Burlingame Lawyers

Franchise attorney and court-accepted franchise expert with 35-years of experience in the franchise industry. Represents franchisors as well as franchisees in franchise litigation matters as well as Franchise Disclosure Document preparation and due diligence review. Also a franchise attorney who has started, owned and operated a very successful franchise. So I don't just "talk the talk" but have actually walked the walk. Author of over 30 publications including three books on franchising.

Leading Government/Regulatory Affairs Expert and Advocate in California

Fields of Expertise: Sharing Economy, Transportation Network Company (Lyft, Side) regulation, Telecommunications, Broadband, Telehealth, E-Rate, Wireless Communications, Public Safety Communications, Cable, Digital Literacy, Transportation, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicle and Autonomous Vehicle Policy, and Public Utilities law.

I have forged deep ties throughout my legislative and regulatory career, and have developed an expansive local, state, and Federal government and regulatory agency network. This extensive network offers me the unique ability to assist companies in understanding governmental processes, reduce red tape, advocate innovative policies in California and in Washington, D.C., and expedite projects.

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I have spent over 25 years in the insurance industry helping both insurance companies and consumers with claims. As a former claims adjuster who knows how the insurance companies work, I am available to assist you with claims questions and evaluation issues. I am one of the very few insurance lawyers who have earned the insurance industry's highest designation, the CPCU. Let me know how I can help you. AMDG

I am a full time family law/divorce mediator in San Francisco. I have been practicing law for 11 years and have been mediating for 6 years. I work with couples to stay out of court and to reach creative and fair agreements together in the privacy of my office.

Jeremy is an honorably-discharged U.S. Coast Guard veteran who served his country from 2007 to 2014 aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WHEC-724) homeported out of Kodiak, Alaska, and as a Marine Science Technician in Alameda, California and Paducah, Kentucky.

After becoming a parent while stationed in Paducah in 2013, Jeremy separated from the Coast Guard to return to the Bay Area to establish a relationship with his son. At that time, Jeremy’s primary goal became to attend law school in order to help those parents who care deeply about their children, but struggling to establish a relationship and custody of...

I personally guide my clients through the nuances and complexities of immigration law. I counsel employers as well as professionals, entrepreneurs, students, scientists, artists, and families.

Bianca Zahrai is the Principal and founding attorney at San Francisco ERISA Advisor. She has over 18 years of experience in the retirement, health, and benefits industry representing institutional clients in the areas of plan design, compliance, employee education, administration, and implementation with a focus on pension/retirement and health and welfare plans. She also leads the firm’s I-9 compliance practice, where she counsels and defends companies regarding their hiring practices of foreign national employees and compliance with the government’s I-9 verification requirements. She started her career in the area of regulatory compliance as an auditor with the U.S. Department of...

Real estate attorney Michael Notaro has over 27 years experience in the real estate industry. His mission is to provide real estate owners, investors and developers with the finest quality legal service. Michael and his firm provide professional, âvalue addedâ legal services. Zealous and aggressive representation is balanced with negotiating the best possible client settlement. When our clients succeed, we succeed. We create lasting relationships with our clients, guided by the values of integrity, service and excellence. We are counselors as well as advocates and communicate in clear, understandable language; we believe our clients deserve to know...

Since 1987, William Green has practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California. He and his team of attorneys focus on resolving complex insurance disputes. They are licensed to practice in state and federal courts, which is essential for federal ERISA cases.

Jeremy Pasternak has been a steadfast advocate for individuals and small businesses in employment and civil rights cases since 1995. His legal career commenced at Santa Clara University School of Law, where he graduated in 1995, earning a Public Interest Scholarship and contributing as a member of the Law Review. Prior to his graduation, Mr. Pasternak honed his skills at Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff, and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco/Employment Law Center, both firms specializing in employment disputes. His post-graduation career began at O’Donnell & Mandel in Santa Monica, followed by a position at the Law Offices of David...

Isabelle Hurtubise founded HuWeLaw to combine a practical business approach with creative legal advocacy to solve complex business immigration problems. She specializes in small and early stage companies that need a more personal touch.

Isabelle graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with honors and New York University School of Law in 2002. Before law school, she worked as a management consultant to financial services firms including American Express and Chase Bank. As an attorney, she practiced commercial litigation at major international law firm, Bingham McCutchen (now Morgan Lewis), and as an independent consultant.

Isabelle is a member of the...

Peter represents businesses, entrepreneurs, and executives in a wide variety of business-related matters, including, but not limited to, insurance coverage disputes, breach of contract, intellectual property disputes (trademark and copyright infringement), breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer. In insurance recovery cases, Peter exclusively represents corporate and individual policyholders under all forms of insurance policies. Since 2017, Peter has represented dozens of property owners and businesses with respect to insurance claims arising from tragic losses in California wildfires.

Katie Burke is an associate family law attorney at The Wald Law Group, P.C.. The firm provides comprehensive legal services for all types of family law situations. Practice areas include: Assisted Reproduction; Surrogacy; Adoption; Family Contracts & Parenting Law; Pre-Nuptial Agreements; Co-Parenting Agreements; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Divorce; Dissolution; Custody Disputes; Paternity and Contested Parentage Actions. Experienced in Collaborative Practice & Mediation. Legal services provided at both the trial and appellate level.

Fund Formation/Acquisition/Re-Organization/Fund Dissolution Investment Manager and Fund Operations Direct and Fund Investments/Lending Broker-Dealer/Finders Issues Hedge Funds (Onshore and Offshore) Compliance

I will do my best to resolve your case as quickly, easily, inexpensively, and amicably as possible. Through competent, caring and empathetic representation, as aggressive as necessary, I will keep you fully informed and in control of every step of the process. I invite you to read the many excellent reviews contained on the Client Testimonials page of my website. I treat my clients the way I would want to be treated if I needed a family law attorney. My service to you includes providing the most cost effective alternatives to resolving your case or situation. I provide full legal representation,...

John-Paul S. Deol serves as partner and the leader of the Firm's Employment Law Practice Group across the country. Specializing in high-profile, critical cases, he represents an elite clientele that includes globally recognized C-level executives, board members, EVPs, VPs, as well as partners in investment and law firms, founders, entrepreneurs, and leading healthcare professionals. These clients hail from some of the most prestigious public and private entities across various sectors such as technology, finance, private equity, venture capital, life sciences, law, and healthcare. John-Paul's extensive background is marked by his adept handling of sensitive, high-pressure employment scenarios, including disputes with...

Jerry Burleson is an ethical California lawyer who devotes a large part of his practice to legal representation of minority shareholders of privately held corporations who have been treated inequitably, ripped off, denied their shareholder rights, or otherwise in some way denied the benefit of their investment in a corporation because of the improper actions of corporate insiders or other persons in control of the corporation including majority shareholders, executive employees, corporate officers and directors.
Jerry also counsels and represents corporate directors, officers and executive employees who are faced with challenging ethical and legal issues in the performance of their responsibilities...

Originally from San Francisco, Ms. Wooley graduated with honors in the major from the University of California, at Santa Cruz, in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies. Ms. Wooley received her Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2007. While attending Hastings, Ms. Wooley served as a judicial extern in the Unified Family Court with Commissioner Marjorie A. Slabach. In her last year at Hastings, Ms. Wooley once again volunteered at the San Francisco Superior Court to assist Commissioner Sue Kaplan in reviewing and issuing temporary...

Michael Papuc is an attorney licensed in California for 25 years. He specializes in insurance bad faith litigation, business disputes, employment discrimination, and representation of tenants for wrongful eviction under San Francisco Rent Control Ordinance. He has a long track record of successful settlements and judgments, including judgments after trial, and favorable results on appeal.