About Juliette Topacio
Juliette Topacio Sarmiento is a licensed attorney admitted to practice law in California, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia. She was admitted to the California State Bar in 1991, the Hawaii State Bar in 1980, and the District of Columbia Bar in 1997. Her license status is currently active. Ms. Sarmiento is the principal attorney at her own firm, Dragon Archer Group, P.C., located at 836 Southampton Road, Suite B-270, Benicia, California 94510. She has been practicing law for over 45 years, serving clients in various jurisdictions.
Ms. Sarmiento earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego in 1975. She then pursued her Juris Doctor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, graduating in 1978. Her educational background has equipped her with a solid foundation in legal principles, which she applies in her diverse practice areas.
Throughout her career, Ms. Sarmiento has focused on immigration law, estate planning, personal injury, and bankruptcy. She represents clients in matters such as asylum, citizenship, deportation defense, family visas, green cards, and immigration appeals. In estate planning, she handles guardianship and conservatorship, estate administration, health care directives, trusts, and wills. Her personal injury practice includes cases involving animal and dog bites, brain injuries, car accidents, construction accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, truck accidents, and wrongful death. Additionally, she provides services in bankruptcy, including Chapter 11, Chapter 13, and Chapter 7 cases, as well as debt relief. Ms. Sarmiento is involved in all stages of legal proceedings, including hearings, appeals, litigation, negotiations, and trials.
Ms. Sarmiento has been admitted to practice before several courts, including the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She has also appeared before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her extensive experience spans over four decades, during which she has handled a wide range of cases in both state and federal courts.
Ms. Sarmiento is an active member of several professional organizations, including the National Notary Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, and the Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association. She has served as a Small Claims Judge Pro Tem in the Superior Court of California for the Counties of Alameda and Solano since 1998. Additionally, she has been a Notary Public in the State of California since 1997. Ms. Sarmiento is fluent in English and Tagalog, enabling her to effectively serve a diverse clientele.
