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Timothy Tietjen
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(415) 940-7176
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 1900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of San Francisco School of Law
As a partner at the firm Rouda Feeder Tietjen & McGuinn, San Francisco lawyer Timothy G. Tietjen focuses his practice on personal injury cases. Mr. Tietjen has been practicing law in California for over three decades. On numerous occasions, he has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers® lists. He received his undergraduate degree from California State University at Hayward and his Juris Doctor from the University Of San Francisco School Of Law. His firm is happy to offer free consultations—contact them today to get yours.
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Sebastien Nguyen
San Francisco, CA Attorney
Business
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Michael L. Gallo
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Business, Employment and Securities
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Michael Gallo is a dedicated and skilled Business, Employment, and Securities Law Attorney with Sparer Law Group. Since 2002, he has represented clients in a broad array of areas involving securities, employment, employee raiding, trade secret, public utility ratemaking, and professional responsibility. His experience includes plaintiff and defendant class action matters as well. Mr. Gallo is committed to providing comprehensive representation for his clients' legal needs.
Mr. Gallo received his B.A. from Swarthmore College and M.A. from University of California at Berkeley. In 2001, he obtained his J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. Mr....
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Kristine Stewart
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
Kristine is an experienced litigator with extensive training in mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Kristine returned to school in 2005 as a single parent following her own divorce, and her commitment to her clients is grounded in having personally experienced the stress and uncertainty that often goes hand in hand with even the most amicable of divorces.
Kristine strongly believes in the importance of reducing the level of conflict whenever possible, regardless of which process option is utilized. This is particularly true when there are children
Kristine can assist with premarital agreements, parentage actions, post-marital agreements, dissolution and legal separation, and with...
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Michael Frederick Cardoza
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer
Georgetown University Law Center
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, joined the Marine Corps and then went to law school. After my active duty time as a trial attorney, I became a senior executive in the debt buying and collections industry on the East Coast. I spent 7 years buying and collecting debts and even running a law firm that collected consumer debt exclusively. I know all the tricks.
I founded The Cardoza Law Corporation to bring the truth to consumers and help you get what you deserve from illegal debt collectors, credit reporting agencies, robo-callers, and businesses that just plain rip...
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Benjamin D. Weisenberg
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
Capital University Law School and The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
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Inna Brady
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
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Rebecca Romero-Vigil
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Estate Planning and Tax
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Rebecca's undergraduate degree in Social Work carries forward in her caring and passionate attitude toward representing her clients in tax issues, including tax levies, offer in compromise. Her practice includes preparing trust plans (trust, pour over will, health care directive, and power of attorney) for her clients and assisting clients selecting and forming their business entity (S Corp, C Corp, LLC or LLP). Rebecca is determined to get the best result for her client.
Prepare today, for peace of mind in the future.
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David Jeanchung Tsai
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(415) 983-1176
Four Embarcadero Center
22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-5998
Antitrust, Business, IP and Patents
Santa Clara University School of Law
David Tsai is a Partner in Vinson & Elkins LLP’s San Francisco office. David's practice focuses on patent, trade secret, complex breach of contract, and product defect litigation for companies innovating biotechnology (pharmaceuticals and genetic engineering), medical devices, software (Internet and mobile apps), and hardware (semiconductors, set-top boxes, smartphones, solar wafers and light-emitting diodes/LED/OLED). His legal experience includes second chairing international arbitration cases, litigating in the areas of copyrights and trademarks, preparing and prosecuting U.S. electrical engineering patent applications, drafting patentability, freedom-to-operate and non-infringement opinions, as well as patent interference in the area of biotechnology. He also represents clients...
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Erik L. Peterson
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(415) 275-3115
Four Embarcadero Center
Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94111
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
Erik Peterson, a partner with Bostwick & Peterson, LLP, has obtained what is believed to be the largest medical malpractice settlement in California history. Mr. Peterson is licensed in California and Hawaii and practices throughout each state. He has obtained a $21 million jury verdict representing the victim of a car accident who sustained a brain injury. Mr. Peterson has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" for over 10 years, is rated "10" on AVVO, and "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and professionalism and is listed in "America's Top 100 Attorneys." Please call Mr. Peterson for...
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William S. Shepherd
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationSecurities and Stockbroker Fraud
Georgetown University Law Center and South Texas College of Law
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Jahan Sagafi
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 22 years of experience
(415) 638-8800
Outten & Golden LLP
One California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Employment
Harvard Law School
JAHAN C. SAGAFI is the partner-in-charge of the firm’s San Francisco office, where he represents workers in employment class actions challenging discrimination, wage and hour abuses, Fair Credit Reporting Act violations, and other types of exploitation. He has won a jury trial for a nationwide class of approximately 1,000 technical support workers, an en banc appeal in the Ninth Circuit, and many settlements to recover backpay for overtime compensation, meal and rest breaks, vacation benefits, discriminatory pay and promotion gaps, and more.
Mr. Sagafi has represented a wide array of workers throughout the country, including HVAC service technicians,...
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Joseph John Appel
Walnut Creek, CA Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
UC Hastings COL
Joe Appel has specialized in personal injury cases for more than 30 years. He’s seen it, tried it, and won it, both in state and federal courts.
Joe graduated from St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, California in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He also played basketball for the Galloping Gaels for four years. At graduation Joe received the Scholar Athlete of the Year Award. He then attended and graduated from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1979. Joe was admitted to the California and Federal Courts in the same year. He has been a member...
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Vanessa Candelaria
Walnut Creek, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Estate Planning and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
Throughout her legal career, Vanessa has practiced exclusively in family law. With her legal training and knowledge, she provides compassion and advocacy for her clients. Vanessa’s experience working on a broad spectrum of family law matters include divorce, pre-divorce counseling and planning, premarital agreements, complex marital property issues, high conflict child custody disputes, child and spousal support issues and domestic violence prevention and defense. Vanessa protects her clients’ assets and the best interests of her clients and their children. She represents clients in public court and before private judicial officers. In addition, she serves as a consulting attorney for clients...
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Mr. Ronnie R Gipson Jr
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business, IP and Insurance Defense
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Howard Mark Ullman
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
(415) 773-5652
The Orrick Building
405 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Appeals and Business
Harvard Law School
Attorney, private practice. I handle civil litigation and also advise and counsel primarily in the areas below.
Litigation
* I represent clients (both defendants and corporate plaintiffs) in antitrust litigation. On the defense side, I have represented clients in private suits, class action litigation, class action opt-out litigation, and government actions.
* I routinely work on claims involving pricing, price fixing, below-cost pricing, information exchanges, monopolization, attempted monopolization, and unfair competition.
* I often work on cases at the intersection of antitrust and competition law and intellectual property (“IP”) law -- particularly on cases involving patents.
* I have worked on the responses to numerous...
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Douglas Ralph Williams
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Maritime
Florida State University College of Law
As a child, Doug Williams spent a good amount of the time when he wasn't in school on the cruise lines, where his father was the chief medical officer. These experiences gave him the knowledge and passion he needed to pursue a career in maritime law. After graduating magna cum laude at Florida State University and earning his Juris Doctorate, Doug accepted a position with a leading maritime law firm in Tampa, Florida. Here, he handled commercial disputes and the defense of casualty lawsuits.
In 2011, Doug and his wife relocated to Seattle, Washington, where Doug joined a Seattle maritime...
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Amanda Brooke Whitten
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of California - Davis
Amanda Whitten specializes in suing large corporations for sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. She is a native of the Central Valley and has a passion for workers' rights and social justice. Ms. Whitten's law practice extends from Bakersfield to Sacramento to Oakland. She has cases filed in federal and state courts all over the Central Valley. She has significant experience with jury trials in courts throughout the state. She knows how to get your case ready for a jury trial. Just within the last few years, Ms. Whitten has recovered millions of dollars for her clients...
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Mark Hooshmand
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Consumer and Landlord Tenant
UCLA School of Law
The Hooshmand Law Group is one of the largest tenant firms in the Bay Area that assist Tenants with recovering damages resulting from false Owner Move Ins (OMI), wrongful eviction, lack of repairs, retaliation and retaliatory eviction, buy outs, Illegal Apartments, In Law Apartments and Illegal Units, harassment, and enforcement of the local San Francisco Rent Ordinance, Oakland Rent Ordinance and Berkeley Rent Ordinance.
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Yena Kim
San Francisco, CA Attorney
Divorce and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Daniel Xuli
Walnut Creek, CA Lawyer with 7 years of experience
(925) 932-2468
1255 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-7965
Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
As an San Francisco Bay Area labor and employment attorney at Littler Mendelson, I represent employers in all phases and types of employment litigation (e.g., wage and hour class actions, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misclassification, wrongful termination, etc.), provide advice and counsel to employers regarding their employment practices and policies, and create and present customized workplace trainings and presentations unique to employers' goals and company culture. My professional experiences outside of the realm of law are rooted in business, management, and accounting.
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Paul W. Thorndal
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Appeals, Divorce and Family
UC Hastings COL
Paul W. Thorndal is a partner at Wald & Thorndal. He specializes in divorces of all kinds with an emphasis on gay divorce. Mr. Thorndal is a Certified Family Law Specialist (The State Bar of California Legal Specialization).
Wald & Thorndal's practice areas include:
Divorce, Dissolution & Contested Parentage Actions for all families; Custody Disputes; Mediation; Marvin Actions. Legal services provided at both the TRIAL and APPELLATE level.
Assisted Reproduction; Adoptions of All Kinds; Family Contracts; Parenting Law including Surrogacy; Donor Contracts for Egg and/or Sperm Donations; Pre-Nupital Agreements; Co-Parenting Agreements; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Name Changes.
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John Douglas Cahners
Palo Alto, CA Attorney with 54 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
UC Hastings COL
John D. Cahners is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, who was a former senior prosecutor with the Santa Clara County District Attorneys Office. He has been defending those charged with crimes, since 1980.
He has been successful at handling all kinds of criminal defense with experience that includes every kind of crime, from DUI to Homicide. As a result of the new trend in prosecutions, he has become expert in handling Domestic Violence cases, and has devoted a substantial percentage of his practice to that area.
AV peer review rated by Martindale Hubble, he is also recognized by San...
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Piper Hanson
Pacifica, CA Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationElder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Coastside attorney specializing in estate planning and real estate law. Call 650-762-9090 for a free 30-minute consultation in my Pacifica office or in your home. Happy to visit assisted living facilities as well....I love seniors!
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Harvey L. Ziff
Los Altos, CA Attorney with 58 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Northwestern University School of Law and Stanford Law School
Harvey Ziff has again been honored as being listed as a "Northern California Super Lawyer" based on peer recognition and great achievements in representing personal injury plaintiffs.
Harvey Ziff attended the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania (BS) and Stanford University School of Law. While at Stanford, Mr. Ziff served as editor on the Stanford Law Review from 1966-1967. Mr. Ziff also earned a masters of law (LLM) from Northwestern University (1969).
After graduating from Stanford University School of Law, Mr. Ziff served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Francisco from 1968–1969 where he successfully prosecuted felony cases through...
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Martin Alperen
San Francisco, CA Lawyer
Attorney Martin Alperen is a former police officer and search and rescue team leader who understands the risks that first responders face in service to their communities. Law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs, and healthcare providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic can all benefit from an estate plan that accounts for their own needs if they are incapacitated, as well as their family’s needs if they are no longer alive to support and provide for them. We strive to make our services accessible to first responders so that you can put an estate plan in place without hesitation,...
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Liza Weiman Hanks
Mountain View, CA Attorney with 28 years of experience
Estate Planning, Probate and Tax
Stanford Law School
I am a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust Administration and Probate Law. Based in Mountain View, I offer Flat Fee pricing for your legal needs.
I am committed to empowering my clients to create an estate plan or settle an estate in a convenient, efficient, and pleasant manner. With over 20 years of experience, I love helping clients protect loved ones and attain peace of mind.
A mother of two children, my practice is dedicated to making a positive difference for families and children.
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Sandra Ribera Speed
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(415) 576-1600
157 West Portal Avenue, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94127
Free ConsultationEmployment, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Loyola Law School
Throughout her career, Sandra Ribera Speed, ESQ has played a pivotal role in numerous high profile and multimillion dollar cases and settlements. She was a young member of the legal team that represented The Notorius B.I.G. which filed a $360 million wrongful death claim against the LAPD. Ms. Speed has also represented Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, in a number of issues, including a wrongful death action.
Recently, Ms. Ribera Speed has focused on victims of sexual abuse. She obtained a seven figure settlement against Kink.com in favor of three performers in the porn industry who...
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Peter John Johnson
Walnut Creek, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Juvenile
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Mr. Johnson has been practicing law for over 27 years. He has been a partner in The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson since 1998. The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson defends clients in matters related to Criminal Defense; Juvenile Dependency; Driving Under the Influence; Juvenile Delinquency, Civil Rights Litigation and related matters. Mr. Johnson and the attorneys at The Law Office of Johnson & Johnson are committed to their clients and their clients' circumstances.
Mr. Johnson has personally conducted well over 100 jury trials in courts throughout the state and federal court. He has engaged...
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Michael Rinne
Pleasant Hill, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Energy, Foreclosure Defense and International
Golden Gate University and Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen
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Tony Ki Yun Kim
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 5 years of experience
(415) 710-7273
P.O. Box 475847
3749 Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Business
Brooklyn Law School
Tony K. Kim is an Associate with Tadler Law LLP. Prior to joining Tadler Law, Tony served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office since 2019. Tony quickly rose up the ranks in a Trial Bureau, starting his career as a misdemeanor prosecutor and ultimately serving as a felony prosecutor. As a Brooklyn prosecutor, he investigated and prosecuted hundreds of misdemeanor and felony criminal cases, including cases involving attempted murder, possession of firearms, robberies, and burglaries. In preparation for grand jury presentations, Tony enhanced investigations by reviewing and obtaining additional evidence, and interviewing civilians and...
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Ingrid M. Evans
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 29 years of experience
Consumer, Elder, Personal Injury and Stockbroker Fraud
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Ingrid M. Evans is the founding partner of the Evans Law Firm. Ms. Evans is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, and was named as a Finalist for Consumer Attorney of the Year, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2009. Ingrid Evans is a veteran in the courtroom and was previously undefeated in jury trials as a former Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Ingrid Evans is an experienced litigator in state and federal courts and is licensed to practice law in California, the District of Columbia, and New York. Ms. Evans has been named as a 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers...
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Marcela Knaup
Walnut Creek, CA Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
University of San Francisco School of Law, University of Salamanca, Spain and Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina
We are dedicated to the practice of Immigration and Naturalization Law exclusively, serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Te: 925-407-2149 Services include: Family immigration law: marriage and fiance visas, family petitions, waivers of unlawful presence, green cards. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Original Applications and Renewals) Business Immigration law: visas to work and/or invest (HB, TN, E investor visas, employment-based green cards. Visas for athletes and entertainers. LGBT Immigration law: visas and petitions for same sex couples. Citizenship and Naturalization. Languages: English, Spanish Marcela Knaup is a bilingual Spanish-English attorney. www.knauplegal.com Marcela@knauplegal.com Te: ...
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Analisa Pratt
Menlo Park, CA Attorney with 18 years of experience
750 Menlo Avenue, Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Golden Gate University
Analisa Pratt is the Founder of Pratt Law, which specializes in estate and trust planning and estate administration. Analisa has been practicing law for over 10 years and is licensed in California and Arizona. Before launching Pratt Law, Analisa practiced law with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and K&L Gates. She also served as a judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and as a legal research attorney with the Superior Court of California. Analisa has received a number of awards for her pro bono contributions...
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Nancy Hersh
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 54 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Jessica Lucille Chylik
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 26 years of experience
(415) 938-6552
2358 Market Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94114
Free ConsultationLandlord Tenant
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
My office is open by appointment only for in-person, virtual or telephone consultations.
Currently my practice focuses on San Francisco residential evictions, vacancy agreements, and Rent Board petitions for tenants, landlords, master tenants, and subtenants. My expertise includes 20+ years practicing landlord-tenant law under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. Additionally, I volunteer at local free advice and referral clinics and appear on public radio legal rights shows.
I look forward to hearing from you!
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Marnie Cherie Lambert
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(888) 203-7833
One Embarcadero Center
Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
Pepperdine University
Marnie C. Lambert, the founding member of Lambert Law Firm, LLC, is licensed to practice law in all state courts and federal district courts in Ohio and California. She has spent most of her legal career representing consumers in complex civil litigation, commercial litigation, securities litigation and class actions. She has also represented clients seeking recovery for personal injuries, wrongful death and various business torts. Ms. Lambert received her juris doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1992. She spent the first five years after law school working in Los Angeles, California for a large international law firm....
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Sam O'Keefe
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
(415) 397-9509
1736 Stockton Street
Maybeck Building 4
San Francisco, CA 94133
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
University of San Francisco School of Law
The Law Offices of Douglas Horngrad and Sam O’Keefe have been a preeminent criminal defense firm since 1989, trying cases in the nine Bay Area counties and beyond. The firm is on the cutting edge of criminal law, utilizing novel legal theory and thorough investigation, and the attorneys are known for their responsiveness, discretion, around-the-clock availability, and total devotion to clients.
Sam O’Keefe is a native of San Francisco and started working at the Law Offices of Douglas Horngrad & Sam O'Keefe in 2009. He has extensive experience handling misdemeanor and felony cases in both state and federal courts in California....
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Ted Broomfield
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Ted Broomfield is one of the top personal injury, privacy and landlord-tenant lawyers in the San Francisco Bay.
He has years of experience, and has helped clients obtain large recoveries for their injuries. He also helps people remove harmful content from the Internet and social media.
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Justin John Glyer
San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Communications, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Pepperdine University School of Law
Justin Glyer's practice focuses on media, entertainment, marketing, technology and commercial contracts, start-ups, copyright, trademark, content, internet, communications, privacy and general business law.
Mr. Glyer has conducted successful negotiations with digital media start-ups, artists, producers, movie studios, television networks, promoters, talent agencies, multi-channel internet distributors, record labels, publishers, software developers, internet service providers, social media companies, business development professionals, accounting firms, public speakers, job recruiters, universities and academics, advertisers, marketing, telecommunications and technology companies, insurance carriers and a wide range of other individuals and businesses from the very small to the Fortune 500.
As a long-time former business and legal...