Blackhawk Lawyers

Mr. Harris’ practice focuses on representing businesses and individuals in Chapter 11, both as debtors and creditors, as well as in bankruptcy litigation, state court assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABCs), receiverships, execution sales and various other bankruptcy and collection matters. Mr. Harris has substantial experience in a number of bankruptcy areas, including real estate restructurings, sales and reorganizations of high tech and general manufacturing companies, dealing with intellectual property rights in bankruptcy, and handling alleged securities laws and Federal Trade Act violations.

Mr. Harris frequently lectures and writes on bankruptcy topics and has authored numerous articles, case analyses, and...

Trust Litigation Attorney The Law Office of Malachowski and Associates provides trust dispute litigation services to clients in California Superior Courts and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Mark Malachowski is a member of the Supreme Court of the United States Bar. We recognize that lives and fortunes hang in the balance when a client seeks our legal services, and we work closely with you to develop an individually designed action plan to achieve your goals. Mark Malachowski has a Juris Doctorate in Law and Master’s and Bachelor's Degrees in Science. Mark Malachowski...

Dawn is a highly experienced litigator and trial lawyer with extensive knowledge and skill in litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases. She has 24 years of experience successfully resolving personal injury claims in her client’s favor. Dawn founded The Hassell Law Group in 1999 and has practiced personal injury law in California for the past 24 years. She holds an undefeated record at trial and in arbitration on behalf of her clients. She served as a distinguished Member of the Board of Directors of The San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association from 2002-2012. Dawn has used her extensive negotiation and litigation experience...

Adam McNeile is a managing partner at the law firm of Kemnitzer, Barron & Krieg, LLP. Adam has experience litigating a wide variety of consumer protection actions, representing hundreds of individual consumers in their fight for justice against large corporations. His practice focuses on consumer financing and automotive issues, including door-to-door sales scams, warranty law, automotive dealership fraud, elder abuse, and civil rights violations. Adam has extensive experience with fraud related to the sale and financing of solar panels and other home solicitation issues. Adam has been appointed lead counsel in dozens of class actions in both state and federal court....

After 44 years of litigation practice, I'm now focused on neutral services. I am available for private judging, arbitration mediation and discovery referee. I am also available for case evaluation, second opinions strategic analysis and consultations for attorneys.
I have broad experience in all aspects of civil litigation:
• personal injury, medical and legal malpractice, wrongful death, psychological injuries
• construction defects, architect and soil engineer negligence, boundary line disputes, co-ownership disputes, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, soil contamination and remediation
• Breach of contract, Real estate broker disputes, ABC licensing
• Family Law: Support, imputed income, forensic accounting, commingled assets, Moore/Marsden, Pereira/Van Camp, property and...

Daniel Shanfield has been honored with the "Client Distinction Award" and "Preeminent Attorney" Ranking from Lawyers.com and Martindale Hubbell. In addition to the Client Distinction Award, Daniel has been honored three times as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" by San Francisco Magazine. He holds a "Superb" 10.0 Rating from Avvo.com, and has received Avvo's 2012 Clients' Choice Award in immigration law. The Law Offices of Daniel Shanfield Immigration Defense PC maintains an "A+ Rating" from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Daniel Shanfield has succeeded in some of the most difficult immigration cases. Overseas, he led an appeals project to...

Adrienne Cohn applies her passion and integrity to every client and case. She represents clients throughout the Bay Area and is devoted to serving individuals and families and ensuring they receive superior representation. 100% of her practice is devoted to litigation. Ms. Cohn is dedicated to achieving exceptional results and is a passionate advocate for her clients. Ms. Cohn speaks fluent Spanish.

Adrienne Cohn attended Emory University and earned a BA in Spanish with a minor in Sociology. While at Emory, Ms. Cohn attended two study abroad programs in Argentina and Costa Rica. She studied at the University of Costa Rica,...

Mr. Binder was admitted to the California Bar in December 2012 after graduating from the Santa Clara School of Law in June 2012. Mr. Binder’s practice includes debtor and creditor representation, bankruptcy and financial analysis of individuals and entities. Mr. Binder received his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Santa Clara University in Finance in 2009. Mr. Binder earned his law degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 2012. During law school, Mr. Binder was the recipient of a number of awards, including being awarded Witkin Awards in California Civil Procedure, California Evictions and Unlawful Detainer, Commercial Finance,...

I am Managing Immigration Attorney at Terkiana, Inc., a law firm based in Silicon Valley, California, primarily focusing on Employment, Family, Business, Investment, and Complex Immigration matters. I never forget that I am an immigrant, who came to the United States as an F-1 student and had to navigate the entire immigration process myself when all the odds were stacked against me. Therefore, for me practicing immigration law is not just a business. It's personal.

I have assisted thousands of clients (including individuals, start-ups, small businesses and large corporations) in successfully petitioning for employment-based immigration cases, specially H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, EB-1A,...

Chad Johnson is a highly experienced Northern California bankruptcy attorney with over 19 years of dedicated service in the legal field. Throughout his career, Chad has been involved in the representation of over 7,000 Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, providing expert guidance to his clients. Chad's commitment to his clients goes beyond just legal advice; he strives to provide compassionate support and clear communication, ensuring his clients feel informed and confident throughout the bankruptcy process.

Serving Solano and Contra Costa County, Carol Long is a dedicated, zealous advocate for those who need someone to stand up for them. As a criminal defense attorney for over 23 years, Ms. Long is committed to securing justice for her clients in a system that often fails people. Having represented clients charged with crimes that range from DUI to Homicide, Ms. Long has the necessary experience and reputation needed to get you the successful outcome you deserve.

I help contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers get paid for their work. I also help homeowners and commercial owners with construction disputes, and writing and reviewing construction contracts for clients. I love helping with mechanic's liens, stop payment notices, and bond claims. I try to help my clients avoid litigation wherever possible and to help keep your costs down but I'm also an experienced trial attorney when you need to go to Court. I was raised and live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and graduated from Stanford University, and the University of Santa Clara Law...

Attorney Gary D. Sparks is an accomplished lawyer who has successfully provided legal services and representation to families, husbands, wives, parents, military service members, and same sex partners for nearly two decades. Gary was a regular guest for several years on the former Ronn Owens Program on KGO-AM 810 in San Francisco, and has been interviewed by local and national publications in addition to publishing several of his own legal guides.

Gary graduated first in his class from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, where he was awarded magna cum laude honors for excellence in academic achievement and received...

Paul Nathan has built a practice representing injured and underdogs in their fight for justice against insurance companies. His practice is limited to trials, trial consulting, litigation consulting in all areas of civil practice including but not limited to personal injury, contract disputes, probate, domestic violence restraining orders, and civil domestic violence cases among many other areas of civil practice. After graduating cum laude from the University of San Francisco then attended and graduated from Golden Gate University School of Law. Paul honed his skills as a trial lawyer at Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College. A fifth-generation San Franciscan,...

Julia Lemon became an associate at Lonich and Patton, LLP in November 2007. Julia is well versed in Estate Planning and Business Law, however she has a a special interest in Family Law matters. Julia began her relationship with the firm as a second year law clerk in 2005. Julia was raised in San Jose and attended Presentation High School. Thereafter, she attended the University of California at Davis where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. In 2004, Julia graduated with honors and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, earning a Bachelor's Degree with a major in...

Susan Dent is a recently admitted member of the California Bar, joining Lonich and Patton from a C.F.L.S. litigation firm in Newport Beach, CA. Ms. Dent was an active member of the law school community at Santa Clara University, serving as both an associate and editor for the Santa Clara Law Review, an Executive Board member for Honors Moot Court Internal, and as the president of Santa Clara Law's Criminal Law Society. Ms. Dent also served as a research assistant for SCU's Center for Global Law and Policy. Thoughout law school, Ms. Dent clerked for Hon. Jerome...

Mr. James C. Suits II is the Chief Executive Officer of Suits Litigation, Inc. and has 18 years of experience handling a broad range of personal injury litigation in San Jose, California. Mr. Suits focuses on representing individuals injured in accidents, as well as due to the intentional acts of others. Prior to founding his own firm, Mr. Suits handled the defense of personal injury claims, which has provided him with an inside perspective on both sides of personal injury claims. This experience allows him to effectively evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in his clients’ cases, as well as successfully...

Glenn M. Kenna is a skilled trial lawyer for Curtis Legal Group’s Sacramento office. He focuses his practice on representing personal injury victims and their families and has been practicing law since 2015. He is licensed to practice law in California and was previously licensed in Illinois. Prior to his work at Curtis Legal Group, Glenn represented and defended insurance companies. He understands the challenges that come with personal injury cases and uses his experience when battling insurance companies for his clients. Glenn graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 2010. He earned his law...

Peter Brewer founded the real estate Law Offices of Peter N. Brewer in 1995 as a solo practice. Over the past 24 years, the firm has grown and evolved into a preeminent boutique real estate law firm in Silicon Valley, serving clients throughout California. In 2018, the firm restructured into the partnership Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP, consisting of 6 attorneys and 4 staff.

Peter represents clients throughout California in a range of transaction and litigation matters related to property law, including boundary disputes, partition actions, and title & ownership disputes.

Peter Brewer’s expertise is widely recognized and highly regarded by...

Experienced patent attorney with a strong technical background, over 250+ issued patents, and many trademarks. In addition to my legal background, I have a Biophysics STEM background (PhD) and experience with medical devices, software, electronics, and biotech. I have a lot of experience with startups, due diligence, and litigation support.

F. Phillip Krueger is an experienced criminal defense attorney and founder of Krueger Law in Manteca, CA. Specializing in felony offenses. He provides personalized and tailored legal solutions for his clients' complex legal issues. Contact attorney Krueger today for free consultation about your criminal case.

A Bay Area native, Chelsea has always been committed to making a difference in the local community. Family law has provided her the avenue to help families in transition, while maintaining civility and focus on issues that truly matter. Chelsea graduated Cum Laude and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Leo University in St. Leo, Florida, which she attended on a volleyball scholarship. She returned to the Bay Area for law school and graduated with her Juris Doctor Degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2015. While in law school, Chelsea used her classroom knowledge to help families while working...

Business and International Experience
Wayne started in Auckland New Zealand, graduating after completing a challenging combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws in just 4 years, achieving top marks at his law school at Auckland University made up of 11,000 students where he was elected Student President in a landslide victory in his last year. Then recruited by a leading Merchant Bank, MARAC Corporation, Wayne moved to Citibank before becoming the founding Company Secretary for New Zealand's first publicly listed Investment Bank, founding Company Secretary for NZ’s first publicly listed Venture Capital company and a Director of a...

Bruce Napell has specialized in representing franchisees for over 18 years, delivering dedicated legal services and results to franchisees and business throughout California and nationwide. Mr. Napell is a certified specialist in franchise and distribution law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the State Bar’s Franchise and Distribution Law Committee, and served as the Committee’s Chairman in 2011-2012. He is also currently Vice-Chairman of the State Bar’s Franchise and Distribution Law Advisory Committee, which writes and grades the certified specialist exam, and will become the chairman in October 2016.

Attorney Paul Van Der Walde is a founding partner of Caputo & Van Der Walde LLP. For more than two decades, he has tried cases throughout Santa Clara courtrooms. His goal is to help individuals who are victims of accidents, whether small or big. He has many accomplishments, such as being part of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and being awarded the Personal Injury Attorney of the Year by Consumer Business Review. Learn more about Attorney Van Der Walde and find out how the firm can help you get the financial compensation you deserve.

We provide legal representation for clients facing a range of cases demanding a robust criminal defense. These encompass drug offenses, theft, assault, battery, domestic violence, DUI, firearm possession, probation breaches, and more. Attorney Jacob Benguerel utilizes his experience to ensure that the police followed the proper policies and procedures and that the client’s rights are protected. He will advocate for the best possible results, without judgment, from the plea negotiation phase through the trial. Attorney Benguerel enjoys reaching favorable results for clients but enjoys a good trial even more. Let us advocate for you!

I've been a practicing Workers' Compensation lawyer for over 29 years, providing representation on thousands of cases.

Born and raised in California to first-generation immigrants, I've known the value of hard work all my life. My father did manual labor for over five decades, and now I work to protect the rights of people just like him. I've worked continuously since the 5th grade as a shoe shiner, newspaper boy, dishwasher, janitor, landscaper, pizza deliverer, cook at McDonald's and Burger King, construction worker, and carpenter. In short, I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty.

I graduated with Honors...

Eric I. Gutierrez is an experienced personal injury attorney with Curtis Legal Group. He is a bilingual attorney, fluent in both English and Spanish, with over 15 years of experience helping injury victims involved in motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, dog bites, medical malpractice, and products liability cases. Eric has been practicing law in the state of California since 2005 and effectively uses his knowledge and negotiating skills to fight for the rights of his clients. He graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1998. He earned his law...

Since 1993 I have been prosecuting negligent corporations and people who have hurt my clients. My main focus is to help injured people and their families. I have tried approximately 20 trials to verdict. I am on the Board of Consumer Attorneys of California and I am the defacto president of the San Joaquin County Trial Lawyers Association.

Stephen Wu is a shareholder with Silicon Valley Law Group. He advises business clients on information governance matters, focusing on information security, privacy, mobile computing, ediscovery preparedness, records management, and computer-related investigations. He reviews and writes sophisticated information security policies for large enterprises, and assists in data security regulatory compliance, incident response, breach notifications, and establishing secure electronic commerce systems. He drafts privacy policies for clients, including ones for U.S. companies with European and Asian operations. He assists clients with European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. Steve assists clients in managing enterprise mobile device programs, including writing bring...

Attorney Kamala Maddipoti is the Founder and President of Kamala Law Corporation. Attorney Kamala completed her Master of Laws (LLM) from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. She focuses on Estate Planning & Immigration laws and helps her clients on both employment as well as family based immigration matters & estate planning needs. In addition to Immigration & Estate Planning work, she guides and counsels employers on compliance and corporate transactional matters. In her free time she offers pro bono services and gives back to the community for the greater good. Ms. Kamala is a member of State...

Christopher Der Manuelian graduated from Santa Clara University in 1987 with both a law degree and an MBA. He worked as an insurance defense attorney in San Francisco and San Jose until 1997 when he opened his own practice representing people injured in accidents. He has handled all manner of personal injury cases spanning motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, defective products and medical malpractice. His unique experience working for insurance companies afforded him intimate familiarity with the insurance claims process. He personally knows many of the claims adjusters in charge of handling claims for insurance companies, and...

Senior managing shareholder Michael Baum has successfully led the national law firm of Wisner Baum through thousands of major cases against some of the largest companies in the world. Since opening its doors in 1973, the firm has earned more than $4 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients. Under Michael’s leadership, Wisner Baum has cultivated a reputation as staunch advocates that can be counted on to aggressively litigate cases to obtain the maximum results for their clients. Call Wisner Baum today to schedule a free consultation with Attorney Baum.

Jimin founded Solution Now Law Firm to build a law firm that is unlike any other. She prides herself on leading a team dedicated to providing personal attention to each of her clients. Her team will go above and beyond where most lawyers go to help their clients.

As a persuasive and successful personal injury lawyer, Jimin helps car accident victims protect their rights – receive a fair and full settlement for their injuries and property damage.

I am closing in on nineteen years as a A+ BBB 10 AVVO rated Santa Clara County based attorney who opened a practice to help people obtain quality focused legal representation. I also do civil cases (hwgreen.com) such as restraining orders. I help small businesses who do not want or need to pay law-firms with large "phone book size bills" that "over-kill" the fairly straight forward legal matter. I pick up calls through-out the day and meet clients on weekends.

I am battle tested and fight very hard for each and every client . For criminal cases...

Robert (“Bobby”) Cashen is a partner at Morgan Tidalgo Sukhodrev & Azzolino LLP. Mr. Cashen has been named a Super Lawyer’s Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in both 2018 and 2019, an award conferred upon the top 2.5% up and rising attorneys in California. He currently serves as the co-chair of the Family Law Section of the San Mateo County Bar Association and will serve as its chair in 2020.

Mr. Cashen assists clients with all aspects of family law matters. He is experienced with complex financial issues, such as business valuation and characterization, private equity,...

Kara represents individuals in all aspects of family law, including divorce, property division, child and spousal support issues, child custody and visitation, attorney fees and costs, as well as domestic violence restraining orders, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. Kara’s clientele incorporates a broad range between C-level executives, business owners, engineers, start-up employees, other attorneys, medical professionals, and stay at home parents.

Albie Jachimowicz, a former police officer in San Mateo County, was admitted to the State Bar in 1982 and has been both a winning criminal and civil trial lawyer for several years since that time. He has tried a wide variety of cases in State and Federal court, including murder cases. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from California State University at Sacramento and received his law degree from Santa Clara Law School. In his free time, Mr. Jachimowicz races in both road and off-road bicycle races and is one of the most experienced attorneys in California for dealing with...

Joel Waelty is an experienced employment attorney practicing in San Jose, California, whose dedication to his clients shows in the results he obtains in the courtroom. His practice is focused on the rights of employees and insureds. He represents employees in all aspects of workplace disputes including sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination. In his representation of those wrongfully denied insurance benefits, he handles claims against insurers of life, disability, health and the home. He also pursues benefits due employees under employer-sponsored benefit plans. Mr. Waelty's dedication is seen not only through his courtroom results, but also through...