Walnut Creek Business Lawyers
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![Kristen Noelle Hayes]( "Kristen Noelle Hayes")
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Kristen Noelle Hayes
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Free ConsultationPleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Business, Communications, IP and Trademarks
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Kristen is the founder of Integrated General Counsel, a full-service business and employment law firm located in Pleasanton. IGC is designed to help entrepreneurs and business owners start, grow, and manage their companies. Kristen enjoys this work because she knows firsthand what it takes to dream up, build, and run one's own enterprise.
Kristen received her undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of San Francisco and her Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University. Her professional experience includes a decade working for large firms like Morrison Foerster and Pillsbury Winthrop and as in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 international architecture &...
![Rhonda Darlene Shelton-Kraeber]( "Rhonda Darlene Shelton-Kraeber")
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Rhonda Darlene Shelton-Kraeber
Brentwood, CA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Business and Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
I have been practicing all aspects of employment law for more than 20 years, including representation of both employers and employees. I assist with all types of employment contracts, wage and hour issues, employment discrimination issues including sexual harassment, employee manuals, workplace safety, wrongful termination, discipline issues, and so on. And when a lawsuit cannot be avoided, I will also handle your litigation needs.
![Wesley H. Guzman]( "Wesley H. Guzman")
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Wesley H. Guzman
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Business, Construction, IP and Tax
The George Washington University Law School
![James Schwartz]( "James Schwartz")
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James Schwartz
Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning and Probate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
![Julia A. Clayton]( "Julia A. Clayton")
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Julia A. Clayton
Emeryville, CA Business Law Attorney
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 David Morton]( "Eric David Morton")
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Eric David Morton
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business and IP
Western State Univ
Eric Morton is a Carlsbad and Oakland, California business and intellectual property attorney. Eric has been an attorney for more than 30 years. He provides a full range of business law and intellectual property services. His clients' businesses successfully benefit from his knowledge and professionalism and avoid unnecessary legal disputes, protect their intellectual property assets, and comply with laws that govern licensing, trademarks, regulations, and other business practices. Serving San Diego County and the San Francisco Bay Area.
![Yelda Mesbah Bartlett]( "Yelda Mesbah Bartlett")
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Yelda Mesbah Bartlett
Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(510) 318-6313
1939 Harrison Street
9th Floor, Suite 921
Oakland, CA 94612
Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
![Edward Charles Casey Jr]( "Edward Charles Casey Jr")
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Edward Charles Casey Jr
Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business and Personal Injury
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Ed Casey was born in Palo Alto, California in 1960. Mr. Casey received his A.B. from U.C. Berkeley in 1982. In 1985, he received his J.D. degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He was admitted to the California bar and the United States District Court in 1986. Mr. Casey has been practicing law in the Bay Area for 30 years. In that time, he has tried cases in all of the Bay Area counties, as well as Los Angeles County. He has written articles and lectured on Legal Ethics, Premises Liability, Liability of Property...
![Basil John Boutris]( "Basil John Boutris")
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Basil John Boutris
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
My law firm specializes in all aspects of tax planning and tax controversy, trust and estate planning and litigation, business formation and bankruptcy (primarily relating to business/tax debts). I have over 30 years of experience as a tax specialist.
![John Erik Fraker]( "John Erik Fraker")
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John Erik Fraker
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of Southern California Gould School of Law
John Erik Fraker is the chair of the Charitable Planning & Philanthropy Practice Group for Ainer & Fraker, LLP. Specializing in high net-worth estate planning, philanthropy, and asset protection, John excels at providing sophisticated financial solutions and advanced charitable techniques that help individuals reduce taxes, provide a lasting legacy, and strengthen the familyâs core identity.
Prior to co-founding Ainer & Fraker, LLP in 2002, John handled the investment and insurance needs of high net worth families as a fee-only financial planner in the affluent Brentwood Santa Monica area of Los Angeles. Additionally, he worked as Business Development Officer for the...
![Micheal Anthony Thompson]( "Micheal Anthony Thompson")
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Micheal Anthony Thompson
Vallejo, CA Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UCLA School of Law
Personal Injury Attorney - owner of the Law Office of Micheal A. Thompson. Admitted to the CA State Bar in 1985. Graduate of UCLA Law School.
![Robert Sakai]( "Robert Sakai")
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Robert Sakai
Hayward, CA Business Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UC Hastings COL
![Brittni Bailus]( "Brittni Bailus")
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Brittni Bailus
Pleasanton, CA Business Law Attorney
(925) 320-7077
4900 Hopyard Road
Suite 100 (West Lobby)
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Business, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
A native of Las Vegas, Brittni graduated from the University of Arizona,magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Brittni then returned to Las Vegas and attended law school at UNLV where she was involved in moot court competitions and externed for the Nevada Supreme Court.
Following law school Brittni clerked for the Honorable Ronald Israel in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada and later practiced civil litigation. Presently, Brittni practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and guardianship, general business matters and civil litigation.
Outside of the office, Brittni enjoys spending time with her...
![John Ward Schilt]( "John Ward Schilt")
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John Ward Schilt
Point Richmond, CA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Employment and Personal Injury
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
![Kathleen Hunt]( "Kathleen Hunt")
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Kathleen Hunt
El Cerrito, CA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Hastings College of Law
![Fulvio Francisco Cajina]( "Fulvio Francisco Cajina")
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Fulvio Francisco Cajina
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney
Business, Civil Rights, Employment and Products Liability
Cornell University
I was born in Latin America and grew up in San Francisco. A product of the Bay Area, I studied economics at UC Berkeley before moving to Washington, DC, where I worked at both the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve. In 2003, I embarked on my legal studies at Cornell Law School in Ithaca, NY. Upon graduation, I worked as a corporate associate in Manhattan at a boutique international law firm. There I had the opportunity to work on a wide array of corporate transactions, from financing the construction of a hotel in NYC, structuring investments...
![Greg L Beattie]( "Greg L Beattie")
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Greg L Beattie
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
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]( "Eric Francis Pierson")
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Eric Francis Pierson
Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
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...
![Howard L. Williams]( "Howard L. Williams")
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Howard L. Williams
Martinez, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
![Karl J. F. Runft]( "Karl J. F. Runft")
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Karl J. F. Runft
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Wisconsin Law School
![Laura Nicolle Cowger]( "Laura Nicolle Cowger")
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Laura Nicolle Cowger
Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Business, Administrative and IP
UCLA School of Law
![Robert D Finkle]( "Robert D Finkle")
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Robert D Finkle
Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
(925) 232-1376
5776 Stoneridge Mall Road
Suite 360
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationBusiness, Construction, Consumer and Landlord Tenant
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Robert D. Finkle received his Juris Doctor from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and was admitted to practice in the State of California in 2009. He is also admitted to practice in the Northern and Eastern Districts of the Federal District Courts of California.
Prior to law school Robert followed family tradition and worked in the home building industry for subcontractors, as an installer and later as a cost estimator, and large national builders and, as such, has extensive and intimate knowledge of home building practices. During law school Robert was involved in multiple student groups, including the Phi...
![Steve Robert Sherman]( "Steve Robert Sherman")
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Steve Robert Sherman
Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Collections and Real Estate
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Mr. Sherman received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He was admitted to practice in California in 1988. Mr. Sherman's practice focuses on business and real estate. He assists his clients in litigation (in State and Federal Court) and ADR (alternate dispute resolution), such as mediation and arbitration. Mr. Sherman is also licensed to practice law in Texas.
![Richard Pazin]( "Richard Pazin")
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Richard Pazin
Alameda, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Family, Real Estate and Tax
Wayne State University Law School and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Michigan - BBA (Accounting)
Certified Public Account - Michigan
University of Detroit Law School - JD
Wayne State University - LL.M Taxation
Attorney Licenses in Michigan and California
![Scott Randall Dallas]( "Scott Randall Dallas")
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Scott Randall Dallas
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
![Galia Aharoni]( "Galia Aharoni")
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Galia Aharoni
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Employment, IP and Trademarks
Tulane University School of Law
![Elizabeth L. Hurwitz]( "Elizabeth L. Hurwitz")
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Elizabeth L. Hurwitz
Alameda, CA Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and IP
University of San Francisco
Elizabeth formed her own law practice in 2011 in order to provide quality, affordable legal services to the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and received her law degree from the University of San Francisco, School of Law.
While in law school, Elizabeth worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and clerked at several solo law practices, gaining experience in a wide array of civil law. Her overwhelmingly positive experiences with these solo practitioners led her to the decision to open her own firm. She has a...
![Bruce Emerson Methven]( "Bruce Emerson Methven")
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Bruce Emerson Methven
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
Boalt Hall (U.C. Berkeley)
![Eugene Illovsky]( "Eugene Illovsky")
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Eugene Illovsky
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, Appeals and Securities
Yale Law School
![Michael J. Sellers]( "Michael J. Sellers")
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Michael J. Sellers
Pleasanton, CA Business Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Business
University of California - Davis
![Jewell Hargleroad]( "Jewell Hargleroad")
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Jewell Hargleroad
Hayward, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Construction and Environmental
Certified Appellate Specialist, Board of Legal Specialization of State Bar of California
Practice Summary: Complex federal and state litigation in contracts, land use, government, administrative, constitutional property and speech, trusts and estates, product liability, land use and insurance law.
Specialties: Appeals, injunctions, writs of mandate, land use administrative proceedings, challenging local, state and federal action and enforcing local, statutory and constitutional law in federal and state courts.
Represents both plaintiffs and defendants; insurance defense; owners and contractors in construction disputes; beneficiaries and administrators
![Arthur J. Obolsky]( "Arthur J. Obolsky")
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Arthur J. Obolsky
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
![Brian A. Ripley]( "Brian A. Ripley")
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Brian A. Ripley
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
AV-rated Martindale Hubbell; 39 years as transactional attorney, specializing in business and real estate law, including entity selection & formation, corporate governance, contract drafting and review, succession planning, buy-sell agreements, and risk evaluation and management; admitted to practice in all California state courts, Northern and Central California District Courts, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Selected as Best Lawyer by Oakland Magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
![Peter Mitchell Stanwyck]( "Peter Mitchell Stanwyck")
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Peter Mitchell Stanwyck
Oakland, CA Business Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
![Jeremy Joseph Sugerman]( "Jeremy Joseph Sugerman")
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Jeremy Joseph Sugerman
Oakland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Insurance Claims
George Washington Univ LS
![Donald Hastings Read]( "Donald Hastings Read")
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Donald Hastings Read
Berkeley, CA Business Law Lawyer with 55 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Tax
New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School
![Thomas H. Woofter]( "Thomas H. Woofter")
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Thomas H. Woofter
San Leandro, CA Business Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
2815 Darius Way
San Leandro, CA 94577
Business and Real Estate
![Edward Lewis Blum]( "Edward Lewis Blum")
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Edward Lewis Blum
Berkley, CA Business Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
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
![Stephen Fredrick Henry]( "Stephen Fredrick Henry")
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Stephen Fredrick Henry
Berkeley, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
![Ernest Nevins Reddick III]( "Ernest Nevins Reddick III")
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Ernest Nevins Reddick III
Piedmont, CA Business Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, Construction and Maritime
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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San Francisco, CA
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