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| | Address | | 5200 North Palm Avenue, Suite 211 | | Fresno, California 93704 | | (Fresno Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 559-225-6550 | | Fax: 559-225-7912 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.caswellbell.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Caswell Bell & Hillison LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Agricultural Law, Anti-Trust and Trade Regulations, Bankruptcy, Bond Finance, Business Law, Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Business Organizations, Civil Litigation, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Construction Litigation, Corporate Law, Creditors' Rights, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Estate Planning, Landlord/Tenant, Mediation/Arbitration, Probate, Real Estate, Taxation, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition. | | Year Established: 1980 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1980, the members of Caswell Bell & Hillison LLP practice in a number of specialized areas to successfully serve a diversified business clientele in Central California. The firm's standards of excellence ensure clients of the highest professional representation in litigation and business matters. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
American Ambulance; Batth Farms; Bay Development Group, LLC; Callahan Construction Co.; Campos Bros. Farms; City of Bakersfield, CA.; County of Madera, CA; Fansler Foundation; Fordel, Inc.; Fresno Association of Realtors; Great Valley Funding; Guarantee Real Estate; Lennar Fresno, Inc.; Lyons Magnus, Inc.; MB Technology; Michael Cadillac/Toyota/Chevrolet; Paynter Realty Investment, Inc.; Rabo AG Finance; San Joaquin Power Employees Credit Union; Thielen Ideacorp; United States Cold Storage; Valley Steel Construction; Wawona Packing Co.; Westech Systems, Inc. | 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | G. Thomas Caswell, Jr. (Partner) born Clinton, Oklahoma, May 12, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, California. Education: Fresno State College (A.B., 1956); Stanford University (LL.B., 1959). Delta Theta Phi; Blue Key. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; The State Bar of California. [Honorably discharged, U.S. Air Force, 1951-1954]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions; Land Use; Estate Planning. Email: G. Thomas Caswell, Jr. | | James M. Bell (Partner) born Piggott, Arkansas, November 21, 1937; admitted to bar, 1966, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1959); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (LL.B., 1966). Member: Fresno County Bar Association (President, 1975); The State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Taxation; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Business Transactions. Email: James M. Bell | | Robert K. Hillison (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 27, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1961; LL.B., 1964). Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Pistoresi v. City of Madera (1982) 138 Cal. App. 3d 283; Triple A Management Co. v. Frisone (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 520. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert K. Hillison | | Hagop T. Bedoyan (Partner) born Fresno, California, February 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., political science, 1981); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Traynor Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Personal Property Finance. Bankruptcy Clerk's Office Attorney, Advisory Committee, Fresno County, 1995-2007. Adjunct Faculty, State Center Community College District, 1998—. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission; Board of Legal Specialization, Chair, 2005-2006 and Commissioner, 2001-2005); Central California Bankruptcy Association (President, 1999-2000, Board of Directors, 1997-2000); American Bankruptcy Institute; California Bankruptcy Forum (Board of Directors, 1999-2000). (Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Armenian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Workouts. Email: Hagop T. Bedoyan | | Randolf Krbechek (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1984, Phi Beta Kappa); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1989). Member, Order of the Coif. Author: "A Mix of Almonds, Marketing Orders, and First Amendment," and "State Supreme Court Decision on Usury Favors Merchants," San Francisco Daily Journal. Member: Fresno County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Estate of Berdrow (1992) 5 Cal. App. 4th 637; CTC Food International, Inc. v. PG&E (1992) 45 Cal. Public Utilities Comm. 2d 66 (CPUC); Rainwater v. RxMedical (1995) 30 UCC Rptr.2d 983. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Agricultural Law; Commercial Lending. Email: Randolf Krbechek | | David A. Roberts (Partner) born West Frankfort, Illinois, March 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1971); University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1979). Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate; Construction Litigation; Construction Defects; Bond Finance; Municipal Bonds; Foreclosures; Commercial Evictions. Email: David A. Roberts | | Steven M. McClean (Partner) born Bakersfield, California, October 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Central Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Thurston Society. Participant, 1975-1976, and Associate Editor, 1976-1977, Hastings Law Journal. Member: Fresno County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator). Reported Cases: McLish v. Harris Farms, Inc. (1980) 507 F.Supp. 1075; Producers Cotton Oil v. Amstar Corp. (1988) 197 Cal.App.3d 638; 242 Cal.Rptr. 941; Mateo-Woodburn v. Fresno Community Hospital & Medical Center (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d. 1169; 270 Cal.Rptr. 894. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Civil Litigation; Antitrust; Trade Secret; Unfair Competition; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Law; Mediation; Trade Regulation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Arbitration and Mediation. | | Paul C. Franco (Partner) born Torrance, California, September 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.S., Business Administration, 1994); San Joaquin, College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Business Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Paul C. Franco | | ASSOCIATE | | Kimberly L. Mayhew (Associate) born Sacramento, California, September 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B.S., 1988); California State University, Fresno (M.A., 1992); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., 1998). Board of Trustees, San Joaquin College of Law, 2008. President, San Joaquin College of Law, Alumni Association, 2004, 2005, 2007. Editor-in-Chief, Agricultural Law Review, San Joaquin College of Law, 1997-1998. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Fresno County Women Lawyers. Reported Cases: Johnson v. Ford Motor Co. (2005) 135 Cal.App. 4th 137. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate. Email: Kimberly L. Mayhew |
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