Our Team
Robert Haden, Founder and Retired Attorney
Robert Haden, Founder and Retired Attorney
Robert Haden, Founder and Retired Attorney
Robert Haden was born and raised in the Central Valley. After graduating from Merced High School in 1964, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico, where he received both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree. He then graduated from Golden Gate College of Law in San Francisco in 1980.
After graduating
Robert Haden was born and raised in the Central Valley. After graduating from Merced High School in 1964, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico, where he received both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree. He then graduated from Golden Gate College of Law in San Francisco in 1980.
After graduating from law school, Robert returned to Merced and, with his wife, Justice Betty Dawson, now retired from the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Fresno, and joined his father’s law practice.
Robert is very involved in the Merced community. He served on the Merced College Board of Trustees for 16 years, served on the board of Central California Legal Services, twice as president, and is currently a member of the Merced County Assessment Appeals Board. He is also a past president of the Merced County Bar Association and is a former City of Merced Planning Commissioner.
Robert retired from the practice of law in February 2024.
Emily Haden, Attorney
Robert Haden, Founder and Retired Attorney
Robert Haden, Founder and Retired Attorney
Emily Haden is a native Mercedian. She graduated from Merced High in 1999 and from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin in 2003 with degrees in history and Spanish. Emily returned to California in 2005 and graduated with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in Sacramento in 2009.
Emily married Oscar Sando
Emily Haden is a native Mercedian. She graduated from Merced High in 1999 and from Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin in 2003 with degrees in history and Spanish. Emily returned to California in 2005 and graduated with distinction from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in Sacramento in 2009.
Emily married Oscar Sandoval in 2023, and is stepmother to his daughter, Delilah. They all love to travel and particularly enjoy river rafting.
Emily, a sixth-generation attorney, joined her father in practice in 2010. Her practice areas include business law, with a focus on contract negotiation, estate planning and probate, and real estate.
Emily has served as president of the Merced County Bar Association and the Merced County Law Library. She is the current second vice president of the Merced County Fair Board, and the past president of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Merced County.