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John-Paul S. Deol serves as partner and the leader of the Firm's Employment Law Practice Group across the country. Specializing in high-profile, critical cases, he represents an elite clientele that includes globally recognized C-level executives, board members, EVPs, VPs, as well as partners in investment and law firms, founders, entrepreneurs, and leading healthcare professionals. These clients hail from some of the most prestigious public and private entities across various sectors such as technology, finance, private equity, venture capital, life sciences, law, and healthcare. John-Paul's extensive background is marked by his adept handling of sensitive, high-pressure employment scenarios, including disputes with...

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Experienced litigator and problem solver. Ethan has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of business and intellectual property disputes. He has served clients of every size across diverse industries including technology, entertainment, software, artificial intelligence, video games, real estate, solar energy, private equity, and manufacturing. An honors graduate of Columbia Law School, Ethan clerked for U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in the Southern District of New York before working for many years at the New York offices of Covington & Burling. He serves as the National Chapter Co-Coordinator of the Copyright Society.

Since 1987, William Green has practiced law in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California. He and his team of attorneys focus on resolving complex insurance disputes. They are licensed to practice in state and federal courts, which is essential for federal ERISA cases.

Jeremy Pasternak has been a steadfast advocate for individuals and small businesses in employment and civil rights cases since 1995. His legal career commenced at Santa Clara University School of Law, where he graduated in 1995, earning a Public Interest Scholarship and contributing as a member of the Law Review. Prior to his graduation, Mr. Pasternak honed his skills at Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff, and the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco/Employment Law Center, both firms specializing in employment disputes. His post-graduation career began at O’Donnell & Mandel in Santa Monica, followed by a position at the Law Offices of David...

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I have been practicing law in San Francisco California and all of the Bay Area counties for over 30 years. My practice consists of various things but primarily the trial practice including Civil, Criminal in all its aspects, and Family law. Over the course of my career, I have had a great deal of experience in each of these areas and others. I have never lost my enthusiasm nor my interest in the protection of my clients.

Katie Burke is an associate family law attorney at The Wald Law Group, P.C.. The firm provides comprehensive legal services for all types of family law situations. Practice areas include: Assisted Reproduction; Surrogacy; Adoption; Family Contracts & Parenting Law; Pre-Nuptial Agreements; Co-Parenting Agreements; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Divorce; Dissolution; Custody Disputes; Paternity and Contested Parentage Actions. Experienced in Collaborative Practice & Mediation. Legal services provided at both the trial and appellate level.

Jerry Burleson is an ethical California lawyer who devotes a large part of his practice to legal representation of minority shareholders of privately held corporations who have been treated inequitably, ripped off, denied their shareholder rights, or otherwise in some way denied the benefit of their investment in a corporation because of the improper actions of corporate insiders or other persons in control of the corporation including majority shareholders, executive employees, corporate officers and directors.
Jerry also counsels and represents corporate directors, officers and executive employees who are faced with challenging ethical and legal issues in the performance of their responsibilities...

I have spent over 25 years in the insurance industry helping both insurance companies and consumers with claims. As a former claims adjuster who knows how the insurance companies work, I am available to assist you with claims questions and evaluation issues. I am one of the very few insurance lawyers who have earned the insurance industry's highest designation, the CPCU. Let me know how I can help you. AMDG

My firm focuses on three areas: business, real estate and estate planning. As the head of the business law practice area I counsel clients on available courses of action concerning entity formation and other business matters as well as the drafting and review of contracts and other agreements. As a small business owner myself, I understand the concerns faced every day by owners and operators of businesses. In the area of real estate I have litigated matters such as landlord/tenant disputes and property management issues. In my estate planning practice I focus mainly on the preparation...

Isabelle Hurtubise founded HuWeLaw to combine a practical business approach with creative legal advocacy to solve complex business immigration problems. She specializes in small and early stage companies that need a more personal touch.

Isabelle graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with honors and New York University School of Law in 2002. Before law school, she worked as a management consultant to financial services firms including American Express and Chase Bank. As an attorney, she practiced commercial litigation at major international law firm, Bingham McCutchen (now Morgan Lewis), and as an independent consultant.

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Peter represents businesses, entrepreneurs, and executives in a wide variety of business-related matters, including, but not limited to, insurance coverage disputes, breach of contract, intellectual property disputes (trademark and copyright infringement), breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer. In insurance recovery cases, Peter exclusively represents corporate and individual policyholders under all forms of insurance policies. Since 2017, Peter has represented dozens of property owners and businesses with respect to insurance claims arising from tragic losses in California wildfires.

Jeff Curl's bankruptcy practice is dedicated to representing individuals, small businesses and families in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 proceedings in San Mateo, San Francisco and Oakland. Jeff will take the time to analyze the circumstances unique to each client to help the client make an informed decision. He understands that clients are facing difficult choices, offering a candid and positive approach. Jeff looks forward to helping every client achieve the best possible solution.

Kenneth Berland is a seasoned engineering leader with over 15 years of experience building and managing high-impact software and infrastructure teams. Currently serving as VP of Infrastructure at Modelcode.ai, he leads innovation in automating the modernization of legacy codebases using large language models (LLMs) and workflow orchestration. As the first production software engineer at the company, he architected core frameworks for application deployment, monitoring, and scaling, laying the foundation for future growth. Prior to that, Kenneth spent nearly seven years at Amazon Music, where he was Senior Manager of Software Development (L7) and led the Playback team responsible for delivering flawless...

I personally guide my clients through the nuances and complexities of immigration law. I counsel employers as well as professionals, entrepreneurs, students, scientists, artists, and families.

Peter B. Bade is an Associate in the San Francisco office of Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP. He has experience with various corporate U.S. immigration legal matters, as well as family-based U.S. immigration legal matters. His current practice focuses on the PERM labor certification process and immigrant visa petitions. Prior to joining Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP, Mr. Bade served as an Associate with a boutique business immigration law firm in the Silicon Valley, and a well-established business immigration law firm in Southern California, where he had a particular focus on Alien of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researcher/Professor immigrant visa petitions, National...

California criminal charges can have serious, lasting consequences. Not only can a conviction affect you, it can endanger your family's future as well. This is why it is so important to seek experienced criminal defense counsel as soon after you have been arrested as possible. The Law Offices of Michael L. Marowitz has over 4 decades of experience developing practical defense strategies. If you or someone you care about has been arrested for a crime in the San Francisco Bay Area, attorney Marowitz will protect your rights.

Mr. Meyer is a founding partner of the Meyer Law Group and oversees the daily operations of the firm. He primarily practices in the area of consumer bankruptcy, with a focus on debtor rights in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. While in law school, Mr. Meyer was a full-time judicial extern for the Honorable Michael S. McManus, Chief Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division. He also received the prestigious American College of Bankruptcy Award as the Distinguished Law Student in the Ninth Circuit, received the Loren S. Dahl Scholarship for Excellence in Bankruptcy Law, was selected for...

Sharon Delfino Green is a native Northern Californian who always knew she wanted to be an attorney. From her early childhood growing up in the heart of the Wine Country, Sharon was the constant champion of the underdog and the powerless. Blessed with a strong personality and the ability to express herself clearly, Sharon excelled in College and Law School. Toward the end of her Law School education, Sharon was selected by one of the leading professors from hundreds of fellow students to assist in the research and drafting of one of California’s leading Treatises.

I have been a Senior Trial Attorney for the Monterey County (California) District Attorneys Office, and a General Civil Litigator for over 30 years.
I am a trained Mediator in the areas of Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning, Probate, and Conservatorships. My practice includes transactional law in all of those areas, and I continue to accept litigation matters as well.
My primary focus on Real Estate cases includes all areas of entity creation, development, planning, construction contracts and disputes, regulatory permits and compliance, land use, leases, purchase agreements, condominium creation and administration, and landlord-tenant matters.

At McCormack Law Firm, we recognize that illegal conduct on the job can turn your life upside down. When you hire us, our employment lawyers listen to your side of the story, empower you with an understanding of your legal rights, and focus on securing your livelihood. We fight on your behalf to achieve your desired outcome.

Twenty-four-year career of cost-efficient litigation, management, and resolution of large dockets of a wide variety of thorny, high-exposure disputes up to $200 million. More than twelve years focused on employment law, with previous experience in intellectual property, products liability, and insured claims. Entrusted to: • Weigh risks and benefits of legal proceedings and assessment of settlement strategies • Run efficient teams with emphasis on streamlining processes and developing internal talent to full potential • Legal research, writing, argument of motions including summary judgment, class certification • Manage experts, reduce legal spend, and win on a shoe-string budget • Handle all aspects of...