MARIN LAW PARTNERS - Key Persons
Mitch Friedman specializes in tax, estate planning, partnership and general business law. Mr. Friedman received his Juris Doctor from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), a Masters in Business Administration, with honors, from the University of California Berkeley, School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from the University of California, Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to joining Marin Law Partners, Mr. Friedman was the head of the tax department at Landels, Ripley & Diamond
Rebecca Romero-Vigil received the Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from San Jose State University in 1983.
While working full-time, Ms. Romero-Vigil earned both her Juris Doctor and LL.M. in Taxation from Golden Gate University School of Law in May 2008 and December 2009, respectively. She passed the California February 2009 Bar Exam and was sworn in on June 4, 2009.
Ms. Romero-Vigil is the current 2011 Vice-President of the Napa County Women Lawyers. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court of California, Northern District and the U.S. Tax Court.
Job Titles:
- Manager of International Tax
- Tax
Thomas Velladao received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics and in Law and Society from the University of California at Santa Barbara, in 1983. He then worked throughout the Bay Area in public accounting for more than 10 years, including approximately 6 years with Coopers & Lybrand, now Price Waterhouse Coopers, as Tax Manager in the San Francisco office. During this 10 year period, Mr. Velladao earned his Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University.
Subsequent to leaving Coopers and Lybrand, Mr. Velladao became Manager of International Tax and/or Director of Tax or Vice President of Tax for three different publicly traded companies.
Mr. Velladao earned his Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law in December 2001, and passed the California bar exam in March 2002. He has since developed his law practice, Marin Law Partners, LLP, in the fields of Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning, Probate, and Transactional & General Business Law. He has also joined in with other CPAs to form Uboldi, Heinke & Velladao, LLP.