Anne Cochran Sutton

Bar / Professional Activity

• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, member, 2009 - 2013
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Director, Board of Directors, 2014
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Director, Board of Directors; Program Chair, 2015
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Director, Board of Directors; Program Chair, 2016
• President Elect - Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Director, Board of Directors., 2017
• Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Section, member, 2009 - 2014, 2009
• San Francisco Bar Association, member, 2012 - 2015
• Appointed to Sideman & Bancroft firm Strategic Planning Committee (6 members total) identifying the vision of the firm, and directing its growth and design, across all practice areas. 2017 to present., 2017

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Family law action - argued and won at contested court hearing request for order for $175,000 pendente lite attorney fee award for my client, payable immediately by opposing party (spouse), 2014
• Successfully negotiated and drafted stipulation to terminate open-ended permanent spousal support award, Post-judgment, 2014

Transactions

• Successfully negotiated premarital agreement on behalf of client, preserving her rights to the community interest in opposing party's Restricted Stock awards from employment including those granted prior to marriage, confirming that her name shall be placed on title to all future purchases of residential real property, 2014

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Certified Mediator (40-Hour Mediation Training), 2012
• Certified Family Law Specialist, 2016

Pro bono / Community Service

• Bay Area Legal Aid, domestic violence/restraining order clinic volunteer, Pittsburg & Martinez, CA, 2004
• Small Claims Court Mediator, San Francisco Superior Court, 2004
• Small Claims Court Mediator, San Francisco Superior Court, 2005
• Contra Costa County Family Law Center Pro Per Clinic, volunteer attorney, 2012
• San Francisco Superior Court, Self-Represented Litigants volunteer attorney mediator, 2014
• Contra Costa County Family Law Center Pro Per Clinic, volunteer attorney, 2013
• Contra Costa County Family Law Center, Double Pro Per settlement volunteer attorney, 2014
• Contra Costa County Family Law Center, Double Pro Per settlement volunteer attorney, 2015
• Pro Bono, limited scope representation at trial of paternity action litigant in custody trial (San Francisco Superior Court, in partnership with Sargent Shriver Custody Project/Justice & Diversity Center of Bar Association of San Francisco, 2015
• San Francisco Superior Court, Self-Represented Litigants volunteer attorney mediator, 2015
• Marin Bench Bar Settlement Panelist Selected to co-mediate multiple matters in 2017 with two other esteemed family law attorneys in the bay area, some of the most difficult cases in Marin counsel, set for trial, 2017

Educational Background

• Phillips Exeter Academy, 1991
• University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Major: English

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Anne's interview with Inside Hook re Silicon Valley Divorces https://www.insidehook.com/san-francisco/divorce-silicon-valley-style, 2017
• Brides.com interview with Anne Cochran Freeman re premarital agreements., 2017
• Nob Hill Gazette article, "Secrets of...The Divorce Lawyers." Interview with Anne Cochran Freeman, 2017
• Haute Living article on Anne Cochran Freeman, "When San Francisco’s most powerful couples have to make important decisions regarding their personal lives—whether it be a prenup to the wedding of the decade or a discrete divorce after a dysfunctional breakup—they turn to Anne Cochran Freeman and Monica Mazzei. The family law ladies practice at Sideman and Bancroft and some consider them to be the Bay Area’s answer to celebrity divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser. The dynamic duo consider themselves marriage experts who consider their elite client’s happiness of utmost importance." http://hauteliving.com/2017/06/top-divorce-laywers-sf/638706/?market=san-francisco, 2017
• Forbes.com article - interview with Anne Cochran Freeman and partner, "tow of the Bay Area’s most trusted family law practitioners at Sideman & Bancroft. Their combined expertise has made them go-to specialists for high profile premarital and divorce cases with multimillion dollar futures on the dotted line.", 2017
• San Francisco Chronicle, January 28, 2018 edition on weddings, article/interview with Anne Cochran Freeman re premarital agreements and divorce., 2018

Firm News (Newsletters)

• Family Law, Elder Law, Trust & Estate Planning, Juvenile Law, Fiduciary Duty, Contra Costa Lawyer April 2014 – The Contra Costa Family Edition

Honors

• 10 Best Female Attorneys, AIFLA, 2016
• Moot Court, Best Brief, USF School of Law

“Skilled drafter, specializing in complex marital settlement agreements and pre-marital agreements; extremely professional; great rapport with clients; capable trial attorney with excellent presentation style.”

“Ms. Freeman is very professional in her manner and demeanor. She has demonstrated an ability to handle complex family law matters. Ms. Freeman has excellent drafting skills and has earned a reputation for creating detailed Marital Settlement Agreements and Pre-nuptual Agreements covering a wide variety of issues. Ms. Freeman is very detailed in her analysis of a case and organized in her approach to gathering necessary documents to present the matter at trial.”

“Highly motivated, extremely intelligent and dedicated lawyer”

“Anne is a strong advocate for her clients. She has a broad knowledge base of her field.”

“Anne is a brilliant, hard working lawyer with a long history of achieving great results for her clients. I have known Anne for 25 years.”