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Carla Boyd Terre - Santa Rosa, CA
575 West College AveSuite 105 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Terre Family Law, Inc
Santa Rosa Family Law Lawyer
Overview
Carla's Credentials:
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
- Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- Named to the exclusive list of Northern California Super Lawyers four years in a row (2020, 2021,2022, and 2023)
- Named one of Northern California's "Rising Stars" ten years in a row by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2010 to 2019
- Past President of Sonoma County Bar Association
- Past Chairperson of the Sonoma County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- ...
Carla's Credentials:
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
- Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- Named to the exclusive list of Northern California Super Lawyers four years in a row (2020, 2021,2022, and 2023)
- Named one of Northern California's "Rising Stars" ten years in a row by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2010 to 2019
- Past President of Sonoma County Bar Association
- Past Chairperson of the Sonoma County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- ...
Carla's Credentials:
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar Board of Legal Specialization
- Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- Named to the exclusive list of Northern California Super Lawyers four years in a row (2020, 2021,2022, and 2023)
- Named one of Northern California's "Rising Stars" ten years in a row by Super Lawyers Magazine from 2010 to 2019
- Past President of Sonoma County Bar Association
- Past Chairperson of the Sonoma County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Past Member of the Family Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California
Carla's Background:
Carla Boyd Terre, family law attorney and mediator, is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and is rated an "AV Preeminent" attorney by Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. Carla was the President of the Sonoma County Bar Association (SCBA) in 2015 and served as the Chairperson of the Family Law Section Steering Committee in 2009. She was one of the founding members of the Mental Health Liaison Committee, a subcommittee of the Family Law Section of SCBA. She served as a Commissioner on the Family Law Advisory Committee of the California State Bar from 2013 through 2016. Carla currently serves as a member of the Sonoma County Bar Association's Family Law Steering Committee.
Carla is currently a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of California, SCBA, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Women in Law, and the Family Law Section of SCBA. Carla has been named one of Northern California's "Rising Stars" ten years in a row by Super Lawyers from 2010 to 2019. Carla was named to Northern California Super Lawyers for the last four years (2020 through 2023).
Carla is a 2003 graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law, graduating in the top 25% of her class. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with honors, from Mills College in Oakland, California. During her third year in law school, Carla served as an Extern for Justice Maria Rivera of the California Court of Appeal and then as a Law Clerk for the Sonoma County Department of Child Support Services.
Carla's Approach to Family Law Practice:
Carla Boyd Terre's practice is dedicated strictly to family law matters. She handles most aspects of family law proceedings, including custody and visitation, property division, registered domestic partnerships, same sex and LGBTQ family law matters, adoption, child support, spousal support, pre-nuptial/pre-marital and post-marital agreements, and mediation. Carla attends mediation with clients and serves as a mediator for parties with and without lawyers present. Carla also serves as Parenting Coordinator in custody cases and has served as a Private Judge.
Carla has appeared at numerous contested family law proceedings including appearances before the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco. She has appeared in Sonoma County Superior Court, Marin County Superior Court, Napa County Superior Court, Lake County Superior Court, and Mendocino County Superior Court. Carla is experienced in mediation and negotiation and has helped many clients reach settlements or limit the issues that proceed to litigation.
Carla believes that an effective family law attorney stays in close communication with her client, working together to reach appropriate resolutions to the unique situations in each case. Carla is compassionate and understands that clients that are working with her are often going through one of the most difficult times in their lives.
Carla also believes it is important to stay informed about developments in family law and attends regular trainings and seminars in addition to receiving weekly publications which provide important updates on recent family law cases and legislative changes.
Recently she has been serving more frequently as a Mediator in family law matters.
When Carla is not practicing law, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two young children and their labradoodle, reading, doing Pilates, and hiking.
About Carla Boyd Terre
Current Employment Position(s)
- Principal
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Mediator, Parenting Coordinator, or Individual Representation
- Private Judge / Judge Pro Tem
- Adoptions, including Confirmatory Adoption, Second-Parent Adoption, and Stepparent Adoption
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Child Support and Spousal Support (Alimony)
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
- Litigation
- Paternity
- Pre-Marital Agreements (Prenuptial Agreements) and Post Marital Agreements
- Pre and Post Domestic Partner Agreements
- Property Division
- Registered Domestic Partnerships
- Same Sex / LGBTQ Family Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2003
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Family Law Specialist, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2010
Other Affiliations
- Sonoma County Bar Association (SCBA), Family Law Steering Committee, 2021 - Present
- Family Law Best Practices Committee, 2009 - 2015 (Member)
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2009 - Present (Member)
- Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire (CCRE), 2008 - 2010 (Officer, Board of Directors)
- Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire (CCRE), 2007 - 2011 (Participating Member)
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), 2007 - 2011 (Member)
- Family Law Steering Committee (SCBA, President, 2009)
- Family Law Steering Committee (SCBA, Vice President, 2008)
- Family Law Steering Committee (SCBA, Secretary, 2007)
- Family Law Bench/Bar Committee, 2005 - 2009 (Member, Family Law Court and Bar Committee)
- SCBA (Family Law Representative on the Board of Directors, 2008)
- Sonoma County Women in Law, 2009 - Present (Member)
- SCBA (President, 2015)
- Family Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California, 2013 - 2016 (Member, Commissioner)
- Family Law Advisory Commission, 2014 - 2016 (Commissioner)
- SCBA (Board of Directors, President, 2015)
- SCBA (Board of Directors, Vice-President, 2014)
- SCBA (Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2013)
- SCBA (Board of Directors, Secretary, 2012)
- SCBA, 2010 - 2011 (Board of Directors, Director at Large)
- SCBA, 2010 - 2016 (Board of Directors, Director)
Past Positions
- Law Offices of Bruce H. Schwartz, October, 2004 - March, 2007, Associate Attorney
- Department of Child Support Services, Law Clerk, 2003
- Justice Maria Rivera, California Court of Appeal, District One, Division Four, Law Clerk, 2002
- Daniel U. Smith, Appellate Specialist, Law Clerk, 2002
- Professor Edith Ho, USF School of Law, Research Assistant, 2001 - 2002
Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California, May, 2003
JD
Law Review: University of San Francisco Law Review, 2002 - 2003 - Mills College, Oakland, California, May, 2000
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: English
Articles
Published Works
- Temporal Severance and Exclusion of Time in Determining the Economic Value of Regulated Property, 36 U.S.F.L.R. 793, Spring, 2002
Office Information
Address
575 West College AveSuite 105 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone
Fax
- 707-284-1390
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Carla Boyd Terre
Included on the 2023 Northern California list
Past Lists
- 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
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Super Lawyer, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023
- Sonoma Magazine Lawyers of Distinction 2022
- The Elite Lawyer Award, Family Law, Excellence in the Legal Profession, 2023
- CALI Award for Excellence, Community Property, 2002
- CALI Award for Excellence, Family Law, 2003
- CALI Award for Excellence, Children's Rights, 2001
- Rated “AV Preeminent”, Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Ratings
- Named one of Northern California’s “Rising Stars” ten years in a row by Super Lawyer’s Magazine (2010 to 2019)
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