San Mateo Lawyers

Kristy Hernandez received her B.A. in Political Science and Comparative Literature from the University of California at Davis. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law with a concentration in Advocacy. In 2004 Kristy founded the Law Office of Kristy Hernandez which now has offices in Sacramento and Fresno. Kristy has assisted hundreds of clients in debt relief cases and is a passionate advocate for consumer rights. In addition to practicing law, from 2004 to 2007 Kristy taught at legal writing and oral advocacy as an adjunct professor at McGeorge School of Law. Kristy is...

Certified Appellate Specialist, Board of Legal Specialization of State Bar of California

Practice Summary: Complex federal and state litigation in contracts, land use, government, administrative, constitutional property and speech, trusts and estates, product liability, land use and insurance law.

Specialties: Appeals, injunctions, writs of mandate, land use administrative proceedings, challenging local, state and federal action and enforcing local, statutory and constitutional law in federal and state courts.

Represents both plaintiffs and defendants; insurance defense; owners and contractors in construction disputes; beneficiaries and administrators

Emma is a native resident of California. She grew up in Aptos, California in Santa Cruz County. Growing up next to the beach instilled a love of the ocean and all the animals that live within. After living in California for her entire life, Emma moved to Eugene, Oregon to attend the University of Oregon for undergrad. Unsure of what she wanted to do next, Emma spent the next few years working as a supervisor at Starbucks and studying for the LSAT. Emma entered law school in 2020 and thought she wanted to get into environmental law. After graduating, Emma...

Nancy Mass is a Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She has practiced family law exclusively since 2005. She is a Partner at Lakin Spears LLP, a boutique family law firm which represents clients in San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties. Nancy handles all aspects of high-asset dissolutions, including those involving complex financial issues, property characterization, business valuation, child custody, child support, and spousal support, from the inception of a case through settlement or trial. Nancy also prepares prenuptial and postnuptial agreements and works with clients...

Experienced, multi-state licensed attorney specializing in Accident Injury & Employment Law. My practice is designed around this truth: 'In life, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you NEGOTIATE.'

Former prosecutor for 20 years. Experienced defense attorney in serious felony offenses, state and federal. Substantial experience with trials and other evidentiary hearings. Also familiar with civil procedure and civil trials.

Michael Wiesner practices in the firm's tax and M&A groups. His work includes a focus on corporate transactions and cross-border entity structuring. He regularly advises on the tax aspects of multi-step mergers and acquisitions, including Internal Revenue Code section 351 investments in conjunction with mergers, section 355 spin-offs in conjunction with acquisitions, and complex sale/redemption structures. His other interests include the US tax consequences of foreign employers' Incentive Stock Option (ISO) plans, the tax aspects of stock grants under section 83, and private equity fund tax structuring. Mr. Wiesner's clients include individuals and businesses located in the US, India, Switzerland,...

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...

Before I pursued a career in law, I gained significant experience in the tech industry. I graduated cum laude with a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and earned my Juris Doctorate from the University of California Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). During my time in tech, I developed policies centered on California Employment Law Compliance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which helped large companies save millions by enhancing processes and reducing liability. This background ignited my passion for justice, particularly for immigrants and marginalized workers. I established Espinosa-Ramos Law with the mission to empower immigrants to live...

James Creech is a tax attorney who helps clients of all sizes navigate complex tax laws in order to pay the minimum amount of tax due. He offers both tax planning and tax controversy (disputes with a taxing authority) services. He frequently represents taxpayers during audits, tax litigation, and collection matters in front of the IRS and California and Illinois state agencies.

Rebecca Sciarrino is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. After law school, Ms. Sciarrino clerked for Judge Reena Raggi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge John G. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Ms. Sciarrino earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law where she graduated Order of the Coif and served as an articles editor for the Virginia Law Review. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Wake Forest University. Recent matters: • Pro Bono Asylum case – Celia Patricia...

Navruz is a committed attorney and advocate who fights vigorously for important civil rights in courts throughout California. She is recognized for her ability to see the big picture in every case she litigates and for being a tenacious and passionate litigator for wronged employees. She has handled cases at all phases of litigation, from discovery to trials and arbitrations to appeals. She has a proven track record of obtaining favorable results for her clients in race discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and whistleblower cases. In her decade of litigation experience, Navruz has represented clients in high-profile cases such as Kepnach,...

Jay is a partner at the Leigh Law Group a San Francisco Bay Area law firm located in San Francisco and Marin County which practices in Education Law, Special Education Law, Civil Rights, Employment and Business law. Jay has litigated throughout California and the West for the past 11 years. Jay has obtained substantial relief for his clients ranging from a $1.7 million settlement in a shareholder dispute to providing an employee a promotion that was denied due to discrimination along with monetary damages and leave credits.

Rani Sengottaiyan focuses her practice exclusively on family law matters and counsels clients through a host of issues including dissolution proceedings (divorce), legal separations, property division, paternity actions, and child custody and visitation. She also drafts marital settlement agreements for marriages, domestic partners, and same-sex couples. Ms. Sengottaiyan also handles spousal support (alimony) and child support and can assist you with modifications of orders. Ms. Sengottaiyan holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley. Ms. Sengottaiyan is a volunteer attorney for the Bar Association of...