Experienced
Attorney
Educational Facts
- University of California, Berkeley 1978
- University of California, Hastings College of Law, 1984
Professional Facts
- Admitted to California State Bar on January 17, 1986
- Appointed by the Board of Governors to serve the Commission
- Volunteer Discovery Commissioner for Contra Costa Superior Court (2019-2021)
Bar Activities
- Member of the La Raza Lawyers Association, Alameda Chapter; President (1996 to 2000)
- Served as member of the California State Bar’s Executive Committee on Law Practice Management from 1987 to 1990
- Member of the California State Bar’s Executive Committee on Solo and Small Firms (1995-1998), (1998-1999) State Bar Chair
- Member of Earl Warren American Inn of Court (1997 to 2001)
- Member of the State Bar’s Trusts & Estate Law Section
- Member of the State Bar’s Litigation Section
Specialties
- Personal Injury and Estate Planning
Law Practice
- Solo Practice commencing in Richmond, California. {personal injury, family law, and civil litigation
- Solo Practice in Oakland and San Jose, California (1991-93) . {environmental law and civil litigation; volunteer staff attorney for Centro Legal de la Raza
- Solo practice in Berkeley (1994 to 1999)
- Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Duran, Gonzales, Ochoa & Tafoya (1999 to 2001).
- Co-Founder & Managing partner, Duran, Ochoa & Icaza (2001 to 2004)
- Alameda County Bar Association Distinguished Law Firm Award (2003)
- Honored as Hispanic Hero by the Oakland Raiders (2003)
- Solo Practice in Berkeley (2004 to 2008)
- Oakland Centro Legal de la Raza Visionary Leadership Award (2006)
- Served on Alameda County Bar Associations Judicial Evaluations Committee (2007)
- Solo Practice in San Jose (2009 to 2010)
- Solo Practice in El Sobrante (2011-2015)
- Solo Practice in Walnut Creek (2016 to present)