Email: Wendy D. Whitson | | Daniel E. Post (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 29, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1985); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Articles Editor, University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1992-1993. Author: "The Constitutionality of Parole Departments Disclosing Parolees' HIV Status," 1992, Wisconsin Law Review, 1993. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Torts and Administrative Law. Law Clerk to the Honorable Daniel LaRocque, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 1993-1994. Member: American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Hoffman v. Connell, 73 Cal. App. 4th 1194 (1999); Transworld Systems Inc. v. County of Sonoma, 78 Cal. App. 4th 713 (2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Law. Email: Daniel E. Post | | Mary Catherine Doherty (Member) born Panorama City, California, November 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1991); University of Neuchatel, Switzerland (Cert. of Modern French, 1990); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1995). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Torts, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Professional Responsibility. Member, Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Employment Law. Email: Mary Catherine Doherty | | —————————— | | Michael D. Maciel (Associate) born Simi Valley, California, November 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., 1997); University of California, Davis (J.D., 2001). Judicial extern for the Honorable Rodney Davis, California Court of Appeals, Third District, 2001. Practice Areas: Business Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Tax Law. Email: Michael D. Maciel | | Catherine J. Banti (Associate) born Healdsburg, California, February 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A.S., 1998); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Copyrights; Trademarks; Real Estate. Email: Catherine J. Banti | | Marilyn G. Kittleson (Associate) born Oakland, California, February 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., with honors, 1976); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Employment Law. Email: Marilyn G. Kittleson | | Stephanie C. Coogler (Associate) born Cupertino, California, May 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 2000); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Civil Practice. Email: Stephanie C. Coogler | | OF COUNSEL | | John J. King, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Petaluma, California, April 20, 1935; admitted to bar, 1962, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of San Francisco (B.S., cum laude, 1957; LL.B., cum laude, 1961). Pi Sigma Alpha. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning. | Other Office Addresses:
Other Santa Rosa, California Office: 6641 Oakmont Drive, 95409. Telephone: 707-545-4910.
Petaluma, California Office: 17 Keller Street, 94952. Telephone: 707-545-4910.
Healdsburg, California Office: 1207 Vine Street, Suite G, 95448. Telephone: 707-545-4910.
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