Plumtree & Associates is a boutique construction law firm specializing in representing general contractors, custom homebuilders, 8a contractors, remodelers, subcontractors, suppliers, engineers and architects in both California and Nevada. The firm represents clients in public, industrial, commercial and residential construction. Area of representation include, contract litigation, mechanics liens, bonded stop notices, delay claims, differing site conditions, change order negotiation/litigation, disgorgement, California Home Improvement Contract Issues, contract drafting/negotiation, CSLB license issues, business formation, expansion and dissolution, zoning, code enforcement, etc.

(562) 594-3911 11132 WINNERS CIRCLE #G 207
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(805) 888-7872 3450 Broad Street Suite 101
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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Matthew W. Odgers

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 4 years experience

(858) 869-1114 13400 Sabre Springs Pkwy #275
San Diego, CA 92128

Business and Health Care
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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I am a San Diego Business Lawyer who focuses on working with Dentists, Physicians, and Entrepreneurs form, buy, run, and sell their small to medium size businesses.

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Dan W Kehr

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 13 years experience

(619) 525-1306 655 W. Broadway
15th Floor
San Diego, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, IP and Tax
California Western School of Law and UCLA School of Law

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Dan W. Kehr is a partner in Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Business practice group, where he provides corporate general counsel, technology, Internet and e-commerce legal services. He handles transactional-based legal issues that address the issues that arise when companies develop, license, acquire or sell information technology and Internet or computer-related products and services worldwide. He represents entrepreneurs, businesses, Internet & tech companies as well as their owners and C-level executives. Dan provides legal services for a variety of individuals, entrepreneurs, investors and businesses, including start-ups and mid-market companies, across a broad range of industries, such as technology, internet, e-commerce,...

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David Froman

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 39 years experience

(858) 547-1200 9820 Willow Creek Rd
San Diego, CA 92131

Business, Immigration and International
Harvard Law School and University of San Diego School of Law

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Helping companies and individuals succeed with their business and immigration needs for over 25 years.

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Tina K Gehres

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 19 years experience

(877) 333-2420 4275 Executive Square
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92037

Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Estate Planning and IP
Saint Louis University School of Law

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Tina K. Gehres is the President and founder of Gehres Law Group, P.C., which she formed to provide affordable legal services to small businesses and individuals in the state of California. With more than two and a half decades of legal and business experience, Ms. Gehres has held a broad range of roles including Corporate Counsel, Director of Human Resources, Law Firm Partner, Legal Consultant, and Senior Accountant. Today, she has positioned herself as a valuable asset to clients as a small business attorney in San Diego and surrounding areas. Ms. Gehres has been a licensed attorney since 1997...

(877) 333-2420 9891 Irvine Center Drive
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92618

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William Markham

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 29 years experience

(619) 221-4400 550 West C Street Suite 2000
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness, Antitrust, Appeals and Trademarks
Harvard Law School

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William Markham received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1987 and has practiced law in California for the past twenty-nine years. He is an accomplished, successful trial attorney who has tried dozens of matters, including several significant matters. He has obtained jury verdicts and bench verdicts in difficult trials of highly contentious matters. He has also handled several appeals that arose from his trial work, obtaining a reversal of a dismissal and various affirmances of his pre-trial and trial work.

Mr. Markham devotes most of his practice to litigation, particularly the litigation of claims for antitrust offenses, false...

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Dolores Contreras

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience

(619) 908-1495 402 West Broadway #1200
San Diego, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
California Western School of Law

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Dolores Contreras is a decorated San Diego business lawyer with multiple awards and nominations under her belt, including the National Business Woman Association Entrepreneur of the Year Award and finalist for San Diego Magaizine's Woman of the Year. Her accomplishments and dedication to every client has lead to a successful career representing clients in business litigation, business transactions, real estate law and bankruptcy. Ms. Contreras is fluent in both English and Spanish and her expertise in cross-border litigation has made her a strong voice in the Spanish speaking community.

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Alicia Irene Dearn

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 13 years experience

(800) 449-8992 5405 Morehouse Dr, Ste 110
San Diego, CA 92121

Business, Appeals, Employment and Real Estate
University of San Diego and University of Washington School of Law

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Alicia I. Dearn is the founder of Bellatrix PC, a woman-owned, business facing law firm with offices in Saint Louis, Missouri and San Diego, California. Bellatrix PC handles lawsuits and business transactions and gives legal advice in business, employment, real estate, civil litigation and election law. Ms. Dearn is an experienced trial lawyer and businesswoman. Acting as an outsourced general counsel for many of her clients, Dearn takes pride in being a part of their internal business teams. Her clients come from a diverse portfolio of industries: manufacturing, restaurants, political, retail, software and staffing organizations. Under Ms. Dearn’s leadership,...

(800) 449-8992 165 N. Meramec Ste 200
Clayton, MO 63105

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Paula Oliveira Brunoro

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 4 years experience

(619) 493-3293 600 West Broadway Suite 700
San Diego, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness, International and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law

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Paula Oliveira Brunoro is the owner of Brunoro Law. Paula's practice is focused on assisting businesses and individuals with business and tax related matters, where her diverse background, strong analytical and communication skills come into play. She has vast experience assisting domestic clients in all sorts of tax controversy matters and tax planning for individuals and families. She also performs a role of a general counsel, where she assists clients with the most various and complex business and corporate issues. Paula also handles international business and tax matters, such as tax planning for multinational families and business, international tax audits,...

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Ruth Ryan-Cruz

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer.

(619) 528-2202 3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92108

Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
California Western School of Law

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Ruth Ryan-Cruz is an attorney in San Diego, California with Ryan-Cruz Law, APC. Attorney Ruth Ryan-Cruz practices in the areas of business and corporate law, intellectual property, estate planning, wills, trusts, copyrights, trademarks and more. Contact San Diego Attorney Ruth Ryan-Cruz for a consultation. Ruth is a fluent Spanish-speaking attorney providing counseling and transactional services in Spanish in the areas listed above. Ruth earned her Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law and received a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in High Tech Management from California State...

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Steven Anmar Elia

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 16 years experience

(619) 444-2244 2221 Camino Del Rio S Ste 207
San Diego, CA 92108

Business, Asbestos, Personal Injury and Products Liability
California Western School of Law

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For more than a decade, our team of personal injury, civil litigation, and business attorneys has been recognized for the positive results we achieve in helping people resolve their injury claims, navigate corporate legal transactions, and prosecute or defend their cases in court. Our unique collaborative approach to legal services means you benefit from the perspectives and experience of multiple attorneys assigned to your case – as well as the assistance of paralegals and investigators – all covered by fees that are about half of what larger downtown firms charge. Voted one of San Diego's "Top Attorneys" by "The...

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Joel Steven Weissler

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 28 years experience

(619) 281-1888 2635 Camino Del Rio S. #301
San Diego, CA 92108

Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Tax
California Western School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law

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San Diego Attorney Joel Weissler (619-281-1888) has practiced law for over 25 yrs. Early on, his personal experiences focused his career on Estate Planning, Elder law, Asset Protection & Probate. Joel has been recognized for the past 3 years by Martindale-Hubble & Lawyers.com receiving their “Client Distinction” award as being in the top 1% of attorneys in client service & satisfaction. A 2008-2013 recipient of San Diego Magazine’s five star award program, in 2010, Attorney Weissler was selected through a peer nomination process as a "Top Attorney" in the Estate Planning Category by the San Diego Daily Transcript. Attorney...

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David D L Horton

Riverside County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 3 years experience

(760) 364-5815 777 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
Suite 200-092
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax

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I know it is difficult, but imagine for a moment a lawyer that has common sense. With David D L Horton, Esq., EA, you will find that this is actually possible. David D L Horton, Esq., EA, has experience that is not limited to that of just being an attorney. David has also had experience as a member of the real world: over the years, David has dealt with legal, tax and business matters on a personal level and as a legal and tax professional. David's real-world experience consists of being a founder and owner of many businesses...

(310) 310-9866 1473 E Carnegie
Ste 200
San Bernardino, CA 92408

(310) 310-9866 11801 Pierce Street
Ste 200
Riverside, CA 92505

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Omar G. Nassar

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 6 years experience

(844) 732-8867 402 W Broadway #800
San Diego, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness, Agricultural, Real Estate and Tax
California Western School of Law

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Omar G. Nassar was born and raised in Southern California, and is a California licensed attorney and real estate broker. His practice focuses on helping real estate and business owners with all of their real estate and business needs. Prior to forming his law firm Mr. Nassar worked in a civil litigation firm against some of the biggest real estate developers in the country. He saw first-hand the strengths and weaknesses of the contracts being used and how those contracts held up in court. He also witnessed many investors and developers get in trouble for very preventable mistakes. Mr....

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Craig Rene McClellan

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 41 years experience

(619) 215-1488 1144 State St
San Diego, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Products Liability
California Western School of Law

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Athina Karamanlis Powers

Riverside County, CA Business Law Attorney.

(760) 346-4601 44650 Village Court
Suite 200
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Employment
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

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Athina Powers is a California attorney and fraud examiner, and a former lawyer of the Supreme Court of Greece and the Court of Justice in Brussels. For over 30 years, she successfully represented clients in cases ranging from finances and economics to white-collar crime and fraud investigations, thanks to her expertise as a(n): Economist Former attorney of the Supreme Court of Greece and the European Court of Justice (member of the Athenian Bar Association 1987-2000) Former foreign legal consultant of New York** California attorney and member of the California State Bar ...

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Sean T Prosser

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 24 years experience

(858) 720-5773 11988 El Camino Real
Suite 350
San Diego, CA 92130-2594

Free ConsultationBusiness, Broker Fraud, Securities and White Collar Crime
New York Law School

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Sean Prosser defends clients facing investigations and enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including FBI and Grand Jury proceedings, and other government agencies. He also defends companies and their executives in shareholder litigation. With offices in San Diego and Los Angeles, Sean leads Perkins Coie’s White Collar, Government Investigations and Securities Litigation practices in Southern California. His clients include public and private companies, officers and directors, board committees, broker-dealers, banks, investment advisors, hedge funds, CPAs, individual stock traders and public officials. Sean regularly represents clients before the following agencies and...

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Bruce Rea Durkee

Riverside County, CA Business Law Attorney. 14 years experience

(760) 200-4709 77772 Flora Rd
Suite C
Palm Desert, CA 92211

Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Whittier Coll School of Law

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Bruce R. Durkee is licensed both as an attorney and as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Bruce is also a Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. ?Bruce graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Whittier Law School -- finishing in the top 10% of his class. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Accounting from Vanguard University of Southern California, graduating cum laude. Prior to becoming an attorney, Bruce owned a CPA firm...

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James Crofton Allen

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 34 years experience

(619) 552-3598 600 B St
Ste 2400
San Diego, CA 92101

Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law

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Since 1983, James Allen has been fiercely advocating for his clients. In that time, he has tried over 75 major cases. With 30 years of experience, Attorney Allen has taken on cases involving businesses, government entities, and individuals. Previously, he was hired by a city to serve as a special prosecutor to help enforce criminal statutes. He has also defended an employment discrimination case against a county. Jim has represented plaintiffs in toxic substance cases, real estate matters, mobile home disputes, and various other matters. Over the years, he has obtained several multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of...

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John Karl Buche

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 17 years experience

(858) 459-9111 875 Prospect St
Suite 305
San Diego, CA 92037

Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law

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I am a registered patent attorney licensed in Texas and California and have been practicing for fifteen years. Our firm is unique in that we handle not only acquiring patents, trademarks and copyrights, but we are also comfortable litigating those rights as trial lawyers. The lawyers at our firm have a diverse array of technical backgrounds to serve wide ranging industries.

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Julia Burt

Riverside County, CA Business Law Attorney. 17 years experience

(760) 340-0034 73200 El Paseo
Suite 1B
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
Western State College of Law at Argosy University

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Aaron R. Gott

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 4 years experience

(858) 964-4589 4275 Executive Square
#200
La Jolla, CA 92037

Business, Antitrust and Appeals
Florida State University College of Law

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Aaron R. Gott focuses on challenges to government conduct, business and competition litigation, and appeals.

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David C. Hawkes Esq.

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 14 years experience

(858) 775-7515 800 Silverado St
2nd Floor
La Jolla, CA 92037

Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Estate Planning
University of San Diego School of Law

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Morgan Cahill-Marsland

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 1 year experience

(858) 264-6675 750 B Street
Suite 3300
San Diego, CA 92101

Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
California Western School of Law

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I am a solo practice attorney in San Diego with a focus in Business and Real Estate Law. I work with people looking to start a new business or change up and exisiting business. As well as home owners, developers, and tenants with real estate related issues.

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Joseph N Casas

San Diego County, CA Business Law Attorney. 15 years experience

(855) 267-4457 402 West Broadway
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92101

Business, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Divorce
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Joseph N. Casas is a bilingual attorney and business advisor with a diverse background and experience founded upon his service as an infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps and a J.A.G. officer in the U.S. Navy. As an attorney, Joseph’s experience includes corporate law, bankruptcy law, and the defense and prosecution of complex matters including business and commercial torts, personal injury, contractual disputes, fraud, and securities claims. Joseph also maintains an active military law practice. He has represented dozens of service members before courts-martial and administrative separation boards. As a business advisor, Joseph specializes...

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John F. McCarthy

San Diego County, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience

(619) 736-8910 525 B Street
Suite 1500
San Diego, CA 92101

Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Pepperdine University School of Law and Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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