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Steven Kazan
Oakland, CA Attorney with 58 years of experience
Asbestos
Harvard Law School
Steven Kazan has played a significant role in asbestos litigation for over five 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). Steven was nominated by U.S. Trustees and appointed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts to serve as a member or as counsel to victim members on almost all asbestos bankruptcy reorganizations; and in...
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Latika M. Malkani
Oakland, CA Attorney with 29 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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James Earl Latimer
Oakland, CA Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Seattle University School of Law
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Laura Herron Weber
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Employment
UC Hastings COL
I represent employees in their disputes with their employers, and victims of personal injury. I take the time to get to know the unique story of each client, and understand how termination, injury, or other unlawful conduct has affected their life. I represent women who have been terminated because of pregnancy or because they have taken time off to care for their children. I represent older workers who have been terminated after many years of loyal service. I also help clients who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents or other incidents of negligence.
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Jonathan H. Siegel
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Employment
Golden Gate University School of Law
Jonathan Siegel, the founding partner of Siegel LeWitter Malkani has spent over thirty years representing employees. His experience runs the full range of cases from individual jury trials to class actions to arbitration and administrative hearings. Jonathan has enjoyed outstanding success in all forums, while building an enviable reputation as a formidable advocate, but one whose word can be trusted.
Jonathan has successfully tried individual cases to juries, judges and arbitrators. He has received substantial six and seven figure jury awards in discrimination cases related to age (Tetzchner v. Unitank - Contra Costa), pregnancy (Byer v. Haider - San Francisco) and...
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Ravi Patel
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
Duke University School of Law
My name is Ravi Patel and I am trust litigation attorney based in Oakland, California. I have experience filing Heggstad Petitions throughout the state.
After I graduated from Duke University School of Law, I joined a general practice law firm in my hometown, Bakersfield, California. I worked on various transactional and litigation matters and gained a broad breadth of experience in legal areas including water law, public agency law, property taxes, local taxes, real estate law, and land use law. In 2019, my partner and I relocated to Oakland, California, where I worked for the Oakland City Attorney’s office. As...
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Piper Hanson
Pacifica, CA Attorney with 10 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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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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Christian Pedersen
Richmond, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Arizona State University
Christian Pedersen was born in Seattle and raised in Solano County. He graduated in Brigham Young University majoring in finance, and then was admitted to Arizona State’s law school and MBA program. While in school, Mr. Pedersen earned a certificate in Law, Science, and Technology from the Sandra Day O’Connor school of law, and worked in a legal clinic that provided legal services to startup businesses. Mr. Pedersen focused on entrepreneurship and solar energy technology. Mr. Pedersen worked in the solar industry performing transactional legal work and business analytics. After drafting thousands of documents, Mr. Pedersen decided...
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Joseph Salama
San Rafael, CA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Boston University School of Law
In the last seventeen years, Law Offices of Joseph Salama has helped companies and individuals navigate successfully through the legal system. For some, this meant going before a jury, whether in federal or state court, or before an administrative law judge. For some, it meant getting out of the case as quickly and painlessly as possible. For some, it meant putting the right knowledge, documents, and systems in place to minimize the risk of litigation. But for all of them, it meant listening, understanding, and then making the commitment to meet their needs such that they could begin to outsource...
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Bert Arnold
Oakland, CA Attorney with 39 years of experience
Workers' Comp
San Francisco Law School
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Greg Hartman
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law
Gregory S. Hartman is an attorney, CPA, and Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (credential pending). Mr. Hartman's practice involves representing both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. He has expertise in chapter 11 businesses reorganization. Prior to starting Hartman Bankruptcy Law, Mr. Hartman represented secured creditors and trustees in bankruptcy cases. Mr. Hartman also worked for the United States Trustee's Office where he worked in an oversight role of chapter 11 cases and trustee administration. Mr. Hartman is a long-time resident of the Bay Area, living in the East Bay with his wife...
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Michael G. Gerson
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Scott Edward Cole
Oakland, CA Attorney with 32 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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Francisco J. Rodriguez
Oakland, CA Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
New College of California SOL and California State University, Chico
"I am dedicated to my clients and work hard to achieve the results needed in every case." I represent clients across various counties including San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Napa, San Joaquin, and all other Northern California Counties. No case is too big, and no case is too small. Each case holds particular significance to the client and deserves 110% effort. This is what I do!
We handle everything from traffic stop signs, to DMV suspensions, to DUI cases, to serious felonies.
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Eric Vincent Wood
Oakland, CA Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
John F. Kennedy University
Mr. Wood began his legal career with the view of developing a personally rewarding practice by working directly with individuals and families. He draws upon his financial background to apply creative approaches to complex Bankruptcy issues. Mr. Wood currently provides Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 services to his clients. Prior to establishing his firm, Mr. Wood worked at a prominate Bankruptcy Law Firm counseling clients in the areas of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and in Consumer Litigation. Mr. Wood has also worked as a project manager for Morgan Stanley Capital International and in portfolio management at Mellon...
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Frank David Penney
Oakland, CA Attorney with 30 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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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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Melanie Tavare
Oakland, CA Attorney
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Keydon Levy
Oakland, CA Lawyer
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of California - Berkeley
Keydon Levy is a highly skilled criminal defense attorney with over a decade of courtroom experience. He joined Lamano Law Office in 2021, bringing with him a distinguished background that includes nine years as a Deputy District Attorney for the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. During his tenure as a prosecutor, he managed a high-volume caseload of felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile cases, guiding them from intake to resolution. Witnessing the inequities within the justice system and the profound impact criminal accusations have on people of color, Mr. Levy transitioned to criminal defense to advocate for those facing systemic injustice.
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Mitchell Barraza
Oakland, CA Attorney
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and White Collar Crime
University of California - San Francisco
Mitchell Barraza serves as a contract attorney with Lamano Law Office, bringing with him valuable experience from his time as a Volunteer Attorney at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. There, he represented clients facing misdemeanor charges such as DUI, vandalism, firearm offenses, battery, and drug-related cases. Recognized by the National Trial Lawyers, Mr. Barraza has been honored as one of California’s Top 40 under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers. A significant portion of his clients have been people of color, many of whom are Spanish-speaking, and he is dedicated to helping them overcome challenging periods in their lives. Driven by...
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Mr. Daniel Vaswani
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and White Collar Crime
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Daniel Vaswani is the founder and principal attorney of Red Metric Law, a full-service, criminal defense law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area with central offices located in San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward, Redwood City, and San Jose. He is a business, criminal, and social security benefits lawyer.
Mr. Vaswani graduated from Loyola Law School where he studied Corporate Law. During his third year of law school, his work at a juvenile defense clinic sparked his interest in criminal law. Upon graduating, he practiced corporate law and realized there was a void in his life—criminal and DUI defense. He decided...
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Allyson C. Murphy
San Francisco, CA Attorney with 17 years of experience
Construction and Landlord Tenant
Golden Gate University
Allyson Murphy is a senior associate at Tobener Ravenscroft. Ms. Murphy completed her undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, majoring in political science. Ms. Murphy went on to earn her law degree from Golden Gate University in 2005, graduating in the top of her class. Ms. Murphy has more than twelve years of litigation experience, including seven years advocating on behalf of plaintiffs. She has significant experience litigating cases involving complex construction issues, breach of contract, fraud, employment, and personal injury.
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John M. Harrigan
Oakland, CA Attorney with 48 years of experience
Civil Rights, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Simon Anthony Mazzola
South San Francisco, CA Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Business, Construction and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
Simon Mazzola is a shareholder in the Mazzola Law Office – Professional Corporation. He counsels and represents small and medium sized businesses and high net worth individuals in the Bay Area and Northern California. His litigation style is aggressive, results oriented, and cost effective.
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Ryan Davis
Oakland, CA Lawyer
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Ryan Davis is the managing partner of Golden State Workers Compensation. Mr. Davis received a juris doctorate from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in May of 2014 and is a current member of the California Bar Association. Mr. Davis is also an NBA certified agent and has represented clients such as Jason Terry. In addition to his professional commitments, Mr. Davis takes an active interest in a variety of volunteer and speaking engagements. Mr. Davis has volunteered numerous times at Berkeley Youth Alternative, which is a non-profit for at risk youth, in Berkeley, California. These volunteer activities include mentorship, career...
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Robert Nathaniel Davis
Oakland, CA Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Golden Gate University School of Law
Robert Davis is a Workers' Compensation Attorney with over 30 years of experience. Mr. Davis has handled thousands of cases before the Workers Compensation Appeals Board with a value of over 100 million dollars. Mr. Davis has work for both applicants and defense law firms.
He is an aggressive, ethical and experienced Workers' Compensation Lawyer who knows exactly how to navigate your case through the confusing and frustrating maze the insurance company creates. His experience working for the insurance companies gives him a distinct advantage over the vast majority of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, not only because he knows the opponents playbook,...
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Eric Young
San Francisco, CA Attorney
(833) 536-6600
4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Consumer
University of San Diego School of Law
YOUNG & YOUNG APC provides free California lemon law case evaluations and attorney consultations. Prior to joining YOUNG & YOUNG APC, Mr. Young gained litigation experience at a large national law firm. He utilizes this experience to aggressively litigate California lemon law cases. Mr. Young has successfully litigated lemon law cases against every major automobile manufacturer throughout California. No contingency fees. No retainer fees. The manufacturer pays your attorney's fees pursuant to statute.
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Arezou Bakhtjou
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and Immigration
Law Office of Arezou Bakhtjou is located in Oakland, CA and helps clients in Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Hayward, San Leandro, Pleasanton, Martinez, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, and all Bay Area Counties including Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Solano County, and San Francisco County.? Memberships: Alameda County Bar Association ?Alameda County Bar Association Criminal Division (Board Member) Women Lawyers of Alameda County Alameda County Court Appointed Attorneys Program Alameda County Bar Association Judicial Appointments Evaluation Committee Experience: County of Contra Costa Court Appointed Attorneys Program Placer County...
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Aaron Clefton
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 7 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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Joseph Odysseus Mastro
Berkeley, CA Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Traffic Tickets
Santa Clara University School of Law
Mr. Mastro was born in Oakland, grew up around the East Bay, and has spent his life living throughout the Bay Area, from San Francisco to San Jose. Mr. Mastro graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Law in May 2006. He then passed the California State Bar Examination in July 2006 on his first attempt. Thereafter, Mr. Mastro became a Deputy Public Defender in San Joaquin County, representing clients in all manner of criminal cases, in a high-volume capacity. In 2009, Joe decided to return home to open his own law firm. Since then...
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Valerie Kraml
Berkeley, CA Attorney with 15 years of experience
2625 Alcatraz Ave
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Berkeley, CA 94705
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Estate Planning and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Stuart Milton Flashman
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEnvironmental
New Coll of CA School of Law
I have been in solo private practice representing plaintiffs in the areas of environmental, land use, and elections law for almost thirty years. My clients are usually local environmental groups, neighborhood associations, homeowner associations, and occasionally individuals or government agencies. In addition to my law degree (New College of Calif., 1990) have undergraduate and masters of science degrees in biology from Brown University and a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University. I spent ten years working as a researcher in agricultural biotechnology before doing a career change and getting my law degree.
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Gilbert Lynn Purcell
Novato, CA Lawyer with 41 years of experience
222 Rush Landing Rd
Novato, CA 94945
Free ConsultationAsbestos
Pepperdine University School of Law
Widely regarded as the premiere asbestos trial lawyer - Mr. Purcell has tried, and been more successful in obtaining verdicts for victims of asbestos disease, than any other attorney. His trials span the western United States (Washington, Oregon and Utah) and throughout California (Alameda, Los Angeles, Solano, San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Orange, Riverside, Ventura, San Bernardino and Contra Costa counties). In addition to numerous mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer and asbestosis trials, Mr. Purcell tried the very first asbestos-related non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases in Washington and Oregon, as well as asbestos-related colorectal cancer case in California. He is rated "AV Preemient"...
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Richard H. Poulson
Alameda, CA Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Business
Washington University School of Law and University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Arete Rita Kostopoulos
Oakland, CA Lawyer
Bankruptcy
Wayne State University Law School
Oakland Bankruptcy Attorney
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Thomas C. "Tim" Knowles
Oakland, CA Attorney with 57 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Thomas C. Knowles, an attorney with The Van Blois Law Firm in Oakland, California, helps clients address Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff situations. He also helps clients with Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff and Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff concerns.
Tim Knowles is an experienced trial lawyer in cases involving mechanical engineering, construction and medicine. He was a defense lawyer that represented Ford Motor Company early in his career. He has the knowledge and experience to represent persons injured by auto defects including crushed roofs, defective tires, seat belts and airbags.
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Daniel A. Stenson
Oakland, CA Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Enrique Martinez
Oakland, CA Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
UCLA School of Law
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Thomas J. Kaster
Oakland, CA Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Santa Clara University School of Law