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Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP conducts a highly diversified civil practice, providing a full range of litigation, business counseling, transactional, and alternative dispute resolution services in the areas of business, corporate, real estate, intellectual property, employment, immigration, creditors' rights, and insurance, as well as services in the areas of trusts and estate planning. Our clients range from individuals, sole proprietorships, and small, family-owned businesses to multi-national Fortune 500 corporations, including some of the country's most prominent technology companies and retailers.

The firm was founded in 1918 and has offices in Oakland, Mill Valley, and Walnut Creek. Each of our attorneys brings several areas of expertise to the practice of law, allowing us to maintain a dynamic, flexible firm structure. The breadth of our experience and our cooperative culture enable us to offer our clients the sophistication and expertise of a larger firm, while retaining the responsiveness and efficiency of a smaller firm. Throughout nearly nine decades of providing legal services, our goal always has been to provide our clients with the highest quality of service in the most cost-effective manner. To achieve this end, we carefully staff all projects, matching client objectives with the professional skills and experience of our practitioners. Whenever possible, one attorney assumes full responsibility for handling a matter. For more complex transactions or litigation, we assemble a team suited to the special demands of the matter. Whether we are retained to provide representation for a single matter or to handle a client's ongoing legal needs, we strive to develop a close working relationship with our clients so that we may effectively represent them.

Our transactional, real property, and intellectual property attorneys have in-depth experience negotiating and drafting a wide range of legal documents relating to business, employment, real property, copyrights, trademarks, and estates and trusts. Our litigators have successfully represented clients in complex litigation and arbitrations involving contract disputes, copyright and trademark infringement, software piracy, unfair business practices, wrongful termination, and employment discrimination, antitrust and trade regulation, securities matters, insurance claims, product liability, creditors' rights, and contested wills. Our attorneys strive not only to develop a high level of expertise in their areas of specialization, but also to bring a business and practical perspective to each matter. We seek to be both counselors and problem-solvers, trying to help our clients avoid legal problems and vigorously representing their interest when problems arise.

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Aviation, Bankruptcy, Business Law, Civil Rights, Commercial Leasing, Construction, Copyrights, Corporate, Criminal Law, Disability Accommodation, Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning Law, Guardianship, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property including Copyrights & Trademarks, Internet Law, Labor and Employment, Landlord and Tenant, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Real Estate, Real Property, Sexual Harassment, Shopping Center Law, Social Security Disability, Software Anti-Piracy Law, Tax, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Wrongful Termination, Zoning and Land Use.

Representative Clients:

Albertson's, Inc.
Animation Mentor
Autodesk, Inc.
Business Software Alliance
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences
Electronic Arts Inc.
Entertainment Software Association
Financial Navigator Int'l
Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
Intuit Inc.
Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.
Jerry Garcia Family LLC
Johnson Propeller Co., Inc.
Journey
Kleinfelder
Marbres Du Boulonnais
Microfil Tecnologias de Informacao, S.A.
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Phish
Prudential California Realty
Public Storage, Inc.
Ratdog
Safeway Inc.
Santana
Software & Information Industry Association
String Cheese Incident
Summit Medical Center
Sybase
Symantec
Unisys Corporation
Zap.

Address

300 Lakeside Drive, Suite 1900
Oakland, CA 94612-3570, (Alameda Co.)

Phone

Phone: 510-451-0544
Facsimile: 510-832-1486

Website

http://www.donahue.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William H. Donahue (1871-1948).

James E. Gallagher (1911-1981).

Wilfrid F. Roberge, Jr. (Member) born Los Angeles, California, November 28, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, California; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California, Riverside (A.B., 1961); Stanford University (J.D., 1964). Wilfrid F. Roberge, Jr. is a senior partner of the firm, specializing in trusts and estate planning. Mr. Roberge has over 30 years of experience in the field, and has completed the training and testing requirements to achieve the designation of Certified Specialist in Probate, Estate Planning & Trust Law from the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California. Member: Alameda County (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section) and Contra Costa (Conservatorship/Probate/Trust Section)Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section); East Bay Estate Planning Council; Estate Planning Council of Diablo Valley. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate Law.Email: Wilfrid F. Roberge, Jr.

Andrew W. Lafrenz (Member) born Oakland, California, September 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1969); Stanford University (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Mediator, Real Estate, Environmental and Commercial Disputes. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Public Law Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Environmental; Commercial Law.Email: Andrew W. Lafrenz

George J. Barron (Member) born Oakland, California, June 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., 1969); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1972). Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1970-1972. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Insurance Defense Law; Labor (Management or Employees) Law.Email: George J. Barron

Lawrence K. Rockwell (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with distinction, 1973; B.S., with honors, 1973); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1974-1976. Member: Alameda County and American (Business Law and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (Business Law, Intellectual Property and Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Computer Law; Commercial Law.Email: Lawrence K. Rockwell

Mary M. Rudser (Member) born East Chicago, Indiana, April 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Carleton College (B.A., English, 1970); University of Maryland (M.L.S., 1971); Boston College (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1984). Beta Phi Mu. Managing Editor, Boston College Student Editorial Board, American Journal of Law and Medicine, 1979-1980. Formerly with: Wender Murase & White, New York, N.Y., 1980-1983; Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, New York, N.Y., 1983-1985; Miller Starr & Regalia, Oakland, California, 1985-1986; Brody & Satz, Oakland, California, 1986-1997. Member: Alameda County (Member, 1985—; Chair, Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section, 2000-2002) and New York State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Business Law; Corporate Law; Tax.Email: Mary M. Rudser

David A. Stein (Member) born Oakland, California, November 9, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University, Hayward (B.A., 1978); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1981). Participant, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1981-1982. Lecturer: Construction Law, Contracts and Disputes, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989; Construction Contracts and Claims in Residential Development, Golden Gate University Center for Professional Development, 1991. Panelist, Construction Law - Contracts and Disputes, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989. Mediator, Contra Costa County Superior Court. Arbitrator, Alameda County Superior Court. Formerly with Stein & Smith; Birka-White & Stein. Member: San Francisco, Alameda County (Mediator) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Arbitration Association (Mediator and Arbitrator). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation; Mediation.Email: David A. Stein

Eric W. Doney (Member) born Lynwood, California, February 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1977). Eric W. Doney is a 25 year partner and the Chief Executive Officer of Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP, specializing in the computer hardware and software industries, small to medium sized businesses of various types, and representing artists in the music industry. His clients range from some of the largest software companies in the world to start-up operations on the cutting edge of technology. Mr. Doney also maintains a substantial practice in the music industry including representation of Santana, Phish, Journey, Ratdog, The Jerry Garcia Family LLC, and several emerging artists. Member: Alameda County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Music; Merchandising; Computer Law; Copyright; Trademarks; Licensing.Email: Eric W. Doney

John J. Coppinger (Member) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, September 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1981). Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Real Estate; Development and Land Use Law; Real Estate Finance; Shopping Center Law.Email: John J. Coppinger

Michael J. Dalton (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977; M.A., 1979); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1984). Supreme Court Editor, California Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Intellectual Property). Languages: French, German and Italian. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Trademark Law.Email: Michael J. Dalton

William R. Hill (Member) born San Pedro, California, September 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1978); Stanford University (M.A., 1981); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1984). William R. Hill is a partner in Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP with twenty five years of experience focused primarily on litigation, intellectual property, commercial law, and employment-related disputes. His intellectual property practice emphasizes copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Law; Employment Law.Email: William R. Hill

Jonathan M. Wong (Member) born Santa Monica, California, January 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1979); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1982). Editor, University of California, Davis Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Past President); The State Bar of California. Languages: French, German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Immigration and Nationality Law; Employment Law.Email: Jonathan M. Wong

Julie E. Hofer (Member) born Bryant, South Dakota, July 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Alaska; 1991, California. Education: South Dakota State University (B.A., with highest honors, 1979); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Alameda County, Alaska and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Copyright; Trademark; Commercial Litigation.Email: Julie E. Hofer

Douglas A. Crosby (Member) born Redwood City, California, December 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1983); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1987). Articles Editor, Santa Clara Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Computer Law; Shopping Center Law.Email: Douglas A. Crosby

Jonathan N. Osder (Member) born Los Angeles, California, May 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1989); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1993). Comments Editor, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1993. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Intellectual Property Section). Practice Areas: Copyright; Trademark; Merchandising; Licensing; Computer Law.Email: Jonathan N. Osder

Steven K. Lee (Member) born Hon, Libya, March 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1990); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member, Boston University International Law Journal, 1992-1994. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; The State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish and Mandarin. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Computer Law; Copyright; Trademarks; Trademark Licensing.Email: Steven K. Lee

Andrew S. MacKay (Member) born Greenbrae, California, February 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Schrader Prize for Scholastic Excellence; Anthony F. Dragonette Award for Outstanding Achievement in Civil Litigation Trial Practice. Best Oralist, Runner-Up, McBaine Honors Moot Court Competition. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections); The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Copyrights; Trademarks; Business Law.Email: Andrew S. MacKay

John C. Kirke (Member) born Pomona, California, October 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Litigation; Intellectual Property; Insurance Recovery.Email: John C. Kirke

Eric A. Handler (Member) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona; 2002, California. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1995); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Eric A. Handler is a partner at Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP, specializing in intellectual property law, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy. Mr. Handler's intellectual property practice is diverse and includes litigation of all aspects of copyright and trademark matters, Internet domain name disputes, management and litigation of personality rights, filing and opposing registration applications, and transactional licensing. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Copyright Infringement Litigation.Email: Eric A. Handler

ASSOCIATES

Jocelyn M. Belloni (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Legal Studies, with highest distinction and with highest distinction in General Scholarship, 2004); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2007). Former Member, Berkeley Technology Law Journal. Recipient, Boalt Hall Fellowship, 2005; George A. Cavalletto Law Scholarship. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(100%).Email: Jocelyn M. Belloni

Lorin B. Bender (Associate) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1998); Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: Alameda County Bar Association.Email: Lorin B. Bender

Jeanne M. Hammond (Attorney) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1987); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Corporate Law; Business Law; Business Transactions; Trademarks; Trademark Licensing; Trademark Registration.Email: Jeanne M. Hammond

Joshua M. Caplan (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., Human Development, 2001); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). Member, firm's Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Immigration and Nationality Law Groups. Instructor, Moot Court Course. Worked for the Academic Support Program (providing first-year law students with the tools necessary to succeed in law school). Recipient: Best Brief in Moot Court for excellence in written argument; Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for his coursework in Negotiation and Mediation. Member, Constitutional Law Quarterly. Coordinator, grassroots program to promote literacy in primary and elementary schools in the Bay Area, Oakland, California. Full-time Extern to the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2004. Participant, community-based immigration volunteer programs, including East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, Berkeley (representing foreign nationals seeking asylum in the United States). Attendant, immigration clinics in Oakland, coordinated by the Alameda County Bar Association's Volunteer Legal Services Corporation. Member: Alameda County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(40%); Litigation(40%); Immigration and Naturalization(10%); Real Estate(10%).Email: Joshua M. Caplan

Jayne M. De Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Grand Valley State University (B.A., International Relations, 1991); European University, Brussels (M.B.A., 1993) University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2005). Co-Author, Am-Jur Proof of Facts on Proving the Case for Increased Compensatory Damages in Cases Involving Injuries to Animals, Westlaw, 2006. Articles Editor, Hastings Women's Law Journal. Extern for Justice Maria Rivera, California Court of Appeal, 2004. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Leasing; Trademarks.Email: Jayne M. De Young

Daniel J. Schacht (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2008). Daniel J. Schacht is an associate with Donahue Gallagher Woods LLP. He is a member of the firm's business and corporate, litigation, and intellectual property practice groups. Mr. Schacht earned his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2008. During law school, he served as a member of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and was president of both Parents at Boalt and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Mr. Schacht received the American Jurisprudence Award as the top student in his IP in Entertainment class. He also advocated on behalf of low-income tenants for the East Bay Community Law Center and continues to volunteer for EBCLC's Low-Income Eviction Project. Mr. Schacht is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction from Cornell University, spent his junior year at the Universität Hamburg, and is fluent in German. Before law school, Mr. Schacht worked in the music industry as a bassist, sound engineer, studio owner, and producer. Member: State Bar of California.Email: Daniel J. Schacht

Carrie N. Schneider (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Applied Ecology, high honors, 2003); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Recipient, Best Brief in Moot Court for Excellence in Written Argument; Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Negotiations and Settlement, Legal Writing and Analysis, and Roles and Ethics. Member, Race and Poverty Law Journal. Former Instructor, Legal Writing Course. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Trademarks.Email: Carrie N. Schneider

Lydia A. Ochoa (Associate) admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1988, California. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1981); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1984). Formerly with Litigation Department, Office of the City Attorney, City of Oakland. Law Clerk to the Honorable Hayden W. Head, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1984-1987. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor Law; Regulatory Law; Environmental Law.Email: Lydia A. Ochoa

OF COUNSEL

Joseph A. Woods, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Decatur, Alabama, March 24, 1925; admitted to bar, 1950, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1947); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1949). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1949. Senior Associate Special Counsel, Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 1974. Member: Alameda County (President, 1975) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1990) Bar Associations; The State Bar of California (Business Law Section); American Judicature Society. Fellow: American Bar Foundation (Chair, 1997-1998). [Lieut. (j.g.), U.S. Naval Reserve, 1944-1946].Email: Joseph A. Woods, Jr.

Bruce D. Gillies (Of Counsel) born Watertown, New York, March 12, 1935; admitted to bar, 1963, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1959); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1962). Bruce D. Gillies is of counsel to the firm, practicing in the firm's business law and employment law departments. He specializes in employee benefits, including pension plans and welfare benefit plans, and has experience in employee issues related to business mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and down-sizing. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Business Law; Employee Benefit Law.Email: Bruce D. Gillies

Robert F. Kidd (Of Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, March 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1970); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1977). Author: "California's Evidence Code Section 1040," 10 U.C.D. L. Rev. 367, 1977. Member, Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Panel, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Alameda County Bar Association (Chair, Insolvency Section, 2000); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

Harrison S. Robinson (Of Counsel) born San Francisco, California, March 10, 1942; admitted to bar, 1966, California. Education: College of Wooster and University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1962); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1966). Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Business Law; Shopping Center Law.Email: Harrison S. Robinson

Stephen C. Gustavson (Of Counsel) born New Bedford, Massachusetts, March 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., with honors, 1988); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1992). University of San Francisco Law Review. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Business Law Section). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Stephen C. Gustavson

Bruce S. Eads (Of Counsel) born West Palm Beach, Florida, October 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Thurston Society. Recipient: Judge Robert H. Schnacke Scholarship; Justice Wiley Manuel Scholarship. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; The State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Property; Litigation.Email: Bruce S. Eads