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Ronald C. Chauvel
San Mateo, CA Probate Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Probate, Business, Employment and Estate Planning
UC Hastings COL
After practicing for a successful San Francisco financial district law firm for ten years, Ronald started his own practice in 1988. His primary practice areas include business representation, business formations, conversions, acquisitions, sales and mergers, real estate and transportation law, and estate planning.
He specializes in representing small to medium sized entities in various industries, including real estate, transportation and logistics, and start-up technology and commercial enterprises. Estate planning services are provided for business owners and their families.
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Len Randall ReidReynoso
Galt, CA Probate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Probate, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Through my office, I have been able to practice law in a manner that best serves my clients. Being a lawyer is being able to serve people. I am in a service industry. I must be honest with my clients. This means that I will tell clients what I believe is in their best interest, regardless of my financial interest or personal bias. I do believe that people should stay out of court, if possible. Court is expensive, time consuming, and emotionally draining for clients. It is easier to fix problems prior...
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Jeffrey Loew
San Mateo, CA Probate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
As a litigation attorney, Mr. Loew’s primary areas of practice include trust and estate litigation (including will and trust contests), fiduciary litigation, and financial elder abuse actions.
Mr. Loew is certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California’s Board of Legal Specialization, a title held by less than half of one percent of practicing attorneys in California, and by only about three percent of estate planning attorneys.
In addition to the areas described above, Mr. Loew is the founding President of the San Mateo County Law Library Foundation, helping provide access to...
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Gary D. Sparks
Fairfield, CA Probate Attorney with 18 years of experience
Probate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
John F Kennedy Univ School of Law
Attorney Gary D. Sparks is an accomplished lawyer who has successfully provided legal services and representation to families, husbands, wives, parents, military service members, and same sex partners for nearly two decades. Gary was a regular guest for several years on the former Ronn Owens Program on KGO-AM 810 in San Francisco, and has been interviewed by local and national publications in addition to publishing several of his own legal guides.
Gary graduated first in his class from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, where he was awarded magna cum laude honors for excellence in academic achievement and received...
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Samuel M Warren
Pleasanton, CA Probate Attorney with 13 years of experience
Probate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Sam graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from UNLV in 2011. He went on to receive a Masters of Law (LL.M.) in Taxation from Georgetown University in 2012.
Sam’s practice includes estate planning, asset protection, trust administration, probate, guardianship, and business organization. Sam has established a strong reputation within the Las Vegas legal community for his expertise and provides continuing legal education courses in his areas of practice.
Sam is fluent in Spanish and is licensed in both Nevada and Utah and is a member of the Southern...
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Gordon Craig Young
Danville, CA Probate Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Arbitration & Mediation, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
U of San Francisco School of Law
Gordon Young is a 25-year litigator, specializing in financial, trust and securities litigation. Gordon tries and arbitrates cases for trustees, beneficiaries, financial professionals, investment advisors, stock brokers, Wall Street banks, and broker-dealers. These cases include civil, probate and regulatory claims based on breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, fraud, suitability, mismanagement of mutual funds and managed accounts, the prudent investor rule, as well as employee promissory notes, up-front loans, raiding, trade secret, unfair competition and related employment claims. Gordon has successfully assisted numerous investment professionals with FINRA related expungement actions. Gordon has been recognized eleven times...
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Michael Rinne
Pleasant Hill, CA Probate Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Bankruptcy, Energy and Foreclosure Defense
Golden Gate University and Eberhard-Karls-University Tuebingen
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Jay Greene
San Francisco, CA Probate Attorney with 16 years of experience
(415) 905-0215
447 Sutter Street
Suite 435
San Francisco, CA 94108-4618
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
Samford University
I'm Attorney Jay Greene, CPA, I've dedicated my practice to serving families in the San Francisco Bay Area with their estate planning, probate, and elder law needs. My background as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) complements my legal expertise, allowing me to provide a comprehensive and strategic approach to protecting your assets and ensuring your wishes are faithfully executed.
Beyond the courtroom, I share my knowledge through published articles in the San Francisco Bay Times, committed to public education on these crucial matters.
My primary focus is crafting personalized solutions for each client. Whether navigating probate complexities or planning for...
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Oliver Alexander Greenwood
Pleasant Hill, CA Probate Attorney with 18 years of experience
Probate, Elder, Entertainment & Sports and Estate Planning
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
OLIVER GREENWOOD is the principal of the Law Offices of Oliver Greenwood in Pleasant Hill. He is the author of chapters 1, 4, 12, 16, and 17 in the CEB Guardianship Handbook. Mr. Greenwood received his B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. A frequent speaker regarding probate matters and a member of the Judicial Council's Probate & Mental Health Advisory Committee. Mr. Greenwood is also a contributing author to CEB's conservatorship and powers of attorney and health care directives books. Mr. Greenwood's areas of practice include conservatorships, guardianships,...
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Gregory Sowder
Oakland, CA Probate 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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Hannah Sargent
Castro Valley, CA Probate Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
University of California - Berkeley and Georgetown University Law Center
Hannah Sargent received her undergraduate degree from University of California Los Angeles and graduated from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. While in school, she spent time clerking for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Jose. She is a former military officer, company commander, two-time Iraq war veteran and decorated AH-64D Apache Helicopter pilot. She is currently the principal attorney at Sargent Law Office, where she practices litigation, business and commercial law, and estate planning, and she lives in Castro Valley with her family. Between her time working and being with her family, she enjoys...
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Ravi Patel
Oakland, CA Probate Attorney
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
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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Nancy E. Miller
Napa, CA Probate Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
Concord Law School
Nancy E. Miller has been an attorney in California since 2015. Nancy practices law in the areas of Probate, Trusts, Wills, and Estate Planning. Nancy serves clients in Napa County, Solano County, Sonoma County and Lake County.
After graduating in 1991 with her Bachelor of Arts in French, Nancy spent several years teaching elementary school in Northern California and Oregon. In 1996, Nancy began her second career in Human Resources and Payroll when she was hired at Paychex, Inc. Even though she was also a busy single mom during her 14-year course of employment at Paychex in...
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Ryan S. Cook
San Francisco, CA Probate Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Probate, Estate Planning, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
South Texas College of Law
As an associate attorney of Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LTD LLP, Ryan Cook maintains an active securities arbitration and litigation practice. Mr. Cook has worked on numerous cases dealing with individual investors, high net worth and institutional investors, corporate executives, regional banks and municipal issuers.
Prior to beginning his law practice, Mr. Cook worked in the securities industry as a licensed and registered representative with a large broker/dealer. He received his Juris Doctor (JD) degree from South Texas College of Law, where he earned his degree Summa Cum Laude (with highest honor) as the graduating salutatorian. Mr. Cook...
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Kelsey L. Kern
Modesto, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Greg Glaser
Copperopolis, CA Probate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of San Francisco School of Law
Law practice focused primarily on two areas: (1) helping Bay Area residents buy or sell a home without a realtor, and (2) drafting living trusts for married couples.
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Kathleen Hunt
El Cerrito, CA Probate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Communications and Estate Planning
Hastings College of Law
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Daniel Ogden
Modesto, CA Probate Attorney
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Paul M. LaMartina
San Francisco, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of Miami School of Law and Santa Clara University School of Law
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James Schwartz
Pleasanton, CA Probate Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business and Estate Planning
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Basil John Boutris
Oakland, CA Probate Attorney with 37 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
My law firm specializes in all aspects of tax planning and tax controversy, trust and estate planning and litigation, business formation and bankruptcy (primarily relating to business/tax debts). I have over 30 years of experience as a tax specialist.
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April Spitzer Glatt
San Mateo, CA Probate Attorney with 28 years of experience
Probate, Employment, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Univ of San Diego School of Law
April practices civil litigation specializing in employment law, estate planning and probate litigation,transportation law and real estate transactions. She is a strategic thinker and advocate who is focused on providing exceptional customer service while solving and preventing legal problems. April is a former Assistant State's Attorney in Illinois and worked as a Staff Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit in Illinois. She also worked for the San Diego District Attorney's Office.
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Lauren T. Rios
Burlingame, CA Probate Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
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James Buchan Creighton
San Mateo, CA Probate Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
UC Hastings COL
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Jonathan C. Lee
San Francisco, CA Probate Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Chad Bion Yates
Modesto, CA Probate Attorney with 16 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
UC Hastings COL
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John Lawrence Gorman III
Modesto, CA Probate Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
I focus my legal practice on personal injury, estate planning & probate, business law, and civil litigation. If you are fighting for fair treatment, I can help. If you need advice regarding a trust or a will, I have extensive experience creating them and helping heirs and beneficiaries get what they deserve. If you want to protect your business and your livelihood, I am in your corner. If you’re injured and looking for a strong advocate, I am a plaintiff’s attorney prepared to help you fight back against insurance company tactics.
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Mark Koo
San Mateo, CA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Family
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mark T. Koo’s work includes Corporate Compliance and Governance, Estate Planning, Family Law, Non-Profit Formation and setting up the 501c3 Non-profit designation. Mark also helps companies file incorporation as well as other corporate legal assistance.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mark T. Koo has been involved with Silicon Valley’s technologies such as data warehousing, wireless software and hardware technologies, and internet technologies.
Mark is a graduate of McGeorge Law School and is a member of the California Bar.
Mark received his bachelors of science degree in electrical engineering and masters of science degree in materials science from University of California,...
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Pablo Tagre
Modesto, CA Probate Attorney
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
Harvard Law School
As an Estate Planning attorney, Mr. Tagre has extensive experience helping families plan for their growth as well as the inevitable transfer of assets from one generation to the next. He helps families pass on not only their financial wealth, but also a families intangible assets that other estate planning lawyers ignore.
In founding the Tagre Law Office, Mr. Tagre drew from years of experience working as an attorney at prominent California law firms in order to provide his clients the quality of service they would expect at an overhead-intensive firm. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Tagre worked for the...
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Timothy David Frost Barteau
San Rafaek, CA Probate Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Probate
Golden Gate University School of Law and Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Thomas S Wrobel
san Francisco, CA Probate Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
I am a client-focused attorney with expertise in estate and tax planning, nonprofit and philanthropy, and real estate law.
My practice, T.S. Wrobel Law Group, focuses on Estate Planning, Probate, Exempt Organization Law, and Business Law services. We work directly with clients to protect their assets and legacy, and offer resources through our websites TSWrobel.Law and NonProfitLegalCenter.com to provide information and support to nonprofits and private family foundations on purpose, strategic fundraising, board structure, budget and operational issues.
Over the years, we’ve supported more than 1,600 nonprofits, private family foundations, and international NGOs across 50 states, including organizations such as...
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Jessica R. Ward
Pleasant Hill, CA Probate Attorney
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
John F. Kennedy University
Attorney Jessica Ward has been in the legal industry for over 15 years. She started as a paralegal, then a legal administrator at a busy workers' compensation defense law firm. In 2016 she decided to start her own legal document preparation company, which focused on estate planning, family law and deed preparation.
During the COVID pandemic, she was re-evaluating her career goals, and had the opportunity to achieve her ultimate goal of attending law school. She graduated summa cum laude with honors and was sworn in and licensed in California to practice law.
She is passionate about every family having...
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Byron G Sun
San Francisco, CA Probate Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Alden Jay Knisbacher
Oakland, CA Probate Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Probate, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Employment
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
Alden Knisbacher has represented clients in the Bay Area and across California since 1994. He has litigated hundreds of cases in various areas of law including employment, real estate, contract and business disputes, probate disputes, civil rights and other matters.
Mr. Knisbacher is a Georgetown Law graduate.
When not practicing law he can be found hiking, biking, running or cycling with his two children. Or, perhaps, playing with their pet bunny, Bobby.
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William Bellor-Yeh
Lodi, CA Probate Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Probate, Business and Estate Planning
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Mr. Jason Scott Luros
Napa, CA Probate Attorney with 16 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and IP
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Kathleen Siemont
Benicia, CA Probate Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Probate, Elder, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
Straight talk is good business. I will explain your options, then you decide what to do. My job is to anticipate potential problems and suggest strategies for accomplishing your goals.
Kathleen "Katie" Siemont grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, attending CSU Chico and George Washington University National Law Center in Washington D.C. She was one of the first graduates of the Joint J.D./M.P.H programs at George Washington Medical Center in D.C., earning a law degree and a Master's Degree in Pubic Health in three years.
Katie worked for over a decade as a Worker's Compensation Defense attorney...
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Ruth Koller Burke
Moraga, CA Probate Attorney with 28 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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25 years representing Bay Area Families in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, and estate litigation. Her unique blend of experience as a litigator and estate planning attorney, provides her with the ability to effectively manage all aspects of family wealth planning. She has been involved with the preparation and trial of hundreds of cases, representing Fortune 500 companies, individuals, and fiduciaries. In addition, she has extensive experience advising clients in creating estate plans to meet family and philanthropic goals.
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Doris Mitchell
Albany, CA Probate Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Probate, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Golden Gate University School of Law and University of San Francisco School of Law
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Diana Joost Cavanaugh
Concord, CA Probate Attorney with 34 years of experience
Probate and Bankruptcy
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific