About Christina
Christina Weed built a practice at the intersection of tax and estate planning. She combines formal tax training with courtroom admissions that let her handle matters in a range of federal and state forums. Her background is part academic and part courtroom experience.
She earned an LL.M. in Tax from the University of San Diego School of Law (2010). She holds a J.D. from Whittier Law School (2009) and a B.A. in Accounting from the University of San Diego (2006). The accounting degree provided an early grounding in financial detail that informed her later tax studies and practice.
Weed began her post-law school career in private practice. Early roles included associate positions at William E. Taggart, Jr., APC (2011), Youngman & Ericsson (2013) and the Law Offices of Chastity A. Schults (2014). She opened her own office as Principal of the Law Offices of Christina Weed, PC in 2015. In 2018 she became a partner at Mendes Weed, LLP, where she remains active in firm matters and client representation.
Her admissions include the California bar, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit and the Northern District of California. She also holds a Certificate of Specialization in Taxation Law from the California State Bar. These credentials support work that ranges from drafting complex estate plans to handling tax disputes that require filings or appearances before tax court.
Collegial involvement and local bar activity have been a steady part of her career. Since 2014 she has been a member of the Tri Valley Estate Planning Council and the Estate Planning Council Diablo Valley. She also serves on the Contra Costa County Delegation to the Conference of California Bar Associations. She has chaired the Tax Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association since 2013, a role that has involved organizing programs and collaborating with practitioners across disciplines.
Clients who consult her typically face issues where tax consequences and estate planning choices overlap. She regularly advises on wills, trusts, probate avoidance techniques and state and federal tax considerations. She represents individuals and small businesses on tax reporting, controversy work and planning for transfers of wealth.
Weed maintains professional offices through Mendes Weed, LLP, serving clients from Sacramento and San Francisco. She practices estate planning and tax law at Mendes Weed, LLP, representing clients in both planning and dispute matters.
