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Joseph Steve Franco
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Workers' Comp
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Steve Franco is an award-winning attorney who has dedicated his legal career toward fighting on behalf of injured workers. He is one of the few workers’ compensation attorneys in Northern California to have received part of his legal training at the prestigious California Supreme Court where he oversaw and worked on numerous labor and employment cases affecting all Californians when he served as a judicial extern for Justice Carlos Moreno. In 2018 and 2017, Steve was selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star in the area of Workers' Compensation Law. The attorneys selected as Rising Stars are limited...
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Latika M. Malkani
Oakland, CA Attorney with 28 years of experience
Appeals and Employment
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Latika Malkani joined Siegel LeWitter Malkani in 1996, and since then has fought to preserve and enforce the rights of women and men working in a variety of professions. Latika's advocacy has included tireless representation of employees seeking justice and improved conditions in the workplace. Latika has a proven record of successful results, and has helped hundreds of employees establish better working conditions, negotiate severance and post-separation packages, as well as obtain fair and just compensation through enforcement of state and federal laws. Latika believes that no employee should be made to suffer inequality or humiliation in order to earn...
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Michael J. Silveira
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Gregory Sowder
Oakland, CA Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate
Rutgers School of Law-Newark and Golden Gate University School of Law
I’ve practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 20 years and focus my practice on Estate Planning, Probate, and General Civil Litigation. I also represent injured individuals in personal injury claims.
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Sally J. Elkington
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(510) 465-0404
409 13th street, 10th Floor
The Historic Tribune Tower
Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
New College School of Law of California
Sally Elkington and James Shepherd are partners at Elkington Shepherd LLP. We file chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcies. We represent Creditors on a case by case basis. We prosecute and defend lawsuits that are filed in Bankruptcy Court. Both of us are "hands on" attorneys. You will deal with us directly on your matter. Between the two of us we have over 40 years of bankruptcy experience. Our office is located in downtown Oakland with ample parking and 1/2 block from BART. Remember, Bankruptcy is not an end, it is a...
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Aaron Clefton
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
John F. Kennedy University
Aaron Clefton is the Managing Partner of Rein & Clefton. He is dedicated to advancing the civil and economic rights of persons with disabilities and all people who are vulnerable or impoverished.
Aaron is lead counsel on all ADA cases for Rein & Clefton. He has over 17 years working in the field of disability rights, 5 years of that as an attorney.
He has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer honor of “AV-Preeminent” in 2021, given to attorneys “who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.” That same year...
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Victoria Hirsch
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Los Angeles native and attorney Victoria (Tori) Hirsch is eager to fight for you in the legal arena, and she thoroughly enjoys fighting for the rights of every single person she represents. At the Nieves Law Firm, Tori primarily represents clients facing criminal charges, those who find themselves caught up in the juvenile justice system, and those who need assistance with post-conviction relief matters. Her focus on juvenile work stems from her previous experience working as an English Language Arts teacher at KIPP Bayview Academy where she taught what she considers “some of the world’s smartest, funniest, and kindest seventh...
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Antone F. Johnson
Berkeley, CA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and Securities
Columbia Law School
For 24 years, Antone Johnson has served as lawyer, advisor, executive and advocate for emerging growth technology/digital media ventures, founders and investors in a diverse range of business and intellectual property matters. Raised in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, California, suffused with Silicon Valley's unique culture of innovation, he came of age professionally during the Internet explosion of the late 1990s, an entrepreneurial crucible of unprecedented wealth and job creation, reinvention of countless industries, and related venture capital and Wall Street dealmaking. Antone was fortunate to have a ringside seat at major Los Angeles and Silicon Valley law firms, followed...
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Scott Andrew Mossman
Oakland, CA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Immigration
University of California, Davis, School of Law
I have practiced immigration and naturalization law exclusively since 2003. My practice emphasizes immigration and naturalization for applicants with criminal convictions, removal defense, and working with criminal defense counsel to minimize the immigration harm from convictions. I am licensed by the State Bar of California (license #227178) and received my juris doctorate degree in 2003 from the University of California, Davis, School of Law.
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Steven Kazan
Oakland, CA Attorney with 57 years of experience
Asbestos
Harvard Law School
Steven Kazan has played a significant role in asbestos litigation for over four decades. He filed his first case on behalf of an asbestos victim in 1974 and since then has represented thousands of injured workers and their family members in court cases. He has dedicated the majority of his practice to representing workers suffering from mesothelioma in third party asbestos lawsuits (against manufacturers, contractors, distributors, and premises owners). In addition, he also represents victims of asbestos lung cancer as well as seriously disabling asbestosis. Steven was nominated by the U.S. Trustee and appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to...
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Colby LaVelle
Oakland, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Santa Clara University School of Law
Colby Dean LaVelle II proudly manages LaVelle Law Offices with the personal attention of a boutique law firm but with the resources of larger law firms. An honored graduate of Santa Clara University of Law, Mr. LaVelle has dedicated his career to the pursuit of justice. He began his legal career working for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Following his success litigating criminal matters, Mr. LaVelle started the LaVelle Law Offices. Now with eight locations across California, The LaVelle Law Offices is an incarnation of Mr. LaVelle's desire to serve the public, as he...
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James Earl Latimer
Oakland, CA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Seattle University School of Law
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Prerna Lal
Berkeley, CA Attorney with 9 years of experience
Immigration and Tax
The George Washington University Law School
A monumental civil rights advocate, Attorney Prerna Lal pioneered a robust network of highly-organized and diverse undocumented youth with digital engagement capacity, and fought against the deportations of immigrant community members. This model of organizing spurred immigration organizations across the country to fight against deportations, and laid the groundwork for the Obama Administration’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)” program. For this, Attorney Lal received awards and recognition in the community, including the Changemaker of the Year award from the South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT). ABC News has listed Lal as among the “Top 20 Immigration Experts to Follow...
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Angela N Bryant
Berkeley, CA Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of California - Davis
My approach to each family law case is specifically tailored to the needs of each client. Some cases require aggressive litigation, while other times, settlement is the best (and cheapest) choice for all involved. As your attorney, you can expect me to give you guidance based on the law, and to be transparent with you about your options. My role is to advise you, but not to make decisions for you. I enjoy partnering with my clients to get them their desired outcome. I am also very responsive to client communication. I pride myself on keeping you...
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Len Watkins
Oakland, CA Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationAntitrust, Bankruptcy, Business and Communications
University of San Francisco School of Law
A resident of Oakland, Len spent much of his legal career with prestigious, top-ranked, San Francisco law firms. Mr. Watkins brings the same level of expertise, and standard of excellence, to his practice in the East Bay. Focusing on consumer bankruptcy and business law, Mr. Watkins’ depth of experience and training include:
A Masters of Business Administration, concentrating on finance, from the University of California, at Davis
A stock brokerage license (inactive) from the National Association of Securities Dealers
A California Real Estate Broker’s license
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Norris & Norris (now...
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Kiana Moradi
Oakland, CA Attorney with 22 years of experience
1901 Harrison St. Suite 1100
Oakland, CA 94612
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Family
Harvard Law School and Cornell University
Known for her expert representation of California’s senior executives and their spouses, Kiana protects her clients in high asset divorces and contested custody cases.
In her twenty years of legal practice, Kiana has negotiated and litigated the full spectrum of disputes that occur in financially sophisticated divorces and contested custody cases.
Kiana graduated Cornell Law School with a concentration in business law.
Prior to finding her passion in family law, she was a business litigator at Reed Smith LLP one of the nation’s 20 largest global law firms.
She has a B.A in psychology from UC Berkeley and has taken countless negotiation trainings at...
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Boone Callaway
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Missouri School of Law
Boone Callaway has been a personal injury lawyer & medical malpractice lawyer since 1988. Boone exclusively represents injured people. Some of his notable recent cases have included:
- A bicyclist hit by a street sweeper who received a $4.7 million dollar settlement
- A woman who received an arbitration award for the legal maximum pain and suffering damages in a medical malpractice case—$250,000—due to a negligent gynecological procedure
- A pedestrian who received a $352,000 verdict against the City of San Francisco
- A pedestrian who sustained a badly broken leg when he was struck by a car, and received $500,000
- $450,000 for a...
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Manjula Martin
Oakland, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
MANJULA MARTIN is a criminal defense attorney at Lamano Law Office. Prior to her work with LLO, she clerked for the San Francisco District Attorney’s office where she worked on domestic violence cases, sexual assault crimes, and felony preliminary hearings. She received the Cali Excellence Award for Criminal Litigation in 2008 and helped draft a presentation that was used at an international conference on identifying and combatting Human Trafficking. It was during this tenure that she realized that her true passion in helping people.
Ms. Martin went on to represent low-income women seeking to leave abusive situations in...
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Gopal Shah
Berkeley, CA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Immigration
Golden Gate University School of Law
We are a boutique Immigration Law Firm based in Berkeley, CA. We provide personalized and efficient U.S. Immigration legal services to Individuals, Families, Startups, Entrepreneurs, and Small Businesses throughout the United States.
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Hugo Ernesto Castillo
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Criminal Defense
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Have you been arrested with a criminal offense in Oakland? If so, it may be in your best interest to contact The Castillo Law Office. For nearly 15 years, Attorney Ernie Castillo has been representing the criminally accused in both state and federal courts. Mr. Castillo was selected for inclusion in the Super Lawyers® Rising Stars? Edition of 2013, and he received the Client Distinction Award for 2013 by Martindale-Hubbell®. In addition, he is a former extern for a federal judge, where he had the opportunity to work behind the scenes and witness the thought processes behind a judge’s decision...
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Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz
Oakland, CA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Civil Rights and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bryan Schwartz is an Oakland, California-based attorney dedicated to helping employees protect their rights in the workplace. He has fought prohibited discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, obtained reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, vindicated whistleblowers' rights, and ensured that corporations pay workers all wages they are owed. He has successfully litigated individual and class action complaints nationwide, helping to recover millions of dollars for thousands of employees, forcing corporations and Government agencies to change their practices and punish wrongdoers.
Bryan Schwartz is also one of the few Bay Area-based attorneys with extensive experience representing Federal employees in their unique Merit Systems...
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Alexander Fredrick Harper
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
University of Florida
With over 10 years, 2,000 cases and numerous jury verdicts under my belt, I stand by ready to help you. I was a Deputy District Attorney for several years, and will put that experience to work for you. I will keep you informed and confident throughout your case. You let me worry about the case while you get on with your life. I am a United States Navy veteran of Afghanistan and a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal.
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Scott Edward Cole
Oakland, CA Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Consumer and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
Scott Cole is the founder and principal attorney at Cole & Van Note, one of California's best-known and most highly-respected employment and consumer rights class action law firms. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco School of Law (1992), and San Francisco State University (B.A., Speech Communications; 1989). He is a member of the California State Bar and the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section, is admitted to practice before all California federal courts (including the 6th and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals), has prosecuted cases in numerous states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida,...
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Marlon L. Monroe
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Entertainment & Sports
St. Thomas University School of Law
Marlon Monroe brings a background of court battles and life experiences rarely found in employment law & civil rights attorneys. Prior to practicing law, Marlon taught middle school in Los Angeles for five years and worked in the music industry. After graduating from law school in South Florida, he began his legal career and moved back to Oakland, CA, where he practiced criminal defense for 15 years and became known as “The People’s Champion” due to his zealous advocacy, successful outcomes and representation of prominent members of the local community.
While cultivating his skills in the courtroom, Marlon also worked with...
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Jonathan Harriman
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
Jonathan Harriman has spent his entire career handling cases involving car accidents, rideshare collisions, truck crashes, bicycle accidents, pedestrian injuries, jobsite incidents, and defective products. Jonathan is a hard-working attorney who is committed to his clients and confronts his opposition with confidence. As a former corporate defense attorney, he uses his experience to present personal injury claims in a way that connects with insurers and juries and maximizes his client's compensation.
Jonathan has handled cases throughout California in state and federal courts. For Jonathan, trial preparation includes getting to know his clients and their families to help them navigate...
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Jessica Riggin
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Employment
Columbia Law School
Jessica is a partner at Rukin Hyland & Riggin LLP and specializes in litigating employment law cases on behalf of employees. From violations of wage and hour laws to sexual harassment and discrimination, Jessica has represented both individuals and groups of people in class actions. She also advises executives in pre-litigation matters such as severance agreements and employment agreements. If you have an employment law issue in the Bay Area, please contact her office today and set up a free consultation.
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Michael G. Gerson
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Dionne Choyce
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
The Choyce Law Firm- Sacramento DUI Lawyer Dionne Choyce has acquired a great reputation for being a passionate and hardworking trial attorney. His courtroom development began at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he helped lead the McGeorge trial competition team to a Regional Championship in the American Trial Lawyers Association Competition (ATLA).
After graduating from law school, Mr. Choyce went to work for the Alameda County District Attorneyâs Office (Oakland, CA), where he gained extensive courtroom experience prosecuting all phases of criminal cases, including jury trials, felony preliminary hearings, juvenile felony trials, as well as...
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Frank David Penney
Oakland, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Gonzaga Univ School of Law
Northern California personal injury lawyer Frank D. Penney has been representing accident victims and their families for over two decades, successfully winning over $100 million in case settlements.
Frank received his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Brigham Young University and attended Gonzaga University Law School. He spent seven years with a state-wide firm for as staff litigation counsel before starting his own law practice.
Frank is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), the State Bar of California, and the State Bar of Nevada. Frank serves as a Pro Tem Judge and...
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Robert Salinas
Oakland, CA Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Civil Rights, Employment and Landlord Tenant
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
I am an accomplished California attorney. I represent employees and tenants in a broad range of Employment, Landlord-Tenant and Civil Rights matters.
Dedicated to exceptional advocacy, I am diligent in fighting for the rights of my clients. I am genuine, experienced, and committed to justice.
I am also active in the community, currently volunteering at both Centro Legal and the Western Service Workers Association where I provide pro bono assistance to low-wage workers.
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Spencer C. Young
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Golden Gate University School of Law
Spencer practices employment, civil rights and personal injury law. He is dedicated to representing employees in employment disputes and individuals and their families in personal injury cases.
Since 2005, Spencer has litigated discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour, retaliation, and other employment disputes, such as contract breach and commission cases. He also litigates vehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and civil rights claims. His legal experience dates back to 1996. He has appeared in Northern District Federal Courts, California State Superior Courts, the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission, the California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Merit...
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Andre Amin Khansari
Berkeley, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Business, Foreclosure Defense and Landlord Tenant
University of Southern California Law School
Andre Khansari is an accomplished Southern California attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business, and Personal Injury matters. With nearly 20 years of experience, peers and clients alike have recognized Andre as an exceptional attorney.
Andre is committed to providing large firm advocacy with small firm prices. Call today to schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you.
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Jeff David Hoffman
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 21 years of experience
825 Washington St., Ste. 330
Oakland, CA 94607
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Personal Injury
New Coll of CA School of Law
I worked as a trucker for 20 years before I attended law school. I was motivated by a strong desire to serve the public. I graduated from a small, public-interest law school in San Francisco, where I had volunteered in the Housing Clinic that defended tenants from evictions. I am one of a very few Bay Area bankruptcy lawyers who does loan modifications through our bankruptcy court's program. I am also one of the very few who takes creditors to court when they violate bankruptcy laws and cause harm to my clients. Before bankruptcy law,...
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Dylan Hughes
Oakland, CA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Consumer, Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
UC Hastings COL
Dylan Hughes is a partner at Gibbs Law Group and of counsel to Girard Gibbs LLP specializing in the prosecution of class actions. He represents plaintiffs in cases involving defective products, telecommunications, credit cards, product liability, credit repair, employment misclassification and wage and hour disputes under state and federal laws. Mr. Hughes has extensive experience prosecuting complex automobile-defect cases and helped achieve recoveries on behalf of class members in the In Re General Motors Dex-Cool Cases (settlement of $50 to $800 cash reimbursements per class member vehicle repair) and In Re General Motors Cases, JCCP No. 4396, a certified...
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Richard H. Poulson
Alameda, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Business
Washington University School of Law and University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Neil Patrick Hallinan
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCannabis Law, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury
Golden Gate University School of Law
NEIL HALLINAN is a third-generation trial attorney in the San Francisco Bay area, with offices in San Francisco and Oakland. Prior to founding the Hallinan Law Firm, Mr. Hallinan spent a decade as a public defender, mostly in Oakland, CA, during which time he represented thousands of clients in matters ranging from high-stakes felony prosecutions, including murder and white collar fraud, to low level misdemeanors, including hundreds of DUI cases, more than fifteen of which he tried to verdict. His victories include full acquittals in 3-strikes prosecutions as well as a discharge of a murder case at preliminary hearing.
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Jim Lucey
Oakland, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Landlord Tenant
University of San Francisco School of Law
Jim Lucey is a senior associate at Tobener Ravenscroft LLP. Mr. Lucey completed his undergraduate education at the University of San Francisco, majoring in business administration. Mr. Lucey went on to earn his juris doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1992. Mr. Lucey has more than twenty years of litigation experience in both state and federal Courts, including countless jury trials to verdict, bench trials to verdict, appeals (in the California State Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit), and arbitration's. Mr. Lucey also has extensive experience resolving matters through the use of ADR...
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Annie B. Banh
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Dennis A. Popalardo Jr.
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Pepperdine University School of Law
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Pamela Kong
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University School of Law