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Lorin B. Blum - Partner,
is a graduate of the University of California, Hastings
College of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of California
in 1963. He is a Certified Specialist in Family Law. Lorin
is a member of the Alameda County and Contra Costa County
Bar Associations. Lorin has over 40 years of
experience in family law and has received the Martindale-Hubbell
AV rating which indicates very high to preeminent legal
ability and very high ethical standards as established
by confidential opinions from members of the Bar. Lorin
is a native of Oakland. |
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Sharon M. Braz - Partner,
is a graduate of the San Francisco School of Law, and
was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1987. She
is a Mediator and a Certified Specialist in Family Law.
Sharon has served as President of the Alameda County Family
Law Association and as Director of the Northern California
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. Sharon
is an active member of the Alameda County and Contra Costa
County Bar Associations. She is a board member of the
Alameda County Family Law Association. Sharon is a member of the
Earl Warren Inn of Court. Sharon has over 19 years of
experience in family law as an attorney. Sharon was born
in Washington D.C., and has lived in the Bay Area since
1964. |
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Donna
T. Gibbs - Partner,is a graduate of the Santa Clara University School of
Law and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1997. She is a
Certified Specialist in Family Law. Donna has been practicing family law
exclusively since 1999. She is a member of the Alameda County and Contra
Costa County Bar Associations, and is a board member of the Alameda County
Family Law Association. Donna’s practice currently focuses on representing
clients in litigation, mediation and collaborative law. Donna is a member of
the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Alliance of
Collaborative Professionals East Bay. Prior to joining Blum Braz & Gibbs,
LLP, she worked as a public defender in Stanislaus County. Donna is fluent
in Russian. She was born in Riga, Latvia and has lived in the Bay Area since
1978. |
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Anne Davies - Associate, is a graduate of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2004. Anne is a member of the Alameda County and Contra Costa County Bar Associations. In law school, Anne was on the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly and received various awards including: the Snodgrass Award for best oral argument, the Snodgrass award for appellate brief, and the Witkin Award for excellence in Feminist Legal Studies. Prior to law school, Anne was a school teacher in Alameda County for two years. Anne received her Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. Anne is fluent in French. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and has lived in the Bay Area since 1997. |
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Sandra L. Kellum - Paralegal,
has worked for Blum Braz & Gibbs for more than 20 years.
She primarily supports Lorin and his clients and works
on various aspects of cases with him. Sandra is a graduate
of Mills College. She works 4-days a week and is a docent
at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco on the 5th day.
Sandra is a Bay Area native. |
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Matthew Colliss-Paralegal, Matt has worked with the firm for a year now. Prior to working here, he worked for a litigation attorney in San Mateo County. Matt is a graduate of Laney College in Oakland and has a Paralegal Certificate through UC Berkeley extension in San Francisco. He is currently a student at California State University East Bay. Matt offers primary support to Donna Gibbs and assists all the other attorneys as well. Matt is a Bay Area Native. |
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Janet Martin - Legal
Assistant, has worked with the firm since September
2000. Janet has worked as a legal assistant for over 20
years and has worked solely in family law since 1985.
She offers primary support to Sharon Braz and Donna Gibbs.
Janet is a Bay Area native. |
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Dolores Rutzen - Legal
Assistant, has worked with the firm since 1997.
She has a Master's degree in History from New York University
and a Master's degree in Library Science from Columbia
University. Dolores was raised in New York and has lived
in the Bay Area since 1975. |
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Kathy Shaw - Bookkeeper,
has worked with the firm since 1997. She works part-time
and provides administrative and bookkeeping support for
the firm. She answers clients' billing questions. Kathy
was raised in Ohio and has lived in the Bay Area since
1974. |
