George W. Pfeiffer

George Pfeiffer, known by many of his friends as “Skip”, began his practice of law with the firm of Lillick, McHose & Charles in San Francisco in 1980. In 1982, he joined the Walnut Creek firm of Gibbons, Stoddard, Lepper and Falco. In 1991, he formed Stoddard, Falco & Pfeiffer which later became Stoddard, Pfeiffer, Bergquist & Wood. In 2001, Mr. Pfeiffer started his own practice.

Having earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in economics (cum laude) from Stanford University in 1977 and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) in 1980 from McGeorge School of Law (University of the Pacific), Mr. Pfeiffer was admitted to the California State Bar in 1980. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California.

Mr. Pfeiffer’s practice previously included admiralty, real estate and public entity law. In the 1990s, he expanded his practice to family law, which has become the major emphasis of his practice. He still offers estate planning services to clients as well as limited civil litigation. The highlight of his civil litigation practice was as counsel for Defendants in a five-week jury trial in Southern California which resulted in a verdict for the defense.

Mr. Pfeiffer is a member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. He has served the Family Law Section of the County Bar Association in various capacities, most notably as editor of the In Chancery newsletter, and program chairman, as well as President, Vice President, and Secretary for the Family Law Section

Laura J. Pfeiffer

Laura J. Pfeiffer joined the firm of George W. Pfeiffer as an associate in March, 2010. Her legal proficiencies include family law, criminal defense, civil litigation, and probate cases.

Laura Pfeiffer earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in political science with a minor in history from the University of Oregon in 2003 and a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Seattle University (cum laude) in May 2008. Having passed the California State Bar in July, she was admitted to practice in November of the same year. She subsequently passed the Washington State Bar in 2010.

During 2008 and 2009, Ms. Pfeiffer worked for the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office as a Deputy District Attorney. While at that office, she personally prosecuted nine jury trails and more than twenty bench trails to completion while simultaneously carrying a workload of fifty to sixty cases.

Ms. Pfeiffer is a member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association.

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