Education and Training

Chandra has a Bachelor of Art’s in Business with an emphasis in Business Administration, from Webster University, St. Louis, MO and her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Golden Gate School of Law, San Francisco.  Chandra participated in the University’s real property and litigation programs with her studies focused in real property law, family law and taxation. 

During law school she participated in a two-year internship with Allan H. Cadgene, an attorney and real estate developer in San Francisco.   After obtaining her license from the State Bar of California, Chandra opened her own practice, doing contract work in the fields of real property and family law in Walnut Creek and San Francisco.  Recently, she decided to modify her practice, primarily consolidating her work in her new Walnut Creek office. 

Chandra has begun taking courses toward achieving her Master’s Degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University.

Chandra received her mediation training at the Northern California Mediation Center under Nancy J. Foster, J.D. and Jessica Notini, J.D.  Additionally, she has completed Jim Melamed’s condensed Mediating Divorce Agreement seminar.  Chandra regularly attends continuing legal education courses and lectures in taxation, real property, and family law sponsored by the various organizations of which she is a member. 

Chandra is a member of the following professional organizations:

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