The Law Offices of 
Danville Office 
St. Helena Office | LAUREN E. DODGE ASSOCIATE |
AREAS OF LAW: CRIMINAL DEFENSE |
Ms. Dodge joined the firm's criminal defense team in 2004, where her practice focuses primarily on research and motions writing. She works closely with the firm's seasoned criminal defense attorneys to develop effective, aggressive defense strategies aimed at obtaining a fair and just outcome for every client.
Ms. Dodge graduated with honors from Hastings College of the Law, where she served on the Hastings Law Journal and won several writing awards. She spent a summer clerking for the Federal Public Defender in San Francisco and also served as an extern for Federal District Court Judge Charles R. Breyer. Upon her admittance to the California Bar in 2003, she practiced criminal defense for a small firm in Alameda County, where she represented clients in courtroom proceedings across the Bay Area. Prior to law school, Ms. Dodge worked as a journalist, most recently as a newswoman for the Associated Press.
Ms. Dodge is a member of the California State Bar Association, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the Alameda County Bar Association, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice and Women Defenders. She is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Born and raised in Contra Costa County, she now lives in Walnut Creek.
LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
California State Bar Association
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Alameda County Bar Association
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
Women Defenders
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Chico, 1991
Juris Doctor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2002