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

Mary Gilstrap has been practicing business litigation for over 25 years. She represents private entity clients in a variety of business-related disputes, including contracts, real estate transactions, corporate acquisitions and other corporate disputes; agribusiness and media law.  She also handles contested matters in the probate courts, including wills, trusts and conservatorships.  Ms. Gilstrap has acted as outside counsel supervising litigation for two international publicly traded companies evaluating the performance of a variety of outside law firms, as well as advising as to the viability and economic impact of litigation settlement.

 

Areas of Emphasis

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Writs & Briefs
Business Litigation in State and Federal Courts
Contested Trust and Estate matters
Conservatorships

 

Education

California State University at Long Beach (B.A. Newspaper Journalism 1985)

University of Minnesota Law School (J.D. 1990)

 

Community

Desert Bar Association (former President)

Inland County Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (Founding Member)
Shelter From the Storm (Secretary)

Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley (Vice President)

Joslyn Senior Center (Secretary)

Warren Slaughter/Richard Roemer Inns of Court (Member)

Legislative Outreach Committee of the Riverside County Superior Court (former Member)

Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs (former Director)

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