Leandro Duran

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 (1996-2000)
• 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 State Bar's Trusts and 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 (1991-1993) - (environmental law and civil litigation; volunteer staff attorney for Centro Legal de la Raza)
• Solo practice in Berkeley (1994-1999)
• Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Duran, Gonzales, Ochoa & Tafoya (1999-2001)
• Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Duran, Ochoa & Icaza (2001-2004)
• Alameda County Bar Association Distinguished Law Firm Award (2003)
• Honored as Hispanic Hero by the Oakland Raiders (2003)
• Solo Practice in Berkeley (2004-2008)