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Estate Planning Law

15951 Los Gatos Blvd, Suite 1, Los Gatos, CA 95032

Zakiya J. Norton is a true rarity – a Bay Area native. Zakiya grew up in the South Bay but decided warm weather, blue skies, and temperate winters were unsatisfactory and attended college in upstate New York. After suffering through a few winters in Oneonta, NY and obtaining her B.A., Zakiya followed the undeniable siren song of her home state and attended law school at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. She then lost her senses again and moved to Las Vegas where she took the Nevada bar and practiced at a civil litigation firm in a variety of practice areas. It was during this role that Zakiya embraced her role as a litigator and learned the importance of advocating for her clients in the right manner, time, and place. After starting her family, the lure of California was too strong to resist and Zakiya moved back to the Bay Area and decided to undertake the herculean task of studying for the California bar while raising a small child. While looking for the seemingly impossible combination of a satisfying associate position at a law firm that would still allow her time to raise her young daughter, she decided to volunteer at Bay Area Legal Aid. Giving back to the community has always been a priority for Zakiya and Bay Area Legal Aid fits the bill. Little did she know that she’d actually be meeting her future business partner, Somita Basu, during her time at Bay Area Legal Aid and before you know it, the two of them decided to open their own firm. Zakiya not only has a strong strategic mind set for litigation matters but also a keen eye for the intricacies and potential pitfalls of estate planning. She understands that just because something is possible, it doesn’t mean it’s practical. Zakiya knows that estate planning documents are the ultimate guide for a client’s beneficiaries and therefore must be clear in articulating the client’s wishes while allowing flexibility for unseen circumstances. Zakiya draws on her extensive legal experience when advising her estate planning and probate clients without ever losing her signature sense of compassion, kindness, and her sense of humor. Zakiya continues to give back even now. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Bay Area non-profit, Cancer CAREpoint, which provides valuable services free of cost to all cancer patients and their families. Zakiya is also a special liaison to the California Lawyer’s Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee. She is a member of the Silicon Valley Bar Association, the Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and Black Women Lawyers of Northern California.

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3020 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107

laire Zhu is an attorney at Gutierrez, Preciado & House, LLP, where she represents clients in employment matters. She brings a strong background in both U.S. and Chinese legal systems, having previously served as a judge assistant at the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court and worked in multiple California law firms handling complex civil and employment litigation. Claire earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was a member of the San Diego Law Review and received the CALI Award for Legal Writing and Research. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws from Shenzhen University. Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, Claire is admitted to practice law in California and is committed to providing effective, culturally informed legal advocacy

Criminal Defense Law

6380 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1606, Los Angeles, GA 90048

Zoe Aron is a double barred attorney licensed in California and Georgia. Most recently, Zoe worked as an Assistant Public Defender in East Atlanta for multiple years where she defended the indigent population and upheld the Constitutional rights of the most ignored and neglected population. Zoe attended Brown University for her undergraduate degree where she earned a Bachelors of Art in Economics. Upon graduating from Brown, Zoe went to Atlanta and attended Emory University School of Law, where she received her JD and graduated at the top of her class with High Honors. She was also awarded membership of the Order of the Coif, which is reserved for JD students who have graduated in the top 10% of their class and who are elected to the Order by the Emory Chapter, which consists exclusively of full-time Emory Law faculty members.