MEMBERS
Timothy J. Carmel (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, California, Nevada and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1980); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1984). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Insurance Law. Member: San Luis Obispo County and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Timothy J. Carmel
Ziyad I. Naccasha (Member) born Baghdad, Iraq, September 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 2002, California. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.S., Finance and Business Administration, 1987); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1990). Author: "The Permissibility of Routine AIDS Testing in the Health Care Context," Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, September 1990. Co-Author: "U.S. Legal Review," Reinsurance, November 1996 and 1997; "The Law of Reinsurance Claims", 1997 Supplement, Andrews Publications. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Arab-American Bar Association (Board Member); Arab-American Professional Association; State Bar of California; San Luis Obispo Bar Association. (Also Of Counsel, Meckler Bulger & Tilson, Chicago, Illinois). Languages: Arabic. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Transactional/ Corporate; Real Estate/ Land Use; Insurance/ Reinsurance Coverage and Monitoring; Municipal.Email: Ziyad I. Naccasha
PARTNERS
Michael M. McMahon (Partner) born Lakewood, California, November 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Arizona State University College of Law (J.D., 1991). Phi Alpha Theta; History Honors Society. Senior Note and Comment Editor, Arizona State Law Journal, 1990-1991. Member: San Luis Obispo County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Employment Litigation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Michael M. McMahon
David H. Hirsch (Partner) born September 30, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: California State University, Dominguez Hills (B.A., 1973); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1977). Contributor: "Proposition 218 Implementation Guide," 1997, League of California Cities publication. Author: "California Cities Litigate Whether Mobilehome Rent Control is a Taking By Physical Occupation," Article in the Municipal Attorney, Vol.31, No.6, Nov/Dec 1990 (NMLO). Also served as moderator for League's Proposition 218 program, Burbank, California, January 1997. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use.
Arther R. Montandon (Partner) born San Diego, California, October 11, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., 1975); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1979). As a member of the original editorial board of the California Municipal Law Handbook, Art helped produce this publication now used in every municipal law office in California. His honors include a Law Day Award from the Judges of Santa Barbara County for "Excellence on the Practice of Public Law" and the Robert F. Grogan Award for Outstanding Public Service. Member: San Luis Obispo Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Land Use; Real Property Transactions.Email: Arther R. Montandon
Donald D. Wilson (Partner) born Pasadena, California, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1966); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Insurance Coverage Defense; Medical Malpractice; Defense Litigation; Equine Veterinarian Malpractice; Worksite Injury; Production Defect and General Liability; Landowner Liability; Toxic Contamination, Mold, and Pollution.
ASSOCIATES
Brian J. Baker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Washington; 2008, California. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., 2000); Seattle University (J.D., 2003); University of Washington (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Member: King County, San Luis Obispo County and Washington State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Business Enterprises.Email: Brian J. Baker
Jeannie D. Goshgarian (Associate) born Santa Monica, California, March 25, 1970; admitted to bar, 2003, Washington; 2005, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A.; 1994); Seattle University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: King County, San Luis Obispo County and Washington State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Compliance Consulting (Wineries and Farms); Estate Planning; Contracts.Email: Jeannie D. Goshgarian