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Who are we?
Laura Dunst - Managing Attorney
Laura M. Dunst began in the legal field in 1988 in Novato, California. She continued in the legal field over the next 25+ years working for law firms in Novato and Santa Rosa as well as her work with Department of Child Support Services.
Laura has represented clients in the following counties within California: Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Riverside, El Dorado, Napa, Solano, Mendocino, Monterey, Lake, and Sacramento. Laura understands the complexities of each different county court as well as the idiosyncrasies in each courthouse. Laura is a highly experienced attorney, litigator and negotiator.
Laura is an active member of Rotary, a member of Rotary International and the Rohnert Park Cotati Rotary Club, Sonoma County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Business Network International, Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce, and many others.
Laura has represented clients in the following counties within California: Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Riverside, El Dorado, Napa, Solano, Mendocino, Monterey, Lake, and Sacramento. Laura understands the complexities of each different county court as well as the idiosyncrasies in each courthouse. Laura is a highly experienced attorney, litigator and negotiator.
Laura is an active member of Rotary, a member of Rotary International and the Rohnert Park Cotati Rotary Club, Sonoma County Bar Association, American Bar Association, Business Network International, Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce, and many others.
Destinee Tartuffe - Associate Attorney
Destinee was admitted to the California Bar Association in January 2021. She graduated from Empire College School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Destinee spent 35+ years working in the field of alternative and complementary health. Destinee began her introduction to the area of law in 1982 working in a variety of different jobs as support staff at Law Firms in Los Angeles. After leaving Los Angeles, she spent 8 years working at Shepard's/McGraw-Hill assisting in the publication of legal research publications. During law school, Destinee volunteered with Recourse Mediation. She assisted clients in many areas of disputes including elder issues, civil, issues, and family law issues. She was also involved in the restorative justice work through Recourse.
Adriana Arreguin - Paralegal
Adriana was born and raised in Santa Rosa, California and lived in the Roseland Area all of her life. Adriana attended Roseland University Prep and graduated in May of 2017. And then she proceeded to attend Sacramento State University where she pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. During her senior year at Sacramento State, she was accepted into the Justice Epstein Internship at the Sacramento Superior Court where she attended court hearings, drafted case briefings, and met with State and Federal Judges. During the pandemic, Adriana began her studies at UC Berkley to achieve a Paralegal Certificate and graduated from Sacramento State in May of 2021.
Kayla Lehmann
Secretary.
Our Office Mascot Gizmo
Gizmo is our security for the office. On his daily patrols he keeps his sister Ginger in check, offers advice on hearings and takes depositions. He is also our notary.
Laura is extremely knowledgeable about family law and knows how to get things done in the courts. She multi tasks, she works fast and she doesn't waste time. She keeps things moving so you will get results. Her billing is extremely fair, especially compared to other attorneys I've dealt with.
Valerie B
Laura was very helpful with my divorce paperwork.
Juliette B.
Not all lawyers are cut from the same cloth. Laura is in a league of her own. She provides the highest quality representation. She is confident, educated, and effective. I will continue to use her services, and I am so grateful to be her client. I highly recommend her to anyone needing their voice to be heard..
CSea A
I needed some assistance with a Family Court matter and decided to give Laura a try, and I walked away much happier than I had expected to. While I hope I don't need the services of a lawyer again, if I do, I know who I'm calling.