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William F. Capps
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Business and Securities
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
I am an experienced California Business and Securities Law attorney. I am committed to solving complex business issues for clients from a wide range of industries.
For over 40 years, my practice has been focused on effectively solving problems and creating solutions. I am dedicated to guiding my clients towards achievement of their business goals.
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Daniel Chudleigh
Laguna Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Awarded "10 Best Attorneys - California 2017" for client satisfaction by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys, and "Top 40 Under 40" for civil plaintiff attorneys in 2016 by the National Trial Lawyers Association - Daniel W. Chudleigh gets results! Daniel W. Chudleigh is the founder of Chudleigh Law P.C. and focuses on personal injury law and civil litigation. Mr. Chudleigh holds a J.D./M.B.A. from Chapman University and is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of both California and Utah.
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Marta M. Fernandez
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Business and Employment
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an experienced and skilled California Labor and Employment attorney. I protect the rights and interests of employers worldwide, in industries such as banking, health care, hospitality, retail, and transportation.
With 35 years of experience, I represent clients with responsiveness, determination and focus. I am dedicated to providing exceptional service and legal representation.
In addition to being named among California's Top Labor and Employment Lawyers, I have been honored as a Los Angeles Super Lawyer for over a decade.
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Gregory S. Cordrey
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, IP and Patents
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an accomplished Patent, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Business law attorney. Based in California, with cases throughout the United States, my practice includes a wide array of industries.
With over 20 years of experience, a M.B.A. and B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, I offer comprehensive representation for complex technology and patent law matters. I aggressively advocate for the best possible outcomes. I have also received numerous honors, including recognition as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation-Patent Law by Best Lawyers.
Outside of work, I enjoy reading, skiing, and traveling. Additionally, my wife, daughter and I are enthusiastic sports fans.
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Jarod M. Bona
La Jolla, CA Business Law Lawyer with 24 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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Milad Alipour
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer and Products Liability
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Milad (Matt) Alipour, Esq.
Matt Alipour is the founder and principal attorney at Alipour Law Group. He has worked on different areas of law including Personal Injury, Patent Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Family Law, Real Estate Law, and Business Law.
Mr. Alipour graduated from Western State College of Law and was one of the few Dean Fellows. Western State College of Law is the oldest law school in Orange County and has produced hundreds of judges and thousands of attorneys all across California since 1966. Many of these judges are currently active and serving different courthouses across California.
Mr. Alipour received multiple...
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Douglas Borthwick
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Capital University Law School
Douglas Borthwick Esq. was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1965. He graduated with high honors (Magna Cum Laude) from Muskingum University in 1988 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business, Economics, and Religion. At Muskingum University he was the recipient of the prestigious Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award, and the Financial Executive Institute Award. Attorney Douglas Borthwick received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1991 from Capital University Law School where he was the recipient of an academic scholarship and was on the Dean's List. Throughout his time in Law School, he worked as an Intern at the...
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David John Myers
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
David Myers is "AV" rated in Business Law, Corporate Law, and Litigation, and specializes in estate, business, and commercial transactions, and the effective and cost-efficient resolution of disputes.
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David C. Hawkes
La Jolla, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer and Employment
University of San Diego School of Law
I am an experienced Employment and Consumer Law attorney. I fight for employee, consumer, and investor rights throughout San Diego County.
I provide comprehensive and effective legal advocacy. For over 15 years, I have dedicated myself to aggressively protecting my clients' rights and interests. Having recovered millions of dollars, my focus is always on achieving the best possible results.
Contact me for a free consultation to see how I can help you.
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Mark S. Adams
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Mark S. Adams focuses his practice on business litigation, including, contracts, products liability, corporate and partnership disputes, and hospitality litigation. On behalf of hotel and resort owners, Mark has successfully litigated the termination of long-term, no-cut, hotel management agreements, franchise agreements, fiduciary duty issues, investor-owner disputes, TOT assessments, and more. He also has significant litigation experience in representing real estate developers and real estate investors.
Mark has wide-ranging trial experience in commercial disputes, including complex multi-party litigation and class actions. He has tried numerous cases in state courts, federal courts, and in domestic and international arbitrations, and is a frequent author...
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Shahnaz Hussain
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Real Estate and White Collar Crime
The American College of Law
Attorney Shahnaz Hussain has been in practice for over 19 years, and she has handled over 5,000 cases. Shahnaz Hussain is a member of the California Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court: Central District of California and Southern District of California.
Ms. Hussain has a general law practice in Santa Ana, California. She is experienced in:
Personal Injury Law
Car Accident Representation
Criminal Defense
DUI Defense
DWI matters
Family Law
Divorce law
Business Law
Bankruptcy
Landlord-Tenant Law
Products Liability Law
She is an experienced and tenacious litigator who has appeared in courts in counties throughout Southern California.
Most importantly she is a trial attorney. She goes to trial and wins...
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Joseph Franklin Klatt
La Jolla, CA Business Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Real Estate
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Joseph F. Klatt is a veteran California litigator with demonstrated expertise representing individual and institutional clients in complex civil litigation matters. He is skilled in handling all facets of litigation, including initiating and planning a case, managing discovery, drafting dispositive motions and briefs, conducting depositions, trying and resolving cases, handling complex writs and appeals, and negotiating significant settlements in high stakes cases. He is recognized for handling complex, unique, and troublesome cases, providing innovative litigation strategies, looking at legal issues from multiple and unorthodox angles, and cost-effectively achieving his clients’ objectives.
Joseph was the Valedictorian of his law school...
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Stanley M. Gibson
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, IP and Patents
Duke University School of Law
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Joseph J. Mellema
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, IP and Patents
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and University of Southern California
Joe Mellema's practice focuses on litigation in federal and state courts, including the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and business and commercial disputes. He has handled patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, unfair business practices, antitrust, and business and commercial lawsuits in all phases of litigation and arbitration.
Joe is well-versed in patent and trademark enforcement, preparation and prosecution, as well as trademark enforcement and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent & Trademark Office. He has considerable experience litigating patents in a variety of technical fields, including optical devices and components, computer...
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Andy Gale
Orange, CA Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
(714) 634-4838
1820 W Orangewood Ave, Ste 104a
http://www.IncorporationAttorney.com/
Orange, CA 92868
Business
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Attorney at Law Offices 1820 West Orangewood Avenue, Suite 104a, Orange, CA 92868 Office: +1 (714) 634-4838.
With more than a 1000 small business owners as clients, Andy Gale clearly knows his way around the legal ramifications of small business law. He has been practicing law at Gale & Vallance since 1987.
Andy started his career as a trial attorney for the Office of the District Attorney in Orange County, California working there from 1980 through 1987.
He has served in his community as the Director for the Foundation for Personal Financial Education from May 2009 to January 2011.
He has received many...
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Michael Ahmadshahi
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
(800) 747-6081
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications, IP and Patents
Western State University College of Law
Mr. Ahmadshahi's area of practice is Intellectual Property Laws including Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Unfair Business Practices. Before starting his firm, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a partner at Law Offices of Kayhan S. Shakib where he practiced intellectual property law as well as general law focusing on litigation in the areas of real estate, business, and personal injury cases.
Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a staff scientist at C.E. Niehoff & Co., a defense contractor which manufactures state-of-the-art generators for military vehicles. Mr. Ahmadshahi also held the position of Research Engineer with the University of...
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Spencer K. Schneider
San Diego, CA Business Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Massachusetts School of Law
I assist startups and small to medium-sized businesses in understanding legal matters through straightforward communication and easily accessible solutions. Whether you're initiating, expanding, or encountering obstacles, I provide adaptable service choices like subscriptions and fixed rates customized to your requirements.
My philosophy is centered on establishing solid client connections, delivering forward-thinking advice, and pragmatic resolutions to aid in accomplishing their objectives. Let's get in touch and explore how I can help you protect your business.
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Michael Burke
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(949) 423-6422
4000 MacArthur Blvd
Suite 600 East Tower
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, IP and Real Estate
University of California - Los Angeles
Business lawyer and litigator with diverse experience representing closely held companies, private equity firms, and other business enterprises. My experience as general counsel and on corporate boards gives me a big picture overview to business transactions, business decision processes, and complex litigation management. I also bring that same sensibility to bear on trial and appellate strategy. An acknowledged litigation expert and speaker, I am frequently consulted by other lawyers for trial strategy, business strategy, and ethics issues.
I handle matters in the following areas: business litigation and unfair competition cases, shareholder litigation and partnership disputes, employment...
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Theodore M. Hankin
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Jeff Hoang Pham
Costa Mesa, CA Business Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Jeff Pham has devoted his career to counseling businesses and providing them with the legal expertise required to realize their goals. Mr. Pham began his career as corporate counsel to CoreLogic, Inc. (NYSE: CLGX), the world’s largest provider of real estate data and analytics. During his tenure, Mr. Pham advised the company on a broad array of legal matters—from routine business transactions, to trade secret enforcement, to international corporate acquisitions. In 2013, Mr. Pham co-founded Adams & Pham APC, bringing his years of experience in the legal department of a large corporation to bear on behalf of businesses...
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Joel Steven Weissler
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business and Tax
University of San Diego School of Law and California Western School of Law
San Diego Attorney Joel Weissler (619-281-1888) has practiced law for over 25 yrs. Early on, his personal experiences focused his career on Estate Planning, Elder law, Asset Protection & Probate. Joel has been recognized for the past 3 years by Martindale-Hubble & Lawyers.com receiving their “Client Distinction” award as being in the top 1% of attorneys in client service & satisfaction. A 2008-2013 recipient of San Diego Magazine’s five star award program, in 2010, Attorney Weissler was selected through a peer nomination process as a "Top Attorney" in the Estate Planning Category by the San Diego Daily Transcript. Attorney...
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Reid Adam Winthrop
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Business and Insurance Claims
USC Law School
Reid A. Winthrop is the founder and managing partner of Winthrop Law Group. Mr. Winthrop previously worked for Stroock, Stroock & Lavan, LLP where he handled hundreds of litigation matters involving all types of insurance disputes including: commercial general liability, specialty lines insurance, property and casualty insurance, life, health and disability insurance, uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, as well as both small and complex business disputes. He also represented insurance companies in first-party and third-party insurance lawsuits involving an array insurance issues, insurance bad faith and punitive damages. Mr. Winthrop also was integral in addressing issues involving an insurer’s...
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Alexandra Eaker Perez
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Tax and White Collar Crime
University of San Diego School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
Tax attorney that gets results.
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Omar G. Nassar
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
California Western School of Law
Omar G. Nassar was born and raised in Southern California, and is a California licensed attorney and real estate broker. His practice focuses on helping real estate and business owners with all of their real estate and business needs.
Throughout Mr. Nassar’s career he has been extensively engaged in the real estate industry and has been actively involved in hundreds of real estate transactions. He began working in a real estate office while attending University of California, San Diego and since that time Mr. Nassar has practiced as a real estate agent, broker, and as an attorney. In addition...
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Dolores Contreras
San Diego, CA Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
California Western School of Law
Dolores Contreras is a decorated San Diego business lawyer with multiple awards and nominations under her belt, including the National Business Woman Association Entrepreneur of the Year Award and finalist for San Diego Magaizine's Woman of the Year. Her accomplishments and dedication to every client has lead to a successful career representing clients in business litigation, real estate law and family law. Ms. Contreras is fluent in both English and Spanish and her expertise in cross-border litigation has made her a strong voice in the Spanish speaking community.
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Paula Oliveira Brunoro
San Diego, CA Business Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, International and Tax
New York University School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
Paula Oliveira Brunoro is the owner of Brunoro Law. Paula's practice is focused on assisting businesses and individuals with business and tax related matters, where her diverse background, strong analytical and communication skills come into play. She has vast experience assisting domestic clients in all sorts of tax controversy matters and tax planning for individuals and families. She also performs a role of a general counsel, where she assists clients with the most various and complex business and corporate issues. Paula also handles international business and tax matters, such as tax planning for multinational families and business, international tax audits,...
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Mr. Robert A Bragaw
Huntington Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Administrative, Employment and IP
Arizona Summit Law School
I entered the legal field after a fruitful career in government contracts and e-commerce, driven by a resolve to differ from the attorneys I often met in my previous roles—those who created obstacles rather than fostering business achievements. My practice is dedicated to providing solutions for businesses, especially those engaged with the federal government.
Navigating government contracts can be daunting. To those unfamiliar, the regulations may appear overly complex, and the government's goals can seem ambiguous and subject to change. It's crucial to have an ally who comprehends these regulations and can guide your business in adjusting to the shifting demands...
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William K. Hayes
South Pasadena, CA Business Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Business
University of California - Los Angeles
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As an attorney in private practice in Los Angeles County, California William Hayes provides extensive estate and tax planning services to individuals and businesses in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank and surrounding communities. Attorney Hayes’ primary focus is to help clients avoid probate, protect their assets, and provide for the security of their loved ones with a well-crafted estate plan. He believes in giving each client the time needed to explain his or her needs and wishes and then dedicates his efforts toward making the client’s desires clear in their final estate plan.
Clients of The Hayes Law Firm have often...
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Jonathan A. Weininger
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Business and IP
Whittier Law School
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Gordon A. Schaller
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business and Tax
University of Minnesota Law School
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Michael S. LeBoff
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Business, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Michael S. LeBoff brings nearly 25 years of business trial practice to Klein & Wilson, handling and winning high-stakes trials and arbitrations.
Michael represents clients of all sizes in a wide variety of business cases, including shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes, trade secret claims, fraud, breach of contract, business torts, real estate, attorney fee disputes and legal malpractice actions.
Michael attended Loyola Law School on a full academic scholarship, graduating second in his class of nearly 400 students. At Loyola, Michael received countless academic awards and served as an editor for the Loyola Law Review.
After graduating from law school,...
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Jason E. Turner
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Arbitration & Mediation
Western State University College of Law
Mr. Turner is an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated attorney with over 20 years of experience handling a wide range of civil litigation matters on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants in the California courts. In addition, Mr. Turner has acted as personal counsel to numerous individuals and companies, helping them to create/revise/negotiate contracts, prepare appropriate policies, investigate claims, and avoid litigation. Further, Mr. Turner serves as an arbitrator and mediator to help bring matters to a expedient resolution. Having handled matters on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants provides Mr. Turner with the ability to analyze matters from...
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Marc Elliot Grossman
Upland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
Univ of LaVerne COL
Grossman studied at the University of California at Los Angeles (1984-1987) matriculating in psychology and business and the University of California at Santa Cruz (1988-1990) attaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. During law school, Grossman worked as a substitute high school teacher and as a vest-pocket coin dealer. Grossman attained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of La Verne College of Law in 1998 and was admitted to the California State Bar in November, 1998.
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Ryan C. Bushore
Atwood, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Trinity Law School
Ryan has worked nearly exclusively with church and other nonprofit organizations, including charter schools, in either locating or in making their location’s availability to other groups on shared/exclusive basis. Including with those services provided, he has assistance in site evaluations, building permits, code and land variances, zoning matters including entitlements and violations, and Conditional, Special and Administrative Use Permits, and the always unpleasant Unlawful Detainer action.
On the legal side, Ryan has negotiated, authored, and reviewed numerous contracts regarding the sale, rental, leasing or licensing of facilities (often in today’s economy on a shared basis), including cell towers, property tax assessments/exemptions,...
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Derek Diemer
Riverside, CA Business Law Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Tax
California Western School of Law
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Gary Giesler
Vista, CA Business Law Attorney with 56 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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Frank F. Daugherty
Corona, CA Business Law Lawyer with 9 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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Abe Chaballout
Eastvale, CA Business Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Abe Chaballout specializes in providing advice and counsel to individuals, families, businesses, and high-net-worth entrepreneurs. His skillset includes setting up revocable and irrevocable trusts, asset protection, complex estate planning, tax optimization, and succession management.
He has also served as a business attorney where he helped clients navigate corporate formations, mergers and acquisitions, contract review, governance, and financing transactions, including venture capital – giving him an unparalleled edge sharpened with a wide array of legal knowledge.
Abe earned his law degree from the prestigious University of California Berkeley School of Law, and his bachelor’s from Cornell University. Based on his academic excellence, he...
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S. Edward Wicker
San Diego, CA Business Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Business
Whittier Law School
S. Edward Wicker, founder and managing attorney of Wicker Law Group in San Diego, CA.
Since being admitted to the California Bar in 1980, I have accumulated over 40 years of legal experience. My office team represents entrepreneurs of all types, with a particular focus on cannabis businesses throughout California. We focus on providing business-oriented legal solutions to cannabis entrepreneurs and companies.
Since the legalization of cannabis in Colorado and Washington in 2012, I have represented many cannabis businesses of all types. My extensive experience includes managing high-value mergers and acquisitions, collaborating with cannabis business brokers, and facilitating numerous transactions across...
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Marian Helen Birge
Carlsbad, CA Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Garcia & Birge, A Professional Corporation is a comprehensive Employment Law firm committed to making a difference in the lives of our clients. Practice areas include:
● Wage and Hour -- minimum wage, overtime, breaks, personal attendants, mischaracterization
● Discrimination – race, national origin, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, gender identity/expression, religion, veteran status
● Harassment - Sex and Class-Based
● Workplace Retaliation
● Wrongful Termination
● Caregivers and Domestic Workers
● Disability Accommodation
● Severance Agreements, Contracts
Marian Birge has extensive experience representing clients in litigation, before administrative agencies, in mediation, and through negotiations. The firm places a...