About Denise Merle
Denise Merle Motroni earned her B.A. from Mills College in 1989 and continued her studies at Santa Clara University School of Law, where she received her J.D. in 1993. She was admitted to the California bar the same year and has maintained an active license since then. Her legal education set a steady course for a career spent largely in private practice.
She entered firm practice in the early 2010s. In 2011 she worked as an associate at Wallin & Klarich A Law Corporation. The following year she served as a lawyer with Holstrom, Sissung, Marks & Anderson. Those roles placed her inside established firms and offered experience across day-to-day case work, client contact and courtroom matters.
Motroni moved into leadership roles soon after. In 2013 she served as principal of the Law Offices of Denise Motroni. In 2014 records again list her as principal of the same office, and in that year she also worked as a lawyer at the Law Office of Richard K. Isles. The sequence of positions shows a transition from associate-level positions to principal responsibility at her own practice while continuing to engage in firm-based work.
She is admitted to practice in California and holds an active license. Across more than three decades in law she has continued to manage a private practice and to take on roles that range from associate to principal. As of 2026 she practices law at the Law Offices of Denise Motroni in California.
