San Ramon, California Business Lawyers

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Jill E. Fox
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California Business Law Lawyer with 12 years experience

University of California - Hastings College of the LawCalifornia, 9th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
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David Cincotta
David Cincotta
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Land Use Lawyer

David Cincotta specializes in obtaining land use entitlements for large commercial, mixed-use and residential developments in San Francisco and throughout Northern California.
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Bennett G. Young
Bennett G. Young
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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.
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Kerry Shapiro
Kerry Shapiro
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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
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Scott Jordan
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(925) 362-3598 18 Crow Canyon Court
Suite 280
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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I represent individuals and small to medium sized businesses in bankruptcy, foreclosure defense and debt consolidation matters. For individuals, I represent clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings, including adversary proceedings, including 2nd home mortgage lien stripping, redemption of vehicles and student loan reductions. For businesses, I provide services related to the winding down of a business, board and management consultations and bankruptcy debt consolidation in Chapter 11. In conjunction with my bankruptcy practice, I also provide estate planning, probate and trust administration representation. The best way to avoid probate is to plan properly by drafting...
Karyne Ghantous
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(925) 242-2431 2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 200
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Karyne T. Ghantous is a California licensed attorney with close to 20 years of litigation and insurance defense experience successfully negotiating the resolution of, and trying cases in State and Federal court, Contra Costa County, Alameda County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County, Sacramento County, Solano County and Monterey County.
Ivette Santaella
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(925) 831-4840 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and IP
American University
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Ivette M. Santaella is a dedicated attorney with invaluable experience in the many areas of estate planning and technology law. For the past four years, she has focused her practice on estate planning and has advised numerous families-as well as businesses-on legacy and business succession planning. Ms. Santaella also assists her clients through the analysis of strategies to minimize tax liability, as well as trust management and creditor protection. She is certified and financially trained in life and long-term care insurance, and the various types of special needs issues, which are integral in estate planning. Ms. Santaella is expanding her...
(888) 698-3951 111 Deerwood Road
Suite 200
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Beth Wolf Mora
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(925) 820-8949 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 145
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Free ConsultationBusiness, Civil Rights, Elder and Employment
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Guy Ellery Louie
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years experience
(925) 234-1440 2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 100
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business, Animal, Appeals and IP
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Timothy Mark Hyden
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(925) 831-0636 18 Crow Canyon Ct
#380
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business, Family, Personal Injury and Probate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Nelson Shau Hsieh
San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
UC Hastings COL
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Donal Casey Cummins
San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer with 47 years experience
(925) 552-0600 18 Crow Canyon Ct
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
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Robert Reins Pohls
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 31 years experience
(925) 973-0300 12657 Alcosta Blvd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Edward Romero Jr
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and IP
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Paige Simmons Esq.
Paige Simmons Esq.
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Helping businesses face all legal challenges, from contract law and beyond.

Paige Simmons guides clients toward resolutions that help establish and maintain the health of their business venture.
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Joseph N. Demko
Joseph N. Demko
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Business Trial Lawyer

Joe Demko is a trial lawyer who handles complex commercial business litigation. He represents lenders, creditors, property owners, limited liability companies, Board members, trustees and beneficiaries of trusts.
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Richard Arthur Frankel
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years experience
(925) 355-9800 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
John F Kennedy Univ School of Law
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Steven Jerome Willock
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 18 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Kevin David Lally
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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John Phillip Makin
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 39 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Antitrust
Northwestern Univ School of Law
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Lee Perry Bardellini
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 46 years experience
(925) 277-3580 2000 Crow Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Helen VanDyne Powers
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(925) 277-3580 2000 Crow Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Jonathan Crawford Watts
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 18 years experience
(925) 355-9800 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Ray Peffer
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Michelle Renee Ferber
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(925) 355-9800 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Stuart Irving Goldware
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney with 41 years experience
(925) 355-9800 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
Loyola Law School
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Kate Sagers
Kate Sagers
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Business Litigation Lawyer

Kate Sagers counsels business owners in in Americans with Disabilities (ADA) issues and defends them in ADA litigation.
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Richard A. Rogan
Richard A. Rogan
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Creditors' Rights Lawyer

Dick Rogan represents banks, financial institutions and other businesses and investors, in financial transactions, real estate, bankruptcy, insolvency, banking, corporate governance, commercial law and trust disputes.
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Jean Claude Bernard Mallein
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Danville, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years experience
(925) 905-9050 244 Front Street
 Danville, CA 94526
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
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Jean Claude (JJ) B. Mallein Jr. is an experienced business, tax and trusts and estates attorney. Dedicated to wealth preservation, he has focused his education and practice on helping California residents secure their estates and prepare for the future. As a partner at boutique tax and estate planning firm in the Silicon Valley, Mr. Mallein gained valuable experience in wealth management, estate planning, tax planning, business succession planning, trust and estate administrations, tax controversy, real estate transactions and like-kind exchange cases. He is fully prepared to tackle complex business and estate planning cases. Mr. Mallein is a Dual Certified...
John Secrest Richards
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Danville, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(925) 231-8104 261 Hartz Avenue
 Danville, CA 94526
Free ConsultationBusiness, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law
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J.R. Richards' practice focuses on developing long term client relationships representing their interests in both transactional matters and in civil litigation. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants primarily in real estate and business disputes and has successfully litigated cases through dispositive motion, trial and settlement in state and federal courts. J.R. prepares each case to achieve a favorable judgment by trial or before trial, and when in the best interest of the client leverages a favorable settlement. Community Involvement: * Coach/Manager for Pre-K/K softball team the Purple Puppies 2016. * Coach/Manager for the Danville...
Jonathan H. Van Ee
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Dublin, CA Business Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(415) 938-7694 7172 Regional Street, No. 342
 Dublin, CA 94568
Business, Asbestos, Health Care and IP
Columbia Univ School of Law
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Nalini Rajender Frush
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Danville, CA Business Law Attorney with 41 years experience
(925) 580-2257 4115 Blackhawk Plaza Cir
 Danville, CA 94506
Business, Environmental and Real Estate
Hamline Univ School of Law
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Virginia L. Ekelund
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Danville, CA Business Law Lawyer
(925) 314-2320 571 Hartz Avenue
 Danville, CA 94526
Business and Family
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James Gulseth
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years experience
(925) 463-9600 5890 Stoneridge Dr.
Ste. 102
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Tax
UC Hastings COL
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James H. (Jim) Gulseth was born and attended high school in Devils Lake, North Dakota and graduated with an A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Jim earned his JD degree at the University of California Hastings School of Law in San Francisco and is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the Corporations, Business Transactions, Securities and Tax and Intellectual Property Sections of the State Bar of California. Jim’s reported cases include...
(925) 463-9600 373 North L Street
 Livermore, CA 94551
Gerald Ray Prettyman
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(925) 600-7342 5890 Stoneridge Dr Ste 102
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Golden Gate University
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Gerald R. Prettyman has been preparing and filing patents since 2001, and since 2006 has additionally filed trademarks, copyrights and business filings, and worked to prevent and solve legal problems for his clients . Mr. Prettyman has filed or handles close to 200 patents and applications for his client as well as over 70 trademarks. Mr. Prettyman was previously as an engineer and a business manager, making him uniquely qualified to work with tech companies and start-ups.
Robert Lockhart Taylor
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(925) 463-9600 5890 Stoneridge Dr. Suite 102
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Real Estate and Tax
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Robert L. (Bob) Taylor was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended high school in Berkeley, California. Bob graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with high honors from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982 with an A.B. degree in Economics. Bob graduated from the Boalt Hall School of Law (UC Berkeley) in 1985, where he was a member of the California Law Review. In 1985, he was admitted to practice in the State of California and before the Federal District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. He has since also been admitted...
(925) 463-9600 373 North L Street
 Livermore, CA 94551
Zachary Roy Rayo
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Concord, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(925) 825-1955 Salvio Pacheco Sq. at Todos Santos Plaza
2151 Salvio St., Ste 399
 Concord, CA 94520
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Miami School of Law and University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Zachary Rayo brings experience, efficiency and empathy to estate planning. Mr. Rayo’s approach is people-centered. He recognizes that the legal needs and special issues differ from client to client, that each person is unique, with unique needs that must be met with efficiency, active listening and care. Mr. Rayo knows the importance of social responsibility which manifests not only in ethical decisions and practices but also in involvement in socially important causes.
(925) 825-1955 3400 Bradshaw Road,
Suite A-4B
 Sacramento, CA 95827
(925) 825-1955 4417 Railroad Ave.
 Pleasanton, CA 94566
Stephen M. Fuerch
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney with 43 years experience
(925) 463-1073 7901 Stoneridge Dr
#401
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Medical Malpractice
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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James G. Schwartz
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California Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of LawCalifornia and U.S. Federal Court
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Kevin R. Martin
Kevin R. Martin
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Getting you back to business.

Over his 18 years of practice in the Bay Area, Kevin Martin has developed a reputation as a fair- minded but tough negotiator representing client’s interests in intellectual property, business, real... Read More »
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Paige Simmons Esq.
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Brentwood, CA Business Law Lawyer with 7 years experience
(925) 756-7777 131 Sand Creek Rd
#H
 Brentwood, CA 94513
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Landlord Tenant and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
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The Simmons Law Firm is led by Paige Simmons, Esq. Paige has provided legal counsel to California and New York businesses, community associations, management companies, and building owners for close to a decade. She has also spent several years defending and suing Fortune 500 companies like Staples, Home Depot, Benihana, KB Homes and Richmond American Homes. In addition, Paige has handled hundreds of commercial and residential landlord-tenant disputes, judicial foreclosures, personal judgments, and liens.

Paige brings several years of business acumen and insurance knowledge to the firm. Prior to embarking on her legal career, Paige was a licensed all-lines...
(925) 756-7777 4900 Hopyard Rd
#100
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
James G. Schwartz
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney with 42 years experience
(925) 463-1073 7901 Stoneridge Dr
#401
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, Civil Rights, Collections and IP
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Daniela Lungu
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(925) 558-2710 4695 Chabot Drive, Suite 200
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Estate Planning
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Like many attorneys, before opening her own law firm, Ms. Lungu was a highly accomplished businesswoman, in various areas of management and areas of specialty. Additionally, she has a mediation and conciliation practice spanning almost two decades in California. Her unique abilities to make high level communication a safe and comfortable experience facilitated the transition to law and a career in mediation and dispute resolution. Part of her strength is in her keen awareness of the importance of each individual's particular needs and the need for individualized solutions. She provides individually tailored estate and business plans to all clients after...
David William Ginn
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Walnut Creek, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(925) 256-4466 1981 N Broadway
Ste. 275
 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Business, Construction, Insurance Claims and Landlord Tenant
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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Ginn & Crosby, LLP emphasizes real property and construction law. We assist clients in public works projects and commercial development, as well as litigation.
Michael J. Sellers
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 2 years experience
(925) 463-9644 5890 Stoneridge Drive
Suite 102
 Pleasanton, CA 94688
Business
University of California - Davis
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Robert Sakai
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Hayward, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years experience
(510) 538-6407 26429 Chatham Ct
 Hayward, CA 94542
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Jewell Hargleroad
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Hayward, CA Business Law Lawyer with 30 years experience
(510) 331-2975 1090 B Street, No. 104
 Hayward, CA 94541
Business, Appeals, Construction and Environmental
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Chelsey Torgerson-Westfall
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Walnut Creek, CA Business Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
(925) 935-3300 2121 N. California Blvd Ste 875
 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Business and Construction
Seattle University School of Law
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Michael Scott Martin
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney
(925) 218-3944 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite 100
 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Business, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
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Contact my office for a consultation at (888) 200-6526. As a former prosecutor, I have handled an extensive and heavy caseload and spent countless hours negotiating with other attorneys and preparing for and taking cases to trial. As a prosecutor I handled over 500 arraignments, 40 cases to resolution, and five jury trials, including a six week special circumstance homicide trial, as a second chair attorney. It is this experience that I will bring to your case. You can be assured, my office will communicate with you as your case develops and zealously represent...
(209) 565-4050 324 E 11th Street
Suite H-1
 Tracy, CA 95376
(619) 270-8844 9550 Cuyamaca Street, Suite 103
 Santee, CA 92071
Lynn Margaret Sherrell
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Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(510) 843-6060 2141 Emerson St
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Business, Consumer, Estate Planning and Insurance Claims
Golden Gate University School of Law
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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...
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Jodi Smith
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Environmental and Land Use Lawyer

Jodi Smith represents developers, commercial property owners, manufacturers, and others, in a range of permitting, compliance and enforcement issues, including California Prop. 65.
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Robert B. Kaplan
Robert B. Kaplan
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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP – Creditors' Rights Lawyer

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.
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