About Simona Yana S
Simona Yana S Zakheim built her legal foundation at Loyola University New Orleans, earning a J.D. in 1995 after completing undergraduate studies at California State University, Northridge. She completed law school in the mid-1990s and then turned to practice in California, where she has kept active in local and national professional circles. Her training in New Orleans and California informs a practice that crosses procedural work and client counseling.
Early in her career she entered private practice. Over time she joined Hyden-Zakheim, LLP, where she has handled a steady docket of cases and client matters. The firm has served as the home base for her legal work, and she remains associated with it in her current role. Her daily work involves case preparation, filings, hearings and client meetings, the sorts of tasks that keep a small firm operating and clients informed.
Her memberships reflect the mix of matters she takes on. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a sign that immigration law occupies a substantial portion of her work. She also belongs to the Tri-Valley Estate Planning Council, which aligns with estate planning and related probate issues. At the local level she is active in the Contra Costa County Bar Association. Those memberships connect her to continuing education and networking opportunities that feed into her practice.
In the office she approaches files in a practical, client-centered manner. She sorts legal problems into the steps that clients need to understand first. She listens to facts, identifies statutory and procedural paths, and then files the necessary documents or pursues relief. That straightforward method helps clients move through sometimes slow administrative systems.
Her practice remains in California at Hyden-Zakheim, LLP. She manages immigration and estate planning matters and works with local courts and administrative agencies on behalf of clients. She continues membership in professional associations that relate to those areas and maintains an active practice handling immigration and estate planning matters.
