Practice Areas
Family Law
Selected To
• Northern California Rising Stars 2010
Carla Boyd Terre is a Family Law Attorney and Mediator at Terre Family Law, a boutique law firm located in Santa Rosa, California that provides legal advice and representation in all aspects of family law. Carla Boyd Terre works with an Associate Attorney, Paralegal, and Legal Assistant to provide excellent legal services to the firm's clients. Carla is a Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Board of Legal Specialization.
Carla Boyd Terre graduated in the top 25 percent of her class from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2003 and was admitted to the California Bar Association later that year. She worked as an Associate at the Law Offices of Bruce H. Schwartz until 2007, when she started her own firm.
Carla Boyd Terre has been recognized by several organizations throughout her schooling and professional career, including: Northern California Rising Stars, 2010 and 2011, CALI Award for Excellence, Family Law, 2003, CALI Award for Excellence, Community Property, 2002, CALI Award for Excellence, Children's Rights, 2001. In addition, Carla served as President of the Sonoma County Bar Association Family Law Section in 2009 and is currently the Secretary for the Board of Directors for the Sonoma County Bar Association.
Family Law is a very complex area of law and Carla Boyd Terre believes that she can be the most beneficial to her clients by keeping updated on the frequent changes in the law and by being organized and prepared in all aspects of each client's case. She is an experienced mediator, negotiator, and trial lawyer. She has represented her clients' interests numerous times before the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco and the Superior Court in Sonoma, Lake, Marin, Napa, and Mendocino counties. Carla believes that compassionate and assertive representation goes a long way in family law cases to obtain the best outcomes for her clients and their families.
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
Admitted: 2003, California
Professional Webpage: www.familylawsonomacounty.com/Attorney-Profile/Carla-B-Terre...
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