About Us

AMY ALVIS Attorney-Partner

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Family Law, Divorce Mediation.

Amy's approach to estate planning is to focus on each client's unique needs and objectives. She helps identify her client’s unique needs and designs comprehensive estate plans for her clients that provide the maximum protection without compromise. For her family law clients, Amy strives to help them achieve an equitable resolution with dignity, expediency, and compassion. She tends toward a settlement focused approach when possible. As a trained mediator, Amy also provides mediation services for couples looking to find the least adversarial and most cost effective approach. Her broad experience enables her to provide keen insight for her clients. She is deeply committed to her clients and the ethical standards of her profession.

Amy attended college and law school in Chico, California. There she interned as the director of the Family Law Project division of the Community Legal Information Center and thereafter worked her way through law school as a Family Law and Personal Injury Paralegal. As a graduate of Cal Northern School of Law and passing the State Bar, she transitioned from a paralegal to an attorney in the personal injury field for a very traditional – long established law firm in downtown San Jose. However, as a new attorney and new mother, Amy was eventually presented with an important decision regarding the balance of work and family. Amy chose to put her career on hold and to stay home full time with her growing family.

Amy and her family relocated from San Jose to Brentwood in 2001 for many of the same reasons others have found Brentwood to be their home. It is a great place to raise a family, the community is warm and inviting, and the housing market gave them more bang for their buck. As her husband, Andy (now retired), was already working in San Francisco, Brentwood was the perfect place to plant their roots. After several years, Amy was ready to return to her legal career and knew that she was not willing to sacrifice the time she was able to have with her family and her community volunteer work. The concept of a job over the hill or in the City was out of the question. She knew she wanted to start her own law firm and work for herself. After mentoring under a Certified Estate Planning Specialist for two years, she began a new practice area for her in the Estate Planning field. After those two years, she took the leap to return full time to the practice and hang out her proverbial “shingle.” In 2012, Amy was introduced to Marie Quashnock and who eventually came into the firm as a Partner and from there, the two continued on their plan and a new type of Brentwood law firm began to take shape.

Amy enjoys traveling, trips to the wine country, paddleboarding, exploring new cuisine, and spending time with her husband, daughters, grandsons and two rescue Formosan Mountain Dogs.

MARIE QUASHNOCK Attorney-Partner

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Evictions, Business Law, Trademark & Intellectual Property

After over 35 years in private practice, Marie Quashnock has developed extensive experience representing individuals, startups, businesses, and public entities across a multitude of industries. In her transactional experience, Marie has advised real estate clients on a wide range of transactions, including sales contracts, lease arrangements, and debt and equity financing. Marie also developed a specialty in intellectual property law, having prosecuted hundreds of trademark registrations with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on behalf of her clients. Marie also possesses a broad civil litigation experience in a variety of areas, focusing primarily on real estate and business litigation. Marie was named a Super Lawyer by Northern California Super Lawyer Magazine for two consecutive years, 2009 and 2010. Marie has been a partner at Alvis Quashnock and Associates in Brentwood since March 2013.

Memberships and Affiliations:

Member of Real Estate Section of the California State Bar Association
Admitted to the Eastern, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of the California District Court
Admitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Hobbies and Interests:

Marie speaks and writes fluent French, and she enjoys running and swimming, singing and music, home decorating and a good Chardonnay.

What Our Clients Say

I own my own business and I had an issue with a trademark violation that suddenly popped up. Marie Quashnock was very helpful in resolving the issue for me, she was very knowledgeable and easy to work with and patient throughout the process. She is my go to for all future matter and love the fact that is local here in Brentwood and I get to see her person. I definitely recommend her and associates.

I'v recently requested for Amy services regarding three POA for my mother and older brother still recovering from a brain injury. My sister and I decided to be pro-active in getting the Power of Attorney done once and for all and included my older brother in the process we got 2 of the 3 done so we will go another avenue on the third one! We have talked to our mother about these matters however she was never forth coming to her children, very sensitive matter to her. Nonetheless, we finalize the matter and I had to mentioned that Amy made my mom feel much more comfortable about her personal preferences. Amy knew how to explain to an 80yrs old, with partial hearing loss so two thumbs up for Amy! Yes, I highly recommend her for your POA needs and staff were also very friendly.

This office is amazing I can not say enough good things about Amy and her staff!! We had something that needed and attention urgently and Amy rearranged her schedule to see us! Her receptionist Laura is very friendly and sympathetic!! We have had experience with Attorneys between personal & business I have to say this firm is the best!!

Together, Amy and Marie balance each other. Their different energies and practice styles complement each other. While they each focus on their respective practice areas, they have each other and other attorneys on staff to provide a diversity of legal services for a broader demographic.

Simply put; Marie is the best. I have to say I viewed attorneys in a negative light. But when I needed for an attorney, I found Alvis, Quashnock and Associates. What I got was an attorney that is from the highest standards, she is truly one in a million and I'm proud to say "she is my attorney" for everything. I highly recommend her. As for the firm she is with, I feel for those that don't retain them and pity those that have to sit across the table from them.” T.R.

I highly recommend Quashnock and Associates. Marie is the most honest attorney i've ever met. She actually cares about her clients and getting the best outcome for them. She is extremely detail oriented and she definitly puts in the work. I can't say enough about her and her work ethic. Thank you for all that you've done for me and my family.

Absolutely wonderful staff and Marie really is an amazing lawyer! I am so thankful they have all taken my inquiries seriously and even have helped me understand exactly what I need for my business! Thank you all!

Marie is an outstanding attorney and consummate professional. She is sharp, intelligent and an expert in her field. She brought a wealth of knowledge and creativity to protect my intellectual property and strategize with the organization of my business." D.M.

I unexpectedly found myself needing a litigation attorney. Marie Quashnock provided me with both compassion and legal support. She reviewed my case and explained options for moving forward. Marie has an incredible iron will and negotiated a settlement that lifted a tremendous burden off of me and my family. The firm's legal fees were also fair and reasonable. I recommend Alvis Quashnock and Associates without reservation. E.

My husband and I met with Marie when our purchase of a house was close to falling through. Our sellers were getting cold feet during the long process of our particular purchase and our real estate agent was in over her head in some details of our selling and buying of our properties. After one face to face with Marie many of our discouraged feelings were squashed and as we continued with her all of our issues were resolved. The manner in which Marie conducted herself was very professional and we appreciated the availability and communication we had with her. If we ever need a real estate attorney again we will surely call Marie. M.S. & A.S.