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EDUCATION 

Ruben Sundeen 

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law 

Juris Doctor, May 1996
California Law Review, Member 1994-1996
 Boalt Hall Students Association, President 1995-1996 

University of California, Davis, University Extension 

Hazardous Substances Program Certificate, Site Assessment and Remediation, May 1993 

University of California, Berkeley 

B.A. Philosophy, May 1988 

EXPERIENCE 

Judge,  Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. Jan. 2019 to present.

Commissioner,  Court commissioner (sworn on January 18, 2019) assigned to the probate department (201), conducting procedural and evidentiary hearings, and trials of all matters falling under the California Probate Code, including probate, trust, guardianship and conservatorship matters. 

Partner, Sundeen & Salinas, Oakland, CA. 1998 to 2004, and 2017 to 2018.
 Principal and managing attorney with general civil practice emphasizing trust and estate litigation as well as real estate and commercial transactions and litigation. Other areas of the firm’s practice include Federal Title VII, State Fair Employment and Housing Act, and landlord-tenant litigation. 

Partner, Sundeen Salinas & Pyle, Oakland, CA. 2004 to 2017.
 Principal and managing attorney with general civil practice emphasizing trust and estate litigation as well as real estate and commercial transactions and litigation. Other areas of the firm’s practice include Federal Title VII, State Fair Employment and Housing Act, consumer class actions, personal injury, criminal defense, and landlord-tenant litigation. 

ACTIVITIES 

Rotary International
 Rotary Club of Oakland Uptown 

Member 1996 to present
 President 1999-2000 & 2011-2012 

Rotary International District 5170 

Area One Governor, 2018-2020 

East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association 

Member, 1997 to present President 2004, 2007 & 2008 

Alameda County Bar Association 

Board Member, 2010-2016
 Chair of Litigation Subsection of Trusts & Estates Section,, 2009-2010 

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