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4550 California Avenue, Second Floor
Bakersfield, California 93309 (Kern Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, based in Central California, has served clients on local, state, national and international levels for more than 55 years. With more than 55 highly skilled and experienced attorneys, KDG is a full-service law firm, providing aggressive, results-oriented legal representation while offering a wide range of practice areas and the highest integrity to a diverse client base. Our philosophy is simple; we are committed to being accessible and responsive to our clients' needs while providing creative yet practical and cost-effective solutions. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Federal Trial Practice. Agriculture Law, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, Construction and Real Estate Law, Corporation and Partnership Law, Employment Counseling and Litigation, Environmental Law, Estate and Tax Planning, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas Law, Partnership and Corporate Disputes, Pension, Personal Injury, Probate, Estates, Wills and Trusts, Products Liability, Public Agency Counseling, Surety Law/Insurance/Bonds, Trust and Estate Litigation, Unfair Competition/Trade Secrets, Water. Year Established: 1953
Firm Size: 55
ClientsOIL AND GAS: Chevron USA
El Paso Corporation
Ivanhoe Energy
Jaco Oil Co.
Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
Nahama Natural Gas Co.
Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc.
Occidental Oil and Gas
San Joaquin Refining Co., Inc.
Shell Oil Products, US
Torch Energy
Wellhead, Inc.
Williams Companies, Inc.
World Oil Corp.
WZI, Inc.
MANUFACTURING: Jim's Supply
Kern Steel Fabrication
Rio Tinto
Sierra Iron and Metal and Co.
Sierra International Machinery, Inc.
AGRICULTURE: Arvin Edison Water Storage District
Belridge Water Storage District
Citadel Agriculture Partners
Dan Tudor and Sons
Dina Farms
Famosa Land & Cattle Co.
Grimmway Farms
Kern County Water Agency
KV Farms
Mark Valpredo Farms
Paramount Farming Co.
Quail Valley Water District
Rain for Rent
S.A. Camp Companies
San Raphel Fruits Corporation
Smoot Cattle Ranch.
Tejon Ranch Co.
Sun World International
Tucker Ag
Ugo Antongiovanni Farms
Weiser Family Farms.
CONSTRUCTION: A-C Electric
Colombo Construction Co., Inc.
Gilliam & Sons
HDB Enterprises
HPS Mechanical, Inc.
KVS Transportation Systems, Inc.
Klassen Corporation
Lennar Homes
McIntosh & Associates
Nicholas Construction
Roberts & Schaefer
Ruben M. Construction, Inc.
S&S Homes
S.C. Anderson, Inc.
Sweaney Construction, Inc.
Wallace & Smith Contractors, Inc.
Wilson Roofing, Inc.
W. Reyneveld Construction, Inc.
REAL ESTATE: Coldwell Banker America West
Coldwell Banker Preferred Realty
D.R. Horton
Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc.
Watson Realty
Karpe Real Estate Center
Kohl's Department Store
Lennar Homes
S&S Homes
St. Clair Realty
Watson-Touchstone Realty
The Wildland Conservancy.
MEDICAL: Bakersfield Orthopedic Group
Clinica Sierra Vista
Drummond Medical Group
Emergency Medical Services Group
Golden Empire Managed Care
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hall Ambulance
Managed Care Systems
National Health Services, Inc.
Quest Imaging.
GOVERNMENT: California Department of Corrections
City of Arvin
City of Bakersfield
City of McFarland
Community Action Partnership of Kern
County of Kern
Kern Community College District
Kern County Commission on Families and Children
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Kern County Water Agency
Kern High School District.
GENERAL BUSINESS: American General Media
Brown Armstrong
Buck Owners Crystal Palace, Inc.
Buck Owens Production Co. Inc.
Controlco
DeRoyal Industries
Evergreen Environmental Services, Inc.
Foremostco, Inc.
The GEO Group
Hurt's Propane Service
Kern Economic Development Corp.
Lloyd's Aviation
Midwestern Wholesalers, Inc.
Pyrenees French Bakery
Randell Parker, Trustee
Red Pepper Seafood Bar & Grill
Valley Waste Disposal Co.
Whitten Pumps, Inc.
Yum Brands, Inc.
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Address4550 California Avenue, Second Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93309, (Kern Co.)
PhonePhone: 661-395-1000
Telecopier: 661-326-0418
Website
http://www.kleinlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesFresno, California: 5260 North Palm Avenue, Suite 217, California, 93704. Telephone: 559-438-4374.
Bruce F. Bunker (1924-2009).
Anthony J. Klein (Member) born Bakersfield, California, December 20, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1960); Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley (LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Deputy District Attorney, Kern County, 1964-1966. Member, Board of Directors, Secretary and General Counsel, 1971-1994, Nahama & Weagant Energy Co. President, 1971-1981, Bakersfield Public Education Facilities Corporation, 1986-1990. Member, Kern County Air Pollution Control District, 1972-1973. Member, Board of Directors, Secretary and General Counsel, 1988-1995, Freymiller Trucking Company. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, 2005); Kern County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1976); State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); The American Association of Justice (Advocate, 1975). (Also at San Diego Office). Reported Cases: B.P. Alaska Exploration Nahama Weagant Energy Co. (1988) 199 Cal.App. 3d 1240. Practice Areas: Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Personal Injury; Complex Litigation.Email: Anthony J. Klein
Thomas V. DeNatale, Jr. (Member) born Los Angeles, California, February 21, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1971); San Fernando Valley College of Law (J.D., 1975). Member: Foundation Board of Directors, California State University, Bakersfield, 2006; Kern County Juvenile Justice Commission, 1989-2004; Rotary Club of Bakersfield, 1997. Chairman, 2004-2005 and Executive Advisory Counsel, 1994-2008, California State University, Bakersfield, School of Business and Public Administration. Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2004 and Chairman, 2001-2002, Kern Chapter-American Red Cross. Member, Board of Directors, 2001 and Chairman, 2008-2009, Bakersfield Museum of Art. Member, Board of Directors, 1991-2000 and Chairman, 1992-1993, Youth Connection, Kern County. Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1996 and President, 1990-1991, Italian Heritage Dante Association. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Eminent Domain; Family Law.Email: Thomas V. DeNatale, Jr.
Barry L. Goldner (Member) born North Hollywood, California, May 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California. Education: Claremont Men's College, Claremont McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1982). Member, 1980-1982 and Comment Editor, 1981-1982, UCLA Law Review. Author: "The Torrens System of Title Registration: A New Proposal for Effective Implementation," 29 UCLA Law Review 661 (1982). Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant, UCLA School of Law, 1980. Deputy District Attorney, Contra Costa County, 1983-1984. Extern for Justice Mathew O. Tobriner, California Supreme Court, 1981. Board of Trustees, Kern County Law Library (1992-2000, President, 1993-1997). Member, California Young Lawyers Association Board, 1991-1995. Member, Continuing Education of the Bar, Joint Advisory Committee, 1993-1994. Bakersfield Legal Secretaries Association Boss of the Year, 1994. Lawyer Representative, Eastern District of California, 9th Circuit Judicial Conference (2002-2004); Board Member: San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (2006); San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (2006). Panel Member: Presentation, "Expert Witnesses: When Things Go Wrong," presentation by the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Fresno, Calif., Oct. 2007; "E-Discovery Under the New Federal Rules," ABTL Conference, Silverado (Napa), Calif., Oct. 2007. Member: Kern County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-2000; President, 1998); State Bar of California (Member: Board of Governors, 1994-1995). Reported Cases: American National Bank v. Stanfill (1988) 205 Cal. App. 3d 1089; Morton Engineering & Construction v. Patscheck (2001) 87 Cal. App. 4th 712. Practice Areas: Business/Commercial Litigation; Agriculture Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Health Law; Business Counseling; Banking Litigation; Asset Protection.Email: Barry L. Goldner
David J. Cooper (Member) born Bethesda, Maryland, May 2, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1967); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (LL.B., 1970). Order of the Coif. Member, University of California Law Review, 1969-1970. Professor, Constitutional Law, California Pacific School of Law, 1997-2000. Member: Kern County Bar Association (Member, Fee Arbitration Panel); State Bar of California (Member: Litigation Land Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Business/Commercial Litigation; Appellate Law; Environmental Law.Email: David J. Cooper
Jay L. Rosenlieb (Managing Partner) born Bakersfield, California, January 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles; Claremont McKenna College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Author: "Internal Employment Investigations," 32 CALI Journal, Spring, 1999; "Age Discrimination in Employment: A Brief Interview and Selected Issues," 1 California Senior Lawyer 1, 1997. Member: Kern County (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991, Fee Arbitration Panel, 1991, Editorial Board, 1987-1991, 2006) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Management Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Law Management Section); Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (Chairman of the Board, 1993-1995). Reported Cases: BP Alaska Exploration v. Nahama Weagant Energy Company (1988) 199 Cal. App. 3d 1240. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Religious Institutions; Employee Discipline; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Jay L. Rosenlieb
William A. Bruce (Member) born Grand Junction, Colorado, September 2, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1976); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1979). Member: Kern County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates (Director, 2006-present); Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Director, 1991-1994; Committee Chair, 2005-present). Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Agri-Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: William A. Bruce
Ned E. Dunphy (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Toronto; Honorary J.D. received through Law Office Study, 1986. Member: The State Bar of California; American Bar Association; California Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Negligence Litigation; Product Liability.Email: Ned E. Dunphy
Leonard K. Welsh (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, April 14, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1980). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Member, Moot Court Honor Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law. Adjunct Professor of Law at California State University, Bakersfield. Attorney, Delegate to Conference for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (16 times). Member: Merit Screening Committee for Bankruptcy Judgeship for the Eastern District of California, 1997; Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Advocate for U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of California, 1999. Selected as "Southern California Super Lawyer" by Publishers of Law & Politics and Los Angeles Magazine (2009). Member: Kern County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Bankruptcy Institute; Central California Bankruptcy Association; Kern County Bankruptcy Forum; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (Chapter 12); J. Reuben Clark Law Society. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification). Reported Cases: In re: Roberts Farms Inc., 980 F. 2d 1248 (9th Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Leonard K. Welsh
Kevin C. Findley (Member) born Denver, Colorado, February 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1976); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1979); Washington University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Member: Kern County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; ERISA; Taxation; Partnership Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; Tax Exempt Organizations; Business Planning; Acquisitions; Divestures and Mergers.Email: Kevin C. Findley
T. Scott Belden (Member) admitted to bar, 1996, California, U.S. District Court, Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., cum laude, 1993); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1996); Regis University (M.B.A., Accounting and Finance, 2005). Managing Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1995-1996 (Comment Staff Writer, 1994-1995; Legislative Staff Writer, 1994). Co-Author, "Obtaining, Enforcing and Defending Against Sanctions in State and Federal Court," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1997. Judge Advocate General, California State Military Reserve, CPT, 2005. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Central California Bankruptcy Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Kern County Bankruptcy Forum. [USAF, Active Duty, 1982-1992; Reserves, 1992-1996; Office of Special Investigations, 1988-1996]. Reported Cases: In re Bakersfield Westar Ambulance, Inc. (Parker v. Community First Bank), 123 F.3d 1243 (9th Cir. 1997); Parker v. Internal Revenue Service, 226 B.R.227 (9th Cir. BAP 1998). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Litigation; Agricultural Law; Workouts; Bankruptcy Reorganization.Email: T. Scott Belden
Kenneth A. Holland (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 16, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Glendale College (A.A., 1967); University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Graduate School of Education, University of California at Los Angeles (Cert. of Completion, 1970); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1973). Member, National Moot Court Team, 1972-1973. Champion, Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Final Argument, 1973. Recipient, Dean's Award, 1973. Law Clerk to Hon. John F. Kilkenny, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1973-1974. Instructor, "Terminating Litigation Without Trial," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979. Lecturer, Lawyer's Mutual Minimum Continuing Legal Education Seminar, "Preventing Legal Malpractice in the Specialties," Bakersfield, California, 1991. Honors Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., 1974-1976. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: United States vs. Turcotte, 515 F.2d 145, (CA 2 1975); United States vs. DiMuro, 540 F.2d 503 (CA 1 1976); J. Paul Getty Museum vs. County of Los Angeles, 248 Cal.App. 3d 600 (1980); Rancho La Costa vs. County of San Diego, 111 Cal.App.3d 54, (1980); Pope vs. State Board of Equalization, 146 Cal.App.3d 1132 (1983); Alpha Therapeutic Corporation vs. County of Los Angeles, 179 Cal.App.3d, 265 (1986); Moore vs. Kayport Package Express, Inc., 885 F.2d 531 (CA9 1990). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Real Property; Title Insurance Defense; Professional Negligence Defense; Administrative Agencies.Email: Kenneth A. Holland
Nancy L. Oehler (Member) born Merced, California, June 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: California State University, Bakersfield; California Pacific School of Law (J.D., Honors Graduate, 1995); Golden Gate University (LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 2003). Recipient, Traynor Moot Court Competition Award. Member: Kern County Bar Association (Officer, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section, 1997-1999); State Bar of California; Estate Planning Council of Bakersfield (President, 2000; Board of Directors, 2001). (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate Law, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Trust Administration; Probate.Email: Nancy L. Oehler
Timothy G. Scanlon (Member) born Bakersfield, California, June 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of Missouri, Kansas City (B.A., 1993); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1997). Associate Managing Editor of the "Maritime Law Journal." Executive Director, Moot Court Honor Board. Member: Kern County and American (Member, Surety and Fidelity Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Morton Engineering and Construction, Inc. v. Stanley Douglas Patscheck, 87 Cal. App. 4th 712 (2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction and Surety Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Timothy G. Scanlon
Catherine E. Bennett (Member) born Palo Alto, California, August 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1995, California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University, Bakersfield (B.A., 1980; M.B.A., 1991); California Pacific School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member, Bakersfield North Rotary, 2008. Co-Author: "Obtaining, Enforcing and Defending Against Sanctions in State and Federal Court," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1997. Member: Kern County Bar Association (Board Member, 2000-2002; Secretary/Treasurer, 2003; Vice President, 2004; President-elect, 2005; President, 2006; Past President, 2007); State Bar of California (Standing Committee, Delivery of Legal Services, 2007-2010); Kern County Women Lawyers (Board Member, 1996-1997; Secretary, 1997-1998, 2002-2005; Vice President, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000); Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (Board Chair, 2004); California Women Lawyers. Reported Cases: Park v Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. (2003) 108 Cal.App.4th 595; Michael v. Denbeste Transportation, Inc. (2006) 173 Cal App 4th 1082; Schwartz v Schwartz (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 733; Conservatorship of the Estate of Edde (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 883. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals.Email: Catherine E. Bennett
James M. Duncan (Member) admitted to bar, 1992, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology (B.S., Petroleum Engineering, with High Honors, 1980); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Member: Kern County and American Bar Associations; Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: James M. Duncan
José A. Guerrero (Member) born San Francisco, California, December 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1997). Author: "Equal Access and the Internet in Primary Education," Bulletin of Law and Technology August, 1998. Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Debt and Equity Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Business Formation.Email: José A. Guerrero
Jennifer Adams (Member) born Bakersfield, California, February 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University, Bakersfield (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); Santa Clara University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Civil Procedure, Community Property and Commercial Transactions I. Member: State Bar of California; Kern County Women Lawyers Association; California Women Lawyers Association (Board Member, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Business Transactions; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Taxation.Email: Jennifer Adams
Suellen H. Anderson (Member) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1978, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California; 1989, U.S. Tax Court. Education: California State University at Los Angeles (B.A., with high honors, 1974); University of Southern California (J.D., 1978). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, 1994 and Member of Steering Committee, 2001, California State University at Bakersfield Council of 100. Member, 1997 and Secretary, 2001-2002, Bakersfield Rotary. Vice President, Waterman Foundation, 2002-2004, President, 2004-2007. Dean, California Pacific School of Law, 1993-1997. Formerly with Darling, Maclin & Thomson. Corporate Counsel, Tenneco West, Inc. Member: Kern County Bar Association (President, 1992-1993); State Bar of California (Chair and Vice-Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 1985-1996); American Bar Association; Kern County Women Lawyers Association (President, 1983; Board Member, 2007); California Women Lawyers (Board Member, 1993, 2007). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Formation; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Suellen H. Anderson
David D. Blaine (Member) born Oahu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1998, California, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., 1991); University of San Francisco (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member, Moot Court. Member, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1995-1997. Certified, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Society of Human Resource Management, 2007. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation and Counseling; Business Litigation.Email: David D. Blaine
Craig D. Braun (Member) born Anaheim, California, January 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Heidelberg, Germany (1989); California State University Fullerton (B.A., highest honors, 1990); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1993). Member: Kern County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Business Law.Email: Craig D. Braun
Sharon K. Garrett (Member) born Ketchikan, Alaska, June 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1977). Member: State Bar of California; Kern County Bar Association; Kern County Women Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1991-1992); Kern County Women Lawyers Foundation (Treasurer, 2005-2008). Practice Areas: Medi-Cal Planning; Probate; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Elder Law.Email: Sharon K. Garrett
Lisa Holder (Partner) born El Centro, California, January 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of California; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Bakersfield College (A.A., 1994); California Pacific School of Law (J.D., with highest honors, Valedictorian, 2001). Recipient: Corpus Juris Secundum, Criminal Law; West Group Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award. Member: State Bar of California; California Women Lawyers Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Central California Bankruptcy Association; Kern County Bar Association (Board Member, Young Lawyers Section); Kern County Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation.Email: Lisa Holder
Joseph D. Hughes (Member) born San Jose, California, March 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1990); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1993). Member, Board of Directors, Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance. Member, Board of Trustees, Kern County Law Library. Member, Board of Trustees and Chairman, 2009, Kern County Employees' Retirement Association. Member: Kern County (President, Probate & Estate Planning Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Schwartz v. Schwartz (2008) 167 Cal.App.4th 733; Conservatorship of the Estate of Edde (2009) 173 Cal.App.4th 883; Jans v. Nelson (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 848. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Litigation; Water Law; Public Law; Trust and Estate Litigation; Trust and Estate Administration.Email: Joseph D. Hughes
Krystyna L. Jamieson (Member) born Pasadena, California, March 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1986); Kent State University-Genevé, Switzerland; Catholic University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Wills and Trusts; Administrative Law. Member, Moot Court. Member, The Journal of Contemporary Health Policy. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Orange County Barristers; Kern County Women Lawyer's Association; California Trial Lawyers Association.Email: Krystyna L. Jamieson
Paul Lafranchise (Member) born Washington, D.C., March 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1980, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, California. Education: The Catholic University of America (B.A., 1974); University of Georgia (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1981). U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, 1978-1982; U.S. Social Security Administration, 1982-1984; California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, 1984-1986; Bakersfield Employers Advisory Council; Kern County Chapter, Society of Human Resource Management; Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce (Co-Founder, Past Co-Chair, Current Chair 2008-2009, Labor and Employment Law Committee). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Georgia. [U.S. Naval Reserve, 1982-1986]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Paul Lafranchise
Steven J. Lee (Member) born Long Beach, California, December 31, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1983); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1987). Acting Law Clerk to Honorable J. Spencer Letts, United States District Judge, 1987. Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, 1997. Chapter President, Kern County, California, 2002. Member, Orange County Chapter, 1996-2002. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Contested Trusts and Estates; Fiduciary Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Steven J. Lee
Gary L. Logan (Member) born Berkeley, California, April 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State University at Chico (B.A., 1975); University of San Diego (J.D., 1979). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Northern California Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Gary L. Logan
Dennis Mullins (Member) born Oakland, California, July 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1984, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Attorney: Hufstedler, Miller, Carlson & Beardsley, Los Angeles, 1978-1982; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Los Angeles, 1985-1991. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1985. Member: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 1987-1992; Administrative Conference of the United States, 1992-1993. General Counsel, United States General Services Administration, 1992-1993. Vice President and General Counsel, Tejon Ranch Co., 1993-2006. Director: Kern Water Bank Authority, 1995-2006; Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District, 1997. President and Director, Tejon-Castac Water District, 1995-2006. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Real Estate Section); District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate(60%); Environmental Law(20%); Water(20%).Email: Dennis Mullins
Jeffrey W. Noe (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., Government, magna cum laude, 1990); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor in Chief, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, 1992-1993. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Boys and Girls Club of Kern County (Member, Board of Directors). Reported Cases: Marques v. Telles Ranch, Inc. (9th Cir. 1997) 131 F.3d 1331. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Franchise Law; Trade Secrets; Appellate Practice.Email: Jeffrey W. Noe
Jean M. Pledger (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State University, Los Angeles (B.S., magna cum laude, 1996); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1999). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Professional Responsibility and Bankruptcy/Creditor's Remedies; Kern County Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem, 2009); Better Business Bureau (Arbitrator, 2008). Member: State Bar of California; California Women Lawyers (President, 2008-2009); Kern County Women Lawyers Association (President, 2005). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Property; Real Estate; Oil and Gas; Collections; Land Use.Email: Jean M. Pledger
——————————Ryan D. Bright (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 2003); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Negligence; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Trust Administration; Probate.Email: Ryan D. Bright
Natalie S. Bustamante (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2005); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Natalie S. Bustamante
Dustin S. Dodgin (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2003); University of San Diego (J.D., 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Lead Articles Editor and Symposium Coordinator, San Diego Law Review, 2005-2006; Extern, Honorable Barry Ted Moskowitz, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2005; Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, 2005; Adjunct Professor, Rhetoric and Argumentation, Bakersfield College, 2007; Resident Scholar, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Cal Beta Beta Chapter, 2004-2005. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation.Email: Dustin S. Dodgin
Jacob L. Eaton (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2003); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California; Kern County Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Central California Bankruptcy Association; J. Reuben Clark Law Society. Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Jacob L. Eaton
Terrence T. Egland (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2005, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 2002); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse (VC3), Executive Editor, 2003-2005; Environmental Law Digest, Editor-in-Chief, 2002-2005; Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, 2001; American Constitution Society, 2003; "Prejudiced by the Presence of God: Keeping Religious Material Out of Death Penalty Deliberations," 16 CAP.DEF.J.337, 2004; Central California Bankruptcy Association, 2005-present; American Bankruptcy Institute, 2006; Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Volunteer Attorney Program, 2006; Friends of the Gleaners, 2006; Kern County Mock Trial Competition, Attorney Coach, 2006-2007. Member: Kern County (Board Member, Young Lawyers Section), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Business Law; Business Litigation; Civil Appeals; Environmental Law.Email: Terrence T. Egland
Elizabeth C. Estrada (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, January 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: California State University (B.A., 2001); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2004). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Elizabeth C. Estrada
Douglas A. Gosling (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California; 2008, U. S. District Court, Eastern, Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 2001); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2006). Board of Directors, Kern County Campus Life; Sigma Pi; Golden Key Honor Society. Recipient: Witkin Award for Academic Excellence, McGeorge School of Law; Trial Advocacy Program, McGeorge School of Law; Academic All-Conference Athlete, Three-Time Scholar Athlete. Member, Western Athletic Conference Championship Football Team, University of Hawaii. Member: Kern County Bar Association (Board Member, Young Lawyers Section); State Bar of California; California Young Lawyers Association (Committee Member, 5th District Representative). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Agribusiness.Email: Douglas A. Gosling
Andrew Heglund (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: Pensacola Christian College (B.A., 1995); Regent University (J.D., 2002). Vice Chair, Law Student Division, American Bar Association, 2001-2002. Member, James Kent American Inn of Court, 2001-2002. Member, Regent University Law Review. Licensed Real Estate Broker, California, 2006. Member: Kern County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Doe v. Independent Consultant Pharmacist Services (2004, WL 2955941). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation.Email: Andrew Heglund
Duane H. Henning (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: Western Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); California Pacific University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998). Accounting and Financial Analyst, Oil and Farming Companies, Real Estate Industries, 1981-1995). Tax Preparer, H & R Block, 1992-1993. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Special Agencies: Internal Revenue Service, Revenue Agent, 1995-2002; Internal Revenue Service, Estate Tax Attorney, 2002-2008. Practice Areas: Federal Tax Controversies; State Taxation; Tax Audits; Tax Controversies; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Tax Appeals.Email: Duane H. Henning
Kaleb L. Judy (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2009, California. Education: California State University, Bakersfield (B.A., magna cum laude, 2006); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Alpha Chi Honor Society; Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society. Recipient: 2006 Outstanding Graduate, Department of Political Science; 2006 Outstanding Graduate, School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California.Email: Kaleb L. Judy
Alyssa Nieto (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2001); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2005). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; California Women Lawyers; Kern County Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Property Law; Construction Contracts; Easements; Residential Real Estate Development; Real Property.Email: Alyssa Nieto
Joseph S. Pearl (Associate) born Bakersfield, California; admitted to bar, 2007, California, Nevada and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2009, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., Business Economics, 2000); Golden Gate University (J.D., 2006; LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Member, Board of Directors, 2009 and Golf Committee, 2008-2009, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Kern County. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Taxation Section); State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Business Litigation.Email: Joseph S. Pearl
Lila Pankey Ray (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, April 17, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., Economics, 1998); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2001). Member, George Washington University Law Review. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Kern County Women Lawyers Association; Women in International Trade, Northern California; Junior League of Bakersfield. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Lila Pankey Ray
Katy C. Raytis (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, October 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., English, 1993); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2001). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Katy C. Raytis
Tracy L. Saiki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Davis (A.B., with honors, 2000); Columbia University (J.D., 2004). Dean's List. Regents Scholar, 2000. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 2001-2003. James E. Kent Scholar, 2003-2004. Recipient, Political Science Student of the Year and Member, Model United Nations Team, 1997-2000, University of California, Davis. Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts, 2002-2004. Coach, Legal Outreach Mock Trial Program. Member: Kern County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Intellectual Property; International Law.Email: Tracy L. Saiki
Kimberly D. Schroeder (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: California State University, Bakersfield (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Alpha Chi Honor Society. Recipient, Dean's Academic Scholarship. Seventh Place, National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament, Fall 2006. Octa-Finalist, Strasburger and Price Moot Court Competition, Spring 2006. Recipient, California State University Bakersfield Outstanding Graduate in Economics, 2003. Research Assistant, Kern Economic Journal. Founding Member, International Justice Mission Chapter, Baylor University School of Law. Member: Kern County Bar Association; Kern County Women Lawyers Association; State Bar of California; Estate Planning Counsel. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Medicaid Planning.Email: Kimberly D. Schroeder
Kurt D. Van Sciver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan; 2009, California. Education: Thomas Aquinas College (B.A., 2002); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Law Clerk to the Honorable Daniel A. Manion, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, South Bend, IN, 2008-2009; Law Clerk to the Honorable Stephen J. Markman, Michigan Supreme Court, Lansing MI, 2006-2008. Member: State Bar of California; Kern County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Kurt D. Van Sciver
Laura M. Williams (Associate) born Canoga Park, California, September 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 2000, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with honors, 1986); Columbia University (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: State Bar of California. (Resident). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Probate; Trusts and Estates; Trust Administration; Estate Planning; Business Transactions; Tax Planning.Email: Laura M. Williams
OF COUNSELMelvin L. Ehrlich (Of Counsel) born Russell, Kansas, January 30, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Kansas and Texas; 1978, California. Education: University of Kansas (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1974). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for: Criminal Procedure; Estate Planning. Lecturer, California State University, Bakersfield, California, Petroleum Land Studies - Oil and Gas Contracts and Senior Seminar for Petroleum Land Studies Degree, 1985-1987. Member: Kern County and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas. [First Lt., U.S. Army, 1968-1974]. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law.Email: Melvin L. Ehrlich
Thomas C. Fallgatter (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1970); Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1973). Member: State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Kern River Public Access Committee, et al v. City of Bakersfield, et al 170 Cal.App.3d 1205. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Law; Real Estate Development.Email: Thomas C. Fallgatter
Harley F. Pinson (Of Counsel) born Oakland, California; admitted to bar, 1977, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1973); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1977). Staff Counsel, California State Lands Commission, 1977-1981. Counsel, Getty Oil Company, 1981-1984. Legal Counsel, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Latin America, 1984-1990. Legal Manager, Occidental of Pakistan, Inc., Pakistan, 1990-1993. Legal and Contracts Manager, Occidental Petroleum (Malaysia) Ltd., 1993-1995. Managing Counsel, Russia, Europe, and Malaysia, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 1996-1998. Managing Counsel, Occidental of Elk Hills, 1998-2006. Vice President, Legal Affairs, Occidental Petroleum of Qatar LLC, 2006-2007. Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, 1988. Executive Advisory Council, 1999-2006 and President, 2002-2004, California State University, Bakersfield School of Business and Public Administration. President, 2002-2003 and Member, 1982, Rotary Club of Bakersfield Breakfast. Member, Board of Directors, 2002-2006 and Member, 1973, University California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association. Member, Board of Directors, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, 2008. Member, 1982-1988 and President, 1984-1985, Junior Achievement of Bakersfield, Inc. Member: Kern County, American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Environment, Energy and Resources; International Law) and International (Member, Sections on: Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law; Corporate Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Business Law, Environmental Law, International Law and Real Property Law Sections). Practice Areas: Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Business Transactions; International Law.Email: Harley F. Pinson
RETIREDClaude P. Kimball (Retired Partner) born Los Angeles, California, October 13, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, California; 1971, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.A., 1962); University of California at Los Angeles (LL.B., 1965); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1970). Member: Kern County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Kern County Community Foundation (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Planning; Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers; Estate Planning; Partnership Taxation; Partnership Law; Real Estate.Email: Claude P. Kimball
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