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| | Address | | 1601 I Street, Fifth Floor | | Modesto, California 95354 | | (Stanislaus Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 209-526-3500 | | Fax: 209-526-3534 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.damrell.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp,
Pallios, Pacher & Silva,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Business Law, Complex Business Litigation, Business Planning, Business Dissolution, Corporate Law, Civil Litigation, Antitrust Class Actions, Intellectual Property and Technology Law, Securities Law, Agricultural Law, Winery Law, Personal Injury, Insurance, Administrative Law, Government, Construction Law, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Resource Recovery, Family Law, Health Care, Hospital Law, Employment Litigation, Trusts and Estates, Probate Administration. | | Year Established: 1968 | Firm Profile:
The firm's attorneys practice before all levels of federal and California courts with particular emphasis on civil litigation, including complex business litigation and antitrust law. The firm also specializes in agricultural law, business transactions and formations, business financing, domestic and foreign manufacturing, domestic and international distribution, domestic and international licensing, real estate transactional law, construction law, employment and labor law, family law, environmental law, government law, healthcare law, and estate planning and probate. The firm has extensive experience representing clients before federal, state, and local government boards and agencies. | | Firm Size: 21 | Representative Clients:
Wineries: E & J Gallo Winery; Forest Glen Winery; Bronco Wine Co.; C. Mondavi & Sons; Charles Krug Winery. Agriculture: Dairy Feed Manufacturing Council; California Grain and Feed Association; The DiMare Co.; A.L. Gilbert Co.; Seven-Up Bottling of Modesto; Farmer's Warehouse; Amerine Systems, Inc.; Sparrowk Livestock; Gangi Bros. Packing Co.Financial: Bank of America; Union Bank; Chicago Title; Titanium Mortgage Corporation. Real Estate Development/Construction: Morrison Homes; Huff Construction Co. Inc.; Acme Construction Co., Inc.; Macerich Company; Brunk Insulation. Industrial/Transportation/Energy: Gallo Glass Co.; W.R. Grace Co.; United Rentals, Inc.; Atlantic Richfield Co.; Pep Boys, Inc.; Massey Ferguson Co.; Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad; Norfolk Southern Corp.; Cobb Frozen Transport, Inc.; Turlock Irrigation District; Ward-Schmid, Inc. Healthcare: California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems; California Ambulatory Surgery Association; Doctors Medical Center (Modesto); Doctors Hospital (Manteca). | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
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Other Office Locations of Damrell, Nelson, Schrimp,
Pallios, Pacher & Silva,
A Professional Corporation
Oakdale, California, U.S.A.
| | Frank C. Damrell (1898-1988). | | Duane L. Nelson (Shareholder) born Modesto, California, March 19, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, California; 1979, U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1964); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1967). Member, Thurston Society. Member, Editorial Board, Hastings Law Journal, 1966-1967. Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; Stanislaus County Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation. | | Roger M. Schrimp (Shareholder) born Stockton, California, May 26, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, California; 1967, U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California; 1978, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of California (A.B., with honors, 1963); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1966); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (LL.M. in Taxation, 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson to Board of Governors, California Community Colleges, July 1996. President of the Board, 1998-1999 and Chairman, Economic Development and Vocational Education Committee. Chairman, Governor's Task Force on Noncredit and Adult Education. Member, California Postsecondary Education Commission, 1999-2000. Member, Governor's Joint Advisory Committee of California Community Colleges and State Board of Education. Chairman of the Board, Oak Valley Community Bank. President, Area III, 1996-1998 and Vice President, Western Region, 1998—, Boy Scouts of America. Named, Northern California Super Lawyer, 2007. Member: Stanislaus County (President, 1993) and American (Member, Committee on Agriculture, Section of Taxation) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; California Trial Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Northern California Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Eagle Scouts; Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Complex Business Litigation; Antitrust Law; Class Actions. | | Steven G. Pallios (Shareholder) born Modesto, California, January 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1976, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: California State University at Fresno (B.S., summa cum laude, 1972); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1975); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (LL.M. in Taxation, 1985). Member, UCLA Law Review, 1973-1975. Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law; serves as a California Probate Referee for Stanislaus County, California (appointed by State Controller in 1988). Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Stanislaus County Estate Planning Council; California Probate Referee Association. Practice Areas: Probate Administration; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation. | | Matthew O. Pacher (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., May 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of North Carolina (M.A., 1980); McGeorge School of the Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1983). Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation. | | Fred A. Silva (Managing Partner) born Azores, Portugal, December 11, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, California; and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Epsilon. U.C. Davis School of Law Alumni Association (Member, Board of Directors 1995—, President, 2001-2002); Gallo Center for the Arts (Member, Board of Directors, 1998—; Chairman of the Board, 2001-2008). Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1995; President, 1994-1995); State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Business Litigation; Antitrust Class Actions; Agricultural Law; Winery Law. | | Kathy L. Monday (Shareholder) born Modesto, California; admitted to bar, 2000, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: California State University, Stanislaus (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2000). Recipient, Certificate of Concentration in Environmental Law. Member, Environmental Law Quarterly, 1997-1999. Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2004—); State Bar of California; Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation; Business Law; Corporate Law; Complex Litigation; Family Law. | | —————————— | | John K. Peltier (Associate) born Vancouver, British Columbia, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, British Columbia; 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of British Columbia (B.A., 1984; LL.B., 1987). Author: "Microcomputer Hardware," Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 1991. Member: Stanislaus County (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law. | | Stephen V. Imburg (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 24, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., Rhetoric, 1989); Humphreys College School of Law (J.D., Valedictorian, 1995). Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Consumer Attorneys of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability. | | Robert V. Garcia (Associate) born Stockton, California, September 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1999). Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association (Member, Estate, Trust and Probate Section); State Bar of California; Stanislaus County Estate Planning Council; Adjunct Lecturer, Humphrey's College of Law and California State University, Stanislaus; Latino Bar Association of Stanislaus County (President, 2000-2003); Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate Administration; Real Estate; Trademark Infringement; Business Formation; Civil Litigation. | | Maria Fatima Gioletti (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: California State University-Stanislaus (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Agricultural Law. | | Betty L. Julian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 1999); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 2002). Dean's Honor List. Order of the Barristers. Member, Mock Trial Competition Team. Advocacy Concentration. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Assyrian. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury. | | George P. Rodarakis (Associate) born Modesto, California, March 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1999); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with Concentration in Trial Advocacy, 2002). Kappa Alpha Order. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Pancretan Association of America. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. | | Kirin K. Virk (Associate) born Lodi, California; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., with highest honors in History and honors in Political Science, 1999); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 2002). Member, University of California Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Best Brief Writer and Distinguished Advocate, 2000-2001. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association (Member, 2004—); State Bar of California; Stanislaus County Women Lawyers Association. Languages: Punjabi. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Administrative Law; Government Agency Practice. | | Sally K. Chenault (Associate) born Modesto, California; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1978); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1984). Founder, Women's Legacy Fund, Ventura County Community Foundation, 1996. Member: Stanislaus County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Lawyers Club of San Francisco; American Inns of Court; Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court; National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law. | | Eric J. Sousa (Associate) born Burlingame, California, September 18, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: California State University, Stanislaus (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of California at Davis, King Hall School of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Agricultural Law; Civil Litigation. | | Branden P. Mello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S./B.A., 1994; J.D./M.B.A., 1998). Member: Stanislaus County, Fresno County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Probate Administration; Trusts and Estates; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation. | | James A. Oliveira (Associate) born Turlock, California, December 18, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 2005). Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Agricultural Law. | | Luis O. Pérez (Associate) born Zacatecas, Mexico; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 2000); Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College (J.D., 2003). Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Business Transactions. | | Ms. Simvoulakis Helene A. (Associate) born Modesto, California; admitted to bar, 2008, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2004); University of Utah (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of California; Stanislaus County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation. | | Clinton P. Walker (Associate) born Ames, Iowa, November 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Nevada, Reno (B.A., 1987); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1990). Finalist, International Moot Court Memorial Competition. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Advanced Torts; Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Paralegal Instructor: Humphreys College, Modesto, CA, 2000—; California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, 2001—. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Idaho State Bar; Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Complex Business Litigation; Class Actions; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation. | | OF COUNSEL | | Darrell F. Champion (Of Counsel) born Modesto, California, April 10, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of the Pacific; McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1974). Licensed California General Contractor. Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Lecturer: California Mechanics Liens and Related Remedies; Construction Contracts and Disputes, CEB, 1984-1989. Hearing Officer, Stanislaus County Employee Disciplinary Appeals Board since 1985. Member: Stanislaus County Bar Association (President, 1982); State Bar of California; Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation. | | David B. Walker (Of Counsel) born Modesto, California, March 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1975); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1978). Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Member: Stanislaus County (Judicial Liaison Chair, 1985; President, 1986) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California; California Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Criminal Defense; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Arbitration; Mediation. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Oakdale, California Office: 703 West "F" Street, P.O. Drawer C. Telephone: 209-848-3500. Fax: 209-848-3400.
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