Stephanie Renee Bolden

Stephanie Renee Bolden

3.0
Rating: 9.0

Licensed for 36 years

Child custody Lawyer at Oakland, CA
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Bankruptcy & Debt, Debt Collection ... +2 more

1901 Harrison Street, Ste 1100, Oakland, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 36 years

State: California

Acquired: 1989

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Stephanie R. Bolden

1901 Harrison Street, Ste 1100, Oakland, CA, 94612

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Stephanie Renee Bolden's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

2 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | August 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Extremely Unprofessional and Disappointing Experience

My family’s experience with Stephanie R. Bolden (#139364) has been nothing short of frustrating and disheartening. She has been completely unprofessional and unorganized in handling my mother’s case. From the start, she told us the case would be easy, a piece of cake, and assured us it would be handl...ed quickly. However, after a full month of doing absolutely nothing, avoiding emails, missing calls, and even going on vacation, she suddenly changed her position—saying the case would actually be much harder, would require more time, and would not be easy after all. There was no meaningful follow-up, no progress, and no apparent intention of doing the work we hired her to do. She missed emails, then conveniently “found” those same emails only after we made it clear we would be terminating her as our lawyer. Her lack of responsiveness, shifting stories, and complete lack of follow-through have caused unnecessary stress and wasted time for our family. We trusted her to represent us, but instead, we’ve experienced delays, neglect, and what feels like a complete disregard for our situation. Based on our experience, I would strongly advise anyone seeking a competent, proactive attorney to look elsewhere.

Posted by anonymous | December 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

did a great job

Very straight forward. A little pricy but got the job done on my case with my daughter. I was satisfied with her approach.

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

2014

Pro Bono Award, Alameda County Bar Association

Work Experience

1989 - Present

Owner, Law Offices of Stephanie R. Bolden

Associations

2002 - Present

California Association of Black Lawyers

Life time member

1988 - Present

American Bar Association

Member Family law Section

2011 - 2014

State Bar of California Fee Arbitration

Board Member

2010 - 2011

Alameda County Bar Association

Family Law Section Chair

2006 - 2012

Alameda County Bar Association

Executive Board Member

2002 - 2016

California Association of Black Lawyers

Board Member/past regional rep

1988 - 2010

National Bar Association (Region IX)

general member

Education

1983

Western State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1979

California State University, Los Angeles

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2014

State Bar of California

Arbitration

2013

State Bar of California

Arbitration

2012

State Bar of California

Arbitration

2011

State Bar of California

Arbitration

2010

State Bar of California

Arbitration

2009

State Bar of California

The ABCs of Criminal Law

Languages

English

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