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8080 North Palm Avenue, Third Floor
Fresno, California 93711-5730 (Fresno Co.)
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 Free Initial Consultation  Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Statement of PracticeArbitration and Mediation Services, Antitrust Law, Appeals and Writs, Business Litigation, Business Transactions, Civil Litigation, Construction Defect and Professional Liability Defense, Copyrights and Trademarks, Corporate Law, Employment and Labor Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Health Care, Incorporation, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnership and LLC Formation, Probate and Trust Administration, Probate and Trust Litigation, Public Agency, Real Estate and Land Use, Securities, Taxation, Wills. Year Established: 1977
Firm Size: 41
Languages: English and Spanish.
Representative Clients:Adco Manufacturing
AETNA Life Ins.
AGEE Construction, Corp.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Corp.
Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc.
Bob Williams Chevrolet
California Bank & Trust
Central Calif.
Faculty Medical Group
Central California Kenworth/International
CNA Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Co.
Clovis Community Bank
City of Fresno
City of Mendota
City of Sanger
City of Fresno
D.P.I.C. Ins. Co.
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Eye Medical Clinic of Fresno, Inc.
Fresno County Economic Development Corp.
JE Higgins Lumber Co.
Hoosier Tire West, Inc.
Lars Anderson & Associates
Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
LoBue Bros, Inc.
Mercedes Benz Credit Corp.
Monterey Chemical Company
Orton's Equipment Co., Inc.
Palm Village Retirement
Payroll People, Inc.
Qestrel Insurance Co.
Rain For Rent, Inc.
Safeco Insurance Co.
San Joaquin Valley Railroad
Sierra Pacific Orthopedic Center Medical Group, Inc.
State Farm Insurance
Stewart Title Co.
The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
The Loewen Group Inc.
Valley Grain Products, Inc.
Valley Yellow Pages
Walco International, Inc.
Western Oilfields Supply Company
W.M. Lyles Company, Inc.
Yohman, Parker, Kern & Nard.
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Address8080 North Palm Avenue, Third Floor
Fresno, CA 93711-5730, (Fresno Co.)
PhonePhone: 559-432-4500
Fax: 559-432-4590
Website
http://www.daklaw.com
Michael D. Dowling (Member) born Richmond, California, May 20, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1963); Hastings College of The Law, University of California (J.D., 1966). Order of the Coif. Member, Thurston Society. Member, Hastings Law Journal, 1965-1966. Deputy District Attorney, Fresno County, 1967-1968. Arbitrator, Judicial Arbitration Panel, Superior Court. Member: Fresno County (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1985) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust; Taxation; Corporation; Business Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law; Taxation; Business Law). (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Transactions; Business Organization; Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Arbitration; Business Mediation.Email: Michael D. Dowling
Richard M. Aaron (Member) born Fresno, California, October 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1976); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma. Arbitrator, Judicial Arbitration Panel, Fresno Court, 1990. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association. Certified Player Agent, Major League Baseball Players Association. Member: Fresno County (Member: Estate Planning, Income Tax and Probate Section; Law Library Committee, 1981-1983) and American (Member: Business Law Section; Health Care Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section). (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Acquisitions and Sales of Businesses; Health Care; Real Estate; Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate.Email: Richard M. Aaron
William J. Keeler, Jr. (Member) born Lockport, New York, December 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1974, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1983, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Tax Court; 2006, Oregon. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1970); University of Southern California (J.D., 1973). Author: "The California Inheritance Tax Scheme: 1981 Version," Western State University Law Review, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1980. Part-Time Professor, Estate Planning, California State University at Fresno, 1990-2001. Panelist: Continuing Education of the Bar, Planning the Small Estate, 1984; Recent Developments in Estate Planning and Administration, 1985-1994; Planning for the Aging & Incapacity, 1987, 1989; Fundamentals of Estate Administration, 1988. Judge Pro Tempore, Fresno County Superior Court, Probate Dept., 1998; Judge Pro Tempore, Orange County Superior Court, Probate Dept., 1998-2002; Fresno County Superior Court, Probate Dept., 1996-2000. Member: Fresno County (Chairman, Estate Planning Probate and Trust Section, 1993), Orange County (Chairman, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1989) and American (Member, Real Property and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section). [Capt., U.S. Air Force Reserve; Capt., JAGD, USAF, 1974-1978]. Reported Cases: Harustak v. Wilkins, 84 Cal.App.4th 208, 100 Cal.Rptr.2d 718 (Cal.Ct.of Appeal, 5th App.Dist); Germino v. Hillyer, 107 Cal. App. 4th 951, 132 Cal. Rptr. 2d 478 (Cal. Ct. of Appeal, 5th App. Dist.). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law; Estate Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: William J. Keeler, Jr.
David J. Weiland (Member) born Hanford, California, February 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1972); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., 1992). Managing Editor, San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, 1991-1992. Registered Professional Engineer, California, 1974. Adjunct Professor, San Joaquin College of Law, 1996. City Attorney of Mendota, 1993-1994 and 1997. City Attorney of Sanger, 2002. Member: Legal Advisory Committee, Associated General Contractors, 1994; American Society of Civil Engineers, 1972; Board of Trustees, San Joaquin College of Law Associate; American Institute of Architects. Firm President. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Sections on: Litigation; Real Property; Construction); American Bar Association (Sections on: Litigation; Construction) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Special Agencies: City of Mendota; City of Sanger; City of Fresno Reported Cases: Davidson, et al., v. Superior Court (1999, 5th District) 70 Cal. App. 4th 514 {82 Cal Rptr. Zncl 139} Practice Areas: Construction Defects Litigation; Design Professional Liability Defense; Municipal Law; Business Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: David J. Weiland
Christopher A. Brown (Member) born Visalia, California, August 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1983); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1989). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Agriculture; Business); State Bar of California (Member: Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate Law; Environmental Law; Secured Financing; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Land Use Law; Construction Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Funeral and Cemetery Law; Agricultural Law.Email: Christopher A. Brown
Michael J. Hogan (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Listed, One of the Top 100 Labor Law Attorneys, Labor Relations Institute. Member, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1974-1975. Qualified Trainer, Harassment Prevention Training (by A.B. 1825). With U.S. Army, (including overseas duty in Vietnam). Member: Fresno County Bar; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Michael J. Hogan
Daniel K. Klingenberger (Member) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: Creighton University (B.S.B.A., 1978); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1986). Member: Kern County and Fresno County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Daniel K. Klingenberger
Larry B. Lindenau (Member) born Concord, California, August 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member, Brigham Young Law Review, 1990-1992. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Estate Planning and Probate). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Transactions; Venture Capital; Trademark; Estate Planning; Probate.Email: Larry B. Lindenau
Ronald A. Henderson (Member) born Amarillo, Texas, January 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1982, U.S. Tax Court; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.A., 1975); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., 1980); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (LL.M., Taxation, 1982). Tax Examiner and Employment Tax Specialist, IRS, 1971-1978. Adjunct Professor of Law, Taxation, Graduate Program, 1982-1992, San Joaquin College of Law. Administrator, Graduate Tax Program, 1984-1986. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Federal Taxation; Corporate and Partnership Law; Business Law; Tax Controversies.Email: Ronald A. Henderson
Donald R. Fischbach (Member) born Ventura, California, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B.S., Business Administration, 1969); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1972). State Co-Chair, Coalition to Save the Unified Bar, 1995-1996. Co-Chair, Central California Legal Services, 2002-2006. Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of California, 1989. Arbitrator/Mediator. Lawyer Representative, Judicial Council of California, 2003-2005. President, 2005-2006 and Member, Board of Governors, 2003, ABTL, San Joaquin Valley. Member: Fresno County (President, 1985) and American (Member, Dispute Resolution Section) Bar Association; State Bar of California (President, 1994-1995); Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1975-1978). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Torts.Email: Donald R. Fischbach
Stephen M. Blumberg (Member) born San Francisco, California, June 4, 1930; admitted to bar, 1959, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A. 1952); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1958). Recipient: Fresno County Bar Association's 2004 Bernie E. Witkin Lifetime Achievement Award. Author, Book, Preventing Legal Malpractice. President, National Jesuit Honor Society. Member: Fresno County (President, 1977), Kern County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Executive Committee, Real Estate Section, 1977-1990); Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Fresno (President, 1997-1998). Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Stephen M. Blumberg
James F. Thaxter (Member) born Fresno, California, June 10, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.A., 1954); Fresno State College (A.B., 1956); Hastings College of Law, University of California (LL.B., 1959). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Thurston Society. Associate Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1958-1959. Chairman, Fresno County Legal Services, Inc., 1967-1969. Judge, Fresno County Superior Court, 1985-1990. Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 5th District, 1990-2001. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Secretary, 1965; President, 1976); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Appellate Practice.Email: James F. Thaxter
Nickolas J. Dibiaso (Member) born Los Banos, California, July 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Santa Clara University (A.B., 1965); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1968). Adjunct Faculty Member, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law, San Joaquin College of Law, 1979-1983. Lecturer and Panel Member, federal and state civil litigation, discovery, trial practice, appellate practice and substantive law educational programs sponsored by a variety of organizations, including California Judicial College, Center for Judicial Education and Research, State Bar of California, Construction Specifications Institute, Associated General Contractors of California, Rutter Group, California Continuing Education of the Bar, San Joaquin College of Law, Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, American Arbitration Association and the Bar Associations of Fresno, Kern, Stanislaus, Tulare, Merced, Kings, Madera, Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. Judge, 1985-1989, Judge, Appellate Department, 1986-1989 and Presiding Judge, 1987-1989, Fresno County Superior Court. Justice, 1989-2006 and Assistant Presiding Justice, 2001-2006, Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District. Justice Pro-Tem, California Supreme Court, 1999. Member: California Judicial Council Appellate Advisory Committee, 1998; California Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Voir Dire, 1988. Member, 1986-1989 and President, 1988-1989, Board of Trustees, Fresno County Law Library. Member, Advisory Council, Los Angeles Region, American Arbitration Association, 1982-1985. Approved Arbitrator, Construction and Commercial Panels, American Arbitration Association, 1976-1985, 2007. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer, 1976-1977); State Bar of California; California Judges Association; California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Reported Cases: Farris v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 119 Cal.App4th 671; Lauren H. v. Kannappan, 96 Cal.App.4th 834; Lewis C. Nelson & Sons v. Clovis Unified School Dist., 90 Cal.App.4th 64; Sonora Diamond Corp. v. Superior Court, 83 Cal.App.4th 523; Hill v. City of Clovis, 63 Cal.App.4th 434; Voss v. Superior Court, 46 Cal.App.4th 900; Wurts v. County of Fresno, 44 Cal.App.4th 380; Brantley v. Pisaro, 42 Cal.App.4th 1591; Miranda v. National Emergency Services, Inc., 35 Cal.App.4th 894; S. C. Anderson, Inc. v. Bank of America, 24 CalApp4th 529; Estate of Woodworth, 18 Cal.App.4th 936; Miranda v. Shell Oil Co., 17 Cal.App.4th 1651; Hartwig v. Zacky Farms, 2 Cal.App.4th 1550; Hydratec, Inc. v. Sun Valley, 260 Orchard & Vineyard Co., 223 Cal.App. 3d 924; Shannon v. Superior Court, 217 Cal.App.3d 986; Twain Harte Associates, Ltd. v. County of Tuolumne, 217 Cal.App.3d 71; St. Paul Ins. Co. v. Industrial Underwriters Ins. Co., 214 Cal.App.3d 117. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration.Email: Nickolas J. Dibiaso
James D. Burnside, III (Member) born Oakland, California, March 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1974); University of Santa Clara (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Judge Pro Tem, Fresno Superior Court, 2004. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Member, Construction Law Section, 1978); State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section, 1977); Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Edmond's of Fresno v. MacDonald Group, LTD., 171 Cal. App. 3d 598 (1985). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Arbitration; Business Litigation; Business Mediation.Email: James D. Burnside, III
John C. Ganahl (Member) born Los Angeles, California, July 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, California; 1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1966); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1969). Beta Alpha Phi. Deputy Legislative Counsel, California State Legislature, 1970-1972. Board of Directors, 1974-1978 and Secretary, 1976-1978, Fresno County Legal Services, Inc. Alumni Senator, University of Notre Dame, 1976-1981. Founding Member and Legal Counsel, Ag One (California State University, Fresno affiliated foundation), 1978. Board of Directors: Fig Garden Rotary (Fresno), 1991-1993; Fresno Zoological Society (Chaffee Zoo, Fresno), 1999-2001. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section; Delegate, Conference of Delegates, 1980-1983). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Securities Law; Business Acquisitions and Sales; Business Finance; Business Start-Ups; Emerging Business Law.Email: John C. Ganahl
Kenton J. Klassen (Member) born Los Angeles, California, June 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., with honors, 1982); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1986). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1984-1986 and Note and Comment Editor, 1985-1986, Hastings Law Journal. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Automotive Franchises and Dealerships; Common Carrier Liability Defense; Civil Trial Practice; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Kenton J. Klassen
Jeffrey P. Davis (Member) born Fresno, California, May 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1993); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for Secured Transactions and Equity/Remedies. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Agency Law; Class Actions.Email: Jeffrey P. Davis
Mark D. Kruthers (Member) born Stanford, California, September 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., Psychology, 1991); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1995). Associate Editor, Santa Clara University Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Environmental Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Mark D. Kruthers
Lynne Thaxter Brown (Member) born Sangley Point, Philippine Islands, October 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Santa Clara (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Author: Note, 21 Santa Clara Law Review 239, 1981; Comment, "Make-Whole Relief Under the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act: The Ex-Cell-O Doctrine Revisited," 21 Santa Clara Law Review 1069, 1981. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Practice.Email: Lynne Thaxter Brown
Leigh W. Burnside (Member) born Sacramento, California, March 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1994); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1997). Chairperson, Honors Moot Court Society. Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2006); State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2003); Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Reported Cases: Germino v. Hillyer, 107 Cal. App. 4th 951, 132 Cal. Rptr. 2d 478 (Cal. Ct. of Appeal, 5th App. Dist.). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Leigh W. Burnside
Keith M. White (Member) born Chowchilla, California, May 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.B.A., 1987); Baylor University (J.D., 1996). Phi Alpha Delta. Notes and Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1996. Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Fresno County Young Lawyers Association (Past President, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Negligence; Business Litigation; General Liability Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Keith M. White
Daniel O. Jamison (Member) born Fresno, California, November 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Claremont Men's College; University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1974); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1977). Member: National Moot Court Team; Honors Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to Judge M.D. Crocker, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1977-1978. Legal Authorship: "Can Hospitals Successfully Sue Liability Insurers for Refusing to Defend or Indemnify Actions Brought Under the Federal or State False Claims Act?" California Health Law News, 20 (2), 37-42; "Challenging Welfare and Institutions Code Section 14087.28: Can the Selective Provider Contracting Program Lawfully Limit Exclusive Contracts to Pathology, Radiology and Anesthesiology?" California Health Law News, 22 (1), 14-20; "Protecting the Healthcare Fisc in False Claims Act Cases: The Role of Commercial Liability Insurance in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York," Health Lawyers News, 7 (10), 26-32. Member, National Arbitration Forum Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators. Member: Fresno County, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers; California Society for Healthcare Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association (ADR Service Mediation Panel). Reported Cases: Unnamed Physician v. Board of Trustees (2001) 93 Cal. App. 4th 607; Major v. Memorial Hospitals Association (1999) 71 Cal. App. 4th 1380; Mateo-Woodburn v. Fresno Community Hospital 221 Cal. App. 3d 1169 (1990); Paredes v. County of Fresno 203 Cal. App. 3d 1 (1988); Madera Community Hospital v. County of Madera, 155 Cal. App. 3d 136 (1984); City of Fresno v. Frampton, 560 F. Supp. 31 (E.D. Cal. 1983); Turpin v. Sortini, 31 Cal. 3d 220 (1982). Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Health Care; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Business Arbitration; Business Mediation.Email: Daniel O. Jamison
David O. Flewallen (Member) born Fresno, California, April 18, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1971); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1979). Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Northern California Chapter, 1982-2000, 2006). Practice Areas: Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: David O. Flewallen
Kevin C. Grant (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, November 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., 1996); University of Idaho College of law (J.D., 2000). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Contracts. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Trademarks; Commercial Transactions; Health Care.Email: Kevin C. Grant
David D. Schneider (Member) born Fresno, California, June 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.A., 1997); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2000). Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Civil Litigation; Municipal Law; Business Litigation.Email: David D. Schneider
Timothy J. Larson (Member) born Flagstaff, Arizona, September 25, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2006, Texas. Education: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (B.S., 1997); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Fresno County (Member, Young Lawyers Association), Dallas County and American (Member, Young Lawyers Association) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trusts and Estates.Email: Timothy J. Larson
David A. Dixon (Member) born Ft. Wayne, Indiana, August 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2003, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Economics, 1996); Duke University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Golden Key; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Co-Author: "SHRM California Learning System TM First Edition". Faculty, California State University Sacramento, College of Continuing Education, HR Laws and Regulations, 2003-2005. Member: Industrial Relations Research Association, 1999-2002; Society for Human Resource Management, 2002; Sacramento Area Human Resources Association Legal and Legislative Group, 2002-2004. Legal Expert, Employee and Labor Relations, California State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, 2006. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2008-2010. Member: Sacramento, Kern County (Board of Directors, 2004; Board of Directors Employment Committee, 2005; Young Lawyers Section, 2004-2005; Employment Committee, 2005), San Joaquin Valley Chapter Federal (Board of Directors 2007) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999; Young Lawyers Division, 1999-2007; Young Lawyers Division Liaison for Kern County Bar Association, 2004-2005) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: David A. Dixon
Paul J. Bauer (Member) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.A., 1995); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1999; Certificate of Governmental Affairs). Member: Fresno County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Paul J. Bauer
Stephanie Hamilton Borchers (Associate) born Oakland, California; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1993); University of California, Davis School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Fresno County Bar Association (Board of Directors); Fresno County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice.Email: Stephanie Hamilton Borchers
Joseph J. Doerr (Associate) born San Leandro, California, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2001); University of California at Davis (J.D., 2004). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Antitrust.Email: Joseph J. Doerr
Gregory N. Miskulin (Associate) born San Francisco, California, 1963; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University, Fresno; San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Fresno County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Gregory N. Miskulin
Paul M. Parvanian (Associate) born Fresno, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2003); Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member, Thomas Jefferson Law Review, 2004-2006. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Municipal Law.Email: Paul M. Parvanian
Joshua S. Alipaz (Associate) born Visalia, California, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Westmont College, Santa Barbara (B.S., 1998); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Fresno County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law.Email: Joshua S. Alipaz
Heather M. Jones (Associate) born Fresno, California; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.S., Business, cum laude, 1999); Santa Clara University (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Probate Litigation.Email: Heather M. Jones
Gregory J. Norys (Associate) born Des Plaines, Illinois, 1962; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: California State University, Fresno (B.S., 2003); San Joaquin College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Contracts; Eminent Domain; Construction Defects.Email: Gregory J. Norys
Katy McCully (Associate) born Merced, California; admitted to bar, 2007, California and Texas. Education: Westmont College (B.A., 2003); Baylor Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: Fresno County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas; Young Lawyers Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Business Planning.Email: Katy McCully
Steven M. Matlak (Associate) born Silver Springs, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1999); University of California, Davis School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Steven M. Matlak
OF COUNSELKenneth M. Byrum (Of Counsel) born San Bernardino, California, September 19, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bakersfield College (A.A., 1960); University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1965). American Judicature Society. Director, Bakersfield College Foundation, 1975; President, 1998. Member: Kern County (Mediation Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. (Also practicing individually in Bakersfield). Practice Areas: Mediation; Arbitration; Business Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Banking; Banking Litigation.Email: Kenneth M. Byrum
James C. Sherwood (Of Counsel) born Fremont, California, September 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University, Hayward (B.S., Bus. Adm.; Fin.; Acct., 1987); University of San Diego (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, 1989-1990. Member: Fresno County (Delegate, 1994; Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Section on Litigation); Fresno County Young Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1991; President, 1995); California Young Lawyers Association (5th District Board Member); Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Fresno. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Litigation; Construction Litigation; Labor Law; Insurance Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: James C. Sherwood
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