San Ramon, California Business Lawyers

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Santa Clara, CA Business Law Lawyer
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Stephen M. Fuerch
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Scott Jordan
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer. 10 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...
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 27 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
Karyne Ghantous
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 19 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.
Beth Wolf Mora
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San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer. 17 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. 25 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. 31 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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Richard Arthur Frankel
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 35 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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Michelle Renee Ferber
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 27 years experience
(925) 355-9800 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
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Ray Peffer
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 34 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Robert Reins Pohls
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 30 years experience
(925) 973-0300 12657 Alcosta Blvd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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David Sheen ESQ.
(510) 438-6868
Fremont, CA Business Law Lawyer
16 years experience
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Jonathan Crawford Watts
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 17 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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Nelson Shau Hsieh
San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer. 22 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business
UC Hastings COL
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John Phillip Makin
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 38 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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Donal Casey Cummins
San Ramon, CA Business Law Lawyer. 46 years experience
(925) 552-0600 18 Crow Canyon Ct
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
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Edward Romero Jr
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 27 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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Lee Perry Bardellini
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 45 years experience
(925) 277-3580 2000 Crow Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Steven Jerome Willock
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 17 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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Helen VanDyne Powers
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 23 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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Kevin David Lally
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 37 years experience
(925) 866-1000 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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Stuart Irving Goldware
San Ramon, CA Business Law Attorney. 40 years experience
(925) 355-9800 6111 Bollinger Canyon Rd
 San Ramon, CA 94583
Business and Arbitration & Mediation
Loyola Law School
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San Jose, CA Business Law Lawyer
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Ruben Sundeen
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Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney
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John Secrest Richards
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Danville, CA Business Law Lawyer. 10 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...
Jean Claude Bernard Mallein
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Danville, CA Business Law Attorney. 10 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 Certified Specialist...
Jonathan H. Van Ee
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Dublin, CA Business Law Attorney. 16 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. 40 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. 43 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) 463-9633 373 North L Street
 Livermore, CA 94551
Gerald Ray Prettyman
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(925) 600-7342 2676 Gapwall Court
P.O. Box 1419
 Pleasanton, CA 94566
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Golden Gate University
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Gerald R. Prettyman has been drafting and prosecuting patents since 2001 and preventing and solving legal problems for his clients since 2006. Mr. Prettyman also has over a decade of management and engineering experience improving throughput and decreasing defect losses at various large to small companies. He has two published law review articles, four published bar association articles, a law blog and makes periodic contributions to other online legal blogs. Mr. Prettyman was also a medical technician for eight years with the U.S. Navy and in the private sector.
Robert Lockhart Taylor
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer. 31 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) 463-9633 373 North L Street
 Livermore, CA 94551
Stephen M. Fuerch
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney. 42 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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Robert Sakai
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Hayward, CA Business Law Attorney. 43 years experience
(510) 538-6407 26429 Chatham Ct
 Hayward, CA 94542
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
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James G. Schwartz
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Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney. 41 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. 15 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. 31 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.
Chelsey Torgerson-Westfall
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Walnut Creek, CA Business Law Lawyer. 13 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
Jewell Hargleroad
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Hayward, CA Business Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
(510) 331-2975 1090 B Street, No. 104
 Hayward, CA 94541
Business, Appeals, Construction and Environmental
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Fredrick A. Hagen
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Alamo, CA Business Law Attorney. 19 years experience
(925) 838-2090 3240 Stone Valley Rd W
 Alamo, CA 94507
Business and Real Estate
Univ of San Diego School of Law
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Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq.
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Walnut Creek, CA Business Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(510) 910-3198 2121 North California Blvd.
Suite 290
 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Free ConsultationBusiness, Criminal, Divorce and Education
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Flexible Fees. Open Daily 8 am to 7 pm.

Rated a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, SuperLawyers, Top 1%, Ten Best, and more!

A recipient of multiple distinguished honors, Attorney Ali Ebrahimzadeh offers intense, customized, and principled legal representation to individuals and businesses. A recipient of numerous top legal awards, interviewed for his legal expertise by ABC TV News and FOX TV News and others, and published in the San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere, Mr. Ebrahimzadeh is a prolific legal scholar with a dynamic courtroom presence and a passion for justice.

Experienced in high stakes matters representing Plaintiffs or Defendants, Mr. Ebrahimzadeh offers aggressive...
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Patricia Ann Rowe
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Concord, CA Business Law Attorney. 16 years experience
(925) 256-1000 1401 Franquette Ave.
Suite A-3
 Concord, CA 94520
Business, Estate Planning, Family and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law
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I am also a Certified Public Accountant and have been doing tax work in the Bay Area for 30 years. I specialize in helping people and businesses pay as few taxes as possible without getting audited. In the estate planning area I help people preserve their property for their families and pay as few estate taxes as possible. I also am the Probate Doctor who can help fix impossible situations when estates are stuck in the quagmire of California Probate.
Matthew G. Grech
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Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(510) 270-5602 1300 Clay St.
Suite 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
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
(408) 214-0385 111 North Market St.
Suite 300
 San Jose, CA 95113
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