Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Corporate and Business Matters, Estate Planning and Wills and Trusts, Estate Administration, Estate Litigation, Civil Litigation in both State and Federal Courts, Commercial Law, Secured Transactions, Creditor Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law, Insurance Defense, Mediation/Arbitration.

Clients

TRIAL ATTORNEYS FOR: Kemper Insurance Co.
City of Modesto
California Insurance Guarantee Association
State Farm Fire & Casualty
Modesto City Schools
Westport Insurance Corporation
Farmers Insurance Group
California Insurance Group
State Farm General Insurance Co.
Armed Forces Insurance
American Management Corporation.

LOCAL COUNSEL FOR: Heritage Ford
National Can Co.
WestAmerica Bank
CBC Steel Buildings
Delta National Bank
Spycher Brothers
Roger Ernst & Associates Inc.
A & L Pirrone Vineyards
McCoy Passenger Tire Company
CAPAX Management & Insurance Services, Inc.
VP Buildings, Inc.
Valley BMW
Valley Lexus
Colisuem Lexus of Oakland, Modesto Commerce Bank
Giddings, Corby, Hynes, Inc.
Ag Credit of California
Oak Valley Community Bank
Westland Technologies
Potter Specialty Foods
Hilltop Ranch, Inc.
Coliseum Lexus of Oakland
The Burchell Nursery, Inc.

Reference:

Modesto Commerce Bank.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards

Address

1100 14th Street, Second Floor, Suite E P.O. Box 3307
Modesto, CA 95353, (Stanislaus Co.)

Phone

Phone: 209-522-5231
Fax: 209-526-0632

Website

http://www.crabtreeschmidt.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

Robert W. Crabtree (Member) born Modesto, California, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1962); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (LL.B., 1966). Order of the Coif. President, 1966 and Member, Thurston Society. Member, Hastings Law Journal. Chairman, Stanislaus County Air Pollution Control Hearing Board, 1976-1977. Member: Stanislaus County (President, 1977) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Stanislaus County Estate Planning Council. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts; Business Law; Real Estate; Civil Litigation.

Walter J. Schmidt (Member) born Modesto, California, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: University of California, Davis (A.B., 1967); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Member, 1976-1978, 1982-1985, Chairman, 1984-1985 California State Bar, Continuing Education of the Bar Joint Advisory Committee; Member 1985-1989 and Chairman, 1988-1989, California State Bar, Governing Committee on Continuing Education of the Bar; Member, California State Bar's Task Force on Lawyer Education, 1989; Member, California State Bar Standing Committee on MCLE, 1990-1993; Member, Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1993. Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Creditor Law; Agricultural Law; Creditor Bankruptcy.

ASSOCIATES

Eric D. Capron (Associate) born Oakland, California, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A. Philosophy, 2003; B.S., Zoology, 2003); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2007). Raised in the Central Valley of California. Played water polo and swam for Merced High. Eric has now returned to his home in the Valley after a ten year absence for schooling. Member, Wray Ladine Inn of Court. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation.

Michael R. Dennis (Associate) born Laguna Beach, California, July 23, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., 1995); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2001) Dean's List. Wray Ladine American Inn of Court. Member, Traynor Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Law. Member, Mock Trial Scrimmage Team. President, McGeorge Rugby Football Club. Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Michael R. Dennis