Brandt Andersson
BRANDT ANDERSSON received his law degree form the University of California (Boalt Hall), where he served as Editor-in-Chief of Ecology Law Quarterly.
Mr. Andersson worked in the San Francisco and Walnut Creek offices of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen. Since joining Andersson & Andersson in 1997, his practice has focused on estate planning.
Mr. Andersson has served on the Lafayette City Council and has chaired the Orinda Planning Commission, Lafayette Public Safety Implementation Committee, Orinda General Plan Committee, and other civic organizations.
Mr. Andersson also earned a master's degree in architecture from M.I.T. and spent more than a decade as a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory studying and publishing on energy efficiency in buildings.
Areas of Practice
- 65% Estate Planning
- 20% Probate and Estate Administration
- 15% Trust Administration
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Living Wills
Bar Admissions
- California, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1993
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
- J.D. - 1992
- Law Review: Editor-in-Chief, Ecology Law Quarterly, 1991 - 1992
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, Massachusetts
- M.Arch. - 1977
- Major: Architecture
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Cambridge, Massachusetts
- B.S. - 1972
- Major: Art and Design
Published Works
- Land Use and Environmental Law, Several Publications, 1992, 1997
- Energy Efficient Buildings, 50 Publications, 1977, 1994
Honors and Awards
- Mayor, City of Lafayette, 2009 - 2010
- City Council, City of Lafayette 2002,, 2006 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of California, Member, 1992 - 2011
- Contra Costa County Bar Association, Member, 1997 - 2011
Past Employment Positions
- McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, Associate Attorney, 1992 - 1996
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Staff Scientist III, 1977 - 1990
Pro Bono Activities
- Guardianships for Minors, 1993 - 1996
- Residential Day Care Facility Protection, 1994 - 1998
