Top Rated Estate Planning & Probate Attorney in Oakland, CA

Rachel A. Dodson is an attorney with the Roisman Henel + Adams LLP law firm in Oakland, California. A top-rated lawyer who is board-certified as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law, Ms. Dodson has more than eight years of total legal experience, and she provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the Oakland metro and surrounding areas of Contra Costa County and Alameda County who have legal needs involving any of the following:

• Estate planning
• Trusts and trust administration
• Probate and estate administration

Over the course of her legal career, Ms. Dodson has gained a reputation for her compassion and integrity when dealing with her clients as she helps them make the best-informed decisions regarding their final wishes and potential long-term health care needs. Drawing upon her extensive legal experience, she is able to address her client's issues efficiently and help them achieve their goals and the positive results they seek as cost-effectively as possible.

Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Dodson has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from her peers. She has also received 'Superb' client ratings on Avvo as well as numerous testimonials and referrals from those she has served.

A 2006 cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dodson received her master's degree in public policy from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington in 2012. That same year, she also obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law. While in law school, she served as managing editor of the Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy as well as chair of the Art in the Law School committee.

Ms. Dodson is an active member of The State Bar of California's Trusts and Estates Section, East Bay Trusts & Estates Lawyers, the East Bay Tax Club and the East Bay Estate Planning Council as well as the Women Lawyers of Alameda County.