Berkeley, California Business Lawyers

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Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq.
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Maxwell Charles Livingston Esq.
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Albany, CA Business Law Lawyer. 6 years experience
(510) 860-5919 1050 Kains Ave. #A1
 Albany, CA 94706
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Marquette University Law School and Marquette University Law School
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Lynn Margaret Sherrell
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 33 years experience
(510) 843-6060 2141 Emerson St
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Consumer, Estate Planning and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Lynn Sherrell is in solo-practice in Berkeley California, following a dozen years in San Francisco law firms practicing personal injury, products' liability and worker's compensation law. Lynn has achieved a Specialization in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law of the State Bar of California Department of Legal Specialization. Lynn is client oriented and serves individuals, families, small businesses and small owner investors in many aspects of civil law and litigation. When you need an advocate on your side, get a woman on your case. Lynn is a graduate of Golden Gate University Law School with an emphasis in public interest...
Janelle J. Smith
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 5 years experience
(510) 398-0733 1808 Sixth Street
 Berkeley, CA 94710
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
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I help clients with their employment, business, and start-up needs. I also represent clients involved in civil litigation. Please contact me to find out how I can help you with your legal needs.
Bruce Emerson Methven
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 37 years experience
(510) 649-4019 2232 6th St
 Berkeley, CA 94710
Business, Antitrust, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
Boalt Hall (U.C. Berkeley)
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Greg L Beattie
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 37 years experience
(510) 550-8605 2030 Addison Street
Suite 650
 Berkeley, CA 94704
Business, IP and Securities
Harvard Law School
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Greg Beattie practices corporate and technology law, and represents a broad spectrum of hardware, software and internet based companies, food and beverage companies including several wineries, cleantech/greentech companies and a variety of other distribution, retail, service, and manufacturing concerns, often serving as their general counsel. Greg graduated from Harvard Law School in 1980 (J.D., cum laude) and from Stanford University (highest honors) in 1976. His started his career at Cooley Godward, and has served as General Counsel of UB Networks, a pioneering Silicon Valley tech company, chair of the Venture and Technology Practice Group at Reed Smith,...
Sharon Adams
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 26 years experience
(510) 649-1331 2140 Shattuck Ave.
Suite 207
 Berkeley, CA 94704
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of California - Davis
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Adams Law Office specializes in providing a full range of intellectual property services to small and medium sized businesses and solo inventors. Services include filing patent applications, responding to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office actions, filing trademark applications, representing clients in proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial & Appeal Board, drafting licensing agreements and other contracts.
Ben Irwin Hamburg
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer. 38 years experience
(510) 985-2600 2625 Alcatraz Ave
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Real Estate
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Ben Hamburg provides mediation services to parties seeking to resolve their disputes without the risk inherent in proceeding through trial, and additionally provides services as an arbitrator. Ben has had significant success in resolving some of the most difficult cases utilizing creative solutions. Ben also represents parties in litigation and transactional matters.
Jennifer R. Lovko
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 17 years experience
(510) 859-7377 1061 Eastshore Highway, Suite 206
 Berkeley, CA 94710
Business, Consumer, Employment and Medical Malpractice
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Rae has extensive experience, having successfully represented hundreds of clients throughout her career. At Lovko & King, her focus is on providing client-focused representation at an affordable price.
Scott Randall Dallas
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(510) 649-6900 1808 Sixth Street
 Berkeley, CA 94710
Business
UC Hastings COL
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Maeve Katherine Bergman
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 11 years experience
(510) 704-9200 2721 Shattuck Avenue
No. 223
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
University of San Francisco School of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
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Stephen M. Fuerch
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney
42 years experience
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Ethan Solove
(408) 441-7500
San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer
3 years experience
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Stephen Fredrick Henry
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 28 years experience
(510) 898-1883 2625 Alcatraz Ave,. No. 615
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Appeals, Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
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Edward Lewis Blum
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Berkley, CA Business Law Attorney. 45 years experience
(510) 452-4400 1600 Shattuck Ave Ste 225
 Berkley, CA 94709
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
University of California, Davis, School of Law
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45 years experience as litigation and business counsel; 20 years experience as court appointed and private mediator of business and real estate disputes; Martindale AV-rated; SuperLawyers
Donald Hastings Read
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer. 48 years experience
(510) 409-4927 982 Santa Barbara Rd
 Berkeley, CA 94707
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School
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George Joseph Frost
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 22 years experience
(510) 647-8863 2930 Magnolia St
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Antitrust, Communications and IP
UC Hastings COL
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Arthur J. Obolsky
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer.
(510) 990-5965 1808 Sixth Street
 Berkeley, CA 94710
Business, Construction, Consumer and Employment
University of San Diego School of Law
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Thomas V. Roland
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BERKELEY, CA Business Law Lawyer. 45 years experience
(510) 841-1500 1830 Berkeley Way
 BERKELEY, CA 94703
Business, Appeals, Criminal and Divorce
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Ellen Frances McDonald
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney. 23 years experience
2843 Prince St
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Alex P. Moskovitz
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(510) 816-1200 2039 Shattuck Avenue
Suite 406
 Berkeley, CA 94704
Business, Estate Planning and Patents
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Peggy Chang
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer. 28 years experience
(510) 548-7474 2298 Durant Avenue
 Berkeley, CA 94704
Business, Construction, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
Boalt Hall School of Law
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Daniel Patrick McLoughlin
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer. 39 years experience
(510) 845-1816 1314 Spruce St
 Berkeley, CA 94709
Business and Real Estate
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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(415) 839-8409
San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer
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Ruben Sundeen
(510) 663-9240
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney
21 years experience
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Len Watkins
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Emeryville, CA Business Law Attorney. 30 years experience
(510) 788-0675 1900 Powell Street
Suite 840
 Emeryville, CA 94608
Free ConsultationBusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and IP
University of San Francisco School of Law
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A resident of Oakland, Len spent much of his legal career with prestigious, top-ranked, San Francisco law firms. Mr. Watkins brings the same level of expertise, and standard of excellence, to his practice in the East Bay. Focusing on consumer bankruptcy and business law, Mr. Watkins’ depth of experience and training include: A Masters of Business Administration, concentrating on finance, from the University of California, at Davis A stock brokerage license (inactive) from the National Association of Securities Dealers A California Real Estate Broker’s license Previous Experience Business Attorney Norris & Norris (now...
(510) 237-6916 125 Park Place
Suite 210
 Richmond, CA 94801
(510) 788-0040 1300 Clay Street
Room 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
Andrew Kevin Jacobson
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Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney. 27 years experience
(510) 208-5500 180 Grand Ave.
Suite 700
 Oakland, CA 94612
Business, Antitrust, Communications and IP
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley
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Kathleen Hunt
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El Cerrito, CA Business Law Lawyer. 13 years experience
(510) 289-2288 6002 Barrett Ave
 El Cerrito, CA 94530
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Hastings College of Law
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John Thomas Hightower
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Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer. 34 years experience
(510) 388-5018 6419 Mystic St
 Oakland, CA 94618
Business and Personal Injury
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Daniel Leahy
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Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer. 8 years experience
(510) 658-2500 166 Santa Clara Ave.
 Oakland, CA 94610
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of California - Berkeley
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The Law Offices of Daniel Leahy provides personalized service for all of your Estate Planning, Business Law, and Family Law needs. My clients are individuals, couples, and professionals who want to protect their families, their businesses, and their beneficiaries. I treat all of my clients with courtesy and integrity and strive to provide realistic advice that achieves results. Please feel free to contact me with your questions or concerns, your information is always kept confidential and I encourage you to feel as comfortable as possible with your legal matter.
Mark Russell Meyer
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Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer. 12 years experience
46 Vernon St
 Oakland, CA 94610
Business
UC Hastings COL
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Dana Sack
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Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer. 37 years experience
(510) 286-2200 One Kaiser Plaza
Suite 1015
 Oakland, CA 94612
Business, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Pierre Zado
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(415) 967-1166 500 2nd Street
First Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94107
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Consumer and IP
Valparaiso University
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As a corporate & intellectual property attorney, I counsel clients on various technology and intellectual property matters. Prior to law school, I worked in various industries including finance, risk management and consumer electronics. I then pursued my JD/MBA as a CLEO fellow of the Indiana Supreme Court. After my first year in law school, I worked as a summer associate in the Office of General Counsel at Duke Energy in Indianapolis. During my second year, I interned at the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Affairs in Chicago. That summer, I interned at the United States Attorneys Office, Tax...
Reno F.R. Fernandez III
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(415) 362-0449 221 Sansome Street
 San Francisco, CA 94104
Business and Bankruptcy
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Macdonald Fernandez LLP focuses on business bankruptcy, reorganization and commercial litigation, including receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors, throughout California and pro hac vice in Delaware, the Southern District of New York. – Our clients range from enterprises with assets or amounts in controversy exceeding $100 million to small businesses, including technology companies, biotechnology companies, startups, Bitcoin-based companies, mortgage funds, national and regional banks, retail chains, medical clinics, residential care facilities for the elderly, farms, wineries, restaurants, churches, real estate developers and manufacturers. – In one example, we imposed a receivership over an operating almond reprocessing...
Paul DeAngelis
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(415) 781-0260 534 Pacific Avenue
 San Francisco, CA 94133
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Boston University
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Paul DeAngelis practices in the San Francisco Bay Area. He concentrates on real estate matters, including litigating buyer and seller disputes arising from transactions, neighbor and HOA disputes, and broker defense issues. He also provides transaction and counseling services to buyers and sellers, to property owners to resolve neighbor and HOA disputes, and to brokers and agents regarding risk management and BRE compliance issues. The information in this profile and any reviews or endorsements do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of any legal representation. It is a communication within Rules of Professional Conduct of...
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San Rafael, CA Business Law Lawyer
40 years experience
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San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney
19 years experience
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Eric L. Toscano
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Attorney. 7 years experience
(888) 235-8582 5th Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94105-4128
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Landlord Tenant and Personal Injury
University of California, Davis, School of Law
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I am a San Francisco-based trial lawyer passionate about representing tenants in disputes with landlords and individuals who have been injured. I am a founding partner at Toscano Kellogg & Van Aken LLP, where I pursue claims against landlords arising out of illegal evictions from rent-controlled apartments, tenant harassment, defective conditions and repair issues, rodent and other pest infestations, and floods. I also counsel tenants about their rights under federal, state, and local laws, particularly the San Francisco Rent Ordinance and the Oakland Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance, and negotiate buyouts for tenants interested in relocating from their...
Christina Weed
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer. 8 years experience
(925) 953-2920 201 Spear Street
Suite 1100
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and Whittier Law School
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Christina Weed understands the complex life demands and goals of her clients. Christina also understands that most of the time it is not possible to completely separate family life from business. Clients need an integrated plan that covers all of their family, business, tax, and estate planning concerns. Christina has dedicated the past thirteen years to the study and practice of law, taxation, business, accounting, and estate planning and uses this knowledge to consult with her clients in business, tax and estate planning matters. Christina is a licensed attorney with an LL.M. in Taxation from the...
(925) 953-2920 770 L Street
Suite 950
 Sacramento, CA 95814
(925) 953-2920 1655 N. Main Street, Suite 240
 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Ali Abtahi
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer. 15 years experience
(415) 639-9800 442 Post Street, Suite 901
 San Francisco, CA 94102
Business, Antitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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I am the managing attorney at Abtahi Law Group, a boutique litigation firm with a diversified practice focusing on civil litigation. We offer a full range of litigation services in high-stakes consumer protection actions, public health cases, and environmental litigation. We litigated individual lawsuits, class actions, and group actions in state and federal courts in California and other states. Clients include individuals, governmental entities, non-profit organizations, and businesses. What distinguishes Abtahi Law Group is not only the quality of our practice, but also our commitment to our core value of providing service to the community. We have a...
(312) 883-8800 200 W Madison St, Suite 2100
 Chicago, IL 60606
(949) 326-5500 4000 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 600 East Tower
 Newport Beach, CA 92660
Mr. Ronnie R Gipson Jr
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Attorney. 12 years experience
(415) 432-4565 201 Mission Street
Suite 1200
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Business, IP and Insurance Defense
University of San Francisco School of Law
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David L. Roth
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Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney. 38 years experience
(510) 482-6600 1425 Leimert Blvd, Suite 405
 Oakland, CA 94602
Business, Broker Fraud, Construction and Real Estate
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Real Estate Law Offices of David L. Roth. Highest rating AV by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Co-author, Chap. 10, California Easements And Boundaries: Law And Litigation (CEB). Author, Chap. 1, "Easements," Neighbor Disputes: Law & Litigation (CEB) Practice areas include: Commercial Landlord/Tenant; Boundary and Easement Disputes; Title, Partition, Quiet Title, Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easements; Construction Defect and Mechanics Lien lawsuits; Premises Liability and Injuries; Purchase/Sale Transactions and Litigation; Deeds of Trust; Real Estate Fraud.
Matthew S. Kenefick
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer.
(415) 984-9677 2 Embarcadero Center
5th Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Business, Employment, Real Estate and Trademarks
 Santa Clara University School of Law
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Nicolas De Lancie
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer.
(415) 984-9675 2 Embarcadero Center
5th Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Business, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
University of California - Davis
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Michael Lee Mau
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer. 24 years experience
(415) 495-8082 950 Harrison St., Ste. 213
 San Francisco, CA 94107-1078
Free ConsultationBusiness, Antitrust, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Santa Clara University School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara
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Our managing attorney Michael L. Mau, Esq. has gained extensive experience as a trial lawyer and advocate for our clients. He has extensive experience in the areas of Construction Law, Real Property and Commercial Litigation, Collections, Business Counseling and Insurance / Surety Defense. He has experience handling cases at all stages of litigation, but unlike many he has successful courtroom trial experience. Initially he worked and gained a wide variety of experience as an Independent Contract Attorney. He then practiced for five plus years with Simpson, Aherne & Garrity, P.C., a construction law firm with offices in San Mateo and...
Ryan B. Noory
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Lawyer. 17 years experience
(415) 797-7266 36th Floor
One Market
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Free ConsultationBusiness, Real Estate and Securities
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 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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Gene Takagi
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San Francisco, CA Business Law Attorney. 16 years experience
(415) 977-0558 201 Spear St.
Suite 1100
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Business and Tax
UCLA
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Gene Takagi is a San Francisco–based attorney whose practice focuses on corporate and tax issues affecting nonprofit organizations. He is the contributing publisher of the Nonprofit Law Blog, and his writings have been published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Nonprofit Quarterly, BoardSource, California Association of Nonprofits, American Law Institute-American Bar Association and Taxation of Exempts. Gene also speaks throughout the country on legal issues affecting nonprofits. Prior to opening his independent office, Gene practiced in the corporate group of the AmLaw 100 firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, during which time he was awarded Outstanding Barrister of...
(415) 977-0558 425 Market St
Suite 2200
 San Francisco, CA 94105
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