The law touches us during some of our most personal moments as we make some of life's most difficult decisions, from establishing an estate plan that ensures continuity and comforts for our surviving family, to undergoing the pressures of a marriage that is ending.
Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser & Barrett, LLP, located in Santa Rosa, California, was established more than 30 years ago with the conviction that legal solutions come from striving to meet the hopes and dreams of clients while practicing law with respect, dignity and integrity.
Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser & Barrett, LLP, located in Santa Rosa, California, was established more than 30 years ago with the conviction that legal solutions come from striving to meet the hopes and dreams of clients while practicing law with respect, dignity and integrity.
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Susan grew up in the North Bay and has lived in Sonoma County for over twenty years. Her practice focuses on divorce, legal separation, parenting, child support, spousal support, property division, domestic partnership issues, premarital and postmarital agreements, estate planning, and issues involving intimate partner violence.
A founding partner of Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser & Barrett LLP, Catherine Conner specializes in Family Law. Her primary focus is on providing couples with options for resolving their disputes respectfully without going to court. The strategies she employs include private judging, mediation, collaborative practice, and settlement counsel.
MaryClare Lawrence is a proud California native and Sonoma County resident since 1984. She was a partner with Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser & Barrett, LLP from 1985 until she retired in 2021. She is a graduate of Stanford University and the UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law.
With her focus in estate planning, MaryClare enjoyed helping people take care of their families and loved ones by offering advice and council on wills, trusts and trust administration, probate, and more.It's important to find the best possible solutions for your family's needs in the event of disability or death, and MaryClare is well-versed in guiding her clients through the process to ensure they feel comfortable with the result.
With her focus in estate planning, MaryClare enjoyed helping people take care of their families and loved ones by offering advice and council on wills, trusts and trust administration, probate, and more.It's important to find the best possible solutions for your family's needs in the event of disability or death, and MaryClare is well-versed in guiding her clients through the process to ensure they feel comfortable with the result.
Kara Olhiser has been practicing family law for more than 20 years and became a partner at Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser & Barrett LLP in 2009. Her practice areas include divorce, legal separation, custody and visitation, spousal support, child support, property division, domestic violence issues, and restraining orders.
Amy Rodney became a partner of Conner, Lawrence, Rodney, Olhiser & Barrett in 1989 and specializes in Family Law, which she's been practicing in Sonoma County since 1980. Her first priority is helping her clients find the approach that best suits their needs and then working to tailor solutions for each client.
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Richard M.
Sep 06, 2019
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We hired Catherine Conner to mediate our divorce. During our sessions I felt as if Catherine was being adversarial against me but I just brushed it off to me being under stress. Years later, after the divorce was final, my ex admitted to me that Catherine was advising her secretly behind my back! Catherine Conner was secretly advising her on how to get more money out of me and how to work less under my support, among other things. Needless to say I am shocked about how unethical this is and how I was being screwed by my HIRED mediator. Catherine Conner should be disbarred for unethical conduct
Lynne St John
Jun 06, 2019
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Lysergic Squid
Sep 15, 2018
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Diligent D.
Feb 10, 2018
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Jennifer L.
Dec 06, 2017
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Catherine Conner was an attorney involved in my collaborative divorce case. Another collaborative divorce attorney involved in the same case told me that Catherine was not following the collaborative approach and that she was being rigid. The same attorney admitted that they did not provide me with a positive collaborative experience. The collaborative divorce took 8 months (Catherine took a lot of vacation time) and cost 4x what I was told at the start. I would not recommend Catherine or the collaborative approach to anyone considering divorce.
