Kinna P. Crocker - Santa Rosa, CA

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Kinna P. Crocker is a 2002 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in English, with honors, from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is currently a member of the Sonoma County Bar Association and Sonoma County Women in Law. Prior to her work in Sonoma County, Kinna practiced all aspects of family law in Sacramento as a senior associate, including mediation and litigation of dissolutions, preparation of premarital agreements and second parent adoptions. She served on the State Bar of California’s Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination as well as the State Bar Council on Access and Fairness, where she assisted the State Bar in promoting diversity in the legal profession. Kinna is a regular presenter on family law issues, providing important updates on recent family law cases and legislative changes. She also is a Board Member with Positive Images, a Sonoma County non-profit organization dedicated to providing support and assistance to LGBT youth.

Practice Areas

• Family Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Child Support and Spousal Support
• Collaborative Law and Mediation
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Registered Domestic Partnerships
• Same Sex / LGBT Family Law
• Adoption
• Litigation & Appeals
• Paternity
• Pre and Post Marital Agreements, Pre and Post Domestic Partnership Agreements
• Property Division

Bar Admissions

• California, 2003
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California

Other Affiliations

• California Bar Association
• PRIDE Law Association, 2001 - 2002 (President)
• PRIDE Law Association, 1999 - 2001 (Member)
• State Bar Council on Access and Fairness, 2007 - 2008
• State Bar Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination, Communications Committee Subcommittee Chair, 2005 - 2007
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (Member)
• Sonoma County Bar Association (Member)
• Sonoma County Women in Law (Member)
• Positive Images ( Board Member)
• Sacramento County Bar Association, 2003 - 2008 (Member)
• Sac L.E.G.A.L. Minority Bar Association, 2003 - 2008 (Member)

Education

• University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, 2002
  J.D.
  Honors: World Wildlife Fund Internship, Bali, Indonesia, 2001
  Honors: Human Rights Advocates, Frank C. Newman Intern, Geneva, Switzerland 2001-2002
  Honors: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  Law Journal: University of San Francisco School of Law, Journal of Law and Social Challenges, 2002 - Present
• Vanderbilt University, 1999
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List, Psi Chi National Honor Society
  Minor: Psychology

Past Positions

• Lozano Smith, Associate, 2010 - 2011
• Northern California Family Law Group, Senior Associate, 2004 - 2008

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, Family Law Legal Clinic, Voluntary Legal Services Program, 2002 - 2003
• Volunteer, USF Law in Motion Community Service Program, 1999 - 2002
• Volunteer, Women and Poetry Project, San Francisco County Jail, 2000 - 2001

Classes and Seminars

• Panelist, American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Annual Meeting
• Presenter, Assembly Bill 205 Community Seminar
• Panelist, What’s Love Got To Do With It?: Interpretations of AB 205, Community Seminar
• Presenter, Getting It 'Straight' For Domestic Partners: A Review of LGBT Parentage Laws, Community Seminar
• Featured Speaker, Coming Out Week, U.C. Davis School of Law
• Featured Speaker, Diversity Week, McClatchy High School
• Panelist, AB 102/Name Change Law for Domestic Partners, The Christine Craft Show, KBFK-AM Radio

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Address

1101 College Avenue
Suite 250
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Phones

707-575-7765

Faxes

707-284-1390

Emails

Contact Us

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

Mon. - Thur. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Websites

http://www.familylawsonomacounty.com

Articles

The Role of Race and Sexual Orientation in Adoption Proceedings – Neglecting the Child, 4 J.L. & Soc. Challenges, 41, Spring, 2002

Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession, Sacramento Lawyer Magazine

Understanding Transgender Law and Transgender Clients, State Bar of California Center for Access and Fairness

Jane and Jane Magazine, Legal Columnist