Gomez, Jessica P.

B. PALMER RIEDEL was born and raised in Wellesley, Massachusetts. In 1963, he graduated from Mt. Hermon School and in 1967, cum laude with a B.A. from Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship. In 1970, he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Mr. Riedel began his legal career as House Counsel for Travelers Insurance in San Francisco and then opened and managed Home Insurance Company's House Counsel in San Francisco. In 1976, he became litigation partner in the firm of Golden, Stefan, Ellenberg, and Riedel in Oakland and in 1986, opened his own firm in walnut Creek. In 1998, the Law Offices of B. Palmer Riedel expanded to Southern California with a second office in Palm Desert.

Mr. Riedel has directed his support to other community service needs: 

•  Testified in 1972 before the United States Senate Subcommittee on National Parks in Washington, D.C. in support of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Rotarian of the Year, Rotary Club of Walnut Creek Sunrise, 1991
• Active member, Rotary Club of LaQuinta

Mr. Riedel has been appointed Judge Pro Tem, Contra Costa County Superior Court and is a Court-appointed Arbitrator in both Alameda and Contra Costa County Superior Courts. He is also a member of the California State Bar Association, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, and the Desert Bar Association.