Meet Alicia
Clients compare Alicia to their General Practitioner. Clients come to Alicia seeking counsel on their legal questions, and she helps them realize their goals.
News
- Alicia M. Gámez is confirmed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- The Bar Association of San Francisco recognized Alicia Gámez with the Award of Merit for her service on BASF’s Immigration Task Force and BASF’s Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations. In both of these roles, she provided extraordinary service to educate attorneys on family preparedness for immigrants and multi-national families, and propose legislation that will directly impact individuals and families in the immigrant community.
Profile
EDUCATION
Golden Gate University, School of Law
- LL.M. in Estate Planning and Taxation (Dual Degree Program)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- J.D. with a Certificate in Law and Technology.
Stanford University
- Ph.D. in Modern Thought and Literature
University of Texas
- B.A. with High Honors in the Plan II Honors Program.
EXPERIENCE
Prior to founding Gamez Law, Alicia practiced at Shartsis Friese LLP in their Business Group and Investment Funds & Advisers Group and Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, LLP in their Tax Group.
EXPERTISE
Alicia specializes in Trust and Estate Litigation, Planning, as well as advising clients on business and tax related issues. She is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.
SERVICE
Community and Professional Service is central to culture of the law practice of Alicia M. Gámez. Alicia serves on the boards of community organizations and volunteers her time with non-profits and bar organizations. In recognition of her service, she was recently named a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Attorney Profile, Alicia M. Gámez
- Education
- LL.M., Golden Gate University, School of Law, Dual Degree in Estate Planning and Taxation
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- Certificate in Law and Technology.
- Publication:
Note, WhenU.com, Inc. & Google Inc.: Parsing Trademark’s Use Requirement, 21 BERKELEY TECH. L.J. 403 (2006). - Prosser Prize awarded in Introduction to Intellectual Property by Professor Peter Menell.
- Participant on Chillingeffects.org a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley and other law schools.
- Honored: Outstanding Member Award, 18 BERKELEY TECH. L.J., Issue 4 (2003-2004).
- Ph.D., Stanford University, Program in Modern Thought and Literature.
- B.A., University of Texas, with High Honors in the Plan II Honors Program.
- Service
- 2013-2016 –Â Director, Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- 2011-2015 –Â Commissioner, San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, Mayoral Appointee.
- 2012-2014 –Â Volunteer Speaker – Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights program Legal Services for Entrepreneurs.
- 2014 – Co-Chair, Executive Committee Estate Planning, Probate and Trust – Litigation Subsection of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- 2012 – Chair, Executive Committee Member Tax Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- 2008-2012 – Director, San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association.
- Experience
- Prior to founding her firm, Alicia worked at Shartsis Friese LLP in their Business Group and Investment Funds & Advisers Group and later at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, LLP in their Tax Group.
Attorney Profile, Alicia M. Gámez
- Education
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- Certificate in Law and Technology.
- Publication:
Note, WhenU.com, Inc. & Google Inc.: Parsing Trademark’s Use Requirement, 21 BERKELEY TECH. L.J. 403 (2006). - Prosser Prize awarded in Introduction to Intellectual Property by Professor Peter Menell.
- Participant on Chillingeffects.org a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley and other law schools.
- Honored: Outstanding Member Award, 18 BERKELEY TECH. L.J., Issue 4 (2003-2004).
- Ph.D., Stanford University, Program in Modern Thought and Literature.
- B.A., University of Texas, with High Honors in the Plan II Honors Program.
- Service
- 2013-2016 –Â Director, Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- 2011-2015 –Â Commissioner, San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, Mayoral Appointee.
- 2012-2014 –Â Volunteer Speaker – Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights program Legal Services for Entrepreneurs.
- 2014 – Co-Chair, Executive Committee Estate Planning, Probate and Trust – Litigation Subsection of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- 2012 – Chair, Executive Committee Member Tax Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- 2008-2012 – Director, San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association.
- Experience
- Prior to founding her firm, Alicia worked at Shartsis Friese LLP in their Business Group and Investment Funds & Advisers Group and later at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, LLP in their Tax Group.
- News
- Alicia M. Gámez is named to serve a full term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- Alicia M. Gámez is confirmed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- Alicia M. Gámez received an Award of Merit from the Bar Association of San Francisco for her “extraordinary service to educate attorneys on family preparedness for immigrants and multi-national families” and her work to further ” legislation that will directly impact individuals and families in the immigrant community.”
- Alicia M. Gámez was quoted on Saveup.com regarding estate planning.