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Angelina Maria Plumtree
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Insurance Defense
California Western School of Law
Plumtree & Brunner LLP 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.
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Gregory Francisco Gillett
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Business, Education, Family and Juvenile
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Gillett Law has served clients throughout California for over a decade.  Mr. Gillett and his staff understand that any legal issue, whether it be a family issue, a problem at school, a brush with the law or a chance to grow your business, can be a difficult time in one’s life.  That is why the firm takes every effort to understand who you are, where you are coming from and what actions need to be taken to serve your interest.  Mr. Gillett has a broad caseload and resume to match.  Throughout his practice he has been committed to...
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Ziyad Ibrahim Naccasha
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Employment, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
University of Notre Dame
Ziyad is a partner and co-founder of Carmel & Naccasha LLP. He counsels domestic and international companies, their shareholders and officers in a variety of matters relating to their formation, business structure, employment litigation and insurance needs. Ziyad also serves as outside general counsel to SESLOC and a number of other companies and local businesses for their contract, real estate, employment, insurance and litigation needs. He also has represented domestic and international insurers and reinsurers in the defense of claims, on coverage disputes and in insurance policy drafting. As a complement to the representation of businesses, he also works with...
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Mr. Stephen Mark Stern
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and IP
Washburn University School of Law
Expertise, Experience and Affordability are factors that set The Stephen Stern Law Firm apart.
* 30 PLUS 5 STAR GOOGLE RATINGS
* AV-PREEMINENT by Martingale Hubbell -- Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Experience
* 5,000 plus cases and 24 years experience
* Highest Quality Client Communications
* Adjunct University Professor - Business Law
Practice Areas:
* Bankruptcy
* Estate Planning
* Trademarks
* Business Law
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Emilie Kate Elliott
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Employment, IP and Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
With years of experience working for large law firms in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Emilie Elliott joined Carmel & Naccasha as an attorney in 2015. After being with the firm for five years, Emilie started her own practice during the pandemic while continuing to work for the firm on an Of-Counsel basis. She is very excited to be back with the firm and looks forward to continuing to serve our clients in intellectual property, employment law and business law matters.
Emilie also has extensive experience in antitrust and unfair competition, business and entertainment litigation, and intellectual property litigation. Additionally, she...
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Curtis V. Abram
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
University of San Diego School of Law
Curtis V. Abram grew up in San Luis Obispo, graduating from from San Luis Obispo High School. Curtis then attended Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts where he earned a B.A. in both Business Management and English Communication while competing on the Men’s Volleyball (receiving All-American honors) and Track and Field team (Javelin). Following his return to California, Curtis earned his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 2015 with election to The Order of the Coif and The Order of the Barristers.
​After his admission to the California Bar, Curtis joined...
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Mr. Phillip D. Wheeler
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, IP and Trademarks
Concord University School of Law
Date of Admission To State Bar: June 2011
Graduated University California, Davis, Bachelors of Arts, 1996
Graduated Concord University School of Law, Juris Doctor. 2008
DUI law is my specialty but I also practice Wills and Trusts and Business Law exclusively. As a newer attorney with a fresh approach, I am working in many other areas of the law as well under the supervision of more experienced attorneys.
Worked in high-tech sector for many years for various companies including:
-Lightspeed Technologies
-The Grid Internet
-Cal Poly Foundation www.calpolyfoundation.org
-Started my own programming business in 2000: www.wheelertech.com
Member San Luis Obispo BAR Association
Member California BAR Association
Member...
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Michael Mark McMahon
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness and Real Estate
Arizona State University
With over thirty years of experience, Michael McMahon focuses his practice at Carmel & Naccasha LLP primarily on civil litigation in the areas of employment, business, public agency, and real estate law.
Mike has substantial background representing both private businesses and public agencies. Practicing law since 1992, he has tried cases on behalf of one of the country’s largest telecommunications companies. He routinely provides extensive advice and counsel to clients on employment-related matters and has grown his practice to also include land use matters.
Mike has handled cases on behalf of numerous cities and special districts in southern California and on the...
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Joseph D. Bussone
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Southwestern University School of Law
Country lawyer, former big-city lawyer. General practice, with a focus on civil litigation, professional liability (medical & legal), and criminal defense.
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Christopher Ettore Botti
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, IP and Patents
Whittier Coll School of Law and Whittier Law School
Christopher E. Botti, co-founder of Botti & Morison Estate Planning Attorneys, Ltd., specializes in all aspects of estate planning.
Mr. Botti advises clients on all aspects of estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning, including the creation of revocable trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable remainder trusts, private annuities, private foundations, grantor retained annuity trusts, family limited partnerships and dynasty trusts. He also assists clients in the funding of revocable trusts and the preparation of estate and gift tax returns, all forms of trust and probate administration, including the purchase and sale of large trust assets, the...
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Shane Robert Kennedy
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
Western State University College of Law
Shane R. Kennedy was born and raised in San Luis Obispo. He graduated from San Luis Obispo High School in 2009, and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo in 2014. He earned his law degree from Western State College of Law in Irvine, California, graduating magna cum laude in 2019. While in law school, Shane was elected as the ABA Media Alerts Editor of the Law Review, served as Vice-President of the Business Law Association, interned with a general counsel of an international corporation, and studied international intellectual property law at University College Dublin in Ireland during...
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Taylor Ernst
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Elder, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Taylor has talked to more than 12,000 lawyers and doctors regarding brain injury litigation. Taylor has over 20 seven-figure case results, many eight-figure results and was lead counsel on more than 15 of them. One of his most recent cases was a Traumatic Brain Injury case which brought about a $5.65M verdict against a zero offer from the defense. Of late, Taylor has been told his verdicts were in the top 100 in the United States in 2020, and the top 20 in California, with similar results expected for 2022.
Taylor sits on the editorial board of Trial Guides, a...
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Timothy John Carmel
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Environmental, Municipal and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law
A partner and co-founder of Carmel & Naccasha LLP, Tim Carmel has practiced law extensively in San Luis Obispo County for over 37 years in the areas of municipal law, land use, real property transactions, and related matters.
Tim has devoted much of his practice to public sector clients, including cities, community services districts, sanitary and other special districts, and he served in the office of the City Attorney for the City of Arroyo Grande for 30 years. In that role, he was responsible for advising the City Council, City Manager, and all City departments on points of law and ensuring...
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Timothy W O'Hara
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
Timothy W. O’Hara graduated from California State University Fresno with a Masters of Arts in Biology in 1989. He then went on to obtain a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego in 1992 and a Masters in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School in 1994. Mr. O’Hara is also a Licensed California Real Estate Broker and is well versed in California Real Estate Law. He is known for his thorough approach to transactional work and aggressive trial work in this area. Mr. O’Hara is a trained mediator.
Mr. O’Hara has maintained a private practice while serving on the California...
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James Kenneth Paulding
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Environmental and Estate Planning
Santa Barbara College of Law
Located in Arroyo Grande, California, Paulding Law represents clients with a variety of needs. Our practice areas include: estate planning (wills & trusts); real estate and business transactions; and land use, environmental, and construction law. Whether you are a local resident, government agency, contractor, or entrepreneur, we will not only be responsive to your needs, but we will work harder than ever to exceed your expectations. It is our combination of extensive experience, positive demeanor, and professionalism that sets us apart and allows us to customize our services to meet your individual needs and concerns.
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Jesse M Hancox
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Estate Planning, IP and Probate
Pepperdine University School of Law
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Brent David Peterson
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Family and Real Estate
California Western School of Law
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Russell Scott Read
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Business, Collections, Construction and Consumer
Univ of Kansas School of Law
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Michael Eddie Zimmerman
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Western State University College of Law and Western State Univ
Mike has more than 40 years of experience in Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Business Law and Medi-Cal planning. He has personally handled more than 5,500 cases, with a 100 percent perfect record for Medi-Cal applications. Mike joined his father in-law, Andrew David (1922-2008) in 1978 as a partner at the family law firm (then, Law Offices of David & Zimmerman) in Arroyo Grande.
He is a member of the California Bar Association as well as the local San Luis Obispo County Bar Association. In his more than 40 years of law practice, he has served on the board of directors of...
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Patricia McCombs Scoles
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Stephen Patrick Boyett
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Energy and Real Estate
Marquette University Law School and California State University - Long Beach
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Matthew Scott Kennedy
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Western State University College of Law and Western State University College of Law
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Thomas Francis Lebens
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, IP, Patents and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
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Richard Steven Arfa
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Business
The George Washington University Law School and The George Washington University Law School
![Marilyn Curry]( "Marilyn Curry")
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Marilyn Curry
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Employment and Estate Planning
Empire Coll School of Law
![Richard Oliver Fanning]( "Richard Oliver Fanning")
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Richard Oliver Fanning
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Jere Norwood Sullivan Jr
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business, Animal, Criminal and DUI
The George Washington University Law School
Mitchell Edward Nichter
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Antitrust and Securities
Washington University School of Law, Washington University School of Law and Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
Charles Anthony Jordan
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business, Agricultural, Construction and Tax
Western State University College of Law
Nicole Michelle Norris
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
James Cameron Wolf
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Employment and Immigration
UC Davis School of Law King Hall and University of California, Davis, School of Law
John August Ronca Jr
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law
J. Christopher Toews
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Southern California Gould School of Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law and USC Law School
John Foxx Hodges
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Kansas School of Law and Univ of Kansas School of Law
Christopher William Guenther
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Laurence Herbert Schnabel
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 57 years of experience
Business and Products Liability
UCLA School of Law
Adam Morgan Daner
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
Ji Hye Shin
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Sandra Kay McBeth
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights and Collections
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
Shaun Patrick McGrady
San Luis Obispo County, CA Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
