Palo Alto, California Business Lawyers

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Mark R. Figueiredo Esq.
Mark R. Figueiredo Esq.
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California Business Law Lawyer with 24 years experience

Golden Gate University School of LawCalifornia
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Wendy Watrous Smith
Wendy Watrous Smith
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Over 25 Years of Experience! Exceptional Business Counsel & Representation!

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Julie Hope Rome-Banks
Julie Hope Rome-Banks
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Dedicated & Skilled Business Law Attorney! Over 20 Years of Legal Experience!

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Ryan Penhallegon Esq.
Ryan Penhallegon Esq.
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California Business Law Attorney with 15 years experience

Santa Clara University School of Law and University of WashingtonUSDC: Eastern District of California, USDC: Northern District of California, Washington and California
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Isaac Hal Winer
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(650) 330-0110 2225 E. Bayshore Rd., Ste. 200
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
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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 civil litigation and ADR across a diverse set of subject matters, business formations, funding and governance, business and technology / IP transactions, real property sales and leases, as well as internet and website-related matters. Mr. Winer’s clients have included public and private companies in a variety of industries including software, hardware, life science, internet, telecom and health care. He has also represented start-ups, founders, serial entrepreneurs, joint...
Michael D. Larsen
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
2nd Floor
530 Lytton Avenue
 Palo Alto, CA 94301
Business, International, Securities and Tax
University of Chicago
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I have always been interested in European history and languages. I lived in France for four years before returning to the Bay Area to set up my law practice. I often work with people in the Bay Area who have family or assets in France.
Alan Scott Nopar
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 40 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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Raymund Robles
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(800) 998-6988 228 Hamilton Ave., 3rd Floor
 Palo Alto, CA 94301
Business, Criminal, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
UC Hastings COL
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Jeffrey Charles Miller
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 40 years experience
(650) 321-0410 2501 Park Blvd
2nd Floor
 Palo Alto, CA 94306
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Cornell Univ
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For over thirty years, I have practiced business law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Palo Alto, California. I assist businesses with formation and planning; purchases and sales of existing businesses; termination of business entities; commercial leasing matters; and employment matters. My other focus is on mediation and arbitration, where I help clients settle disputes outside of the courtroom. What I enjoy most about being a business law attorney is helping people transform their hobbies and passions into successful businesses. Whether I’m helping someone start a restaurant or a software company, I’m always mindful of the...
Jonathan Alan Blau
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(650) 328-7300 2479 E Bayshore Rd
#703
 Palo Alto, CA 94303
Business and IP
Stanford Law School
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Peter Nixon Brewer
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 40 years experience
(650) 327-2900 2501 Park Blvd., 2nd Flr.
 Palo Alto, CA 94306
Business, Construction, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Santa Clara, School of Law
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Aria Vatankhah
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 9 years experience
(650) 391-9630 260 Sheridan Avenue
Suite 200
 Palo Alto, CA 94306
Business, Immigration and Real Estate
University of California - Hastings College of the Law, LSE and University of Westminster
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Francoise Gilbert
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Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years experience
(650) 804-1235 555 Bryant St
 Palo Alto, CA 94301
Business
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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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...
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Julie Bonnel-Rogers Esq.
Julie Bonnel-Rogers Esq.
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University of San Francisco School of LawCalifornia
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Marina C. Tsatalis
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(650) 493-9300 650 Page Mill Road
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Employment
Harvard Law School
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David Sidney Steuer
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
(650) 493-9300 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business, Consumer, IP and Securities
Harvard Law School
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Steven Edward Bochner
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years experience
(415) 493-9300 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Securities
UC Berkeley School of Law
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Robert Gerard Day
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(650) 493-9300 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Securities
Stanford Law School
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Dr. Karen K. Wong
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 16 years experience
(650) 849-3383 650 Page Mill Road
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business, Health Care and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Herbert Paul Fockler
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer with 35 years experience
(650) 493-9300 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Securities
Harvard Law School
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David J. Berger
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Lawyer
(650) 947-2000 650 Page Mill Road
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Securities
Duke University School of Law
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Boris Feldman
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(415) 493-9300 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Securities
Yale Law School
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Catherine S. Kirkman
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney
(650) 320-4721 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Communications
Stanford Law School
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Nina (Nicki) Locker
Palo Alto, CA Business Law Attorney
(650) 320-4888 650 Page Mill Rd
 Palo Alto, CA 94304
Business and Securities
Stanford Law School
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Rebecca Charlene McCracken Esq.
Rebecca Charlene McCracken Esq.
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California Business Law Lawyer with 16 years experience

Vermont Law SchoolCalifornia, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. District Courts for the Southern Districts of New York, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and New York
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Jeffrey Lawson
Jeffrey Lawson
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Experienced Business Law Attorney! Dedicated Counsel & Legal Representation!

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Roger Royse
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Menlo Park, CA Business Law Attorney with 34 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: ...
John C. Martin
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Menlo Park, CA Business Law Lawyer with 10 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...
Harry Boadwee
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Los Altos, CA Business Law Lawyer with 31 years experience
(408) 253-6100 PO Box 4134
 Los Altos, CA 94024
Business and IP
Columbia Univ School of Law
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Clifford Ross Chernick
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Menlo Park, CA Business Law Lawyer with 46 years experience
(650) 327-5570 770 Menlo Avenue
Suite 101
 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Family
UC Hastings COL
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The Best Lawyers in America 2003-present; Best Lawyers 2017 Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” for San Jose metropolitan area; National Academy of Family Law Attorneys “2016 Nationally Top 10 Attorney Award” for State of California; Best Law Firms – U.S. News and World Report 2014-present; Northern California Super Lawyers 2003-present; Daily News, Readers’ Choice Award “Best Lawyers Office” 2016; Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Strathmore’s Who’s Who; National Registry of Who’s Who (life member); Author “Family Law ADR and Other Techniques” (Aspatore, “Inside the Minds – California Family Law Strategies,” 2009); Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Menlo College, 1995-2009,...
Jeffrey Kenton Lee
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 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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Shannon A. Kumagai
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Lawyer
(650) 335-7161 801 California St.
 Mountain View, CA 94041
Business
UCLA School of Law
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Scott Adam Berman
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REDWOOD CITY, CA Business Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(650) 843-1900 2055 WOODSIDE RD
STE 110
 REDWOOD CITY, CA 94061-3366
Business, Employment and Insurance Claims
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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I have extensive experience in employment, business, insurance and real estate litigation. In 1997, I graduated Order of the Coif (top 10%) from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. I clerked for the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney of the United States District Court, Northern District of California in 1999 and the Honorable Robert Boochever of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2001. I practiced insurance law as an associate with Sonnenshein Nath & Rosenthal and employment law as an associate at Heller Ehrman. I focused on real estate litigation while working...
Harry Isaac Price
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Los Altos, CA Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience
(650) 949-0840 40 Main St
 Los Altos, CA 94022
Business and Real Estate
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Aki Yoshikawa
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
 Mountain View, CA 94043
Business
Stanford Univ Law School
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Stephen Benda
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Menlo Park, CA Business Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(650) 323-6600 750 Menlo Avenue
Suite 350
 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Collections and Tax
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Joshua Haevernick
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Joshua Haevernick focuses on commercial litigation and represents businesses in design and construction defects, suretyship issues, professional negligence, breach of contract, and other matters. Read More »
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Mr. Richard Eric Anthony Dwyer Esq.
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Attorney with 29 years experience
(800) 372-9983 800 W. El Camino Real
Suite 180
 Mountain View, CA 94040
Business, Divorce and Real Estate
Stanford University
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Claire Kalia
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Mountain View, CA Business Law Lawyer
(650) 701-7617 800 West El Camino Real
Suite 180
 Mountain View, CA 94040
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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 14 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...
Michael Danko
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Redwood Shores, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 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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San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 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...
George Grellas Esq.
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Cupertino, CA Business Law Lawyer with 41 years experience
(408) 255-6310 20400 Stevens Creek Blvd
 Cupertino, CA 95014
Business and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
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I am a startup business lawyer and litigator practicing in Silicon Valley as head of a 4-lawyer boutique firm, George Grellas & Associates. We are business lawyers with a specialty in early-stage tech startups. Since 1984, we have helped small to medium-sized businesses, startups, entrepreneurs, and executives - several thousand in all. We help form companies - fund them - sell or merge or acquire them - sell their assets - do their corporate work, employment work, contracts, leases, and standard terms - licensing, trademark, and IP work - founder and equity incentive structures - commercial deals of all types. We...
Melissa A. Wurster
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Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(408) 416-2929 4655 Old Ironsides Dr
#250
 Santa Clara, CA 95054
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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Deirdre M. Digrande
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Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years experience
(408) 416-2929 4655 Old Ironsides Dr
#250
 Santa Clara, CA 95054
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Deirdre Digrande is a litigation attorney with 15 years of experience in a wide breadth of practice areas including commercial disputes, intellectual property, real estate and construction law. In her construction practice, Ms. Digrande has represented property owners, developers, general contractors and subcontractor cross-defendants. Ms. Digrande obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley and her J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law. Ms. Digrande has worked in some of the most prominent San Francisco law firms; most recently, the Pittsburgh-based law firm of K&L Gates, LLP.
James T. Erickson
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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.
Mario Fausto
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San Carlos, CA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years experience
(650) 948-6114 1001 Laurel Street
Suite C.
 San Carlos, CA 94070
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Real Estate and Securities
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Brett Bunnell Esq.
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University of Cincinnati College of LawCalifornia
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