Kathryn Schofield

Ms. Schofield has been a Contra Costa attorney since 1999. Ms. Schofield focuses her practice on elder law, trust and probate administration/litigation, financial elder abuse litigation and conservatorships. She also handles estate planning and benefits planning for long term care.

Ms. Schofield served as President of the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Bar Association in 2011, and is currently on the Elder Law Section Board of Directors. She currently serves on the Lafayette Senior Services Commission. She serves as an officer and board member for the non-profit Lamorinda Village, Inc.  and is on the Lafayette Senior Housing Board of Directors.

Ms. Schofield has been named a Super Lawyer™ every year since 2012.

Practice Areas:

  • Elder Law, Trusts & Estates Litigation, Probate, Conservatorships, Estate Planning (including benefits/long term care).

Education:

  • B.A. Psychology/Fine Arts College of William and Mary, 1990 (with Honors).
  • M.A. Psychology (Child Development) U.C. Davis, 1993
  • J.D. U.C. Davis, 1999

Honors:

  • President of the CCCBA 2011, Super Lawyer since 2012.

Jurisdictions Admitted:

  • U.S. District Courts, 9th Circuit and State Courts.

Public Service:

  • Lamorinda Village, Founding Member of Board of Directors
  • Lafayette Senior Housing, member of Board of Directors
  • Lafayette Senior Services, Commissioner
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association, Elder Law Section Board Member

Trade Associations:

  • CCCBA, ABA, EBTEL, CANHR

Articles:

  • Elder Law Issue-Spotting 101
  • Contra Costa Lawyer, March 2011 Elder Law Issue (Guest Editor, Ms Schofield)
  • Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Medi-Cal

Public Speaking: