Erika A. Copenhaver - a Santa Rosa, California (CA) Estate Planning Lawyer

Santa Rosa Estate Planning Lawyer

Updated: 05/12/2026

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning

Attorney Information

Overview

Erika Copenhaver is an attorney licensed in California. She is knowledgeable and experienced in contract law, estate planning, probate matters, trust administration, and international transactional work, with a positive track record for zealously representing her client's interests with positive outcomes.

Ms. Copenhaver's Estate Planning experience includes the drafting of simple to complex wills, trusts, power of attorneys, and health care directives to carry out the client's desires; the management and transfer of assets; handling probates, beginning with the Petition to Probate the estate to the Final Distribution of the estate; all aspects of trust administration; legal entity set up; and general review and drafting of contracts. In addition to Estate Planning, Erika specializes in small business incorporation and licensing, and international transactional work.

Awards and Honors

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Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of California, Santa Barbara, California
  B.A.

Languages

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Other Affiliations

Past Board member of the YWCA Sonoma County – 9 years
Past Board member of the Dengue Relief Foundation – 7 years
Past Board Member of The Sonoma Humane Society – 2 years
Past Board President and member of Senior Advocacy Services – 2.5 years
Past Community Foundation’s Professional Advisor Group Member (PAG)
Past Sonoma County Bar Trusts & Estates Section of the Bar Steering Committee member
Current member and past board president of Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council
Current Board Member of Free 2 Be
Current member of BNI The Next Level chapter
Current member of Sonoma County Bar Trusts & Estates Section of the Bar

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Contact

Santa Rosa, CA

1180 4th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

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Phone: 707-538-4711

Fax: 707-538-3546

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.galantilawgroup.com

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