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James Alan McFall
Julian, CA Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business and Environmental
UC Hastings COL
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John A. Messina Jr.
Murrieta, CA Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Employment and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
John Messina maintains his reputation as one of Southern California’s top rated lawyers and has been lauded by his peers, earning Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating and its prestigious "Preeminent" distinction award. John heads the Firm’s Temecula Valley Office and is a litigation attorney with top executive-level, hands-on experience as a broker, real estate developer, and mortgage banker. Along with being a published author, John has a lengthy record litigating convoluted and difficult cases and is adept at constructing complex business and real estate transactions. John’s recent victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrate the level at which he practices...
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Jason T. Kandah
SAN DIEGO, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business and Employment
University of San Diego School of Law
ML LAW, APC
Ph: 858-255-1223
Fx: 858-255-1170
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www.mllawapc.com
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Brenda Geiger
CARLSBAD, CA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Business
University of San Diego School of Law
Mrs. Geiger’s practice is located in Carlsbad, California. Her practice focuses on Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Business Planning, Elder Law, Trust Administration, and Probate. She obtained her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law where she served as an Editor for the San Diego International Law Journal and published a law review article. She has also authored multiple books on Trusts, Elder Law and Business Law topics and is an active member of the North County San Diego Bar Association, the North County Estate Planning Council and is a member of the editorial committee for the...
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Ruth Ryan-Cruz
San Diego, CA Business Law Lawyer
(619) 528-2202
3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92108
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Ruth Ryan-Cruz is an attorney in San Diego, California with Ryan-Cruz Law, APC. Attorney Ruth Ryan-Cruz practices in the areas of business and corporate law, intellectual property, estate planning, wills, trusts, copyrights, trademarks and more. Contact San Diego Attorney Ruth Ryan-Cruz for a consultation. Ruth is a fluent Spanish-speaking attorney providing counseling and transactional services in Spanish in the areas listed above. Ruth earned her Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law and received a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in High Tech Management from California State...
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Matthew W. Odgers
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
I am a San Diego Business Lawyer who focuses on working with Dentists, Physicians, and Entrepreneurs form, buy, run, and sell their small to medium size businesses.
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Mr. Bobby Kouretchian
Carlsbad, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(760) 487-8330
2011 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 302
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Business
Pepperdine University School of Law
Mr. Kouretchian provides strategic counseling and customized legal service to individuals, families, entrepreneurs, estates and businesses. He specializes in the areas of Wills and Trusts and Corporate/Business Law (Formation, Governance, Finance).
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Angelina Maria Plumtree
Indio, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Insurance Defense
California Western School of Law
Plumtree & Brunner LLP is a boutique construction law firm specializing in representing general contractors, custom homebuilders, 8a contractors, remodelers, subcontractors, suppliers, engineers and architects in both California and Nevada. The firm represents clients in public, industrial, commercial and residential construction. Area of representation include, contract litigation, mechanics liens, bonded stop notices, delay claims, differing site conditions, change order negotiation/litigation, disgorgement, California Home Improvement Contract Issues, contract drafting/negotiation, CSLB license issues, business formation, expansion and dissolution, zoning, code enforcement, etc.
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David Froman
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Business, Immigration and International
Harvard Law School and University of San Diego School of Law
Helping companies and individuals succeed with their business and immigration needs for over 25 years.
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Daniel Wade Watkins
San Diego, CA Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
Daniel W. Watkins is an experienced litigator and true trial attorney with over 50 Jury and Bench trials to his credit in 30 years of practice. He has successfully represented both large companies and individuals, and achieved substantial victories in well-publicized trials throughout California and Wisconsin.
Mr. Watkins has successfully tried and litigated cases in the areas of Healthcare Compliance, Commercial Litigation, Unfair Business Practices, Fraud, Breach of Contract, Battery, Premises Liability, Product Defect, Medical Malpractice, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Construction Defect, as well as Unfair Competition, Defamation, and Trade Secret. In December 2003, Mr. Watkins commenced litigation against Health South Surgery...
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Thomas A. Grossman
Palm Springs, CA Business Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law and Southwestern University School of Law
Born in Wisconsin, raised in L.A., moved to the Desert in 1977. 39 year experience in civil litigation, contract law, real estate (licensed broker), personal injury, alternative dispute resolution (Mediations and Arbitrations) and more. Active hiker, swimmer and singer.
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Aaron R. Gott
La Jolla, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Business, Antitrust and Appeals
Florida State University College of Law
Aaron R. Gott focuses on challenges to government conduct, business and competition litigation, and appeals.
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Renie Leakakos
Carlsbad, CA Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
As a fellow entrepreneur, Renie has the knowledge, understanding and passion required to help and care for the various needs an entrepreneur faces on a daily basis. Throughout her career, she has focused on assisting the small business owner, working with individual entrepreneurs, small businesses, and middle market companies in various industries. Her litigation background gives her an edge as she can draft agreements and negotiate transactions for you with dispute avoidance in mind. Renie Leakakos, Esq. is a detail oriented and entrepreneurial leader who has worked in various business settings as an attorney, manager, sales and marketing professional. Originally...
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Tina K Gehres
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and IP
Saint Louis University School of Law
Tina has dissolved Gehres Law Group to focus on building a NFP organization, YesHope.org. She is no longer taking clients. Thank you for your patronage.
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Kevin C Boileau
Solana Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, Environmental and International
University of San Diego School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
For your mediation, negotiation, or transactional needs, contact Kevin Boileau, PhD, at 415.830.0065 or 858.688.4871.
Specializing in complex negotiation, mediation, transactional, and int'l problem-solving.
INTL LAW, divorce, business, climate change and water, design - - We handle transactions in Asia, Europe and throughout North America.
DIVORCE LAW - - we handle complex financials, estates, and discreet matters
REAL ESTATE & DESIGN LAW - - We handle complex negotiations.
ANIMAL RIGHTS MEDIATION - - We protect animals ranging from Animal Control issues, to vet malpractice, ownership, systemic abuse, and other.
CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER & LAND MEDIATION - - We offer creative solutions.
BUSINESS MEDIATION - - We...
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David D L Horton
Palm Springs, CA Business Law Lawyer
(844) 951-4529
777 E Tahquitz Canyon Way
Suite 200-092
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
University of Northwestern California, School of Law
We’re proud that our law firm is local and we offer our exceptional legal services to SoCal, Riverside, San Bernardino and Palm Springs California. With Our sensitivity coupled with Our aggressive approach to Probate matters and Our wealth of knowledge when it comes to Estate Planning, Our extensive experience with ALL Legal Tax Issues and Our first hand knowledge and real world experience as Business owners has allowed us to call southern California home for many years.
Handling the legal issues that arise after the death of a friend or loved one can be very challenging. If a family member has...
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Steven Riznyk
La Jolla, CA Business Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Immigration and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Steven Riznyk has been practicing immigration and business law for the past 30 years. His firm, San Diego Biz Law, was the first one to conduct immigration seminars all over the world, including at both Oxford and Duke Universities. He has lectured to thousands of people, and has enjoyed clients from 54 countries. His understanding of immigration, employment, business, and civil litigation and their many complex issues extends far beyond the law. San Diego Biz Law specializes in E and L immigration visas, complex civil litigation cases, and employment law cases representing both employers and employees. Mr. Riznyk also regularly...
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Jarod M. Bona
La Jolla, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Appeals and Real Estate
Harvard Law School
Jarod Bona's practice is focused on antitrust, business litigation, appellate, real estate, and challenges to government conduct. He practiced at DLA Piper and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for a dozen years before starting his own firm. He also clerked for Judge James B. Loken of the Federal Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit. Mr. Bona won a bench trial, as first chair, for a client involving fraud claims and up to US$2.5 million at stake. In 2012, Mr. Bona played a major role in achieving summary judgment and a Federal Trade Commission dismissal with no action for his...
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Karen JoAnne Sloat
Palm Desert, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Loyola Law School
Karen Sloat has a career spanning over 30 years in many practice areas, and in three states – California, Colorado and Hawaii. Her reputation as a specialist in employment law for many years has given her the expertise to handle claims of complex wage and hour violations, discrimination and harassment, employment contracts, trade secret violations, fraud and all other employment-related issues. As a zealous litigator and trial lawyer, Ms. Sloat has a vast knowledge of professions, occupations and business issues that enhances her valuable legal advice to all of our clients – whether employees, employers or nonprofits.
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Steven Anmar Elia
San Diego, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Products Liability
California Western School of Law
For more than a decade, our team of personal injury, civil litigation, and business attorneys has been recognized for the positive results we achieve in helping people resolve their injury claims, navigate corporate legal transactions, and prosecute or defend their cases in court. Our unique collaborative approach to legal services means you benefit from the perspectives and experience of multiple attorneys assigned to your case – as well as the assistance of paralegals and investigators – all covered by fees that are about half of what larger downtown firms charge. Voted one of San Diego's "Top Attorneys" by "The...
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Frank F. Daugherty
Vista, CA Business Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and Insurance Claims
California Southern University
I served on Active Duty in the United States Marine Corps for 20 years, and am an advocate for veterans and their families.
The Law Offices of Frank Daugherty are committed to protecting the rights of workers who are treated unfairly by their employers, consumers who have fallen victims to deceptive advertising or other consumer fraud, those who need help with business and contract issues, judgement collections, and those who need limited scope legal representation including assisting in the preparation of a small claims case.
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Michael Dennis Iverson
Murrieta, CA Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Consumer and Real Estate
California Southern Law School
As the founder of the Law Offices of Michael D. Iverson, APC, Attorney Michael D. Iverson provides knowledgeable and compassionate representation to his clients in family law, estate planning, and business and civil litigation matters. He has been named a 10 Best Attorney: Client Satisfaction by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys™ in 2017 and 2018. Before entering law school, Mr. Iverson amassed extensive experience in varied fields. He worked as a dental technician, earned a paralegal certificate, climbed the ladder as a paralegal at a large personal injury firm in Salt Lake City, and obtained a real estate...
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Marc Homme
Palm desert, CA Business Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Employment and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Represented both major and small contractors and subcontractors throughout Southern California for over 40 years. Phi Beta Kappa and Judge Pro Tem.
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Lucas A Woodward
Vista, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
My practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, and probate and estate litigation. I have diverse experience in the areas of wills, trusts, business formation, federal and state taxation, and estate litigation. His litigation clients include individual and professional trustees, beneficiaries, surviving spouses, care givers, and omitted heirs. Prior to joining Albence and Associates, APC, I practiced at a major securities litigation firm headquartered in San Diego. I was involved in a variety of complex litigation cases, including mortgage backed securities cases and post-merger derivative suits. This diverse litigation experience in multi-party, national scale cases, blends...
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Nicholas E. Goldberg
Cardiff, CA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Emory University School of Law
Founded High Tide Legal Group, PC in 2020 to bring my unique blend of over 15 years of legal, business and entrepreneurial experience to clients throughout California. Offering legal services for all business transactional matters ranging from real estate matters, corporate formations, complex commercial transactions, EPC drafting and negotiation, and alternative energy and industry support and more.
From 2017 until 2020, I served as COO/Partner for GWC and GWL, a consulting company and law firm respectively, servicing clients throughout the State of California. From 2011 until 2017, I served as VP & Senior Legal Counsel of AP Wireless leading...
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David J. O'Connell
Escondido, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Mr. O'Connell leads a small firm of professionals specializing in real estate issues, business, corporations, limited liability companies, estates, and trust administration. He has more than 30 years of experience in these areas and is fully equipped to advise clients regarding their options and risks in these troubling economic times.
Mr. O'Connell speaks frequently at continuing education seminars on topic including the emerging issues in limited liability companies and legal ethics.
Mr. O'Connell served in the U.S. Army Security Agency from 1968 to 1972, serving in Turkey and Germany.
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Rickard Lee Borg
Carlsbad, CA Business Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Senior partner at Borg Norris and Corrigan
Life Long California resident serving the Carlsbad area for 45 years
Graduate of Lynwood SDA Academy Vietnam Veteran -- Gasoline Truck Driver Former Realtor in California Business owner, Real Estate Redeveloper ,and General Counsel to the Health Care Industry including hospitals and off site clinics. We have prosecuted and defended numerous malpractice cases.
Currently General Counsel to Spinergy Inc a carbon fiber wheel manufacturer
Professional Affiliations with Brig. Gen. David M. Brahms USMC Ret . A significant percentage of clients are professionals including Lawyers. We are Lawyers for Lawyers.
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Sebastian Gibson
Palm Desert, CA Business Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Insurance Claims and Trademarks
Univ of San Diego School of Law and Cardiff University
With over 45 years of experience, Attorney Sebastian Gibson serves Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Newport Beach, Malibu, Temecula, Orange County and all of California specializing in car and big rig truck accident personal injury, business, film & TV, publishing, modeling, entertainment law, HOA disputes, branding, trademarks, copyrights, & corporate law, and has extensive expertise in drafting, and reviewing a wide variety of contracts from personal management and talent agency agreements, modeling contracts, literary agency and book publishing agreements, business contracts, shipping contracts, biomedical, health care, med spas, mobile IV hydration and mobile medical clinics, intellectual property, winery trademarks, civil law,...
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Luis Blanquez
La Jolla, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Antitrust and Appeals
Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) and Universite de Nantes (France), Universiteit van Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Kings College London (UK)
Luis Blanquez is an antitrust and compliance attorney with 15 years of experience at the European Commission and major international law firms in the European Union. Luis joined Bona Law PC in 2016 in San Diego, and qualified as a US attorney in the state of California in 2018.
His experience includes work for French legal chambers and judges as part of the “Leonardo da Vinci” European traineeship program. Furthermore, he worked as a trainee at the Directorate General of Information Society of the European Commission in Brussels, before moving to the former Merger Task Force (“MTF”) at the Directorate General...
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Jenny Lynn Doling
Palm Desert, CA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Bankruptcy
California Western School of Law
Jenny L. Doling is a Certified Bankruptcy Specialist and is the founding member of J. DOLING LAW, PC, a bankruptcy and insolvency firm serving Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada, with its main office in Palm Desert, California. Ms. Doling represents trustees, creditors and debtors in chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy matters. In addition, she will be representing clients under the new SBRA - Small Business Reorganization Act (aka Sub Chapter 5) which takes effect February 2020. Ms. Doling is a serious advocate for her clients.
She is an active member of the bankruptcy bar. She...
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Julia Burt
Palm Desert, CA Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
I am a dedicated Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Tax and Charitable Planning attorney, serving clients throughout Coachella Valley. As a CPA and Certified Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Specialist, I provide comprehensive legal representation focused on estate planning, probate & trust litigation, and complex tax and charitable planning matters.
With 20 years of experience, I am dedicated to attentive service and exceptional counsel based on the unique needs of my clients. I am committed to achieving their goals and objectives in a fast and reliable manner. I have been recognized by my peers with an AV Preeminent Rating, and...
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James A. Greer
Del Mar, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
Mr. Greer is expert in real estate and construction law for the past 35 years: whether involving consultation, dispute management, transactional matters, arbitrations, or trial, he has successfully served real estate and construction clientele (large and small) in all of their "phases" of need in California and Colorado. He is an extensivley experienced Attorney, a certified Arbitrator (i.e. private Judge), and a licensed General Contractor. Mr. Greer offers transactional work and consulting in real estate purchase/sale contracts, leases, and construction contracts; and he offers experienced guidance in any type of real estate matter from procurement thru development. ...
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Marian Helen Birge
Carlsbad, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Employment
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Ms. Birge is a founding partner of the firm Garcia & Birge, APC. She has more than 20 years of experience in civil litigation, representing plaintiffs and defendants. Her areas of practice include employment law, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, disability issues, retaliation, contracts, business disputes, fraud, and defamation Ms. Birge is also an experienced appellate lawyer and a trained mediator. She received her Juris Doctor degree in 1995 from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, formerly Western State University College of Law, in San Diego, California. In 2009 she helped develop contracts and goals for the Legacy XXI Institute’s...
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N. Munro Merrick
Del Mar, CA Business Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
University of San Diego
If you have a business dispute, you need a lawyer with business experience. My positions have included market research analyst, product manager, and international marketing, for an oil company and three electronics companies. I have also owned and managed a stereo-TV store, a service station, and a Goodyear Tire facility. From the day I received my law license in 1977, my practice has concentrated on two areas: business and real estate. I have negotiated, prepared and enforced contracts, and evicted defaulting tenants. Most importantly, I have negotiated settlements to most of the disputes that...
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Brad Nakase
Escondido, CA Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(888) 600-8654
500 La Terraza Blvd
Suite 150 PMB 2601
Escondido, CA 92025
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
California Western School of Law
You will find an extensive library of in depth articles and publications I've written concerning severe injuries, employees' rights, and business questions; please visit my website: www.NakaseLawFirm.com
My success is measured in the real differences made to my clients quality of life. My objective is simple: to protect your interests. I take pride in knowing that 70% of new clients come from referrals from my clients.
Lawyers have a secret: 90% of cases settle. Many lawyers are afraid of going to trial because they do not have trial experience. When you're at war, I am ready, able, and competent to take...
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David Christopher McCuaig
Del Mar, CA Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(619) 573-9252
12636 High Bluff Drive
Suite 400 PMB #7122
Del Mar, CA 92130
Business
American University Washington College of Law
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Gary Giesler
Vista, CA Business Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Administrative, Real Estate and White Collar Crime
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Gould School University of Southern California. American Jurisprudence Award. Captain US Army Bronze Star Vietnam. Asst. US Attorney Central District California. Senior Partner Knapp Marsh Jones & Doran; Morse Giesler & Callister. Expertise in Home Owner Association cases and dispute resolution matters, real estate matters, litigation, and business law.
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Ethan Mahoney Watts
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(858) 509-0808
3398 Carmel Mountain Road
Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92121
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP and Real Estate
University of San Diego
Ethan M. Watts is a lawyer specializing in business law, intellectual property law, real estate law and internet and cyber law. Mr. Watts began his legal career at the highly regarded boutique business and real estate litigation law firm of Mazzarella Dunwoody & Caldarelli, LLP.1 Mr. Watts then joined the San Diego office of Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP, a full-service law firm with offices across California, before opening up his own practice. Mr. Watts has more than 14 years of experience in business and real estate litigation, and his current practice also includes business startups, business and real estate...
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Bruce David Abel
Palm Desrt, CA Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Real Estate
Southwestern Law School
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Kymeshia Morris
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
(858) 413-7980
8880 Rio San Diego Drive, 8th Floor
San Diego, CA 92108
Business
San Diego Esquire was founded by Ms. Kymeshia Morris in 2012. She has built a law practice that focuses on providing personal attention and candid legal advice to clients. San Diego Esquire is established on the belief that each and every client deserves the best legal representation possible. If you are looking for a lawyer that is hard working, professional, and honest, then you have come to the right place. We represent a diverse clientele in family, estate planning, personal injury & contract law.