Richmond Business Lawyers

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Stephen M. Fuerch
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Stephen M. Fuerch
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Free Consultation! Exceptional Business Law Attorney! Skilled Legal Counsel!
For over 35 years, I have passionately worked to advocate for the rights and interests of business clients. I am committed to the best possible outcomes! Visit my website for information, call for a free consultation. Read More »
Robert B. Kaplan
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Robert B. Kaplan
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Call today! Skilled representation for corporations in business law matters!
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. Read More »
Matthew S. Kenefick
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Matthew S. Kenefick
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Protecting Diverse Business Interests
Matthew Kenefick's law practice extends to litigation, compliance and real estate matters. He represents manufacturers, financial institutions, retailers, real estate developers, and the hotel industry, among others. Read More »
Martin H. Orlick
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Martin H. Orlick
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Real Estate Lawyer
I am a skilled and experienced attorney representing clients with business law needs. I am committed to exceptional advocacy for your legal issues and concerns. Visit my website for results and call for a consultation. Read More »
Len Watkins
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Len Watkins
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(510) 237-6916 125 Park Place
Suite 210
Richmond, CA 94801
Free ConsultationBusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and IP
University of San Francisco School of Law
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...
John Ward Schilt
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John Ward Schilt
Point Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
(510) 234-2808 145 Park Place
Suite A
Point Richmond, CA 94801
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Employment and Personal Injury
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Lindsey Ann Roon
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
(510) 540-0550 1414 Harbour Way S
1901
Richmond, CA 94804
Business and Environmental
Columbia Law School
Randall Douglas Morrison
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
(510) 778-1389 47 Harbor View Dr
Richmond, CA 94804
Business and Environmental
University of California, Berkeley School of Law and University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Richard Allen MacBride
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
(415) 730-6289 855 Marina Bay Pkwy
210
Richmond, CA 94804
Business and Collections
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Peter August Hass
Richmond, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(510) 237-3700 3700 Barrett Ave
Richmond, CA 94805
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of San Francisco School of Law and U of San Francisco School of Law
Neil Aaron Helfman
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(510) 230-4933 454 Dimm St
Richmond, CA 94805
Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law and University of San Francisco School of Law
Lesa Renee McIntosh
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(510) 813-7630 51 Washington Ave
STE C
Richmond, CA 94801
Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
John F Kennedy Univ School of Law
Ann Harding Battin
Point Richmond, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(510) 234-2808 145 Park Pl Ste A
Point Richmond, CA 94801
Business and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Ronald Kent Clausen
Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
(510) 234-5155 1160 Brickyard Cove Rd
# 201
Richmond, CA 94801
Business
University of California, Davis, School of Law, University of California, Davis, School of Law and UC Davis School of Law King Hall
L. Randolph Harris
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L. Randolph Harris
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
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. Read More »
Bennett G. Young
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Bennett G. Young
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Insolvency Lawyer
Ben Young represents lenders, financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, distressed investment funds, businesses, receivers, special servicers, and creditors' committees, in insolvency matters. Read More »
Robert Kingsbury Lane
Richmond, CA Business Law Lawyer with 53 years of experience
(510) 233-2230 36 Nicholl Ave
Richmond, CA 94801
Business, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Maxwell Charles Livingston
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Maxwell Charles Livingston
Albany, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(510) 860-5919 1050 Kains Ave. #A1
Albany, CA 94706
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Elder and Entertainment & Sports
Marquette University Law School and Marquette University Law School
Kathleen Hunt
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Kathleen Hunt
El Cerrito, CA Business Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(510) 289-2288 6002 Barrett Ave
El Cerrito, CA 94530
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Hastings College of Law
Donald Hastings Read
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Donald Hastings Read
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer with 56 years of 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
Reece R. Halpern
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Reece R. Halpern
Albany, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
(510) 527-4337 1534 Solano Ave.
Albany, CA 94707
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
Richard Elliot Korb
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Richard Elliot Korb
Kensington, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
(510) 524-0903 12 Highgate Rd
Kensington, CA 94707
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and IP
UC Hastings COL
Christopher A. Kerosky
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Christopher A. Kerosky
(415) 578-7374 1010 B St Ste 324
San Rafael, CA 94901
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Rafael, CA Business Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Business and Immigration
University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
CHRISTOPHER A. KEROSKY has practiced law for over 35 years and has been recognized as one of the top immigration lawyers in Northern California for 15 years by “Super Lawyers”, most recently in 2025. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley Law School and was a former counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C. Since 2021 through the present, he has also taught the law part-time as a Law Professor at Empire College School of Law. From 2013 to 2021, Christopher was serving as a Member of the Human Rights Commission for Sonoma County, appointed by the County...
Alexander Kugelman
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Alexander Kugelman
(888) 498-8090 21 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Suite 202
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCorte Madera, CA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business and Tax
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Alexander Kugelman is an attorney concentrating on tax controversies, domestic and international tax compliance, and tax collection defense. Mr. Kugelman counsels and represents individuals, small businesses, and estates.

His experience includes four years of federal government court experience at the U.S. Tax Court and a U.S. District Court. That background blends substantive tax law knowledge with administrative and litigation experience. This unique combination differs from that of an accountant or a general practitioner attorney.

Kugelman Law was created as an alternative to overpriced law firms and disreputable tax resolution companies.

Alexander was motivated to start his firm while working at the U.S. Tax...
Lynn Margaret Sherrell
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Lynn Margaret Sherrell
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
(510) 843-6060 2141 Emerson St
Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Consumer, Estate Planning and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate University School of Law
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...
Antone F. Johnson
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Antone F. Johnson
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
(415) 729-5405 2081 Center Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Securities
Columbia Law School
For 24 years, Antone Johnson has served as lawyer, advisor, executive and advocate for emerging growth technology/digital media ventures, founders and investors in a diverse range of business and intellectual property matters. Raised in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, California, suffused with Silicon Valley's unique culture of innovation, he came of age professionally during the Internet explosion of the late 1990s, an entrepreneurial crucible of unprecedented wealth and job creation, reinvention of countless industries, and related venture capital and Wall Street dealmaking. Antone was fortunate to have a ringside seat at major Los Angeles and Silicon Valley law firms, followed...
Kerry Shapiro
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Kerry Shapiro
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Mining and Natural Resources Lawyer
Kerry Shapiro is the Chairman of JMBM's Mining & Natural Resources Group and represents the mining, construction and building materials industries on mineral extraction and land development projects Read More »
Stuart K. Tubis
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Stuart K. Tubis
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Business and ADA Litigation
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. Read More »
Janelle J. Smith
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Janelle J. Smith
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
(510) 398-0733 1808 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
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.
Andre Amin Khansari
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Andre Amin Khansari
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(510) 255-6840 2081 Center St
Berkeley, CA 94704
Business, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense and Landlord Tenant
University of Southern California Law School
Andre Khansari is an accomplished Southern California attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business, and Personal Injury matters. With nearly 20 years of experience, peers and clients alike have recognized Andre as an exceptional attorney.

Andre is committed to providing large firm advocacy with small firm prices. Call today to schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you.
Valerie Kraml
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Valerie Kraml
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
2625 Alcatraz Ave
319
Berkeley, CA 94705
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals, Estate Planning and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Gerry Harvey Goldsholle
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Gerry Harvey Goldsholle
Sausalito, CA Business Law Attorney with 60 years of experience
(415) 339-6510 P.O. Box 835
Sausalito, CA 94965
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Securities
Columbia Univ School of Law
Gerry Goldsholle is a nationally known expert in insurance and insurance law who uses his decades of knowledge and industry "insider" experience to help his firm's clients stop being taken advantage of by insurance companies and others seeking to wrongfully delay or deny claims or pay pennies on the dollar.

An honors graduate of the College of William and Mary and the Columbia University School of Law, Gerry later completed the Senior Executive Program at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and the coursework for a Masters of Liberal Arts at Stanford. He also served in the Army...
Julia A. Clayton
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Julia A. Clayton
Emeryville, CA Business Law Attorney
(510) 519-7605 1900 Powell Street, Suite 700
Emeryville, CA 94608
Business, Administrative and Communications
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
During my nearly two-decade career with the California Attorney General's Office, I conducted numerous corporate fraud investigations under the California False Claims Act. I also have extensive experience representing health and welfare agencies – including the California Department of Health Care Services, Department of Public Health, and Department of State Hospitals – in state and federal court. I want to help small and medium-sized business navigate the challenges of government investigations and regulatory compliance. I also understand how costly and disruptive California Invasion of Privacy ("CIPA") cases can be for B2B enterprises, and can provide tailored, cost-effective representation.
Eric Sternberger
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Eric Sternberger
San Rafael, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(415) 453-9433 1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100
San Rafael, CA 94901
Business, IP, International and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Eric Sternberger is a partner of Ragghianti Freitas LLP. Mr. Sternberger acts as outside general counsel to corporations, LLC's and partnerships with an emphasis on business and corporate transactions including entity selection, succession planning, joint ventures, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, secured financing, licensing, and real estate matters. His representative clients include technology and intellectual property driven companies, shipping, construction, advertising/branding, web based, and the real estate and healthcare industries. Mr. Sternberger's business counseling also includes advising directors, officers, and managers regarding business strategies, consensus building and corporate governance. Additionally, he advises shareholders and LLC interest holders regarding...
Greg L Beattie
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Greg L Beattie
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
(510) 550-8605 2030 Addison Street
Suite 650
Berkeley, CA 94704
Business, IP and Securities
Harvard Law School
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,...
Eric Francis Pierson
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Eric Francis Pierson
Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(917) 940-0202 355 50th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and IP
Stanford University
Eric Pierson is a practical and results-oriented attorney with over twenty-five years of in-house and law firm experience and a proven track record of success as a strategic partner and trusted advisor serving for-profit and nonprofit entities. Eric has deep expertise in general corporate matters, nonprofits, employment law, commercial transactions and crisis management, with a special focus on managing union organizing drives and contract negotiations for nonprofits that respect labor rights. He offers strong experience in litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, environmental, compliance, product liability, artificial intelligence, privacy, cybersecurity and ediscovery as well. He is fluent in cross-border issues and...
Scott Randall Dallas
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Scott Randall Dallas
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(510) 649-6900 1808 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Business
UC Hastings COL
Bruce Emerson Methven
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Bruce Emerson Methven
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
(510) 649-4019 2232 6th St
Berkeley, CA 94710
Business, Antitrust, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
Boalt Hall (U.C. Berkeley)
Bruce J. Napell
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Bruce J. Napell
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
California Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Bruce Napell has specialized in representing franchisees for over 18 years, delivering dedicated legal services and results to franchisees and business throughout California and nationwide. Mr. Napell is a certified... Read More »
Bryan W. Dillon
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Bryan W. Dillon
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
California Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Bryan is one of a small number of attorneys in the state of California to be certified as a Specialist in Franchise and Distribution Law, by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He currently serves... Read More »
Kenneth Keith McAllister
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Kenneth Keith McAllister
Tiburon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
(415) 435-2338 1660 Tiburon Blvd
STE E-4
Tiburon, CA 94920
Free ConsultationBusiness
Lincoln Univ
Marissa Major
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Marissa Major
(415) 286-5440 3020 Bridgeway, Suite 300
Sausalito, CA 94965
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSausalito, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Business, Elder, Family and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Adamont N Georgeson
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Adamont N Georgeson
San Rafael, CA Business Law Lawyer with 51 years of experience
(415) 453-2300 1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 150
San Rafael, CA 94901
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
Univ of Michigan Law Sch
I have been a Senior Trial Attorney for the Monterey County (California) District Attorneys Office, and a General Civil Litigator for over 30 years.
I am a trained Mediator in the areas of Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning, Probate, and Conservatorships. My practice includes transactional law in all of those areas, and I continue to accept litigation matters as well.
My primary focus on Real Estate cases includes all areas of entity creation, development, planning, construction contracts and disputes, regulatory permits and compliance, land use, leases, purchase agreements, condominium creation and administration, and landlord-tenant matters.
Thomas Theodore McCormick
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Thomas Theodore McCormick
Orinda, CA Business Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
(925) 253-3700 21c Orinda Way
203
Orinda, CA 94563
Business
University of San Francisco School of Law and U of San Francisco School of Law
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Arthur J. Obolsky
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Arthur J. Obolsky
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer
(510) 990-5965 1808 Sixth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Business and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
Stephen Fredrick Henry
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Stephen Fredrick Henry
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(510) 898-1883 2625 Alcatraz Ave,. No. 615
Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Appeals, Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
Edward Lewis Blum
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Edward Lewis Blum
Berkley, CA Business Law Attorney with 53 years of 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
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
Maeve Katherine Bergman
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Maeve Katherine Bergman
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(510) 704-9200 2721 Shattuck Avenue
No. 223
Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law, Golden Gate University School of Law and University of San Francisco School of Law
Laurence Oliver Masson
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Laurence Oliver Masson
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
(510) 735-9691 2625 Alcatraz Ave
#206
Berkeley, CA 94705
Business and IP
Georgetown University Law Center and Georgetown University Law Center
Robert F. Hahn
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Robert F. Hahn
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(510) 665-1800 2550 Ninth Street
Suite 101
Berkeley, CA 94710
Business and Administrative
Taylor N. Burras
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Taylor N. Burras
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Management Labor & Employment Law
Taylor Burras represents employers in matters relating to discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination, reduction in workforce, hiring, leaves of absence, and wage and hour issues. Read More »
James Neudecker
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James Neudecker
Business Lawyer Serving Richmond, CA
California Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
University of California College of the Law, San FranciscoCalifornia

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