 Linda J. Noeske
Practice Areas:
Family Law, including Marital Dissolution, Child and Spousal Support, Property Division, Custody, Visitation, Guardianships, Stepparent Adoptions, Parentage Actions, Prevention of Domestic Violence/TROs, DCSS Arrearage Cases Collaborative Law Mediation
Approach: Linda Noeske enjoys working with clients to assist them through a difficult period in their lives: separation and divorce. Guided by common sense, fairness and a balanced approach, Linda strives to achieve a reasonable resolution for her clients while avoiding the cost and expense of adversarial litigation. Linda offers her clients a wealth of legal experience, a thorough approach and an excellent results-oriented track record. Current Legal Practice: Linda is a partner at the firm where she has been practicing law since 1989. As a Family Law Specialist certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, her focus is family law, including marital dissolution, child and spousal support, property division, custody, visitation, guardianships, stepparent adoptions, parentage actions and prevention of domestic violence. As part of her family law practice, she is a founding member of the Peninsula Collaborative Family Law Group and has received extensive training in both collaborative law and mediation. She is also a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).
Bar Activities: Linda is an active member of her local Bar Association and has served for many years as Chair of the Women Lawyers Section. She currently serves as a Director of the Bar Association Board of Directors. Linda is a member of the Family Law Section and has served on the Bench and Bar Committee, San Mateo County Superior Court Children’s Waiting Room Committee, Client Relations Committee and Committee for Professional Equality. She has served as an officer and director of the Women Lawyers Section Educational Foundation which raises scholarship funds for deserving law students. Linda was named a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2009 and again in 2010. Pro Bono and Volunteer Services: Committed to pro bono and volunteer legal services, Linda has served as a volunteer attorney for Family Law Services of San Mateo County’s “Ask-A-Lawyer” program, as an Attorney Mentor for Community Overcoming Relationships Abuse (CORA), and as a volunteer attorney for the San Francisco Bar Association’s Volunteer Legal Services Program. In 2006, Linda received the San Mateo County Bar Association’s annual “Elinor Falvey” award for outstanding service to women lawyers. In her leisure time, Linda completed a half marathon to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Education: C J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law C B.A., University of Maryland |
