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| | Address | | 1111 Broadway, 24th Floor | | Oakland, California 94607 | | (Alameda Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2047, Oakland, CA, 94604-2047 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 510-834-6600 | | Facsimile: 510-834-1928 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.wendel.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Transactional and Civil Litigation Law Practice, including Business, Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Eminent Domain, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, Green Business, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Insurance, International, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Pension and Profit Sharing, Public Agency Law, Secured Transactions, Tax, Technology. | | Year Established: 1909 | Firm Profile:
Founded in Oakland, California in 1909, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP serves a diverse clientele of business, public and individual clients located throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, as well as other parts of California and the United States. The firm recently added an office in Modesto, California to better serve our Central Valley clients. The firm's attorneys assist clients with matters in several inter-related practice areas, including both transactional matters and civil litigation and representing a broad range of industry groups, including retail, homebuilders, restaurants, real estate, manufacturing, food products, high tech, alternative energy, natural resources, medical service providers, professional services, public entities and many more. In 2003, the firm became the first law firm in the country (that we have found) to gain third-party certification of its environmentally sustainable business practices.The firm is committed to diversity and pro bono activities, as well as community charitable activites. In addition, most attorneys are active in trade organizations related to their area of practice, allowing them to stay current on the most pressing issues facing our clients' industries and businesses. All firm attorneys are members of the California State Bar and the Alameda County Bar Association. | | Firm Size: 52 | Languages:
Korean, Japanese and Cantonese. |
Other Office Locations of Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Modesto, California, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | William C. Acevedo (Partner) born Newton, New Jersey, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., English/Political Science, 1994); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk, Superior Court of the State of Connecticut. Co-Author: "Exposure to Mold Alone Not Sufficient to Establish Damages," Bay Area Home Builder, October/November 2006. Legal Counsel to Rosie the Riveter Trust and Defense Research Institute. Vice Chair, City of Richmond Economic Development Commission, 2007. Member, Richmond General Plan Advisory Committee. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Environmental Law; Green Business. Email: William C. Acevedo | | C. Gregg Ankenman (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1984); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1988). Chief Consultant, "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007. Contributing Author, "Office Leasing," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2003. Member, General Counsel, 1998— and Chair, Ethics Committee, 2002—, National Retail Tenants Association. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Property; Business Law; Real Estate Sales; Business Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Leases; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Commercial Real Estate Exchanges; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Leasing; Retail Leasing; Office Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Agricultural Leasing; Telecommunications Leasing. Email: C. Gregg Ankenman | | Elizabeth Berke-Dreyfuss (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1976); Lone Mountain College (M.A., 1978); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Lecturer, "Bankruptcy in California," Lorman Education Services, Oakland, 2003-2005. Member, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Northern California Chapter. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section Executive Committee, 2008); State Bar of California (Member: Business Law Section; Insolvency Law Committee, 2003-2006 and 2007; Secretary, 2007). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Commercial Transactions and Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Business Reorganization; Workouts; Financial Restructuring; Business Reorganizations and Workouts. Email: Elizabeth Berke-Dreyfuss | | Mark S. Bostick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1978); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1983). Extern to the Hon. Robert L. Hughes, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Ninth Circuit, 1983. Member: California Bankruptcy Forum; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. Reported Cases: In RE Trans-Eagle Corp, 244 B.R. 146 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 1999); In RE Serrato, 117 F.3d 427 (9th Cir. 1997); In RE Serrato, 214 B.R. 219 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 1997); In RE Golden, 789 F.2d 698 (9th Cir. 1986). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Workouts. Email: Mark S. Bostick | | Greggory C. Brandt (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University at Long Beach (B.S., 1991); Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Former Chemical Engineer, Environment, Health and Safety Department, Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc. Co-Author: "Environmental Liability Protection for Tenants," Area Development, February/March 2007; "Vapor Intrusion: New Focus for Due Diligence," Brownfield News, June 2007; "Strategies for Cost Recovery and Development After Cooper v. Aviall," Brownfield News, October 2006. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Due Diligence. Email: Greggory C. Brandt | | Joan M. Cambray (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oakland University (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1984); University of San Diego (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Author, "CA Supreme Court Expands Meaning of 'Under Construction'" Northern California Real Estate Legal Review, January 2007. Co- Author: "SB 800 and the Calderon Act: When Statutes Collide," California Real Property Journal, Spring 2006; Broker Chapter, "California Real Property Sales Transactions," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2002; Loan Workout Chapter, "California Mortgage & Deed of Trust," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2002. Instructor, University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley Real Estate Transactions. Member: East Bay Women in Business; Women in Real Estate; California Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate Litigation; Secured Transactions; Business Litigation. Email: Joan M. Cambray | | Michael D. Cooper (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., 1965); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1968). Court Appointed Resolution Advocate, Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program, Northern District of California. Court Appointed Committees, Committee of Lawyer Representatives, Northern District of California to the Ninth Circuit, 2000-2003. Former Committee Member and Chair, Lawyer Representatives of the Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California. Member, Board of Directors, Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, 1994-2000. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Reorganization Law; Business Workouts Law. Email: Michael D. Cooper | | Steven J. Cramer (Partner) born Oakland, California, April 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., cum laude, 1980); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Steven J. Cramer | | Michael A. Dean (Partner) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: San Jose State College (B.A., 1964); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1967). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1986—. Chief Consultant, "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007. Co-Author, "Commercial Real Property Lease Practice," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1976. Speaker: International Council of Shopping Centers; National Retail Tenants Association; State Bar of California; Georgetown University Law Center. Member: National Retail Tenants Association; California Business Properties Association; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Property; Business; Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Michael A. Dean | | Jeanine DeBacker (Partner) born Sacramento, California, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., Political Science, 1992); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1995). Speaker: "Employees and the Internet," Northern California Human Resources Association; "Coping with Leave Laws" and "The Paperless Workplace," Sterling Education Seminars; "Elimination of Bias," Alameda County Bar Association, County Counsel Association of California. Co-Chair, California State Council Legislative Action Forum, Society for Human Resource Management, 2007. Member: International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists; Northern California Human Resources Association; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans; Central Valley Human Resources Management Association; Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006-2007). Reported Cases: Friedrich v. Intel Corp., Intel Long Term Disability Plan, 181 F.3d 1105 (9th Cir. 1999). Practice Areas: ERISA; ERISA Litigation; 401(k) Plans; Multi-Employer Benefits; Public Pension Plans; Disability Benefits; Employment Defense. Email: Jeanine DeBacker | | Thiele R. Dunaway (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1987, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Augustana College (A.B., cum laude, 1974); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1987) Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Land Use; Natural Resource Regulation; Real Property Secured Transactions; Appellate Advocacy; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation. Email: Thiele R. Dunaway | | Elizabeth M. Engh (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1978, California; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1973); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1977). Lecturer, California Education of the Bar on annual recent developments. Past Judge Pro Term, Alameda County Superior Court. Member: Alameda County (Past Committee Chair, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section) and Contra Costa County Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust. Email: Elizabeth M. Engh | | Albert Flor, Jr. (Partner) born Stockton, California, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., Political Science, 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1993) Order of the Coif. Named as Northern California "SuperLawyer" by San Francisco Magazine and Law & Politics, 2004. Articles Editor, Pacific Law Journal, 1992-1993. Author: "California Civil Code Section 48a: Should the Judge or Jury Determine Whether a Retraction is Published in a Manner Which is Substantially as Conspicuous as the Original Article?" 23 Pacific Law Journal 1575, 1992. Speaker, "Legal Planning for Entrepreneurs," Wharton Club of Northern California and Harvard Business School Association of Northern California, 2006. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Business Law; Venture Capital; Bankruptcy Litigation; Corporate Dissolutions; Corporate Reorganization. Email: Albert Flor, Jr. | | Bruce S. Flushman (Partner) born Los Angeles, California; admitted to bar, 1969, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1965); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1968). Deputy Attorney General, State of California, 1972-1989. Author: "Water Boundaries" John Wily & Sons, 2001. Co-Author: "Siting and Permitting Ocean Energy Projects," Natural Gas and Electricity, Vol. 23, Issue 5, November 2006; "Fractured Court Fails to Clarify Scope of Federal Wetlands Regulation," California Real Estate Journal, July 3, 2006. Lecturer: "Land Use Law: Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning," National Business Institute, December 12, 2007; "Regulatory Framework for Siting of Ocean Energy Projects" Ocean Energy 2007 (Hawaii); "Environmental Roundtable, Climate Change" participant, California Lawyer, February 2007; "Regulatory Reform Needed to Deliver and Expedite Critical Infrastructure Projects Related to Safety," Bay Planning Coalition 19th Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference, Sustaining Our Public Infrastructure, March 2006; "Post-Katrina Regulatory Response to Disasters and Regulatory Reform" Bay Planning Coalition's 18th Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference, March 2005. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California (Member, Litigation Section); Federal (Treasurer, Executive Committee) and American (Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. [Captain, U.S.A.F., March 1969-June 1972; Staff Judge Advocate, George AFB; Assistant General Counsel, National Guard Bureau Pentagon]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Litigation; Green Business; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation. Email: Bruce S. Flushman | | David Goldman (Partner) born San Francisco, California, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., Economics, with honors, 1974); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Author: "Are You at Risk? How to Protect Yourself from ADA Lawsuits," Franchise Times, February 2006; "Employers Can Deduct Money Owed By Employees From Their Wages...Sometimes," HR West, September, 2005. Lecturer: Employment Law, National Staff Leasing Association. Member, Northern California Human Resources Association. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Chair, 1996; Member: Board of Directors, 1997-1998; Executive Committee, Trial Practice Section, 1993-1997; Fee Arbitration Panel, 1985—); State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Litigation). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Disabled Access; Americans with Disabilities Act; Business Litigation; Disability Discrimination. Email: David Goldman | | Matthew F. Graham (Partner) born San Francisco, California, March 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977; J.D., 1980). Chief Litigation Counsel, California for one of the five largest general contractors in the United States, 1986-2002. Member: San Francisco and American Bar Associations. Transactions: Represents public entities, owners, contractors, design professionals and sureties in California and the western states. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Construction Law; Employment. Email: Matthew F. Graham | | Tracy Green (Partner) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Denver; University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., Economics, 1979); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1984). Speaker: Lorman Education Services; Alameda County Bar Association; Contra Costa County Bar Association; California Society of Accountants and Tax Professionals; Creditor Manager's Association. Former Adjunct Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law (Introductory and Advanced Bankruptcy). Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Chair, Commercial Law Section, 2004; Board Member, 2003—; Secretary, Board Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2006—; Chair, Bench Bar Liaison Committee for the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court: Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Panelist). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Reorganizations; Liquidations; Creditors Rights; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Workouts; Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing; Purchase and Sales; Affordable Housing; Mediation. Email: Tracy Green | | Charles A. Hansen (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1977). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2006. Judge Pro Term, Alameda County Superior Court. Speaking/Teaching: Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, 1985—; Continuing Education of the Bar; State Bar of California; Alameda County Bar Association; California Judge's Association and Rutter Group; Fresno County Real Property Roundtable. Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Property Litigation and Appeals; Commercial and Secured Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Charles A. Hansen | | John A. Harkavy (Partner) born New York, N.Y., January 4, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bucknell University (A.B., 1964); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1967). Acts as the de facto General Counsel, numerous mid-sized businesses. Member: American Bar Association (Member, State and Local Taxes Committee, Taxation Section, 1980-1983). [Capt., U.S. Army Artillery, 1967-1969]. Reported Cases: Beamer v. Franchise Tax Board, 19 Cal 3d 467, 138 Cal Rptr. 199, 563 P2d 238 (1977). Transactions: Represents clients from the U.S., Canada, Germany and Australia with work in Germany, Japan, Great Britain, the People's Republic of China, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Canada and Australia. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Real Estate; Intellectual Property; Corporations; Limited Liability Companies; Partnerships; Executive Employment and Compensation. Email: John A. Harkavy | | Les A. Hausrath (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with distinction, 1969) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1973). Author: "Top Ten Things Acquisition Professionals Should Know About CEQA," Bayviews, February 2005. Speaker: "Highest and Best Use," CLE International Eminent Domain Institute, December 2007; "Valuation for Future Use," CLE International, Eminent Domain Institute, December 2006; "Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut: The End of the American Dream?" Real Estate Roundtable, San Francisco Bar Association, December 2005; "Earth Movement and Flood Litigation," California Continuing Education of the Bar. Member, County Counsels' Association, California League of Cities/Northern California County Counsels' Group/Bay Area City Attorneys Association. Chair, Law and Ethics Committee, SF Bay Area Chapter, International Right-of-Way Association. Member, 1997-1999 and Chair, 2000, City of Oakland Planning Commission. Practice Areas: Real Property Litigation; Land Use; Eminent Domain; Government Agency Law; Land Subsidence Litigation; Zoning Law; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Government Agency Practice. Email: Les A. Hausrath | | Sidney A. Israels (Partner) born Modesto, California, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1965); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1969). Member, California Land Title Association. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section). (Also at Modesto Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Agricultural Law; Regulatory Law; Real Estate Transactions; Business Transactions; Transportation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Strategic Alliances; Land Use; Environmental Law; Conservation Law. Email: Sidney A. Israels | | Catherine W. Johnson (Partner) born Greenwood, South Carolina, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Smith College (B.A., Religious Studies, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Named as Northern California "SuperLawyer" by San Francisco Magazine and Law & Politics, 2004-2007. Former Consultant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Co-Author: "Costly Cleaning," San Francisco Daily Journal, September 27, 2007. Author: "New Standards for Environmental Due Diligence," California Environmental Insider, August 31, 2006; "Firms Must Be Mindful of Assets' Environmental Obligations Under FIN 47," San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 4, 2006. Member, Board of Directors, Bay Area Legal Aid, 2003-2005. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Environmental Law Subsection, Real Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: Catherine W. Johnson | | Peter J. Laufenberg (Partner) born Berkeley, California, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Rhetoric, 1988); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1994). Author: "Real Estate Industry Should Brace for Probes and Fines," San Francisco Daily Journal, 2005. Co-Author: "Prepare or Perish — How Apartment Owners Protect Against Catastrophic Mold Loss," California Real Estate Journal, October 23, 2006. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section). Practice Areas: Insurance; Disability Insurance; Risk Management; Real Estate Title Insurance; Environmental Insurance Coverage; Construction Insurance; Construction Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Regulation. Email: Peter J. Laufenberg | | Howard W. Lind (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of California at Davis (A.B., 1975); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1978). Speaker: Real Property Section, State Bar of California; International Council of Shopping Centers; National Retail Tenants Association; Real Property Law and Insurance Law, California Continuing Education of the Bar. Member, Executive Committee, East Bay Leadership Foundation. Managing Partner, Wendel Rosen, 2003-2007. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Law Section; Co-Chair, Commercial and Industrial Subsection). Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Secured Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Construction Contracts; Architectural Law. Email: Howard W. Lind | | Bruce Lymburn (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (A.B., 1979); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1982). General Counsel, Clif Bar & Co. LEED Accredited Professional. Author: "Leading the Evolution," Law Technology News, April 2007. Contributing Author: "Office Leasing, Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1996-2006. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Property Law; Land Use; Business Law; Green Business. Email: Bruce Lymburn | | Deanna Down Lyon (Partner) born Vancouver, Washington, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, California; U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: California State College at Fullerton (B.A., with honors, 1969); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1972). Speaking and Teaching: California Continuing Education of the Bar, East Bay Estate Planning Council, Alameda County Bar Association. Co-Author: "California Decedent Estate Practice," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1986; 1987 and 1988 supplements; "California Transactions Forms, Estate Planning Module," Bancroft Whitney. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; State Bar of California. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates(75%); Probate(5%); Estate and Gift Taxation(20%). Email: Deanna Down Lyon | | Richard A. Lyons (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1971); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1982). Speaker, Berkeley Extension, Business and Management Department, Adjunct Faculty, University of California. Director, 1994-2000 and President, 1999, Alameda Chamber of Commerce. Director: Transpacific National Bank, 1996—; Oakland Advisors, 2003-2005; Jazzschool, 2003—. Practice Areas: Green Business; Corporate and Securities; Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property; New Media; Business Law; Contracts; Shareholder Rights; Limited Liability Company; Employment Contracts; Technology Licensing; Software Copyright; Technology; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets. Email: Richard A. Lyons | | Stephen McKae (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1969); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1975). Speaker: California Redevelopment Association; National Ground Water Association; American Petroleum Institute; Law and Science Institute. Member, Defense Research Institute. Member: American Bar Association. [U.S. Naval Reserve, 1969-1972]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Environmental Regulation; Environmental Litigation; CERCLA; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Clean Water Act; Brownfields Redevelopment; Toxic Torts; Underground Storage Tanks; OSHA; Employment Law; Employee Benefits; ERISA. Email: Stephen McKae | | Pamela Schock Mintzer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Mills College (B.A., 1987); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., 1994). Speaker: Eminent Domain, Public Acquisition and Condemnation: Lorman Education Services, 2006; International Right of Way Association, annually since 2005; San Francisco Real Estate Roundtable, 2005; Appraisal Institute of America, 2002-2004. Member: International Right of Way Association, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, 2002—; Leadership Oakland; Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 1999—; American Inns of Court; Board of Directors, Neighborhood Law Corps Foundation, 2003-2007. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Real Estate Litigation; Government Agency Practice; Land Use. Email: Pamela Schock Mintzer | | Steven M. Morger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth District. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1981); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1984); Golden Gate University (LL.M., Tax, 1999). Lecturer on real estate and secured land transactions. Practice Areas: Real Property Litigation; Secured Transactions Litigation; Real Estate; Complex Business Litigation; Mortgages; Foreclosures; Uniform Commercial Code; Secured Transactions. Email: Steven M. Morger | | Daniel B. Myers (Partner) born Oakland, California, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with distinction, 1991); Santa Clara University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1995). Speaking and Teaching, June 13th Seminar - "Basic Commercial Leases in California," Lorman Educational Services, June 13, 2007. Contributing Author: "Action Guide - Handling Real Property Sales Transactions," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007; "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007; "Office Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2003, 2004, 2005. Member: Niles (Fremont) Rotary; Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Advertising and Marketing; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Wetlands Protection; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Email: Daniel B. Myers | | Christine K. Noma (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., Business Administration, with honors, 1979); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1982). Named as: Northern California "SuperLawyer" by San Francisco Magazine and Law & Politics, 2004-2007; Alameda County Municipal Court, Pro Tem Judge, 1992-1995; California Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission, 1992-1994; Judiciary Advisory Committee to Senator Barbara Boxer, 1996-1998. Co-Chair, Alameda County East Bay Diversity Bar Coalition, 2006-2007. Member, Board of Directors, 1994-2000 and President, 1997, Legal Assistance for Seniors. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, 2000); Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (Board Member, 2005-2008); National Asian Pacific Bar Association; Alameda County Bar Foundation (Board Member, 1991-1993). Transactions: Jack London Square Phase II Development Project; Oak to Ninth Development Project; Redevelopment of the Former Union Pacific Roundhouse and American President's Line sites. Practice Areas: Environmental; Environmental Litigation. Email: Christine K. Noma | | Thomas A. Palmer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Political Science in International Relations, with distinction, 1963) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (LL.B., 1966). [Capt., U.S. Army Intelligence, Commanding Officer, 179th Military Intelligence Detachment, Vietnam; Bronze Star Service; Commanding Officer, 115th Military Intelligence Detachment, Alameda, California]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Manufacturers Liability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Credit Finance; Workouts; Corporate Law; Shareholders Law; Employment Contracts; Distribution Agreements; Real Property. Email: Thomas A. Palmer | | Neal A. Parish (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: UCLA (B.A., 1984); University of California at Berkeley (Master of City Planning, 1986; M.S., Transportation Engineering, 1986); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1997). Contributing Author: "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007; "Office Leasing," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2002. Chair, 2006 and Vice-Chair, 2005, Oakland Landmark Preservation Board. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Public Law; Real Property Law). Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Property; Public Agency; Easements; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Email: Neal A. Parish | | David L. Preiss (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: Williams College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1982). Frequent Lecturer on land use and environmental law. Contributing Author: "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007. Participant: "Land Use Law Update Roundtable," California Lawyer, November 2006; "Land Use Law Update Roundtable," California Lawyer, July 2003. Member, Northern California Home Builders Association. Member: Contra Costa County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Litigation; Environmental Law; Business Law. Email: David L. Preiss | | Daniel Rapaport (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1972); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1975). Settlement Conference Commissioner. Member, Volunteer Settlement Project and Judge Pro Tempore, San Francisco Superior Court. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Real Property Litigation. Email: Daniel Rapaport | | Jonathan W. Redding (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1987, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth District. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., 1976); Golden Gate University (M.P.A., 1979); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Co-Author: with Greggory C. Brandt, "Vapor Intrusion: New Focus for Due Diligence," Brownfield News, June 2007; with Greggory C. Brandt, "Environmental Liability Protection for Tenants," Area Development, February/ March 2007; with Greggory C. Brandt, "California UST Fund Facilitates Brownfield Cleanup," Brownfield News, February 2007; "Exposure to Mold Alone Not Sufficient to Establish Damages," Bay Area Home Builder, October/November 2006; "Prepare or Perish - How Apartment Owners Protect Against Catastrophic Mold Loss," California Real Estate Journal, October 23, 2006; "Strategies for Cost Recovery and Development after Cooper v. Aviall," Brownfield News, October 2006; "Clear As Mud: Supreme Court Provides Scant Guidance for Determining Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands," The Recorder, August 2, 2006. Speaker: California Redevelopment Association; Northwestern Environmental Training Center. Member, Thurston Group. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Environmental Law). Practice Areas: Environmental; Land Use; Green Business; Land Use Permitting; Endangered Species; Insurance Recovery; Brownfields Redevelopment; Environmental Due Diligence. Email: Jonathan W. Redding | | Gillian M. Ross (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1969); Connecticut College (M.A., 1971); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: "Anti-Harassment Training to Become Mandatory," Oakland Business Review, December 2004/January 2005. Member: Board of Directors, British American Business Council, 2007-2008; Women in Real Estate; Women Lawyers of Alameda County. President, California Women Lawyers, 1999. Practice Areas: Real Property Litigation; Employment; Employment Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Sexual Harassment; Race Discrimination; Age Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Commercial Workouts; Unlawful Detainer; Leases and Leasing; Wage and Hour Law; Employee Compensation. Email: Gillian M. Ross | | Donald S. Simon (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 1997, California. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995). Author: "Strong Financial Incentives for Installing Solar Power on California Buildings," Green Building Quarterly, Spring 2006; "California Takes Lead in Promoting Green Building," Green Building Quarterly, August 2005; "Governor's 'Green' Executive Order Good for State," Green Building Quarterly, July 6, 2005. Host: West Coast Green Tradeshow, 2006—; Developing and Investing in Green Buildings Conference, February 2007. Speaker: "Middle Market Green Business Opportunities," Alliance for Corporate Growth, August 2007; "Current Trends in Green/Clean/Sustainable Technology Markets," Alliance of Chief Executives CEO Roundtable, March 2007; Business Council on Climate Change, launch, March 2007. Co-Founder and General Counsel, U.S. Green Building Council, Northern California Chapter, 2001—. President and General Counsel, Build It Green, 2002—. (Co-Founder, Green Business Practice Group). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Environmental Law; Litigation; Green Business. Email: Donald S. Simon | | Richard A. Sipos (Partner) born Van Nuys, California; admitted to bar, 1986, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1986). Mediator, Alameda County Settlement Program. Member: U.S. District Court, Northern District of California Mediation Panel; Board of Directors, Compensation, Governance and Audit Committees, Beard Land and Improvement Company; Board of Directors, Modesto and Empire Traction Company; Association for Conflict Resolution; Alternative Dispute Resolution, Northern California Chapter. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction; Business Litigation; Litigation; Employment. Email: Richard A. Sipos | | Judith Y. Tang (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., with high honors, 1992); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1995). Pioneer Member, Asian Real Estate Association of the East Bay, 2006—. Member: Board of Directors, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, 2007-2009; East Bay Estate Planning Council. Member: Asian American Bar Association. (Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Languages: Cantonese. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Living Trusts; Life Insurance; Powers of Attorney. Email: Judith Y. Tang | | Walter R. Turner (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1973); Pepperdine University (J.D., cum laude, 1977); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1978). Director, Laca Foundation, 1991—. Member, Alameda County Fee Arbitration Program, 1984—. President, East Bay Tax Club, 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Income Tax Law; Business Law; Business Taxation; Corporate Tax Planning; Real Estate Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Walter R. Turner | | R. Zachary Wasserman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A., Regents Scholar, 1969); Stanford University (J.D., 1972). General Counsel: Alameda County Transportation Authority, 1987—; Alameda County Congestion Management Agency, 1990—; Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence, 1995—; Oakland Chamber of Commerce, 2003—. Inaugural Recipient of the "East Bay Vision Award," Economic Alliance for Business, 2003. Panelist, Land Use Law Update Roundtable, California Lawyer and California Real Estate Journal, 2003, 2005. Member, Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners, 1987-1990. Member, Executive Board and General Counsel: East Bay Economic Development Alliance, 1997—; Oakland Jobs and Housing Coalition, 2005—. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Land Use; Government Agency Practice; Business Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: R. Zachary Wasserman | | Richard P. Waxman (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1974); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1978). Publications: Action Guide: Article 6 and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Speaker, California Continuing Education of the Bar and Lorman Educational Services Seminars. President, Alameda County Volunteer Legal Services Corporation, 2006-2008. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (President, 2003; Director, 1999-2004). Practice Areas: Business and Real Property Law; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Franchise Law. Email: Richard P. Waxman | | Timothy S. Williams (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1977); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1980). Contributing Author: "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007; "California Mortgage and Deed of Trust Practice," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2003; "Office Leasing," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1996. Member: Alameda County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-2006 and Chairperson, 2004-2005, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Real Property Law. Email: Timothy S. Williams | | Edwin J. Wilson, Jr. (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 14, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1970). Recipient, "Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services," State Bar of California, 2004. Honoree, 13th Annual African American Excellence in Business, 2008. Listed in Northern California "Super Lawyer" in Civil Litigation Defense by Law and Politics, 2007 and 2008. Member: American Board of Trial Advocates, San Francisco Chapter; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Member: Alameda County Bar Association; Charles Houston Bar Association; American Bar Foundation; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Edwin J. Wilson, Jr. | | Jeffrey C. Wurms (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 1986, California. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1981); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk to the Hon. Cameron Wolfe, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of California. Contributing Author: "California Mechanics' Liens and Related Construction Remedies," 3d ed., California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1998. Adjunct Professor, Bankruptcy Law, Golden Gate University Law School. Reported Cases: In re JTS Corp., 305 B.R. 529 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2003); In re Harvey, 222 B.R. 888 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Fiduciary Duties of Insolvent Corporations' Directors and Officers; Corporate Litigation; Debtor and Creditor. Email: Jeffrey C. Wurms | | OF COUNSEL | | Donn L. Black (Of Counsel) (Retired). | | ASSOCIATES | | Carl D. Ciochon (Associate) born Berkeley, California, May 27, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 2007, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1988); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1992). Clerked for the Hon. Richard M. Bilby, United States District Judge, District of Arizona. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance. Email: Carl D. Ciochon | | Matthew E. Dambrov (Associate) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., Psychology, 1991); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Business Formation; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Manufacturing and Supply; Distribution; License and Development; Secured Transactions; Real Property Development; Leasing; Acquisition; Disposition. Email: Matthew E. Dambrov | | Aleka Skouras Eisentraut (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: Barnard College (B.A., 1990); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1996). Former Assistant General Counsel, Northern California Home Builder. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Acquisitions; LEED Certification; Green Business. Email: Aleka Skouras Eisentraut | | Alexandra L. Foote (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992) Phi Beta Kappa; Brown University (A.M., Environmental Studies, 2000); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; American Bar Association (Member, Environmental Division). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Products Liability; Mass Toxic Torts; Insurance Coverage. Email: Alexandra L. Foote | | Cynthia L. Hansen (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1992); University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Business Law; Technology Law; Green Business; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Buy-Sell Agreements; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Formation; Strategic Alliances; Sponsorship Law; Marketing Law; Technology Licensing. Email: Cynthia L. Hansen | | Sarah Houghland (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., Politics, 2002); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 2006). Former Supervising Editor, California Law Review. Assistant Managing Editor, Berkeley Journal of International Law. Judicial Extern to Honorable John C. Coughenour, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation. Email: Sarah Houghland | | Gregory K. Jung (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., English, with honors in Humanities, 1994); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (Member, Board of Directors); National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Gregory K. Jung | | Patricia A. Kim (Associate) born Hayward, California; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Political Science and French, with honors, 1995); University of Southern California School of Law (J.D., 2001). Licensed Real Estate Broker, California. White House Intern, Office of the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1994. Contributing Author: "Retail Leasing: Drafting and Negotiating the Lease," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007. Member: Bay East Association of Realtors; California Association of Realtors. Member: American Bar Association; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Korean American Bar Association (Past President, Northern California Chapter); Asian American Bar Association. Languages: Korean and French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Office Leasing; Corporate Governance; Business Law; Purchase and Sale for Commercial and Condominium Developments; Title Review; Corporate Governance and Business Formation. Email: Patricia A. Kim | | Beth Koh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., Molecular and Cellular Biology, 1997); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2007). Clerk: Natural Resources Defense Council; California Office, Attorney General, Natural Resources Section. Senior Associate Scientist, Department of Molecular and Cellular Technology, Bayer Corporation. Assisted in litigation for state agencies including the Department of Forestry, State Water Resources Control Board, Air Resources Board and Department of Pesticide Regulation. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Beth Koh | | Jennifer A. Lewis (Associate) born Bakersfield, California, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1995); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2000). Member: Leadership Oakland, 2006-2007; Girl's Inc.; National Retail Tenants Association; Women for Winesense. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Land Use; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Business Planning; Regulatory Law; Winery Law. Email: Jennifer A. Lewis | | Wendy Lou Manley (Associate) born Eugene, Oregon, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Oregon; 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1985; M.S., 1987); Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1990). Author: "Selling Products in California? Watch Out for Proposition 65," Currents, Spring 2006; "Selling Products in California? Watch Out for Proposition 65," Idaho Business Review, January 16, 2006; "Wineries Face Liability Under Prop 65," Wine Business Monthly, March 2006. Frequent speaker on Proposition 65 and storm water regulatory developments. Member, California Stormwater Quality Association. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Wendy Lou Manley | | Leonard E. Marquez (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1996); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1999). Member: Alameda County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Contra Costa County; Board of Directors, Judge, Donald P. McCullom Youth Court; East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Unlawful Detainer; Commercial Evictions. Email: Leonard E. Marquez | | Garret D. Murai (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1993); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2001). Member: American Bar Association; Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate; Employment. Email: Garret D. Murai | | Robert Shantz (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Former Assistant General Counsel: Napa, California Construction and Development Company; Bay Area Major League Baseball Sports Franchise. Certified California Real Estate Broker's License. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; CC&R. Email: Robert Shantz | | Kurt C. Wendlenner (Associate) born Panorama City, California, May 27, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Central Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2001); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk: Sacramento County District Attorney's Office; California Attorney General's Office. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kurt C. Wendlenner | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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