Geoff Haynes was a partner at Shartsis Friese LLP, a San Francisco boutique law firm, specializing in federal and state income tax law. He served as the chair of the firm’s charitable contribution committee, and was instrumental in establishing an annual fellowship for recent law school graduates to work for non-profit organizations, and scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend college. He also was the chair of the firm’s pro bono committee and frequently represented non-profit organizations on a pro bono basis. He was the President and Treasurer of the Family Violence Law Center, a non-profit legal organization that obtains restraining orders for victims of domestic violence, and received the organization’s first lifetime achievement reward. As an avid nature lover, he has almost fulfilled his goal of attending all of the National Parks in the United States. He received a B.A., M.A. and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.