Fremont, California Business Lawyers

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Environmental and Land Use Lawyer

Jodi Smith represents developers, commercial property owners, manufacturers, and others, in a range of permitting, compliance and enforcement issues, including California Prop. 65.
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L. Randolph Harris
L. Randolph Harris
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Corporate and Tax Lawyer

Randy Harris represents privately held companies and their owners on matters including business transition, taxable and tax deferred mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, joint ventures, and real estate transactions.
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Paige Simmons Esq.
Paige Simmons Esq.
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Helping businesses face all legal challenges, from contract law and beyond.

Paige Simmons guides clients toward resolutions that help establish and maintain the health of their business venture.
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Robert B. Kaplan
Robert B. Kaplan
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Creditors' Rights Lawyer

Bob Kaplan represents banks, securitized lenders, leasing companies, real estate loan servicers, and corporations in cases involving Commercial Code issues, real property transactions, and Chapter 11 cases.
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Steven Edward Springer
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Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(888) 490-9852 39275 State Street
 Fremont, CA 94538
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Employment and Family
Santa Clara University
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Help small to medium size companies navigate through a wide variety of legal challenges: formation, funding, governmental impediments, operational legal planning, merger and acquisition, employee relations, and labor compliance. All with the goal of litigation avoidance. Litigation in all California state courts and the Northern and Eastern U.S. District Courts of California.
(888) 490-9852 16360 Monterey St. Ste. 180
 Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(888) 490-9852 95 South Market Street, Ste. 300
 San Jose, CA 95113
Derek Deake Lim
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Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(510) 818-0898 3100 Mowry Ave
Ste. 204
 Fremont, CA 94538
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Family and Immigration
New Coll of CA School of Law
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Experienced, dedicated and affordable immigration attorney servings the Immigration community for near 20 years. Record of winning case on asylum, VAWA claim, naturalization with criminal background, waivers, and complex family based immigrant visa petitions.
Swapna Anthoor
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Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney
(510) 244-2760 39111 Paseo Padre Parkway
Suite 115a
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
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As founder of the Anthoor Law Group, APC, Swampa Anthoor guides Fremont residents through the estate planning process. She has law licenses in both India and California, and can assist with legal concerns involving both jurisdictions. Her firm also provides legal representation in matters of family law and business law. Attorney Anthoor is a member of the California State Bar and Bar Council of India. In addition to English, she can aid clients in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil. To learn more, please contact her firm today and receive a free consultation
David Sheen ESQ.
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Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(510) 438-6868 39510 Paseo Padre Pkwy
#190
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Immigration
California Western School of Law and University of North Carolina School of Law
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Manohar T Reddy
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Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years experience
(408) 829-2824 2140 Peralta Blvd
Ste. 208
 Fremont, CA 94536
Business, Estate Planning, Immigration and Real Estate
American University Washington College of Law
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Paul Kozachenko
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(510) 770-3900 1133 Auburn St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business and Real Estate
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Philip Christopher Crosby
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(510) 791-2010 39111 Paseo Padre Pkwy
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business and Real Estate
Boston Univ School of Law
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Lynnette Marie Ariathurai
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
(510) 794-9290 39300 Civic Center Dr
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Lawrence Levi Severson
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 46 years experience
(510) 795-4757 39111 Paseo Padre Pkwy
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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Sunil Sean Wani
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(510) 796-6952 33736 Welk Terrace
 Fremont, CA 94555
Business
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Jill E. Fox
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California Business Law Lawyer with 12 years experience

University of California - Hastings College of the LawCalifornia, 9th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
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Kate Sagers
Kate Sagers
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Business Litigation Lawyer

Kate Sagers counsels business owners in in Americans with Disabilities (ADA) issues and defends them in ADA litigation.
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Linda Marie Gonsalves
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years experience
(510) 770-3900 1133 Auburn St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business and Estate Planning
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Mark Lee Hirsch
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(510) 659-8884 40931 Fremont Blvd
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Stephen Fontaine Heller
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
(510) 770-3900 1133 Auburn St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business
Stanford Univ Law School
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Paul Nigel Walton
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(510) 623-4100 39791 Paseo Padre Pkwy
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business, Bankruptcy, Collections and Criminal
Loyola Law School
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Frederick Wayne Thompson
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 18 years experience
(510) 770-5770 39650 Liberty St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business
UC Hastings COL
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Craig Siraton Fox
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(510) 770-5770 39650 Liberty St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Mark Paul Cohen
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(510) 371-0975 39510 Paseo Padre Parkway
Suite 190
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Matthew O'Donnell
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
(510) 796-9144 39300 Civic Center Dr
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business
Temple Univ School of Law
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Alan Leslie Reeves
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years experience
(510) 770-3900 1133 Auburn St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business
Stanford Univ Law School
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Bernard Mervin King
Fremont, CA Business Law Attorney with 65 years experience
(510) 770-5770 39650 Liberty St
 Fremont, CA 94538
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Univ of California
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An Nguyen Ruda
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Management Labor & Employment Lawyer

An Nguyen Ruda represents management and employers in a full range of labor and employment matters including litigation, advice and counseling, and administrative matters.
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James G. Schwartz
James G. Schwartz
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California Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of LawCalifornia and U.S. Federal Court
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Jeremy D. Price
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Newark, CA Business Law Attorney with 9 years experience
(510) 936-6208 39899 Balentine Dr., Suite 200
 Newark, CA 94560
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Isaac Hal Winer
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(650) 330-0110 2225 E. Bayshore Rd., Ste. 200
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Free ConsultationBusiness
UCLA School of Law
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Isaac H. Winer is an experienced business lawyer and civil litigator who has practiced law throughout California since 1992. Mr. Winer’s practice encompasses a broad array of substantive areas, including business formations, funding and governance, commercial contracts, leases and other agreements, technology licensing, civil litigation and ADR across diverse subject matters. Mr. Winer’s clients have included public and private companies in a variety of fields including software, hardware, life science, internet, telecom and health care. He has also represented start-up ventures, entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, investors and other individuals. All of Mr. Winer’s clients share a common thread – they...
Robert Sakai
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Hayward, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years experience
(510) 538-6407 26429 Chatham Ct
 Hayward, CA 94542
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Jeffrey Kenton Lee
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(650) 237-7271 1891 Landings Dr
 Mountain View, CA 94043
Business, Appeals, Environmental and IP
Vermont Law School and Vermont Law School
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Alan Scott Nopar
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 39 years experience
(650) 328-7300 2479 E Bayshore Rd
#703
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Business and Real Estate
Stanford Law School
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Jonathan Alan Blau
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years experience
(650) 328-7300 2479 E Bayshore Rd
#703
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Business and IP
Stanford Law School
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Ms. Ashitha Bhagwan
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer
(650) 813-9700 1717 Embarcadero Road
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Business
University Law College, Bangalore, India, National Law School of India University Bangalore, India and University Law College, Bangalore, India
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Ashitha Bhagwan’s practice focuses on entrepreneurs and their corporate and legal needs. Ms. Bhagwan has worked on the formation, development and financing of emerging growth and early stage companies located in the US and foreign jurisdictions. She regularly counsels on a wide range of corporate issues such as formation, equity structure, employment, general corporate governance, intellectual property protection and commercial transactions. As part of her cross-border practice, Ms. Bhagwan helps foreign companies enter the US market by advising on optimal structures for US presence, resolving cross-border issues, and advising on intellectual property strategy and foreign direct investment reporting requirements in the...
Karl J. F. Runft
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney
(650) 328-7300 2479 E Bayshore Rd
#703
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Business and Real Estate
University of Wisconsin Law School
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Aki Yoshikawa
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
 Mountain View, CA 94043
Business
Stanford Univ Law School
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Eric Thomas Hartnett
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(408) 290-8228 563 S. Murphy Ave.
 Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Sunnyvale, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
Business, Collections, Construction and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Eric Hartnett possesses an impressive real estate and business law background. He is a former partner at a preeminent real estate firm in Silicon Valley and has garnered a considerable wealth of experience by working his entire career at small and medium-sized firms. He has represented a wide array of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies and government entities to individuals and small businesses. Eric's skills and expertise have been recognized through his repeated receipt of Super Lawyers's Northern California Rising Star award.

While the majority of his cases have been venued in the Bay Area (e.g. Santa...
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Joshua Haevernick
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Business Litigation Lawyer

Joshua Haevernick focuses on commercial litigation and represents businesses in design and construction defects, suretyship issues, professional negligence, breach of contract, and other matters.
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Joseph N. Demko
Joseph N. Demko
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Business Trial Lawyer

Joe Demko is a trial lawyer who handles complex commercial business litigation. He represents lenders, creditors, property owners, limited liability companies, Board members, trustees and beneficiaries of trusts.
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Roger Royse
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Menlo Park, CA Business Law Attorney with 33 years experience
(650) 813-9700 149 Commonwealth Drive
Suite 1001
 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of North Dakota School of Law
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Roger Royse, the founder of the Royse Law Firm, works with companies ranging from newly formed tech startups to publicly traded multinationals in a variety of industries, including technology, entertainment and new media, sports, real estate and agri-business. Roger regularly advises on complex tax structuring, high stakes business negotiations and large international financial transactions. Practicing business and tax law since 1984, Roger’s background includes work with prominent San Francisco Bay area law firms as well as Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy in New York City. Roger is active in leadership roles with several bar associations, including the following: ...
Jeffrey K Nielsen
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San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer with 6 years experience
(408) 294-9700 84 West Santa Clara St. #540
 San Jose, CA 95113
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
Western State University College of Law
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With over 5 years of experience, I understand the challenges facing families when they begin to contemplate their future. I know that you want to make sure that you are leaving your loved ones in a good place, and I want to help you develop a comprehensive estate plan that allows you to achieve your specific objectives.

I offer customized Estate Plans tailored to each client's needs. I have dealt with estates of all different sizes. Even if you feel that it is unnecessary for you to create an estate plan, you may have more assets than you realize. Certainly,...
Gerald Ray Prettyman
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(925) 600-7342 5890 Stoneridge Dr Ste 102
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Golden Gate University
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Gerald R. Prettyman has been preparing and filing patents since 2001, and since 2006 has additionally filed trademarks, copyrights and business filings, and worked to prevent and solve legal problems for his clients . Mr. Prettyman has filed or handles close to 200 patents and applications for his client as well as over 70 trademarks. Mr. Prettyman was previously as an engineer and a business manager, making him uniquely qualified to work with tech companies and start-ups.
James Gulseth
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years experience
(925) 463-9600 5890 Stoneridge Dr.
Ste. 102
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Tax
UC Hastings COL
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James H. (Jim) Gulseth was born and attended high school in Devils Lake, North Dakota and graduated with an A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Jim earned his JD degree at the University of California Hastings School of Law in San Francisco and is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the Corporations, Business Transactions, Securities and Tax and Intellectual Property Sections of the State Bar of California. Jim’s reported cases include...
(925) 463-9600 373 North L Street
 Livermore, CA 94551
John C. Martin
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Menlo Park, CA Business Law Lawyer with 9 years experience
(650) 329-9500 1145 Merrill St.
 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Boston College Law School
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Attorney John Martin advises individuals, families, and businesses in the areas of legacy planning, wealth preservation, estate & business succession planning, and estate administration. Our law firm focuses exclusively on legacy planning, wealth preservation, estate and business succession planning, and estate administration. Our trust and estate planning services enable clients to protect their spouse's or child's s inheritance from creditors and predators, maximize control over their assets during their lifetime, benefit charities, and effectively transition their business to the next generation. Through an ongoing client maintenance program, we provide peace of mind that a client's goals will not...
Kevin C Boileau
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Campbell, CA Business Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(408) 442-2983 1999 S Bascom
 Campbell, CA 95008
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Personal Injury
Harvard Law School, University of San Diego School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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For your mediation or negotiation needs, contact Kevin Boileau at
408.442.2983, 949.444.6964, or 415.830.0065.

Scientist, lawyer, and psychoanalyst specializing in complex negotiation, mediation, and law that utilizes game theory and psychoanalysis.

Substantively, we operate in:
DIVORCE LAW - - we handle complex financials, estates, and discreet matters
PERSONAL INJURY MEDIATION & NEGOTIATION - - we can help you avoid litigation and get your settlement
ANIMAL RIGHTS MEDIATION - - we protect animals
WATER & LAND MEDIATION - - we offer creative solutions
BUSINESS MEDIATION - - we can help with business conflicts
HUMAN RIGHTS MEDIATION - - we broker peace

We have offices in Silicon Valley/San Jose,...
(949) 444-6964 17901 Von Karman Ave Suite 600
 Irvine, CA 92614
(415) 830-0065 2401 Broadway
 Boulder, CO 80301
Michael William Malter
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Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years experience
(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
 Santa Clara, CA 95050
Business, Bankruptcy, IP and Tax
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Scott Jordan
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(925) 362-3598 18 Crow Canyon Court
Suite 280
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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I represent individuals and small to medium sized businesses in bankruptcy, foreclosure defense and debt consolidation matters. For individuals, I represent clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings, including adversary proceedings, including 2nd home mortgage lien stripping, redemption of vehicles and student loan reductions. For businesses, I provide services related to the winding down of a business, board and management consultations and bankruptcy debt consolidation in Chapter 11. In conjunction with my bankruptcy practice, I also provide estate planning, probate and trust administration representation. The best way to avoid probate is to plan properly by drafting...
Michael Danko
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Redwood Shores, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years experience
(650) 453-3600 333 Twin Dolphin Drive
Suite 145
 Redwood Shores, CA 94065
Business, Asbestos, Consumer and Insurance Claims
University of Virginia School of Law
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Trial lawyer representing those harmed due to the wrongful conduct of others. Catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, aviation, and business torts. The $14.9 million jury verdict we obtained for our client injured in a plane crash was one of the largest personal injury verdicts obtained in the state of California in 2008. The $20 million settlement we obtained for a client burned in a utility explosion was one of the largest personal injury settlements in the state for 2006. Other representative results: $10 million jury verdict for widow of man killed in California helicopter crash (2011); $2.6 million settlement for...
Matthew G. Grech
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Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 10 years experience
(510) 270-5602 1300 Clay St.
Suite 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
St. Thomas University School of Law
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As an attorney, Matthew Grech began his career as a civil litigator. From there Mr. Grech transitioned into estate planning and probate & estate administration. As an estate planning/administration attorney Mr. Grech has assisted numerous clients manage trust and estate administrations from inception to closing, as well as guiding and facilitating the planning process. It was during this time that Mr. Grech realized that a number of his clients’ family members and friends were facing mounting financial troubles in the wake of The Great Recession. It was this realization that motivated Mr. Grech to begin practicing bankruptcy law, which...
(650) 743-2548 2000 Broadway St.
Suite 231
 Redwood City, CA 94063
(408) 214-0385 111 North Market St.
Suite 300
 San Jose, CA 95113
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Stuart K. Tubis
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Stuart Tubis is a civil litigator representing businesses in a wide range of matters, including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims and intellectual property disputes.
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Martin H. Orlick
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Real Estate Lawyer

University of San Francisco School of LawCalifornia
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