Angela De La Housaye founded the firm of De La Housaye & Associates in 2000 in Los Angeles, California. It has since expanded to two additional cities in California. Ms. De La Housaye began her legal career in business civil litigation and uses this experiential knowledge and her transactional practice as a tactical advantage in managing DLHA’s litigation strategy work. Ms. De La Housaye also specializes in the transactional areas of business law, mergers and acquisitions, liability protection and entity formation, business succession, trade secret and proprietary information protection, employment practice matters and a general business legal oversight for DLHA corporate clients. Ms. De La Housaye oversees the DLHA Walnut Creek, San Francisco and Los Angeles offices. In addition, she sits on and advises several Boards of Directors, at both the city and county levels, including the following: Board of Director, Contra Costa Council and Co-Chair Small Business and Entrepreneurial Task Force, Contra Costa County; Board of Director, Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce; Board of Director, Women’s Initiative for Contra Costa County; Graduate, “Leadership Contra Costa”; Member, National Women’s Chamber of Commerce; Member, National Association of Women Business Owners; Member Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Contra Costa Bar Associations, and Member, Business Law Section.

J. DOUGLAS CLARK is a sole practitioner in Reno, Nevada, where he practices exclusively in Trusts and Estates. He is the founding president of the Probate Bar Association of Washoe County and is the past president of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada. He is the past Chairman of the State Bar of Nevada Probate and Trust Section, and serves on its Legislative Committee. Mr. Clark has maintained the coveted AV rating for practicing attorneys for over 18 years, is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys, and has over 36 years of experience in Trusts and Estates, in addition to his experience as a trust officer for a national bank prior to attending law school. Mr. Clark received his B.A. degree from Stanford University in 1974 and graduated from the McGeorge School of Law in 1979. He was a law clerk for District Judge Hon. William N. Forman, and was an Adjunct Professor of Business Law, at the University of Nevada in Reno for several years. In addition to his private law practice, Mr. Clark serves as a Nevada Supreme Court Settlement Judge regarding trust and estate cases.

Suzanne De Meyer, Esq. Is One Of The Founding Partners Of Cammarata & De Meyer P.C. Suzanne has been providing excellence in the fields of Matrimonial and Family Law since 2001. What separates Suzanne from other lawyers is her down to earth persona that really shines through from the very first time you meet her. Her understanding of all real-life situations puts the client at ease and comforts them during one of the most difficult times of their lives. Suzanne displays sincere compassion for her clients, that is felt and talked about for years after by whomever she has represented. She receives many referrals from past clients, colleagues, opposing counsel, even from opposing parties. When you hire Suzanne, not only do you hire an attorney, but you gain a friend whose mother-like qualities prevail. She makes her clients feel comfortable immediately. Suzanne fights for her clients like she is fighting for herself and her own family. Suzanne is practical and realistic and she explains the law to her clients in a way that makes them understand and feel empowered. She is an experienced lawyer in settlement negotiations and resolving your case amicably and out of court. Suzanne De Meyer is a skilled lawyer who will provide aggressive trial litigation, if necessary. She is a fighter and will protect your rights at all costs. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from St. John’s University and studying abroad a year in Italy to further enhance her studies and expand her horizons, Suzanne returned home to complete her academic achievements at Brooklyn Law School and obtained a Juris Doctor degree in the year 2000. Suzanne stayed grounded, practicing law at the same law firm, that she interned with during law school. Her eighteen years at Cantor Coscia & Schustal, LLP, provided her with the skills, knowledge, and experience in litigating Matrimonial and Family law matters. After becoming a mother, Suzanne decided the time had come to open up her own practice. She is admitted to both the New York and New Jersey State Bars.

With a background that is rich in many different legal fields, Danielle De Smeth is a well-rounded, experienced attorney who has represented clients in cases involving personal injury, environmental litigation, and criminal defense. She is proud to represent her clients with fierce and dedicated legal counsel. Danielle worked in the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted criminal cases. This gives her a distinct advantage in criminal defense cases for her clients, as she is personally familiar with the methods and strategies of the state’s prosecutors. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley before attending Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she earned her J.D. She is admitted to the California Bar Association.

Ms. Dean\'s professional experience encompasses a broad range of legal matters. Her primary emphases are civil appeals, estate planning and probate. Her estate planning practice involves helping clients orchestrate their estates by drafting a vast array of trusts, wills and powers of attorney. Ms. Dean also provides compassionate legal advice while assisting families through the probate process. Ms. Dean\'s legal expertise in civil appeals includes both advising at the trial court level and handling all aspects of the appeal. She has handled appeals dealing with complex insurance matters, business matters, personal injury and family law appeals. She has successfully argued in federal and state courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on behalf of a major insurance company, corporations, and individuals. She works with trial attorneys and clients to preserve error on the trial court level, preparing legal motions, handling mandamus actions, preparing and arguing the jury charge and handling all post-judgment motions. At the appellate level, Ms. Dean leads the appeal of a judgment, including preparing briefs, petitions for review and briefs on the merits to the Texas Supreme Court, and presenting oral argument before diverse panels of judges. Throughout her career, Ms. Dean has handled other civil matters as well, such as complex commercial litigation, corporate buy-outs, employment and business contracts, consumer issues, family law litigation, adoptions, real estate transactions and personal injury litigation. She successfully negotiated and closed a multi-million dollar buy-out of a snowboard clothing company to a major sporting goods conglomerate. Prior to specializing in appellate law, Ms. Dean engaged in a successful trial practice and as a result, understands the needs of trial attorneys and what it takes to make them successful at the trial level and on appeal.