Overview
Practice Areas
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50% Adoption
22 years, 250 cases
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25% Uncontested Divorce
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25% Marriage / Prenuptials
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Contact Information
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About Me
Photos (2)
Videos (0)
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I have been serving the LGBT community in the Bay Area for over 17 years, helping families protect their rights through adoptions, domestic partnership... more
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References
Client Reviews
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Posted by:
a client,
2007-06-06
over 4 years ago.
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Peer Endorsements
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I am also Emily's friend and endorse her as a mediator as well as an adoption lawyer. Emily has been on the cutting edge of parenting law for as long...
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Andrea Palash
, San Francisco (CA), Over 4 years ago
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Résumé
License
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22 years since Emily Doskow was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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1989 |
11/04/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Author and Legal Editor at
Nolo
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2003–present
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Owner at
Law Office of Emily Doskow
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1994–present
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Partner at
Doskow & Schwarzschild
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1989–1993
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law |
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| Univ of California Santa Cruz |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service, 1992-2000 |
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2000 |
| Firm of the Year |
AIDS Legal Referral Panel |
1993 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member, Board of Directors |
National Center for Lesbian Rights |
2006-present
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| Member, Board of Directors |
Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California |
2001-2003
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Portfolio
Publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Adoption for Same-Sex Couples |
Same-Sex Adoption Workshop |
2006 |
| Issues for Same-Sex Couples Dissolving Relationships |
LGBT Center |
2006 |
| Counseling Unmarried Couples |
Continuing Education of the Bar |
2001 |
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