Dori is the Co-chair of Hopkins & Carley’s Litigation Department. She represents a wide range of clients in complex real estate, land use, and business litigation matters. Dori regularly represents developers and property owners in disputes involving:
- Real estate purchase and sale transactions
- Real estate investment fraud
- Commercial landlord-tenant
- Boundary and property lines
- Easements
Dori also regularly appears on behalf of clients at City Council meetings, Planning Commission meetings, and hearings before County Boards of Supervisors.
In addition to her professional leadership and success, Dori is also an active and engaged leader within the community. She currently serves as Chair of the San Jose Planning Commission where she helps oversee the administration of long-range planning projects, such as the Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan, as well as the processing of land development applications in conformance with the City’s long-range planning goals.
While in law school, Dori also served as a judicial extern to Hon. Jeremy Fogel in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- 70 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
- Arizona State University, B.A., magna cum laude, Justice Studies & Political Science
- California, State Bar of California
- San Jose Planning Commission - Past Chair
- Notre Dame High School - Board of Directors
- Junior League of San Jose - Board of Directors
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
- United States District Court
13 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Litigation - Real Estate, San Jose (2022)
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Silicon Valley Business Journal "Rising Star" - 2016
- Silicon Valley Business Journal "100 Influential Women in Silicon Valley"
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Real Estate Law
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