318-C Diablo Road
Danville, CA 94526
Tel: 925. 314.9999
Fax: 925. 314.9960

Loren Barr Joe Morrill Ruth Koller Burke
Andrew Verriere Christopher M. Moore Kosta Demiris

Joe’s practice specializes in estate litigation, will contests, elder abuse, conservatorships, and business litigation.  Joe has represented plaintiffs and defendants including beneficiaries, trustees, conservators, private professional fiduciaries, nursing homes, and elders, in all aspects of litigation, including both bench and jury trials.  Joe is a board member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association Elder Law Section and is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley and the East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers.

Joe was raised in Mokelumne Hill, California, a small town located in the foothills of Calaveras County.  He graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara and then attended Santa Clara University School of Law.  After law school, Joe practiced civil litigation at the San Jose office of Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley prior to joining Edward and Loren Barr in forming Barr & Barr Attorneys. Joe lives in Martinez with his wife and four children.

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, Santa Clara University, 1996

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1993

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Contra Costa County Bar Association

Alameda County Bar Association

East Bay Trusts and Estates Lawyers

Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Contra Costa County Bar Association Elder Law Section

PAST EMPLOYMENT

Ropers, Majeski, Kohn, & Bentley

LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Financial and Physical Elder Abuse/Neglect – Detection, Prosecution, & Prevention” Bay Area Legal Secretaries Forum 43rd Annual Seminar April 18, 2009

“Financial Elder Abuse: Extraordinary Remedies” Contra Costa County Bar Association MCLE September 23, 2009