Senior Associate
Local: 760-346-3355
Toll Free: 888-979-5639
Fax: 760-346-7057
74000 Country Club Drive, Suite H-1
Palm Desert, California 92260
Lisa Berkeley is certified as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Since her admission to the California Bar in 2003, Lisa’s practice has concentrated on the areas of Probate and Trusts, handling both contested and non-contested matters, including Conservatorships, Trust Administrations, Probate Estates, Will and Trust Contests, and Estate Planning.
A Riverside native and graduate of Poly High School and University of California – Riverside, Lisa commuted to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Law School, where she graduated in 2003 and received the Loyola Scholarship Award.
Prior to joining our firm in 2014, Lisa Berkeley was an attorney at the Riverside firm of Thompson & Colegate, which she joined in 2003 while awaiting her bar results, and where she became a partner in 2011.
Lisa resides in Palm Desert with her husband and two sons. In her free time, Lisa enjoys reading, traveling, and enjoying diverse cuisine with her family.
Education
J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 2003
B.A., University of California, Riverside, 1999
summa cum laude
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California, 2003
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
State Bar of California
Trusts & Estates Section
Riverside County Bar Association
Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law Section
Estate Planning Council of Riverside County
Desert Estate Planning Council
Honors & Professional Recognition
Certified Specialist
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Lecturer, 2009
National Business Institute, Oddities and Challenges in Probate Law
Lecturer, 2008
McQuillan Education, The Probate Process From Start to Finish
Lecturer, 2007
National Business Institute, Fundamental Probate Procedures and Practices