James Cai founded SAC Attorneys, LLP after serving as in-house legal counsel for Yahoo! Inc. His practice focuses on corporate law, immigration, employment and estate planning. Mr. Cai believes in relationship lawyering and has a client-driven practice. He practices law the old fashioned way - giving each client this full attention with prompt responses, thorough research and analysis, aggressive representation and careful attention to details, in both transactional and litigation matters. As a result, most of his clients are repeat and long term clients, including individuals, small businesses, non-profit organizations and public companies. Before founding SAC Attorneys, LLP,...

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Jennifer Louise Mispagel

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience

(408) 286-9800 70 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Jennifer Mispagel focuses her practice on Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate. Jennifer received her Juris Doctorate and her Masters in Business Administration from Santa Clara University in 2008. After completing her first year at Santa Clara University School of Law, Jennifer spent a summer in Tokyo studying the Japanese legal system and interning for a local law firm. When she returned to school, she enrolled in Santa Clara’s MBA program to complement her legal education. Jennifer received both the Witkin and CALI Awards in Community Property as well as the American Bankruptcy...

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Michael William Malter

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer. 37 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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Wendy Watrous Smith

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Attorney. 29 years experience

(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Bankruptcy and IP
University of Iowa

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Steven Michael Fink

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 46 years experience

(408) 256-2979 160 W. Santa Clara Street
Suite 1180
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Civil Rights and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law

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Though he began his career practicing Entertainment Law in Los Angeles, Mr. Fink and his wife traded the glamour of Hollywood for the San Jose area' s charms. That early exposure to big city, high-pressure civil cases has served him well, particularly when dealing with the complex issues involved in contemporary employment cases. Mr. Fink is a partner in Mesirow & Fink, a small but energetic and creative law firm founded in 1976. Mr. Fink is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall, and he has six times been selected by San Jose Magazine as one of the...

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Julie Bonnel-Rogers Esq.

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney.

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Drive
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Business and Real Estate
University of San Francisco School of Law

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Jill E. Fox

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer. 11 years experience

(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Business, Consumer and Real Estate
University of California - Hastings College of the Law

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Joseph Clark Melino J.D.

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 51 years experience

(408) 275-1955 111 N. Market Street, Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95113

Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Construction and Real Estate
University of California - Hastings College of the Law

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Real Estate & Business Planning and Litigation: Multi-unit Residential, Commercial, R&D and Industrial projects. Litigation regarding interest in, and preparation of Condominium Projects. Planning and Litigation regarding Manufactured Homes. Litigation and planning for contractors.

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Matthew G. Grech

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience

(408) 214-0385 111 North Market St.
Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95113

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

(510) 270-5602 1300 Clay St.
Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612

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Eric Daniel Despotes

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 8 years experience

(408) 553-0801 1871 The Alameda
Suite 475
San Jose, CA 95126

Business, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Eric Despotes became the newest attorney at Lonich & Patton, LLP in February 2010 and assists in all areas of the firm's practice, Family Law, Estate Planning, and Business Law Eric grew up in the Bay Area and attended college at California State University, Long Beach, earning a degree in Poltical Science with an emphasis in International Relations. He then returned to the Bay Area to attend law school. Eric graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2009. He received the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law and the CALI Excellence for the Future Award...

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Lisa Intrieri Caputo

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 25 years experience

(408) 280-0535 333 W. Santa Clara Street
Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Santa Clara University

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Lisa joined Ferrari Ottoboni Caputo & Wunderling in 1994 and became a Partner in 1999. She earned her law degree from Santa Clara University. Lisa devotes much of her time to cases involving wealth transfer planning, business succession, tax planning, tax litigation, charitable planning, and a variety of other trust and probate matters. She has published a variety of legal treatises and presented her work before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and Treasure Dept. Lisa frequently speaks and educates the public regarding estate and tax planning issues. She consistently ranks as one of the top lawyers in her field.

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Laurence Louis Spitters Jr

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 33 years experience

(408) 293-0463 96 North Third Street, Suite 500
San Jose, CA 95112

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Employment and Insurance Claims
Washington University

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Jaclyn M. Ford Esq.

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 7 years experience

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Dr
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Business, Employment and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Rakesh Ramde Esq.

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 19 years experience

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Dr
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Business, IP and Real Estate
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University

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Amiel Lee Wade

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 20 years experience

(888) 909-9430 84 West Santa Clara
San Jose, CA 95113

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Family and Real Estate
Rutgers Univ School of Law

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I am an experienced, proven and well respected civil litigation and business law attorney representing both individuals and businesses in lawsuits. I have been practicing law for over nineteen years. What sets me and my law firm apart from other lawyers is that it’s critical to us that we provide superior and distinctive services while building client relationships and achieving client satisfaction second to none. I have served as a judge pro tem as both an arbitrator and a mediator for the Santa Clara County Superior Court. In 2016, I was selected to the exclusive list of the “10 Best”...

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Steven Edward Springer

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 21 years experience

(888) 490-9852 95 South Market Street, Ste. 300
San Jose, CA 95113

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 39275 State Street
Fremont, CA 94538

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Elena Rivkin Franz

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Attorney. 11 years experience

(408) 940-5360 900 Lafayette Street
Suite 509
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Broker Fraud and Construction

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I am a real estate and business law attorney. I limit my practice to these areas, which include things from setting up HOAs, to neighbor issues, to construction, and real estate fraud. My background is in real estate, where I was a real estate appraiser, property manager, and project manager for condominium conversions and other real estate developments. I understand the hurdles you face on a daily basis if you are a real estate owner, investor, contractor or developer. A large segment of my client base are small business owners. I understand that you want simple answers...

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David J. Murphy

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney.

(408) 573-5700 One North Market St.
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Civil Rights and Employment
University of Wisconsin Law School

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Ethan Solove Esq.

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 3 years experience

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Dr
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Business and Real Estate
University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Craig Alan Hansen

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 17 years experience

(408) 288-6800 111 N Market St
#300
San Jose, CA 95113

Business and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law and California State University - San Jose State University

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Frederick William Schwinn

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 20 years experience

(408) 294-6100 12 South First Street, Suite 1014
San Jose, CA 95113

Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Consumer
Washburn University School of Law

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Fred W. Schwinn is a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the States of California and Kansas. Fred is the shareholder and owner of the Consumer Law Center, Inc. His practice is dedicated exclusively to representing consumer debtors in bankruptcy, stopping predatory and abusive consumer lending practices, and protecting consumers from illegal debt collection activity. In 1997, Fred graduated from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas where he organized and volunteered at the law school's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site. While other law students were training in the law school's legal clinic, Fred began his legal career in...

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David Blaise Rao

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer. 35 years experience

(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Business and Bankruptcy
Santa Clara University School of Law

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I represent individuals and businesses as debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 cases. I am able to provide my clients with individual attention, and I take pride in the fact that I respond immediately to all client inquiries and always keep my clients apprised of the status of their case. I have been a Chairperson of the San Jose Chapter 13 Committee, and have been with Binder & Malter, LLP since 1986.

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Clarence Joseph Ferrari Jr

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 57 years experience

(408) 280-0535 333 W. Santa Clara Street
Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Stanford University

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Clarence J. Ferrari is a founding partner of Ferrari Ottoboni Caputo & Wunderling. He primarily handles cases involving business and tax planning, with an emphasis on business planning and wealth transfer for families, individuals, and closely-held companies. He has extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in business transfers, generation-skipping transfers, creating sophisticated estate plans, charitable trusts, life insurance trusts, and more. Mr. Ferrari also understands the state and federal tax implications regarding estate plans and business transactions. He is a certified specialist in taxation.

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Julie Hope Rome-Banks

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Attorney. 28 years experience

(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Business and Bankruptcy
University of California - Hastings College of the Law

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Jeffrey Lawson

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 36 years experience

(408) 573-5700 One North Market St.
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Environmental and Real Estate
University of California - Los Angeles

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Michael W. Stebbins

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 29 years experience

(408) 573-5700 One North Market St.
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Employment and IP
Santa Clara University

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Stephen S. Wu

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney.

(408) 573-5700 One North Market St.
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Communications and IP
Harvard Law School

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Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer
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Mark R. Figueiredo Esq.

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 22 years experience

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Dr
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Business, Employment, Landlord Tenant and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law

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Edward A. Kraus

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 25 years experience

(408) 573-5700 One North Market St.
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Business, Criminal, Employment and Environmental
Santa Clara University School of Law and University of California - Berkeley

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Mark Walter Hostetter

San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer. 15 years experience

(408) 375-8545 181 Devine Street
San Jose, CA 95110

Business, Employment, Personal Injury and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law

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Attorney Mark Hostetter has earned a reputation for creatively using complex law as a means to solve problems and achieve his clients' goals. Mr. Hostetter is proud to note that many of his clients are small business owners, immigrants, and people with disabilities asserting their civil rights. Mr. Hostetter is able to keep fees reasonable as an independent practitioner. However, we also have a network of top attorneys with whom we may associate if a case is unusually complex or goes all the way to trial, as in our recent discrimination case against the U.S. Department...

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Richard Alan Wingerden

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Attorney. 16 years experience

(408) 228-2297 100 Saratoga Avenue
Suite 100
Santa Clara, CA 95051

Business, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose

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Richard Wingerden will handle every client's matter personally, professionally, and with a great degree of dedication. All of his clients receive the attention they need whether accused of criminal wrong doing, need peace of mind in drafting of a will and trust, or need business advice or drafting of a contract. With many years as a practicing litigation attorney, Mr. Wingerden has exceptional skill in client advocacy, negotiating, investigating, analyzing, critically reviewing, and resolving minor criminal offense to complex and serious felonies. Mr. Wingerden has an expert understanding of the criminal justice system and proven ability to understand all...

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Valary Anne Miller

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 21 years experience

(408) 800-5791 777 N 1st St
Suite 325
San Jose, CA 95112

Business, Consumer and Estate Planning
Santa Clara Univ School of Law

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Solution oriented attorney who specializes in Business, Estate Planning, and Consumer Finance Law, offering a proven background of advising large and small businesses. My goals in working with clients is to drive business operations, team building, company governance, and regulatory compliance for small companies, and individuals. Experience in same at: Lincoln Law School of San Jose, Credit.com, A&W Properties, WAP Forum, and eCycle, Inc, and General Electric. Actively collaborates with public- / private-sector officials, senior-level executives, leadership peers, stakeholders, and / or clients to analyze needs while identifying challenges and resolving legal / business issues...

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James T. Erickson

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Attorney.

(408) 919-0088 2930 Bowers Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051

Business, Bankruptcy and Consumer
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Jim Erickson received his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2004 (having transferred from Wisconsin Law School in Madison). Jim graduated in the top 10% of his law school class and was on the Dean's List from 2002-2004, while also serving as a research assistant for two professors. He was the Book Review Editor and Ethics Editor for the Santa Clara Law Review, where he published two articles. After graduating he received an unsolicited Fellows Scholarship, and was awarded membership in the prestigious Order of the Coif.

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D. Clint Webb Esq.

San Jose, CA Business Law Attorney. 19 years experience

(408) 441-7500 1754 Technology Drive
Suite 135
San Jose, CA 95110

Business
University of California - Davis and University of California - Berkeley

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Deirdre M. Digrande

Sunnyvale, CA Business Law Lawyer. 19 years experience

(408) 416-2929 1230 Oakmead Pkwy
#306
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law

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Sunnyvale, CA Business Law Lawyer. 19 years experience

(408) 416-2929 1230 Oakmead Pkwy
#306
Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law

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Heinz Binder

Santa Clara, CA Business Law Attorney. 38 years experience

(408) 295-1700 2775 Park Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Business, Bankruptcy, Landlord Tenant and Tax
Santa Clara University School of Law

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