Mika Domingo

With a passion for helping others, Mika Domingo is Founder and Managing Attorney of M.S. Domingo Law Group, P.C. She represents people throughout California in matters involving Probate and Trust Litigation, Probate Administration, Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Conservatorships and Guardianships.Ms. Domingo cares deeply about her clients, and understands their situations.  Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a financial auditor and owned a publishing firm where she was also editor-in-chief.  Her understanding of her clients' situations helps her relieve the emotional stress and anxiety that accompany legal proceedings.Ms. Domingo previously served as a Deputy Attorney General with the U.S. Department of Justice.  She is a strong and effective advocate for her clients in the courtroom as well as in negotiations.  She has appeared at the state, appellate, and federal courts on issues of constitutional law, tort matters, and civil rights and appears regularly in state courts across California in matters involving trusts and estates.Ms. Domingo serves as a Commissioner for the San Francisco Assessment Appeals Board.Ms. Domingo holds Associate Degrees in Business and Accounting and received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a Juris Doctorate with honors from the John F. Kennedy University College of Law and completed her continuing education in Publishing at Stanford University.Among her many accolades, Ms. Domingo has received the Public Interest Award from the California Bar Foundation, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award, the Robert G. Mc Grath American Inn of Court Scholarship, the Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award, the Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Platinum and Gold Diversity Awards, and the Justice James J. Marchiano Distinguished Service Award. She also holds an Avvo “Superb” rating.Highly involved in the legal community, Ms. Domingo made history as the first Filipina President of California Women Lawyers in 2022-2023, a statewide organization dedicated to advancing women in the profession of law, improving the administration of justice and eliminating all inequities based on gender.  She is currently serving her second term as President of the California Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Cal-APABA), a statewide organization representing the interests of APA bar organizations and the over 14,000 APA attorneys statewide to promote justice and equality, advance legal and policy matter that impact the APA community, and enhance the professional development of its members. She also served as Co-Director of Professional Development for the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC) for the past three years and is incoming Co-Director of Community Outreach for FBANC. Ms. Domingo also served on the Executive Committee and as Director for the Contra Costa County Bar Association Board and as Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, and as Past President of the Contra Costa County Bar Association's Women's Section.  She also served on the State Bar of California's Committee of Bar Examiners for four years and Director of the Women Lawyers of Alameda County Board.