Cordia Lynn Farrell
Probate, Trust & Estates Litigation
C L Farrell, a Southern California native, joined the Sandoval Legacy Group in 2023 after five years as an associate attorney in San Bernardino. Specializing in general civil law, she established her Inland Empire practice, aiding small businesses, families, and individuals in estate planning, trust administration, and litigation. A meticulous attorney, C L also supports clients in enforcing civil judgments and offers contract drafting and review services, including real estate transactions.
Trained in alternate dispute resolution, C L serves as a mediator for probate, trusts, and estate disputes through the Riverside County Bar Association. She held key roles in the San Bernardino County Bar Association's Fee Arbitration Program and served as Judge Pro Tem for Family Law and Small Claims cases in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. Additionally, she mediates civil law disputes assigned by the same court.
C L's legal journey began with an English Literary Criticism & Theory degree from San Francisco State University in 1979. She earned her Juris Doctor in 1982 from Golden Gate University School of Law and subsequently became the Head of Reference at the San Bernardino County Law Library in 1985.
In 2009, C L played a pivotal role in creating the Fiduciary Management Certificate Program at the University of California, Riverside Extension, serving as an Advisory Board Member and Instructor. She also established the Osborne-Whelan Endowed Rugby Academic Scholarship at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2010, where she chairs the Advisory Committee.
Beyond her professional life, C L explores Ireland, Scotland, and Portugal, studies Irish Gaelic, and engages in genealogical research. Her passion for sailing and witnessing the Aurora Borealis phenomenon enrich her personal pursuits.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Residential Real Estate
- Trust & Estates Litigation
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 132882
- English
- Attorney
- Sandoval Legacy Group, a division of Holstrom, Block & Parke, APLC
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- Senior Probate Litigation Attorney
- Thompson & Colegate LLP
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- Mediator, Probate, Trusts and Estates
- Riverside County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services
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- Founding Shareholder, Senior Attorney
- Law Offices of C L Farrell, P.C.
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- Co-Designer, Professional Fiduciary Certificate Program
- University of California Riverside Extension
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- Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Certificate Program
- University of California Riverside Extension
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- Golden Gate University School of Law
- J.D. (1983) | Law
- California State University - San Francisco State University
- B.A. (1979) | English
- Distinguished Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Dean’s List (multiple years)
- Florida International University
- San Bernardino County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Former Chair, Attorney-Client Fee Arbitration
- Riverside County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Dispute Resolution Services Mediator
- California State Bar  # 132882
- Member
- - Current