Of Counsel
Barbara D. Gallagher
Business ·Intellectual Property & Technology ·Real Property ·Trusts & Estates
Barbara Gallagher brings decades of experience across business, real estate, trusts and estates and intellectual property law. Her practice has long focused on helping business owners navigate both professional and personal matters, often building relationships that span decades. Barbara believes effective counsel begins with listening. “What’s most important is that clients feel they were listened to and that they believe I care about what happens,” she says. Known for her thoughtful and relationship-driven approach, she helps clients see the bigger picture while addressing complex legal and strategic issues. Outside the office, Barbara enjoys hiking, Pilates, pickleball, traveling and spending time with her children and grandchildren along the Sonoma Coast.
I enjoy working with business owners and their families, and developing a deep understanding of their needs and concerns. I strive to learn about all aspects of a client's business, especially when the relationship spans years and even decades, so I can effectively provide helpful advice and services.
Practice Areas
Business
- Contracts
- Corporations | LLCs | Partnerships
Intellectual Property & Technology
- Copyright
- Licensing
- Trademarks
Real Property
- Leases
- Purchase | Sale
- Real Estate
Trusts & Estates
- Estate Planning
- Probate | Trust Administration
- Wills | Trusts
Education & Credentials
Education
- J.D., Order of the Coif, University of California at Davis, 1978
- B.A., with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1975
Admitted to Practice
- California, 1978
Background
Barbara Gallagher has more than 30 years of experience in advising and counseling business owners and their families in a variety of areas. She enjoys nurturing long term relationships and ensuring that clients receive legal advice and other related services that they may need. Her practice areas include business, real property, copyright and trademark, and estate planning. Barbara has extensive experience in counseling businesses, management of trust assets, and licensing and management of intellectual property assets.
Barbara attended UC Davis Law School where she was elected to Order of the Coif and served as Articles Editor of the UC Davis Law Review. Before joining Spaulding McCullough & Tansil, Barbara was previously a partner in the law firm of Anderson, Zeigler, Disharoon, Gallagher & Gray.
Barbara currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, as well as on the Board of Peanuts Worldwide LLC. Barbara previously was appointed to the City of Santa Rosa Personnel Board, and on the boards of various organizations including Community Foundation Sonoma County, Junior Achievement, and the Sonoma County Law Library Board of Trustees.
Barbara also holds a California real estate broker’s license, with considerable experience in real property purchase and sale transactions, exchanges, and commercial leasing and financing. Barbara currently serves as legal counsel to the North Bay Association of Realtors.
Professional Affiliations
- Sonoma County Bar Association
- Sonoma County Women in Law
- American Bar Association (member, Intellectual Property Section)
- California State Bar Association (member, Business Law, Real Property, and Intellectual Property sections)
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