|   | | Law Firm in Sacramento, California | A Partnership including Law Corporations |
| | Address | | 15th & S Building, 1830 15th Street | | Sacramento, California 95814 | | (Sacramento Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Desmond, Nolan, Livaich & Cunningham practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice Specializing in Eminent Domain, Bankruptcy, Commercial Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning, Wills and Probate, Partnership, and Commercial Law, Business Enterprises, Business Law, Business Planning. | | Year Established: 1938 | Firm Profile:
The firm was founded in 1938 by Senator Earl D. Desmond and E. Vayne Miller. The eminent domain practice involves all aspects of disputes between governmental entities and the owners of private property, including inverse condemnation, direct takings, valuation of real and personal property, loss of goodwill and severance damages. The insolvency practice involves all aspects of disputes between debtors, creditors and estate fiduciaries, including reorganizations and liquidation bankruptcies, receiverships, and assignments for the benefit of creditors. The general civil practice includes personal injury, advising corporate and business clients, employment issues, business transactions, taxation, and probate and estate planning. Its lawyers enjoy strong ties to the Sacramento community and provide clients with a broad base of legal expertise and knowledge. REPORTED CASES: Clement v. State Reclamation Board (1950) 35 Cal.2d 628; Beckley v. Reclamation Board (1962) 205 Cal.App.2d 734; Belair v. Riverside County Flood Control Dist. (1988) 47 Cal.3d 550; Galli v. State of California (1979) 98 Cal.App.3d 662; Jones v. People ex rel. Dept. of Transportation (1978) 22 Cal.3d 144; Webber v. City of Sacramento (1979) 24 Cal.3d 862; People v. Lillard (1963) 219 Cal.App.2d 368; People ex rel Dept. of Public Works v. Auburn Ski Club (1966) 241 Cal.App.2d 781; State of Calif. ex rel. State Public Works Board v. Covich (1968) 260 Cal.App.2d 663; Sacramento Parking Authority v. Nicovich (1973) 32 Cal.App.3d 420; People ex rel Dept. of Transportation v. Gardella Square (1988) 200 Cal.App.3d 559; Akins v. State of California (1998) 61 Cal.App. 4th; Paterno v. State of California (1999) 74 CA 4th 68; Paterno v. State (2003) 113 CA 4th 998. | | Firm Size: 7 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Roman Catholic Bishop of Sacramento; Chase-Mellon Financial; Cornell University; UC Regents; Viking Insurance Company; City of Folsom. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Earl D. Desmond (1895-1958). | | E. Vayne Miller (1904-1965). | | Richard F. Desmond (1923-2004). | | William W. Nolan (Member) born San Francisco, California, July 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1973); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Sacramento County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law. Email: William W. Nolan | | Gary Livaich (Member) born Sacramento, California, August 19, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, California; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.A., 1974); University of California at Davis; Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1978). Member, American Legion Baseball; Manhart Legion Baseball. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain Law; Inverse Condemnation; Real Estate; Civil Trial. Email: Gary Livaich | | J. Russell Cunningham (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1983); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1987). Director of Teams, Sacramento United Soccer Club. Past-President: Sacramento Downtown Association; Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum. Past- Director: Sacramento Downtown District, Sacramento Downtown Partnership, and Nevada City Broadcast Group. Mediator, Sacramento Superior Court and U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Sacramento Valley Bankruptcy Forum. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation. Email: J. Russell Cunningham | | ASSOCIATES | | Edward K. Dunn (Associate) born Kennewick, Washington, May 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: California State University, Chico (B.A., 1978); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1988). Member: Sacramento County Bar Association (Member, Probate and Estate Planning Law Section); State Bar of California; Capitol City Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Real Property Law; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning; Probate; Mediation and Arbitration. Email: Edward K. Dunn | | Brian Manning (Associate) born Redding, California, August 10, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, California and Georgia. Education: Georgetown College (B.S., 2002); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Inverse Condemnation; Real Estate; Civil Trial Practice. Email: Brian Manning |
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