Lockwood Real Estate Lawyers

Mr. Khalfin is managing attorney of Vaksman Khalfin, PC and oversees its Business Law, Trusts and Estates, Real Estate and Civil Litigation matters. He has significant experience in developing legal strategy, counseling clients in practical solutions, and building and managing legal teams. Mr. Khalfin has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2013 and is a member of the San Mateo County Bar Association’s Estate Planning and Probate Panel. He received his Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law, holds a Bachelor of Arts form the University of California, Los Angeles, and attended the Cornell Law School...

Chris DeWys focuses on civil litigation dealing with commercial and residential real estate, business disputes, neighbor issues, land use, and landlord-tenant matters. Chris also handles Danfoura Law P.C.'s probate administration practice and litigation. Chris has been in civil litigation since 2008 and joined Danfoura Law P.C. in 2015 after four years of solo practice and two years at a boutique civil litigation firm in San Francisco. Chris is committed to active client engagement throughout the litigation process and ensuring that client goals are achieved both efficiently and with value. Chris moved to San Francisco in 2003 after growing up in...

I have a general civil practice, emphasizing real estate, personal injuries and collections. I presently have cases in San Joaquin, Alameda, Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. As a sole practitioner I am the attorney who handles all aspects of all of my cases. I have 39 years experience, and I try to settle cases when possible, otherwise I try to get the best results without unnecessary problems and costs.

35+ years representing business and business owners in a wide variety of transactional and litigation matters. I act as outside "general counsel" to help my clients navigate legal issues and help grow their business.

Karen Matcke Crosby Attorney / Mediator P.C. 35+ years of legal practice and 15+ years as a mediator. WHY MEDIATION CAN BE SUPERIOR TO COURT By Karen Matcke Crosby (2021) Court litigation exposes parties to great public exposure, expense and long delays in court proceedings. Litigants have little or no control over the procedural process. How a dispute arose in the first place, is given short shrift, failing to consider the parties’ intentions, experience in negotiations (or lack thereof), personality, ego, culture, norms, morals, bullying, customs, or values. What is heard in court is the representing attorney’s version of his client’s legal...