Active in the Community
Leadership in Contra Costa County
We are committed to playing a positive role in our community through service and support to charitable, educational, artistic, civic and business and professional organizations and through the provision of pro bono legal services to organizations and individuals. Our core values embrace and encourage our people to make meaningful contributions to our community. Our attorneys and staff take this commitment seriously and we are proud to have provided leadership as well as pro bono legal services to numerous organizations, including the following:
East Bay Leadership Foundation
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties
Diablo Valley College Foundation
Diablo Regional Arts Association
STAND! Against Domestic Violence
Mt. Diablo Habitat for Humanity
HomeAid
Food from the Bar
Special Olympics of Northern California
The Diablo Ballet
YMCA
We also participate in various legal clinics, foundations and other civic and industry organizations. We hold leadership positions in the following business organizations:
California Building Industry Association (CBIA) as Vice-Chair, Legal Action Committee;
Contra Costa County Bar Association at both the Board and section levels, with firm attorneys leading the Business Law and Corporate Counsel, Women's, Pro Bono, Real Estate, Appellate, Intellectual Property and Litigation sections;
Contra Costa Council at both the Board and Task Force levels, with firm attorneys playing substantive roles on the Land Use, Economic Development and Technology task forces;
Economic Development Alliance for Business (EDAB) in the role of Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors;
Home Builders Association of Northern California (HBANC) as Directors of the Board (Eastern Division) and Chair, Legal Action Committee;
Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court; and the
Rotary Club of Walnut Creek (Sunrise)