Mika Domingo
Top rated Estate & Trust Litigation attorney in Walnut Creek, California
M.S. Domingo Law Group, P.C.
Practice Areas: Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Business & Corporate; view more
Licensed in California since: 2013
Education: John F Kennedy University- College of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Tagalog
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M.S. Domingo Law Group, P.C.
1501 N BroadwaySuite 260
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Visit website
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With a passion for helping others, Mika Domingo is Founder and Managing Attorney of M.S. Domingo Law Group, P.C. She represents people throughout California in matters involving Probate and Trust Litigation, Probate Administration, Trust Administration, Estate Planning, and Business Law.
Ms. Domingo cares deeply about her clients, and understands their situations. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a financial auditor and owned a publishing firm where she was also editor-in-chief. Her understanding of her clients' situations helps her relieve the emotional stress and anxiety that accompany legal proceedings.
Ms. Domingo previously served as a Deputy Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice. She is a strong and effective advocate for her clients in the courtroom as well as in negotiations. She has appeared at the state, appellate, and federal courts on issues of constitutional law, tort matters, and civil rights and appears regularly in state courts across California in matters involving trusts and estates.
Ms. Domingo holds Associate Degrees in Business and Accounting and received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a Juris Doctorate with honors from the John F. Kennedy University College of Law and completed her continuing education in Publishing at Stanford University.
Among her many accolades, Ms. Domingo has received the Public Interest Award from the California Bar Foundation, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award, the Robert G. Mc Grath American Inn of Court Scholarship, the Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award, the Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Platinum and Gold Diversity Awards, and the Justice James J. Marchiano Distinguished Service Award. She also holds an Avvo “Superb” rating.
Highly involved in the legal community, Ms. Domingo made history as the first Filipina President of California Women Lawyers in 2022-2023, a statewide organization dedicated to advancing women in the profession of law, improving the administration of justice and eliminating all inequities based on gender. She currently serves as President of the California Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Cal-APABA), a statewide organization representing the interests of APA bar organizations and the over 14,000 APA attorneys statewide to promote justice and equality, advance legal and policy matter that impact the APA community, and enhance the professional development of its members. She is also Co-Director of Professional Development for the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC). Ms. Domingo also served on the Executive Committee and as Director for the Contra Costa County Bar Association Board and as Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and as Past President of the Contra Costa County Bar Association's Women's Section. She also served on the State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners for four years and Director of the Women Lawyers of Alameda County Board.
Practice areas
Estate & Trust Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate, Business/CorporateFocus areas
Estate Planning, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills
- 50% Estate & Trust Litigation
- 40% Estate Planning & Probate
- 10% Business/Corporate
First Admitted: 2013, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.msdomingolawgroup.com/about/
- Vice-Chair, Examinations Committee, State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners, 2016
- Secretary, Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2020
- Eastern District of California, 2013
- Member, State Bar of California, Real Property Section, 2014-Present
Co-Chair, Judicial Evaluations Committee, California Women Lawyers
, 2017- Member, Queen's Bench San Francisco, 2012-Present
- President, Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section, 2015
- Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2017-Present
- Attorney Member, Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court, 2010-Present
- Ninth Circuit of California, 2013
- Board Member, Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section, 2013-Present
- Vice-President, Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section, 2014
- Member, Contra Costa County Bar Association West County Section, 2013-Present
- Committee Attorney Member, State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners, 2013-2017
- Member, Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, 2017-Present
- Vice Chair, Education Standards Committee, State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners, 2015
- California Bar, 2013-Present
- Co-Affiliate Governor, California Women Lawyers, 2016-2017
- Affiliate Governor, California Women Lawyers, 2016
- Member, Contra Costa County Bar Association Barristers Section, 2013-Present
- Director, Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2016-2018
- Member, Women Lawyers of Alameda County, 2013-Present
- Delegate, Conference of California Bar Associations, 2017-Present
- Director, Women Lawyers of Alameda County, 2018-Present
- Chair, Center for Civic and Economic Education, Moot court Fundraising Team
- "CCCBA Diversity Award, Platinum Level", 2019
- The Justice James J. Marchiano Distinguished Service Award was established to honor Justice Marchiano's legacy of service to the community. This award recognizes a CCCBA member who volunteers their time, either in a legal or non-legal capacity, to improve the circumstances of others and changes lives for the better in the legal community., Justice James J. Marchiano Distinguished Service Award, Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2023
- California Women Lawyers Minority Bar Coalition Unity Awards, Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award, 2019
- "CCCBA Diversity Award, Gold Level” for M.S. Domingo Law’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, 2018
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Outstanding Community Service
- California Young Woman of the Year
- Outstanding Student Award (JFKU)
- Roger J. Traynor Moot Court Witkin Award
- Baha’i International Scholarship
- Witkin Award, Excellence in Criminal Law
- The Margaret E. Gannon Scholarship, Women Lawyers of Alameda County
- Public Interest Award, California Bar Foundation
- Centre Pour L’education International Scholar, Burgundy, France
- “Society of Women Engineers Scholarship”, Excellence in Science and Mathematics, University of California Berkeley
- Robert G. McGrath, American Inn of Court, Justice Marchiano Scholarship
- PG&E Scholarship, Excellence in Mathematics and Science
- American Student Government Association Scholarship
- Witkin Award, Excellence in Constitutional Law
- Martin Luther King Jr. Award - Outstanding Community Service
- Witkin Award, Roger J. Traynor Moot Court Competition, 2012
- The Honorable Patricia Herron and the Honorable Ellen James Scholarship, Contra Costa County Bar Association Women's Section
- International Scholar Laureate Delegate
- California Bar Foundation Public Interest Award
- San Francisco Young Woman of the Year
- Public Interest Scholarship (JFKU)
- Society of Women Engineers, Excellence in Mathematics and Science
- Witkin Award, Excellence in Civil Procedure
- Justice Marchiano Scholarship, Robert G. McGrath American Inn of Court, 2012
- Outstanding Student Award, John F. Kennedy University College of Law, 2012
- Associate Degree in Business and Accounting, Bachelor Degrees, University of California at Berkeley
- Co-Presenter for Contra Costa County Bar Association's Diversity Committee, Co-Presenter, Investing in the Future with Diversity, Building a Better Law Practice, 2017
- Adjunct Professor, John F. Kennedy University College of Law, 2017
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2023