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STEWART HUMPHERYS BURCHETT & MOLIN, LLP was established in 1979 by Chico area lawyers with many years of legal experience. The firm founders, long-time residents of the Northern California area, have been very active in the growth and development of their firm. The law firm was formed with a plan for meeting a broad spectrum of clientele and legal needs. That plan was successfully implemented and expanded upon over the more than 29 years of providing quality legal services to the firm's clients.

Statement of Practice

Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, Brain Injury, Catastrophic Injury, Boating Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall, Spinal Injury, Wrongful Death, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Wrongful Termination, Sexual Harassment, Age Discrimination in Employment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Litigation, General Practice, Insurance Bad Faith, Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist, Business Law, Business Litigation, Corporate Law, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning for the Elderly, Trust Administration, Trust Litigation, Probate, Probate Litigation, Elder Law, Advance Directives, Long Term Care Planning.

Representative Clients:

Avag, Inc.
Ray Morgan Company, Inc.
Cal. Oak Products, Inc.
Chico Physical Rehab, Inc.
Land's End Real Estate
Hignell, Incorporated
Johnson Family Shoe Stores
Tri-County Economic Development Corp.
Sunseri Construction
Sunseri & Associates
Chico Produce
Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs Association
County of Butte
County of Shasta
Special District Risk Management Authority
Norfield Industries
Chuck Patterson, Inc.
Courtesy Motors Auto Center
Crain Orchards
Orient & Flume Art Glass
Italian Cottage Restaurants
McGowan Ranches
Sun Valley Rice
Culp & Tanner
Sheraton Real Estate Management
Butte Home Health
Compac Engineering, Inc.
Baugher Ranch
Northstate Neurosurgical Associates
Century Roofing, Inc.
Thunderbolt Wood Treating
Matson & Isom Certified Public Accountants
Artic Aire of Chico, Inc.
Chico Mall
Sunfield Seeds, Inc.
Altivation, Inc.
Vista Net, Inc.
SRL Apparel, LLC
Sierra Entertainment Group, LLC
Agra Trading
Keyawa Orchards, Inc.
John A Powell & Associates, LLC
Corners & Dobbings, An Accounting Corporation
Walnut Partners, Inc.
PacifiCom
Improvement Direct, LLC
The Richter Group, LLC
Windswept Land & Livestock Company
Y. Aoki, Inc.
Butte Home Health, Inc.
Accurate Payroll & Secretarial Services, Inc.
Almanor Flooring, Inc.
Bluewater Pool Service
Geoanalytica Laboratories, Inc.
Alliance Environmental Services, Inc.
Arriva, Inc.
Rhodes-Stockton Bean Co-Op
Titus Leavitt Insurance and Financial Services.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

Professional Plaza
3120 Cohasset Road, Suite 6 & Suite 10
Chico, CA 95973, (Butte Co.)

Phone

Phone: 530-891-6111; 530-893-2882
Telecopier: 530-894-2103; 530-893-2855

Website

http://www.chicolaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Ronald E. Stewart (1939-2006).

Keith S. Humpherys (Partner) born Thayne, Wyoming; admitted to bar, 1961, California; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1955); George Washington University (J.D., 1959). Hearing Officer, California State University, Chico, 1977-1981. Member: Butte County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Probate Law; Business Law.Email: Keith S. Humpherys

Alan E. Burchett (Partner) born Chico, California; admitted to bar, 1969, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1965); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1968). Member, Thurston Society, Deputy County Counsel, Butte County, California, 1971-1973. Attorney for the Town of Paradise, 1979-1982. Visiting Professor Law Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2007. Member: Butte County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Contracts; Leases and Leasing; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mortgages; Property Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Start-Ups; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements.Email: Alan E. Burchett

Richard J. Molin (Partner) born Oakland, California; admitted to bar, 1975, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 1968); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1975). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Author: "Contingency Fee Contracts," Butte County Bar Journal, Contributor to Owens Forms of Pleading & Practice, 1983. Lecturer, Butte County Child Abuse Council, 1976 and 1986. Butte County Delegate to California State Bar Convention, 1986 and 1987. Northern California Outstanding Lawyer Award, 2006, 2008. General Counsel, Special District Risk Management Authority. Member: Butte County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Consumer Attorneys of California; Northern California Super Lawyers. Fellow: American Academy of Trial Counsel. Reported Cases: Canal Ins. Co. v. Tackett 117 CA 4th 239. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Negligence; Medical Malpractice; Nursing Home Litigation; Sexual Abuse; Sexual Harassment; Employment Litigation; Funeral Directors Liability; Public Entity Defense; Wrongful Termination; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Head Injury; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death.Email: Richard J. Molin

David R. Griffith (Partner) born Petaluma, California; admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: Modesto Junior College (A.A., 1989); Northwestern California School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: Butte County and Stanislaus County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section; Section Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Business Law; Elder Law; Estate Litigation; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation.Email: David R. Griffith

Neil A. Harris (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: California State University, Chico (B.S., 1974); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: "Using Medi-Cal to Help With the High Cost of Nursing Home Care," California State Bar Trusts and Estates, 1999. Presenter: "Long Term Care Planning Strategies," California State Bar Annual Meeting, 2003-2007; "Elder Law Basics," Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 1994, 1998; "Planning for Aging and Incapacity," Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 1988, 1990, 1992. Appointee, Statewide Task Force on Development of California Long Range Plan for the Elderly, 1978. California Governor's Delegate: White House Conference on Aging, 1981; California State House Conference on Aging, 1981. Former Member: Legal Problems of the Elderly Committee; State Bar of California Legal Services Section, 1988-1997. Chair, State Bar of California Legal Services, Elder Law Committee, 1998. Member, Executive Committee State Bar of California, Trust and Estates Section, 1999-2005. Member: Butte County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Fellow: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. [U.S. Air Force, 1966-1970]. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Administration; Advance Directives; Incompetency Proceedings; Probate Administration; Family Trusts.Email: Neil A. Harris

ASSOCIATES

Adam M. Horn (Associate) born Chico, California; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2005, U. S. Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B. A., Business Economics/Accounting), 2000; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J. D., 2004). Golden Key Honor Society; Dean's List, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Member: Butte County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance; Living Wills; Trusts and Estates; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Family Trusts; Business Law; Business Formation; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses.Email: Adam M. Horn

Nicole R. Plottel (Associate) born Chico, California; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of California; California Young Lawyers Association; Butte County Bar Association; Butte County Women Lawyers & Judges Association. Languages: Spanish and German. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Asset Protection; Business Law; Medicaid Planning; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Special Needs Trusts; Family Trusts; Living Trusts; Trust Administration; Wills.Email: Nicole R. Plottel

Edward V. Rizzuto (Associate) born New York City, N.Y; admitted to bar, 2007, California; 2008 U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Cal Northern School of Law (J.D., valedictorian, 2007). Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), San Francisco and Butte Counties. Trained and Certified, Mediation Center of the North Valley to Serve as a Mediator, 2003. Member: State Bar of California; Butte County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Pedestrian Injuries; Psychological Injury; Sexual Abuse; Wrongful Death.Email: Edward V. Rizzuto