Rose M. Zoia received her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Ohio University where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, a national academic honor society. She earned her J.D. with honors from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1987.
Rose has a particularly specialized knowledge and experience in land use and zoning matters, having handled numerous cases from administrative hearings through the appellate courts. During the course of her career, she has handled general civil appeals covering a broad spectrum of law. She also has experience in contracts, business and real property purchase and sales, and general real property matters including neighbor disputes and easements.
For many years, Rose served as a Small Claims Judge Pro Tem, on the Superior Court Settlement Conference panel, and as a Sonoma County Superior Court Arbitrator. She has practiced in a dozen superior courts and in the appellate courts throughout the state and has also presented seminars on appeals and land use law. Ms. Zoia has served on a variety of community non-profit organizations and continues to sit on non-profit boards of directors.
Ms. Zoia is a past president of the Sonoma County Bar Association, past chair of the Sonoma County Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, and past member and president of the Richard M. Sangster Inn of Court. Rose has received intensive mediation training with Steven Rosenberg Mediation Training.