Petaluma Lawyers

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...

Michael J. Ullrich is a Managing Attorney with Pacific Workers’ Compensation. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he has been a San Francisco resident since 1999. He attended Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate studies and received a B.A. in History. Mr. Ullrich earned his J.D. at Golden Gate Law School and earned numerous Witkin and CALI awards for academic excellence. Since he began practicing law, Mr. Ullrich has worked in workers’ compensation and employee relations. Prior to joining PWC, he held positions with Richard, Thorson, Graves & Royer, and with the City and County of San Francisco. Michael joined Pacific...

Practicing maritime law for 49 years. Handled both Jones Act and Longshore & Harborworkers claims. Over 75 trials to completion. Many 7 figure verdicts and settlements. Voted best Northern California maritime attorney (2003) by the Recorder. AV rated. Also handled and litigated major trucking accident cases resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts or settlements.

I graduated from Golden Gate Law school in 1975 and have practiced as a sole practitioner, primarily in the fields of workers' compensation and personal injury since then

I am a gentle kind effective litigator trial lawyer navigator between civil and white collar crime in federal and state court in multiple areas including fraud, abuse of process, financial elder abuse, contracts, federal tort claims and family law. My love is rough water swimming. Experience is knowing the tides of the water and the tides of litigation.

Pomona College, BA 1970
Stanford Law School, JD 1975

Danelle Harvey-Jacob is the Founder and Principal Attorney at Harvey-Jacob Law, a California law firm helping solopreneurs, business start-ups, and creators correctly and proactively set-up to avoid common costly legal mistakes, disputes, and pitfalls. Danelle’s practice areas are business, contract, trademark, copyright, Internet, music, and trusts and estates law. Danelle empowers others to confidently build businesses while protecting their brands, assets, and loved ones. She holds an MSc in Legal Studies, and an LL.M. with business law from the USC Gould School of Law. Before focusing on U.S. legal studies and practice, Danelle studied England and Wales, and European Union...