El Verano Lawyers

AV-rated Martindale Hubbell; 39 years as transactional attorney, specializing in business and real estate law, including entity selection & formation, corporate governance, contract drafting and review, succession planning, buy-sell agreements, and risk evaluation and management; admitted to practice in all California state courts, Northern and Central California District Courts, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Selected as Best Lawyer by Oakland Magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

I am a business, real estate, bankruptcy and probate lawyer with 38 years experience. I am the person to go to to solve legal problems. My skills and network make me the go to lawyer for the individual and small business.
I can negotiate, mediate, litigate and try your case.

my experience includes business ownership disputes, trust disputes, real estate ownership disputes, easements, inverse condemnation, bankruptcy reorganizations, out of court negotiations, trials and great communication skills.

Contact me for legal help. David Sternberg

dsternberg@davidsternberg-law.com

Jay is a partner at the Leigh Law Group a San Francisco Bay Area law firm located in San Francisco and Marin County which practices in Education Law, Special Education Law, Civil Rights, Employment and Business law. Jay has litigated throughout California and the West for the past 11 years. Jay has obtained substantial relief for his clients ranging from a $1.7 million settlement in a shareholder dispute to providing an employee a promotion that was denied due to discrimination along with monetary damages and leave credits.

Navruz is a committed attorney and advocate who fights vigorously for important civil rights in courts throughout California. She is recognized for her ability to see the big picture in every case she litigates and for being a tenacious and passionate litigator for wronged employees. She has handled cases at all phases of litigation, from discovery to trials and arbitrations to appeals. She has a proven track record of obtaining favorable results for her clients in race discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and whistleblower cases. In her decade of litigation experience, Navruz has represented clients in high-profile cases such as Kepnach,...

James Creech is a tax attorney who helps clients of all sizes navigate complex tax laws in order to pay the minimum amount of tax due. He offers both tax planning and tax controversy (disputes with a taxing authority) services. He frequently represents taxpayers during audits, tax litigation, and collection matters in front of the IRS and California and Illinois state agencies.

For 11 years, Ms. Mills practiced law as a litigator. In Spring, 2007, she gave up the practice of litigation to focus exclusively on mediation. Today, Ms. Mills is a mediator focusing on elder mediation and civil mediation. Most of her practice is in Contra Costa County, but she will travel throughout the Bay Area for mediation.

Litigation: 25%
Business disputes and litigation

49 years

Business: 20%
Corporate formation, articles and bylaws, assistance with corporate meetings and records, communicate with other corporations or individuals and attorneys, preparation of corporate agreements and individual agreements.

49 years, 1,000 cases

Corporate and incorporation: 20%
Corporate formation, articles and bylaws, assistance with corporate meetings and records, communicate with other corporations or individuals and attorneys, preparation of corporate agreements and individual agreements.

49 years, 800 cases

Estate planning: 15%
Living trusts preparation for individuals and families along with after death distribution which involves compliance with California law notifying heirs and beneficiaries as well as many other fiduciary duties a little too complex...

Rob is a Partner and Chair of the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and a member of its Professional Responsibility and Risk Management Practice Group. His practice focuses on guiding clients through complex commercial and business litigation, whether that is negotiating the best resolution or taking the case to trial.

He has a wealth of experience in complex litigation including, commercial, corporate, real estate, construction, financial services and professional liability. In the past 20 years he has been the trusted advisor of companies and professionals from a multitude of disciplines including architects, engineers, contractors, real estate brokers, insurance brokers,...

Associate attorney at the law firm of Croddy & Associates, licensed in both California and Nevada as well as the Federal District Court of Eastern California and Northern Nevada.

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

We aim to serve residents of the Tri-Valley area in litigation, landlord-tenant, real estate litigation, family law, and immigration.

Before I pursued a career in law, I gained significant experience in the tech industry. I graduated cum laude with a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and earned my Juris Doctorate from the University of California Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings). During my time in tech, I developed policies centered on California Employment Law Compliance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), which helped large companies save millions by enhancing processes and reducing liability. This background ignited my passion for justice, particularly for immigrants and marginalized workers. I established Espinosa-Ramos Law with the mission to empower immigrants to live...

Former prosecutor for 20 years. Experienced defense attorney in serious felony offenses, state and federal. Substantial experience with trials and other evidentiary hearings. Also familiar with civil procedure and civil trials.

Experienced, multi-state licensed attorney specializing in Accident Injury & Employment Law. My practice is designed around this truth: 'In life, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you NEGOTIATE.'

Alex Feerst is a prominent technology lawyer and a leading researcher on technology ethics in areas including artificial intelligence and neurotechnology, and Chief Legal Officer of Science Corporation.

Nick Casper is a Managing Partner at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook, where he has worked since 2007. As a plaintiffs' attorney, Nick has been an active participant in the litigation of many of the firm’s largest cases. These cases involved wrongful death, catastrophic injury, products liability, child sexual abuse, and civil rights violations. Most recently, Nick obtained settlements of $9 million in a premises liability case and $3.2 million in a truck-vs.-pedestrian death of a senior citizen. Nick has been lead trial counsel in five civil jury trials in both state and federal court. He was named to the Top 100...