Stratford Lawyers

Joel Andreesen is a senior partner of Rodriguez & Associates. He was born and raised on a farm near the small town of Anamosa, Iowa. His dad was a farmer and his mom a nurse. There were no lawyers in the Andreesen family. Joel and his brothers had daily farm chores. After graduating from Anamosa High School, Joel attended college at the University of Iowa. When he started college, his plan was to become a broadcast journalist. To gain some journalism experience and also earn a few dollars for spending money in college, Joel wrote freelance newspaper articles while he...

As an attorney at Rodriguez & Associates, Joseph understands that personal injuries have a devasting impact on clients’ lives and the lives of their families. That’s why he works tirelessly to ensure that insurance companies see his clients as people, not just claim numbers. He has successfully recovered millions of dollars for clients in a wide range of cases, including multi-party car crashes, pedestrian vs. auto cases, motorcycle crashes, wrongful deaths, slip and falls, products liability, and civil rights violations. Joseph works with a hands-on approach to securing positive results for each person. Born and raised in Bakersfield, Joseph graduated from...

AV rated by peers for the highest standard of legal ability and ethics. Certified specialist in Bankruptcy law by the California Star Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Representing debtors, creditors and trustees in Bankruptcy since 1990. I work hard for my clients.

Practice limited ro Family Law Matters and Mediation.

Unlike most of the immigration attorneys in the U.S., Ms. Edyta Christina Grzybowska Grant is an immigrant herself. She is half Polish, half Bulgarian, and is a legal resident of three countries, including the U.S. From the day she was born, literally, she had to deal with immigration issues. As such, she has a much better understanding of the apprehensions and concerns shared by all foreigners and those without status, because she has experienced most of the immigration processes herself: student visas, tourist visas, work visas, marriage to a U.S. citizen, adjustment of status, etc. Being a...

Attorney Kyle J. Humphrey has been practicing criminal defense for over 20 years, and has seven years of experience as a prosecutor. This unique background gives him an invaluable perspective of both sides of the criminal justice system, enabling him to help clients obtain favorable outcomes. Attorney Humphrey handles all aspects of criminal defense in both state and federal courts, which includes representation at police stations, preliminary hearings, grand jury proceedings, bond hearings, felonies, misdemeanors, and appeals. Mr. Humphrey is on the Federal Conflict Defender panel, and is a past president of the Kern County Criminal Defense Section of the...

A native of Bakersfield (West High School – 1992, CSU Bakersfield – 1996), Mr. Lueck returned home to practice law after graduating from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1999. He began his legal career as an Associate with the local law firm of Clifford & Brown, but quickly transitioned into his criminal defense practice by taking a job with the Kern County Public Defender’s Office in 2001. In more than ten years as a Deputy Public Defender, Mr. Lueck tried more than twenty cases to verdict and conducted in excess of two thousand preliminary hearings. His constant presence...

Bret is in the business of getting the best effort from everyone at the negotiating table. His litigation experience on both sides of the courtroom combined with his straight-shooting mediation style will put your path to settlement front-and-center. Before starting his full-time mediation practice, Bret Geckeler completed a formal practicum of mediation skills training, mediated dozens of cases in Los Angeles Superior Court, and undertook a mediation-clerkship with master mediator, Howard Broadman (Ret.) where he helped successfully mediate dozens of matters across the San Joaquin Valley. Bret’s mediation experience includes personal injury, wrongful termination, PAGA, medical malpractice, landlord-tenant, contract...

After working for many years in healthcare, David Rowell graduated from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1991. Mr. Rowell graduated "with distinction," and received numerous honors while at McGeorge, including, on graduation, admission into the prestigious "Order of the Coif." Mr. Rowell's practice, since admission to the Bar in 1991, has focused almost exclusively on civil litigation; that is, cases (other than criminal) which go to trial before judges and juries. Mr. Rowell has taken many cases to trial in front of juries, and many dozens of cases to...

Bakersfield Criminal Defense Lawyer

Chantal Trujillo, senior partner at Rodriguez & Associates, is a dedicated member of the firm’s trial team, recognized for her unwavering determination to pursue justice for every client she represents. Constantly striving to excel on behalf of the firm and her clients, Chantal possesses the natural ability to connect with others, understanding that in her line of work, trust and empathy are just as essential traits as tenacity and drive. With over a decade of experience in personal injury law, Chantal Trujillo represents individuals and families in some of Bakersfield’s most challenging and complex trial cases ranging from wrongful death to...

Mike has more than 40 years of experience in Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Business Law and Medi-Cal planning. He has personally handled more than 5,500 cases, with a 100 percent perfect record for Medi-Cal applications. Mike joined his father in-law, Andrew David (1922-2008) in 1978 as a partner at the family law firm (then, Law Offices of David & Zimmerman) in Arroyo Grande.

He is a member of the California Bar Association as well as the local San Luis Obispo County Bar Association. In his more than 40 years of law practice, he has served on the board of directors of...

Practice devoted to those charged with serious criminal offenses. DUI Drugs Assaults Firearms Sex Offenses Manslaughter Homicide

Christian focuses his practice on estate planning and administration matters, a practice area he became interested in and gained relevant experience in while working in the securities industry. Christian worked over sixteen years in the financial services industry advising clients, as a licensed agent, for JP Morgan Chase in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. As a result of that experience, he holds a deep understanding of wealth management and how it relates to sound estate planning. While working full time, Christian attended college, and ultimately earned his law degree from Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy....

GRADUATE OF SANTA CLARA LAW SCHOOL

FORMER DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY- 5 YEARS

SAN LUIS OBISPO CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY- MORE THAN 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE

I SPECIALIZE IN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE CASES IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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