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