PARTNERS
Hal H. Bolen II (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.S., 1971; M.B.A., 1973); University of California School of Law at Davis (J.D., 1976). Co-Managing Editor, University of California at Davis Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, San Joaquin College of Law, 1986. Director, Lawyer's Mutual Insurance Company. President, Operation Clean Air; Director, Ag Lenders Society of California; Director, AgOne Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Taxation.Email: Hal H. Bolen II
Kenneth J. Fransen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1977). Order of the Coif. Member, University of California at Los Angeles-Alaska Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, San Joaquin College of Law. Trustee, Fresno Pacific University. Director and Board Chair, Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County. Member: American Agricultural Law Association. (Resident, Clovis, CA Office). Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Water Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Aviation Law.
Kim Marie Herold (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: Smith College (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1983); George Washington University (J.D., 1987). Member: Fresno County Bar Association. (Resident, Clovis, CA Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Charitable Planning; Business Planning.Email: Kim Marie Herold
ASSOCIATES
Elizabeth A. Steinhauer-Clark (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, Political Science, 1996); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 1999). Order of the Coif; Golden Key. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Business Law; Taxation.Email: Elizabeth A. Steinhauer-Clark
Gary D. Brunsvik (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1979; M.S., Agricultural Economics, 1980); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2000). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Ag Lenders Society of California, 1995. Articles Editor, 1998-1999 and Managing Editor, 1999-2000, San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review. Author: "The Seven Deadly Sins of MSPA Joint Employer Liability: Strict Liability, The Department of Labor's Hidden Agenda!" San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, Vol. 9, page 117, 1999. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Secured Finance; Business Law.Email: Gary D. Brunsvik
Michael J. Offenheiser (Associate) born Media, Pennsylvania, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Catholic University of America (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Blackstone Fellow. Associate Editor, 2003-2004 and Executive Solicitations Editor, 2004-2005, Ave Maria Law Review. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning Section); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Estate Planning.
Melissa E. Webb (Associate) born Hanford, California, August 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.A., English, summa cum laude, 2000); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., with great distinction, 2003). Order of the Coif. Member, Traynor Honor Society. Staff Member, 2001-2002, and Chief Articles Editor, 2002-2003, McGeorge Law Review. Recipient, Witkin Award in Legal Process.
Brooke E. Sorensen (Associate) born Fresno, California August 14, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Ripon College (B.A., Psychology, 2003); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., distinction, 2008). Managing Editor, 2007-2008, San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review. Author: "The Clean Water Act's Application to Cranberry Growers: The Burdened Stewards of the Environment", Vol. 16, 2007. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Agricultural Law.