J. Virginia Peiser - a Walnut Creek, Hillsborough Trust and Estate Planning Lawyer

Walnut Creek Trust and Estate Planning Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

Trust and Estate Planning
Trust and estate administration
Tax strategies and controversies

Litigation: 5%

Attorney Information

Overview

Virginia Peiser designs and implements specialized legal strategies for her clients' tax, estate planning and business needs to minimize taxes and expenses and to maximize the wealth they pass to their beneficiaries. As a Certified Specialist both in Taxation Law and in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Virginia integrates her clients' estate plans and their tax matters with their business, real estate and investment assets.

Since 1975, Virginia has assisted investors and owners of closely held businesses in (a) estate planning and the preparation of revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, and other estate planning documents; (b) post-death trust administration and probate matters; (c) tax controversies, tax analysis, and planning specialized tax strategies; and (d) counsel and formation of real estate and business entities.

Virginia has an AV rating (the highest) from the publishers of the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Bar Association Taxation Section since 1988, and she served four separate terms as Chair of the Taxation Section. Virginia is a regular lecturer in the areas of tax and estate planning, and she has published numerous articles in these fields.

Virginia received her Juris Doctor degree with honors from UC College of the Law - San Francisco (formerly Hastings College of the Law), and her LL.M. in Taxation from Golden Gate University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, J. Virginia based her practice in San Francisco. In 1978, she established her own law firm in San Francisco to represent business owners and investors in their tax, business, and real estate matters. In 1987, she moved her tax and estate planning practice to Contra Costa County, and she has continued to practice in Contra Costa County since that date.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

J. Virginia Peiser included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

AV rating - Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, 2002 - Present
Selection to Northern California Super Lawyers, 2017 - Present

Other Sources of Feedback About J. Virginia Peiser

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

Education

Legal Education
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California, 1975
  J.D.
  Honors: With High Honors
  Law Review: Hastings Law Review, Associate Editor, 1973 - 1975
- Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, 1984
  LL.M. (Taxation)
Non Legal Education
- University of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 1971
  B.A.
  Major: Urban Studies

Current Employment Position(s)

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Of Counsel
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Past Positions

Doyle Quane, Of Counsel, 2018 - 2020
Archer Norris, Of Counsel, 2005 - 2018

Languages

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English (Primary)
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Pro Bono Activities

Kiwanis Club of Oakland/Kiwanis Scholarship Foundation, 2001 - Present

Published Works

Articles

Retirement Funds: Accessing the Nest Egg in a Coronavirus Era, Estate Planning, The article outlines flexibility in accessing IRAs and other retirement funds during the circumstances of the Coronavirus epidemic., Contra Costa Lawyer, September, 2020
The "Spin" on Corporate Spin-offs, Taxation, The article summaries the requirements to accomplish a tax-free spin-off of a corporate division and highlights traps for the unwary., Contra Costa Lawyer, September, 2017

Bar Admissions

California, 1975
U.S. District Court District of North Dakota, 1975
U.S. Tax Court, 1984

Specialties and Certifications

Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2004
Taxation Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1987

Other Affiliations

State Bar of California, 1975 - Present (Member)
California Lawyers Association, 2020 - Present (Member)
Contra Costa Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member)
CCCBA - Taxation Section, 1987 - Present (Member/Chair)
CouncilOne Advisors, 2001 - Present (Member/Board of Directors)

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Contact

Walnut Creek, CA

2125 Oak Grove Road
Suite 210
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

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Phone: 925-933-7777

Fax: 925-933-7804

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.bpmnj.com

Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday: Closed

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