J. Virginia Peiser

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 2026Northern 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

• Of Counsel

• Doyle Quane, Of Counsel, 2018 - 2020
• Archer Norris, Of Counsel, 2005 - 2018
• Languages
• English (Primary)

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

• 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

• 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)