Roemer & Harnik LLP, Indian Wells, California business, real estate, litigation 

Helene P. Dreyer Koch is a member of American Mensa, Ltd. and has been practicing law in California since 1992. She is certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of estate planning, trusts and probate law. She has vast experience with complicated appellate matters, and has earned a reputation as an exceptional legal writer. She has been identified as one of the area’s "Top Lawyers" by Palm Springs Life Magazine annually since 2011

 

Ms. Dreyer Koch is admitted to practice before all State and Federal Courts in California, as well as the United States Supreme Court.

 

From 1992 to 1998, she worked as an associate with a valley law firm, practicing civil litigation and appeals, family law, and public agency and municipal law. After that, she was a solo practitioner with an emphasis in written argument and family law before joining Roemer & Harnik LLP in 2001.

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Areas of Emphasis

Wills & Trusts

Estate Planning

Ongoing Trust Administration

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Education and Specialization

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (B.A. 1987)

University of Texas at Austin School of Law (J.D. 1992)

Certified in Estate Planning, Trusts, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

 

Community

American Mensa, Ltd.

Desert Bar Association

Planned Giving Committee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coachella Valley

Planned Giving Committee of the College of the Desert Foundation

Board of Directors of Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine

Previous Associations:

The Richard I. Roemer-Warren E. Slaughter American Inn of Court 

Planned Giving Committee of the Desert Aids Project

Chapman University (Palm Desert Campus) Instructor of Real Property Law and Family Law

Sunline Transit Authority Administrative Hearing Officer

California National Guard Family Readiness Group (FRG) Coordinator