Areas of Practice
All Areas of Practice
Appeals
Services include:
- Family law matters
- Probate
- Foreclosures
- Contracts
- Injunctions
- Personal Injury
- Restraining Orders
- Attorney's Fees
- Statutory interpretation
- Administrative review
Business Law
Services include:
- Formation of business entities, including for-profit and non-profit corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, family limited partnerships, and corporate governance;
- Mergers and acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, spin-offs, and restructurings;
- Business counseling and governance;
- Labor and employment issues;
Complex Litigation
Services include:
- High Finance and Investment Litigation
- Business Disputes
- Breach of Contract
- Structured Finance and Derivatives
- Banking
- FINRA Arbitration
- Misrepresentation
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Mortgage Crisis Litigation
- Employment Disputes
Criminal Law
Services include:
- Appeals
- Plea arrangements
- Jury Trials
- Gang Related
- Fraud
- Investigation
- Expungement
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Charges
- Price Gouging
Cycling Law
Services include:
- Automobile v Cyclist Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Victim Advocacy
- Product Defect
- Event Liability
Distressed Investments
Services include:
- Residential and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Claims
- Mortgage Repurchase or Putback Litigation
- Market Manipulation Claims
- Portfolio and Litigation Claim Analysis
- Direction and Indemnity Agreements
- Distribution, Write-Up and Waterfall Analysis
- Settlement Objection and Trust Instruction Proceedings
Domestic Violence / Restraining Orders
Services include:
- Emergency Protective Order (EPO)
- Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
- Permanent Restraining Order
- Criminal Protective Order
- Stay Away Order
Employment & Labor Law
Services include:
- Wage and Hour Disputes;
- Labor Commission Hearings;
- Disciplinary/Administrative Hearings;
- Employment Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding;
- Discrimination and Harassment;
- Disability;
Estate Planning
Services include:
- Wills and Revocable Living Trusts
- Nomination of Guardians
- Incapacity documents: Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
- Estate and Trust Administration
Family Law
Services include:
- Dissolution of Marriage - Petition to Final Decree;
- Modification of Existing Orders;
- Pre-Nuptial/Post-Nuptial Agreements;
- National and International Custody Disputes;
- Child Custody Issues, Including Move-Away Issues;
- Spousal Support Disputes;
Health Care and Long Term Care
Services include:
- Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act claims brought against skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities, and assisted living facilities
- Formation and monitoring of quality assurance review committees
- Injunctive relief
- Class actions
- Department of Health Services citations and appeals
Homeowners Association
Services include:
- CC&Rs
- Articles, Bylaws, Rules and Regulations
- Davis Stirling
- Assessments
- Management of HOA Dues
- Neighbor Disputes
- Collective Disputes
Insurance Defense
Services include:
- Auto and Third-Party Liability
- Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims
- Construction
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Malpractice
- Municipal Law
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
Land Use Group
Services include:
- Industrial, hotel, shopping centers, and planned communities
- Strategic planning and financing for commercial development
- Code Enforcement, permitting, and regulatory compliance
- Environmental Impact Reports
- California Environmental Quality Act - CEQA
Landlord / Tenant
Services include:
- Evictions
- Habitability Issues
- Rent Increases
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Lease Review and Negotiation
- State Law Advice
Mediation
Services include:
- Family Law
- Insurance
- Health Care
- Partition Referee
- Real Estate
- Business
- Long Term Care
- Discovery Referee
- Employment
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability
Personal Injury
Services include:
- Wrongful death
- Catastrophic injuries
- Complex medical issues
- Cyclist injuries
- Motor vehicle accident
- Product liability
- Premise liability
Real Estate
Services include:
- Real estate acquisition and sales
- Financing
- Land use and permitting
- Development and construction
- Commercial leasing and property management
- Easements
- Lot line and neighbor disputes
Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights
Services include:
- Criminal Investigations
- Police interviews
- General advice on what to expect in a criminal or civil investigation
- Protecting victim’s rights under the Constitution pursuant to Marsy’s Law * during the criminal investigation and court proceedings