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| | Address | | 5001 East Commercenter Drive, Suite 300 | | Bakersfield, California 93309 | | (Kern Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12092, Bakersfield, CA, 93389-2092 | | | |
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| LeBeau - Thelen, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial Practice in State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Employment Litigation, Business Planning and Transactions, Real Estate, Taxation, Probate, Estate Planning, Commercial, Agricultural, Administrative and Oil and Gas Law. | | Firm Size: 18 | Clients:
CORPORATE CLIENTS: 25 Hill Properties, Inc.; Aaron Mortgage Corp.; AERA; Bear Creek Corporation; Aspen Exploration Corp.; British Petroleum; Buck Owens Productions, Inc.; California Cardiac Surgeons; Clark Pest Control, Inc.; Diamond Farming Company; Forexco, Inc.; Giumarra Vineyards; Grant Construction, Inc.; Gregory D. Bynum and Associates, Inc.; Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.; GTE; Kern Schools Federal Credit Union; Kern Radiology Mazzel Injector Corp.; Medical Group, Inc.; Melo Gas & Gear, Inc.; Melo FassLong's Drug Stores; Millenium Energy; Moreland Consulting, Inc.; MTS, Inc.; Occidental Petroleum; Palla Rosa Farms; Process Unlimited International, Inc.; Prosoft Technology; Quest Imaging, Inc.; Rite Aid; San Joaquin Bank; SOC Resources, Inc.; Steamtech Environmental Service, Inc.; Taco Bell Corp.; Tejon Ranch; Tel-Tec Security Systems, Inc.; Varner Bros., Inc. Governmental Entities: California Department of Corrections; County of Kern; County of Tulare; City of Tehachapi; City of McFarland. Insurance Clients: California Casualty Insurance Co.; Cooperative Physicians Mutual Protection Trust; Farmers Insurance Group; Beta Healthcare Group; Mercury Insurance; NORCAL Mutal Insurance Company; Northwest Physicians Mutal Insurance Co.; Oregon Mutual Insurance Company; SCPIE Indemnity Company; State Farm Insurance Companies; TIG Insurance; USAA Casualty Insurance Company. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Bernard G. LeBeau, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, October 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.S.C., cum laude, 1975; J.D., summa cum laude, 1978); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Kern County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Agricultural Law; Estate Planning; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Bernard G. LeBeau, Jr. | | Dennis R. Thelen (Partner) born Washington, D.C., March 1, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.A., cum laude, 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Member: Kern County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-2003; Past President, 2005); International Society of Barristers; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Casualty Insurance. Email: Dennis R. Thelen | | Thomas S. McIntosh (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: Washington State University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of San Diego (J.D, 1977). Member: Kern County Bar Association; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Probate; Conservatorship; Estate Planning; Receiverships. Email: Thomas S. McIntosh | | Thomas A. Crear (Partner) born Redlands, California, April 13, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., with high honors, 1973); University of Santa Clara (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1977). Trial Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1978. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Tax Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of California, 1978-1980. Member: Kern County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Agricultural Law; Estate Planning. Email: Thomas A. Crear | | J. Nile Kinney (Partner) born Tacoma, Washington, July 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., 1982); University of California, Santa Barbara (M.A., 1979). Member: Kern County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: J. Nile Kinney | | Bob H. Joyce (Partner) born Dennison, Texas, October 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1975); University of the Pacific, McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., 1978). Member: Kern County Bar Association (Past President); The State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Kern County Bar Association Charitable Foundation (Director). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Natural Resources; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Bob H. Joyce | | Thomas P. Feher (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California at San Diego; San Diego State University (B.A., 1986); University of San Diego (J.D., 1990). Member: National Trial Team, University of San Diego. Associate Editor, Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, 1989-1990. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 2004—). Languages: Hungarian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Business Law; Professional Liability. Email: Thomas P. Feher | | Lorna Hislop Brumfield (Partner) born Bakersfield, California, March 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.S., 1981); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1983). Assistant Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1982-1983. Member: The State Bar of California; Kern County Bar Association; Kern County Women Lawyers; California Women Lawyers Association; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Lorna Hislop Brumfield | | Patrick C. Carrick (Partner) born Bakersfield, California, August 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: Patrick C. Carrick | | ASSOCIATES | | David C. Bynum (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, September 8, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., cum laude, 2004); University of San Diego, (J.D., cum laude 2007; LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning. | | Melissa H. Miller (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, January 2, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 2004); Santa Clara University, School of Law (J.D. 2007). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; Kern County Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | Kevin E. Thelen (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, November 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 2004); Santa Clara University, School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | Nicholas C. Mears (Associate) born Santa Monica, California, July 1, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2003); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 2006); Loyola Law School (LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Real Estate; Estate Planning. | | W. Steven Shayer (Associate) born Providence, Rhode Island, February 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1982); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1985). Member: Kern County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: W. Steven Shayer | | Alan J. Mish (Associate) born Petoskey, Michigan, January 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California-Los Angeles (B.A., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., 1990). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Construction Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Alan J. Mish | | Franklin D. Gordon (Associate) born Westchester, Pennsylvania, February 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1982); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1985). Member: Kern County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Franklin D. Gordon | | Mark R. Bateman (Associate) born San Mateo, California, September 15, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Order of the Coif; Thurston Society. Member: Los Angeles County and Kern County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Litigation. Email: Mark R. Bateman | | Andrew K. Sheffield (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, November 24, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University (B.A., 1998); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Andrew K. Sheffield | | OF COUNSEL | | J. Suzanne Hill (Of Counsel) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, July 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of Nevada (B.A., 1973); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Business Transactions; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law. Email: J. Suzanne Hill |
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