Atherton Appeals & Appellate Lawyers

Olga Kelley
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Olga Kelley
Redwood City, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 17 years of experience
(650) 283-5713 142 Stambaugh Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
Free ConsultationAppeals
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Brian Blakely Beckwith
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Brian Blakely Beckwith
Palo Alto, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 51 years of experience
723 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Appeals and Insurance Claims
Benjamin Kohn
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Benjamin Kohn
Mountain View, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 3 years of experience
1913 Fordham Way
Mountain View, CA 94040
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business and Consumer
University of Iowa College of Law
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I'm a California and Iowa licensed attorney with a very diverse, yet practical, skill set and range of expertise, which allows me to take a cross-functional and interdisciplinary approach to all services I render. From Data Science, Game Theory, and Statistical Risk Management Guided Decision Sciences, to Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)-enhanced communication and...
Anthony Ellis Rodriguez
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Anthony Ellis Rodriguez
Mountain View, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 36 years of experience
(650) 963-9670 211 Hope St
Ste 391803
Mountain View, CA 94041
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and IP
University of Melbourne (AU) and Georgetown University Law Center
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Alexander Koret Abraham
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Alexander Koret Abraham
Foster City, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 44 years of experience
(650) 400-7812 1056 Windjammer Circle
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Foster City, CA 94404-3057
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Juris Dumpis
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Juris Dumpis
San Mateo, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 41 years of experience
(650) 350-1744 66 Bovet Rd
San Mateo, CA 94402
Appeals, Business, Environmental and IP
University of San Francisco School of Law
Stanley Dale Radtke
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Stanley Dale Radtke
San Leandro, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(510) 863-8058 2450 Washington Ave.
Ste. 170
San Leandro, CA 94577
Appeals and Immigration
University of San Francisco School of Law
Allonn Emanuel Levy
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Allonn Emanuel Levy
San Jose, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 28 years of experience
(408) 286-9800 PO Box 1469
San Jose, CA 95109
Appeals, Business, Communications and IP
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Jewell Hargleroad
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Jewell Hargleroad
Hayward, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 36 years of experience
(510) 331-2975 1090 B Street, No. 104
Hayward, CA 94541
Appeals, Business, Environmental and Insurance Defense
Certified Appellate Specialist, Board of Legal Specialization of State Bar of California

Practice Summary: Complex federal and state litigation in contracts, land use, government, administrative, constitutional property and speech, trusts and estates, product liability, land use and insurance law.

Specialties: Appeals, injunctions, writs of mandate, land use administrative proceedings, challenging local, state and federal action and enforcing local, statutory and constitutional law in federal and state courts.

Represents both plaintiffs and defendants; insurance defense; owners and contractors in construction disputes; beneficiaries and administrators
Bruce Carl Janke
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Bruce Carl Janke
Los Gatos, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(408) 356-6556 16965 Roberts Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Free ConsultationAppeals and Business
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Julie Bettencourt Cliff
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Julie Bettencourt Cliff
Los Gatos, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(719) 331-0727 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Ste. 300
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy and Business
I have a successful business litigation and civil appellate practice. I also represent both debtors and creditors in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. I represent individuals and businesses in Chapter 11 reorganizations. I also represent both plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy adversary proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of California.
Guy Ellery Louie
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Guy Ellery Louie
Hayward, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(925) 234-1440 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200
Hayward, CA 94533
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Jay J Wang
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Jay J Wang
Los Gatos, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 24 years of experience
(408) 844-2370 315 University Ave
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Appeals, Administrative and Employment
Georgetown University Law Center
Mr. Wang’s practice focuses on employment litigation that includes civil claims involving wrongful termination, harassment, unpaid wages, discrimination, trade secrets and workplace violence claims. He is also involved in counseling his clients as to human resources issues ranging from family leave practices, workplace investigations, and disciplinary write-ups.
James Kenneth Roberts
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James Kenneth Roberts
San Jose, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 43 years of experience
(408) 275-9800 10 Almaden Blvd
San Jose, CA 95113
Appeals, Business, IP and Real Estate
U of San Francisco School of Law
Michael Edward Adams
Redwood City, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 53 years of experience
(650) 599-9463 702 Marshall St
STE 300
Redwood City, CA 94063
Appeals, Administrative, Business and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law and University of California, Berkeley School of Law
John Halley
Redwood City, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
620 Jefferson Avenue
Redwood City, CA 94063
Appeals, Bankruptcy, Environmental and Real Estate
H. Gregory Scharff
Palo Alto, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(650) 325-7200 2211 Park Blvd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Columbia University School of Law
Barry Martin Karl
Redwood City, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(650) 366-6789 620 Jefferson Ave
Redwood City, CA 94063
Appeals
New York University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Susan J. Bayerd
San Mateo, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
155 Bovet Rd.
Suite 780
San Mateo, CA 94402
Appeals, Antitrust, Business and Consumer
Kevin R. Martin
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Kevin R. Martin
Pleasanton, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(925) 297-4383 Pleasanton, CA 94588
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Over his 18 years of practice in the Bay Area, Kevin Martin has developed a reputation as a fair- minded but tough negotiator representing client’s interests in intellectual property, business, real estate and personal injury actions. Kevin’s practice includes trademark, copyright and patent litigation, prosecution, licensing, business disputes, commercial litigation, personal injury claims, employer/employee disputes, trade secret and unfair competition claims, real estate litigation, contract disputes, and general advice and counsel. Mr. Martin maintains a regular blog on legal and other issues at www.landshark5000.wordpress.com. Mr. Martin regularly appears in both State and Federal Courts throughout California, before the Trademark...
John Toby Schreiber
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John Toby Schreiber
Benicia, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 36 years of experience
(925) 708-0263 2127 Goldenhill Way
Benicia, CA 94510
Appeals
Santa Clara University School of Law
I assist clients and/or their trial counsel in California's appellate courts, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. I am a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. I am one of about 300 certified specialists in this practice area in the State of California.

Recent statistics published by California's Judicial Council show that civil appeals are reversed about 17% of the time. When I represent an appellant, over the course of almost 30 years of handling civil appeals my reversal rate is over 3 times that.

For almost...
Carin Leanne Johnson
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Carin Leanne Johnson
Walnut Creek, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 30 years of experience
(925) 952-8900 2125 Oak Grove Rd Ste 315
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Free ConsultationAppeals
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
Carin Johnson is a passionate defender of parents’ rights and has practiced dependency and juvenile law for over 27 years. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at Chico State University and is a graduate of Golden Gate University, School of Law, 1993.

In September 2010, Carin presented oral argument in the California First District Court of Appeal, involving a case where the dependency court denied her client reunification services and sought to terminate her parental rights. Carin fought hard for the mother and won a rare REVERSAL, of the lower court’s ruling. This changed California law.

Again, Carin argued a wrongfully-accused...
David T. Chapman
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David T. Chapman
Chapman Law Group, A.P.C., CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 23 years of experience
(415) 613-9483 950 Northgate Drive
Suite 306
Chapman Law Group, A.P.C., CA 94903
Appeals, Business, Environmental and Real Estate
Santa Clara University School of Law
Chapman Law Group, A.P.C. handles personal injury law, real estate and business counseling, and general litigation and appeals in state and federal courts. Attorney David Chapman is a Certified Mediator. The firm serves clients throughout Marin County, the greater San Francisco Bay Area, and Northern California. Mr. Chapman represents seriously injured victims in cases involving auto accidents, wrongful death, catastrophic injury – including brain and spine injuries - dog bites, slip & fall, medical malpractice, and elder abuse. Mr. Chapman’s real estate practice handles cases involving nondisclosure, fraud, easement and boundary issues, HOA & landlord /...
Konstantine A Demiris
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Konstantine A Demiris
Walnut Creek, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 18 years of experience
(925) 378-2520 700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 140
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Free ConsultationAppeals
Santa Clara University
Konstantine "Kosta" Demiris is a partner at the law firm of Demiris & Moore, located in the heart of downtown Walnut Creek, in the center of Contra Costa County. His practice focuses on litigation involving elder abuse (financial and physical), will and trust litigation, conservatorships, guardianships, HOA's, and appeals. Kosta is actively involved in the Contra Costa County legal community. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Bar Association's Elder Law Section. He serves as court-appointed counsel in Conservatorship cases in Contra Costa County. Kosta is dedicated to helping...
John Michael Runfola
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John Michael Runfola
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 44 years of experience
(415) 391-4243 Pier 9 Suite 100
San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationAppeals
San Francisco State University and University of San Francisco School of Law
John Runfola is a highly experienced and effective criminal defense attorney. His cases have at times drawn international attention, and he has succeeded in winning favorable results for clients both at trial and through skillful pre-trial work. He is listed in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and has earned the highest rating from the national lawyer registry Martindale Hubbell. Prior to starting his own practice, Mr. Runfola served as a Public Defender in San Francisco, where he gained invaluable courtroom experience. He is a seasoned trial lawyer, yet is equally adept at the behind-the-scenes work that often proves critical to a...
Erika Angelos Heath
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Erika Angelos Heath
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 14 years of experience
(415) 426-7850 369 PINE ST STE 410
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
Appeals, Consumer and Employment
Northeastern University School of Law
Getting her start in the trenches as a legal aid attorney, Erika has years of experience in seeking justice for employees and consumers against unfair practices. She has fought off debt collectors, obtained justice for wrongfully terminated employees, and untangled thorny credit reporting issues. She has taken on local government for refusing proper restroom access to transgender people. In 2015, she even had a federal court declare a state's garnishment statute unconstitutional for violating the rights of low-income debtors.

Whether your case is just starting, or whether you are up on appeal, Erika has the experience and...
Myron Moskovitz
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Myron Moskovitz
Piedmont, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 59 years of experience
(510) 384-0354 90 Crocker Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94703
Appeals
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
California Civil Appeals, State & Federal

Myron Moskovitz served as law clerk to Justice Raymond E. Peters of the California Supreme Court. He is the author of Winning An Appeal (Carolina Academic Press, 4th ed.) and Moskovitz On Appeal (LexisNexis, 2015). He has handled and consulted on many appeals, both in state and federal courts. Although appellate courts reverse in civil cases only about 20% of the time, he has won reversals in more than 70% of his civil cases in which he represented appellants.

He is Professor of Law Emeritus...
Scott  Kalkin
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Scott Kalkin
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 38 years of experience
(877) 374-7270 369 Pine St
#820
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationAppeals and Insurance Claims
University of San Francisco School of Law
If you are trying to obtain disability benefits because you are unable to do your job as a result of an illness or injury, my law firm can assist you. We can also help with any type of insurance claim that has been wrongfully denied whether it be medical insurance, homeowner’s claims, property damage or personal injury claims. Mr. Kalkin has practiced in the areas of Long Term Disability, ERISA Litigation, Personal Injury, Civil Appeals and Insurance Bad Faith for over thirty-five years. In 1989 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association and...
Erik J Christensen
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Erik J Christensen
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 6 years of experience
(415) 516-2760 548 Market St.
Ste. 41750
San Francisco, CA 94104
Appeals, Business and Employment
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and University of California - Irvine
Erik Christensen litigates, and provides counsel on, corporate and employment issues in California and the District of Columbia. His experience includes working as a senior associate at top-ranked global law firms, including Littler Mendelson and Greenberg Traurig. Before this, Erik externed at the California Supreme Court and the First District Court of Appeal, two of the most prestigious opportunities provided to law students in California. Erik also served as a law clerk for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Victim Impact Program (sometimes referred to as the “Special Victims Unit.”) His experience includes years of service with the 101st Airborne’s...
Michael J. Hassen
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Michael J. Hassen
Walnut Creek, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(925) 359-7500 1981 N. Broadway, Suite 280
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Appeals, Antitrust and Business
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Michael Hassen's litigation practice spans over 30 years and emphasizes general business and commercial litigation, including class action defense and matters involving intellectual property and unfair competition.
Frank Scott Moore
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Frank Scott Moore
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(415) 292-6091 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 854
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Consumer and Employment
U of San Francisco School of Law
When individuals or businesses are involved in any form of litigation, they want an attorney who offers face-to-face contact and provides valuable legal services at competitive and reasonable costs. The Law Offices of Frank S. Moore, APC in San Francisco and Healdsburg, California, has attorneys on staff and "of counsel" that are committed and dedicated to clients and have extensive experience in the following areas of practice: • Business Litigation • Appeals and Writs • Federal and White Collar Criminal Defense • Wrongful Death • Personal Injury • Civil Rights • Disability...
Francisco J. Rodriguez
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Francisco J. Rodriguez
Oakland, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 26 years of experience
(510) 504-2030 524 7th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
Appeals and White Collar Crime
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 have represented clients and continue to to serve the counties of San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Napa, San Joaquin and all other Northern California Counties. No case is to big, and no case is to small. Each one has a certain value to the client and each deserves 110% effort. This is what I do! We Handle everything from: Traffic stop signs; to DMV suspensions; to DUI cases; to serious felonies.
Nancy Barron
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Nancy Barron
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 43 years of experience
(800) 520-4525 580 California St.
12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationAppeals, Consumer and Products Liability
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
I represent clients with Products Liability, Appeals & Appellate, Consumer Law, Lemon Law, Elder Abuse, and Unfair Debt Collection disputes. I am dedicated to aggressive advocacy for California consumers facing deceptive or predatory business actions.

With nearly 30 years of trial and appellate experience, I have brought justice to thousands of clients. I have the knowledge, skill and insight needed to fight against unfair and dishonest practices. I am committed to zealously pursuing the best possible outcomes for my clients.
Paul W. Thorndal
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Paul W. Thorndal
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 29 years of experience
(415) 648-3097 88 Kearny Suite 1475
San Francisco, CA 94108
Appeals
UC Hastings COL
Paul W. Thorndal is a partner at Wald & Thorndal. He specializes in divorces of all kinds with an emphasis on gay divorce. Mr. Thorndal is a Certified Family Law Specialist (The State Bar of California Legal Specialization). Wald & Thorndal's practice areas include: Divorce, Dissolution & Contested Parentage Actions for all families; Custody Disputes; Mediation; Marvin Actions. Legal services provided at both the TRIAL and APPELLATE level. Assisted Reproduction; Adoptions of All Kinds; Family Contracts; Parenting Law including Surrogacy; Donor Contracts for Egg and/or Sperm Donations; Pre-Nupital Agreements; Co-Parenting Agreements; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Name Changes.
Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz
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Bryan Jeffrey Schwartz
Oakland, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 24 years of experience
(888) 891-8489 1330 Broadway, Suite 1630
Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationAppeals and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Bryan Schwartz is an Oakland, California-based attorney dedicated to helping employees protect their rights in the workplace. He has fought prohibited discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, obtained reasonable accommodations for disabled employees, vindicated whistleblowers' rights, and ensured that corporations pay workers all wages they are owed. He has successfully litigated individual and class action complaints nationwide, helping to recover millions of dollars for thousands of employees, forcing corporations and Government agencies to change their practices and punish wrongdoers. Bryan Schwartz is also one of the few Bay Area-based attorneys with extensive experience representing Federal employees in their unique Merit Systems...
Boris Bindman
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Boris Bindman
Oakland, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 7 years of experience
(415) 634-7040 725 Washington St
Ste 201
Oakland, CA 94607
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
Washington & Lee University
Boris has devoted himself to a career in criminal defense and fighting for the rights of the accused—a passion that grew from his experience being erroneously arrested at age thirteen due to a misidentification. This experience left him intimately aware of the kind of anxiety and fear a criminal accusation causes in one's life. Bringing this memory to the courtroom and negotiating table alike, Boris quickly gained a reputation as a fearless and zealous advocate for his clients who fights with integrity and compassion every step of the way.

Smart & Aggressive Criminal Defense. Experienced in representing individuals accused of crimes...
Loren Kieve
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Loren Kieve
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 50 years of experience
(415) 364-0060 2655 Steiner St
San Francisco, CA 94115
Appeals and Business
Univ of New Mexico School of Law
Loren Kieve has a demonstrated record of success in resolving challenging, high stakes disputes. He has represented and advised major U.S. and foreign companies and individuals in a broad variety of trials, appeals and settlements, including securities, insurance coverage, construction, environmental, derivative, financial services, commodities trading, antitrust, contract, RICO, insurance sales practices, products liability, defamation, personal injury, employment, discrimination, real estate, mine disaster, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other commercial cases.

His cases have involved complex foreign parties and issues, major government contract matters, including civil and criminal false claims act cases, and formal and informal administrative proceedings and...
Phyllis Voisenat
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Phyllis Voisenat
Alameda, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 31 years of experience
(510) 883-3798 1101 Marina Village Parkway
Suite 201
Alameda, CA 94501
Free ConsultationAppeals and Business
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Phyllis Voisenat, Esq. is an attorney and counselor at law. You can retain her as your attorney to handle your case from start to finish, or you can hire her for limited matters. She can be retained for matters from Sacramento to San Jose, pertaining to fraud, real estate, contracts, business formation, operations.
David Nick
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David Nick
San Francisco, CA Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 32 years of experience
(415) 552-4444 345 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Appeals
U of San Francisco School of Law
California Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Attorney, J. David Nick is dedicated to representing individuals charged with criminal offenses in both the California State and Federal Courts. Mr. Nick has been providing legal advice regarding California’s medical marijuana laws since their inception in 1996. Currently, he is litigating various aspects of California’s new recreational marijuana laws (Proposition 64), including business permitting, prior marijuana convictions record clearance and criminal defense. Mr. Nick accepts civil rights cases involving violation of state and federal rights, police brutality and violation of school aged children constitutional rights. Mr. Nick, a graduate of the...
Kimberly Elizabeth Lewellen
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Kimberly Elizabeth Lewellen
SF, CA Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(415) 818-1106 50 Osgood Pl
#500
SF, CA 94133
Appeals
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Kimberly is a founding partner of the law firm Lewellen | Strebe | Hopper P.C., a practice focused exclusively on family law. She is a trial attorney and mediator who specializes in matters involving high conflict parties and challenging legal issues in complex family law litigation. Kimberly is certified as a family law specialist by the State Bar of California. Kimberly has dedicated her practice to advising clients in garden variety divorces to individuals involved in high-stakes, complex financial and custody matters. With deep experience in complex family law litigation and premarital agreements, Kimberly helps her clients navigate challenging circumstances to...
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