Ayanna Jenkins Toney

For 20 years Ayanna Jenkins Toney has provided experienced and trusted legal services to individual clients, families and small businesses in the areas of Family Law, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation and Personal Injury. This full-service litigation firm provides exemplary representation with personalized attention to the necessary details to fully comprehend and win your case. Committed to the ethical practice of law, yet steadfast in fierce positioning, this strategic firm devotes considerable attention, energy and time preparing all its cases. As committed advocates, they are devoted to providing you excellent service and successful results.

Ayanna Jenkins Toney is the Founder and senior partner of the firm. After graduating from Howard University in 1997, Ayanna continued her studies at Howard University School of Law 1998-1999, Pace University School of Law in 1999 and Golden Gate University School of Law where she earned a Juris Doctorate in 2002. Ayanna is licensed to practice law before the Supreme Court of the State of California, The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and The Supreme Court of the United States of America. Ayanna is also admitted to practice law in Washington, DC.

A highly decorated award recipient, Ayanna was recently recognized by Marquis’ Who Who as a Marquis’ Who’s Who in America. The California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) recognized Ayanna as the ‘Solo Practitioner of The Year” in 2018. She is also rated in the top 10% in the USA in Civil Litigation from Lawyers of Distinction. Since 2016, Ayanna has continuously been awarded the prestigious ’10 Best Attorneys in California’ by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. As an industry leader, she is consistently recognized by her peers as a preeminent innovative achiever in her practice. The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum has named her as one of the Top Trial Lawyers in America.

In 2018, The National Bar Association (NBA) awarded Ayanna with an ‘Outstanding Service Award’ for her continued participation and generous contributions to the community. In 2011, Ayanna founded the North Bay Minority Bar Coalition.

Ayanna was recently honored as a ‘Resilient Woman in our Community’ by The Peninsula Bay Chapter, of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and she continues to thrive as a beacon of strength and perseverance and a role model to her peers and mother of her two children.

As a two term past President of the Marin Trial Lawyers and Past President of the Marin County Women Lawyers, Ayanna is steadfast in her involvement with protecting the rights of justice including women’s civil rights in the workplace. She holds a Lifetime membership with the following: Charles Houston Bar Association, California Association of Black Lawyers, Power Attorneys of California, and the Northern California Association of Black Women Lawyers where she previously served as a board member.

Recognition & Awards

• 2023 Recognition from Martindale Hubble for 20 years of practicing law
• 2022 Top Attorney of the Year America
• 2022 IAOTP Attorney of The Year
• 2022 Elite Lawyer Award
• 2019 Marquis Who’s Who in The World
• 2018 Marquis’ Who’s Who awarded ‘Who’s Who in America’
• 2018 Solo Practitioner of The Year by California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)
• 2018 Outstanding Service Award by National Bar Association (NBA)
• 2018 Top 10% Superb Rated Attorney, Ranked 10.0 by Avvo
• 2018 Best Attorneys of America (Rue Rating) by Best Attorneys Group
• 2018 Power Attorney by Power Attorneys Group
• 2018 Top 100 Lawyers by the National Black Lawyers Association
• 2017 Best Attorneys of America (Rue Rating)
• 2017 Top 10% In the USA in Civil Litigation from Lawyers of Distinction
• 2017 Top 10 Family Law Attorney by Attorney and Practice Magazine
• 2017 Marquis’ Who’s Who awarded as an Industry Leader
• 2017 Power Attorney by Power Attorneys Group
• 2017 Resilient Woman of the Community by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
• 2017 Distinguished Lawyer by the Expert Network
• 2017 IAOTP Attorney of The Year

Memberships

• American Bar Association (ABA) (Lifetime Member)
• Bar Association of San Francisco
• Marquis Who’s Who In America
• Top 100 National Black Lawyers (NBL)
• Best Attorneys of America (Lifetime Member)
• Power Attorneys Group
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Lawyers of Distinction since 2017
• Top 10 Family Law Attorneys Group
• National Academy of Family Law Attorneys (NAFLA)
• Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF)
• National Bar Association Lawyers (NBA)
• The Richard Sangster Inns of Court
• Charles Houston Bar Association (Lifetime Member)
• Northern California Black Women Lawyers (Lifetime Member)

Civic and Philanthropic Organizations

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
• The Links, Incorporated
• The Society, Incorporated
• Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated
• Founder of The National Justice Network Registered 501c3