About Carolyn Ruth
Carolyn Ruth Brock is a licensed attorney in California, admitted to the State Bar in 1995 under license number 176969. She is the principal attorney at the Law Office of Carolyn R. Brock, located at 10620 Treena Street, Suite 230, San Diego, CA 92131. Ms. Brock specializes in estate planning, trust and probate law, and business law, serving clients throughout San Diego County.
Ms. Brock earned her Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in December 1994. During her studies, she was recognized on the National Dean's List from 1991 to 1993 and served on the San Diego Justice Journal law review writing staff from 1992 to 1993. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate education, though specific details are not available.
Ms. Brock's practice areas include estate planning, trusts (both revocable and irrevocable), wills, advance healthcare directives, durable powers of attorney, probate, trust administration, and business incorporation. She has extensive experience in these areas, assisting clients with drafting and executing estate plans, navigating probate proceedings, and providing guidance on business formation and related legal matters.
With over 29 years of legal experience, Ms. Brock is admitted to practice before the courts of California, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was certified as a legal specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization on June 1, 2004. Her professional experience includes authoring articles on topics such as "Nonfiduciary Liability Under ERISA" and "Drafting Qualified Domestic Relations Orders," and she has lectured on estate planning and probate for various professional and public groups.
Ms. Brock is an active member of the California State Bar and the Foothills Bar Association of San Diego County, where she served on the Board of Directors from 2006 to 2016, including a term as President in 2012. She was appointed by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to the San Diego County Law Library Board of Trustees, serving from 2006 to 2014, and held the positions of Vice-President in 2013 and 2014 and Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Additionally, she teaches a paralegal class on estate planning and administration through the University of California Extension Paralegal Program each spring.
