Christopher W. Dietrich, Certified Family Law Specialist
Family Law, Child Custody, Premarital Agreements, Estate Planning and Administration
Location: Davis, California
Phone: 530-758-0757
Fax: 530-758-2844
Email: cdietrich@kopperlaw.com
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Child Custody and Visitation
- Child and Spousal Support
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Premarital Agreements
- Estate Planning
- Probate
Bar Admissions
- California State Bar, Member Number 293061, admitted December 2013
- United States District Court for Eastern District of California, admitted June 2014
Education
- University of California, Davis School of Law
- J.D. – 2013
- University of California, Davis
- B.A. Political Science – 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (Board Member 2022- present)
- Sacramento County Bar Association
- Yolo County Bar Association
- State Bar of California, Family Law Section, Estate Planning Section
Past Employment Positions
- Dietrich Family Law, Principal Attorney, 2016
- Law Office of Thomas P. Hogan, Associate Attorney, 2014 – 2016
- Thomas A. Nickens, Inc., Associate Attorney, 2013 – 2014
- Thomas A. Nickens, Inc., Law Clerk, 2011 – 2013
Speaking Engagements
- Tips and Tricks for Collections of Family Law Judgments, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, July 2021
- California Probate Practice for Paralegals, November 2016
- Ethics in California Probate Practice, Probate Boot Camp, National Business Institute, January 2016
Volunteer Work
- Court Appointed Representation for Minor Children, parents facing termination of parental rights and parents facing contempt charges, 2016 – present
- Committee for Continuing Education on Termination of Parental Rights and Contempt, Sacramento County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2015 – 2016
- Placer County Superior Court Volunteer Attorney-Mediator, 2015 – 2016
- Empower Yolo Clinic Attorney, 2014 – Present
Honors and Awards
- Pioneer Award, Sacramento County Superior Court – December 2021
- Agent of Change Award, Empower Yolo – 2017
- Client’s Choice Award in Family Law, Avvo – 2016
- Top Lawyer 2016, Global Directory of Who’s Who – 2016
- One of Three Best Rated Family Law Attorneys – 2016
- Chancellor’s Award of Merit, University of California, Davis – 2010
- Proclamation honoring service to City of Davis and University of California, Davis, City of Davis – 2010
- Resolution honoring service to the University of California, Davis, California State Legislature – 2010