About

About R. Bruce Laing

I enjoy helping my clients and consider myself to be a good listener. I am fortunate in being able to explain complex issues in plain, understandable English. My clients appreciate this skill. They frequently tell me that they feel “heard and understood” regarding their issues and concerns. They also feel assured because they know that the private and sensitive information that they reveal to me will remain strictly confidential.

My experience in the interlinked areas of estate planning, real property, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, community property, and family law and mediation help me to globally analyze each client’s situation. I often find solutions that have been overlooked by more narrowly focused attorneys. In addition, I am always careful to consider both the emotional and financial aspects of my clients’ very personal transactions.

My many years of legal and mediation experience have enabled me to develop a network of qualified, knowledgeable professionals who are readily available when matters require specialized, professional teamwork.

Background:

• Contracting officer, U.S. Navy with Unlimited Nuclear Warrant - This gave me a good background in complex agreements like estate plans and related documents.

• Graduated from Hastings College of the Law with a JD degree in 1975

• Admitted to California Bar and 9^th Circuit Federal Bar in 1975

• Mediation and negotiation of disputes – Including government and private business and property disputes.

• Completed “Divorce Mediation Skills” course at Pepperdine University School of Law

• Two-time finalist selected by “blue ribbon panel” of attorneys for appointment as San Francisco Superior Court Family Law Commissioner

• Former Attorney-Client Fee Chief Arbitrator, Bar Association of San Francisco

• Former Judge Pro Tem San Francisco Superior Court and Family Law settlement conference panelist in San Francisco and Marin Superior Courts

• Speaker for American Academy of Pediatrics at Stanford University to graduating Pediatric Residents concerning contracts, non-competition clauses, and trade secrets

• Associate Member of San Francisco Chapter of the “Financial Planning Association”

• Long-time “AV” rated attorney and “Pre-eminent Attorney” by Martindale-Hubbell by the vote of my peers

Hobbies:

Gourmet cooking, hiking, writing.

My wife and I are long-time residents of Marin County.

Laing Law Offices