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| | Address | | 1818 Grand Canal Boulevard | | Stockton, California 95207 | | (San Joaquin Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Freeman, D'Aiuto, Pierce, Gurev, Keeling & Wolf,
A Professional Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Commercial Litigation, Civil Trials, Class Actions, Appellate Practice, Commercial Law, Business, Real Estate, Construction, Environmental, Employment Law, Land Use, Municipal and Zoning, Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Agricultural and Food Processing, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Professional Liability, Creditors' Rights and Aviation. | | Year Established: 1962 | Firm Profile:
Freeman, D'Aiuto, Pierce, Gurev, Keeling &Wolf serves as special litigation counsel to numerous government entities in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, tort, and contract matters. The firm represents banks, real estate developers, contractors, food processors, growers, and manufacturers. We serve as local counsel for many national companies in litigation, business, and governmental matters. The firm's civil litigation practice focuses on: land-use, real estate, eminent domain and environmental litigation; insurance coverage/bad faith disputes; employment law; professional liability; and appellate proceedings. Our transactional practice encompasses complex commercial and real estate transactions, including buy/sell agreements, development agreements, mergers and acquisitions. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Real Estate Development: A. G. Spanos Construction, Inc.; The Grupe Co.; Beck Development, Inc.; Lukenbill Enterprises; Bloom Construction Co.; Robertson Homes; Catwill Corp.; Stone Brothers & Associates; Kaufman & Broad. Agricultural: Marchini Farms; The Wine Group; San Tomo Partners; Fresh Choice Produce; Gilroy Canning Co.; The Morning Star Co.; Stanislaus Food Processing; Muir Glen; American Raisin Packers; Financial Services: Community Bank; American General Finance. First Union Bank; Pacific State Bank; Bank of Lodi; Wachovia; Manufacturing/Commercial: Air Products; Antrim Engineering and Construction; P&M Cedar Products; San Diego Chargers Football Co.; California Sports Seltzer, Inc.; California Tank Lines, Inc.; Chemical Transfer Co.; Christian Life Center; Price Waterhouse; A.R. Sanguinetti and Assoc.; Liquid Sugars, Inc.; Dale Williams Mobile Home Parks. Government: County of San Joaquin; City of Stockton; City of Lodi; Stockton Redevelopment Agency; Port of Stockton; West Side Irrigation District; San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency; San Joaquin Regional Transit District, City of Ripon; City of Sacramento. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Maxwell M. Freeman (Member) born Stockton, California, May 4, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, California; 1967, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California and U.S. Tax Court; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Member, Board of Editors, Stanford Law Review, 1959-1960. Author: "Valuation Evidence in California Condemnation Cases," 12 Stanford Law Review 766 (1960); "Problems of Valuation Testimony," California Condemnation Practice , pp. 315-399 (CEB 1960); "An Overview of Defenses Available to Guarantors of Real Property Secured Transactions Under California Law," 2 Santa Clara Law Review (1998). Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Reported Cases: Sanders Construction Co., Inc. v. San Joaquin First Federal Savings and Loan Assoc. (1982) 136 Cal.App. 3d 387; Valley Bank of Nevada v. Superior Court of San Joaquin (1975) 15 Cal.3d 652; Delta Dynamics, Inc. v. Arioto (1968) 69 Cal.2d 525; Camper v. McDermott (1968) 266 Cal.App.2d 41.; Arata v. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Assoc. (1963) 223 Cal.App.2d 199; City of Stockton v. Albert Brocchini Farms, Inc. (2001) 92 Cal. App. 4th 193; City of Ripon v. Sweetein (2002) 100 Cal.App. 4th 887; H.D. Arnaiz v. County of San Joaquin (2002) 96 Cal.App. 4th 1357. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Eminent Domain; Condemnation. Email: Maxwell M. Freeman | | Lee Roy Pierce, Jr. (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, June 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1975); California Secondary Teaching Credential, 1976; University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1985); California State University, Sacramento (M.B.A., 1987). Author: "Professional Liability Insurance: The Claims Made and Reported Trap," 19 Western State University Law Review 165 (1991); "Condominium Lawsuits Can Involve High Stakes," 14 National Law Journal, No. 34 (1992); "The Ethical Dilemma That Insurance Agents Face Which May Tempt Some to Mislead Their Clients Regarding Coverage, and What To Do To Protect Your Business from the Consequences of Such Conduct," 19 Western State University Law Review 1201 (1992); "Lawsuits for Sexual Harassment: Are They Protected by the 'Personal Injury' Coverage of a Business's Comprehensive General Liability Policy?" CTLA Forum (Dec. 1992); "Horace Mann v. Barbara B.: The Supreme Court Reaffirms the Insurer's Duty to Defend Groundless, False or Fraudulent Suits," CTLA Forum (June 1993); "When Does a Subordination Pact Become Unenforceable?" Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal (June 17, 1993); "Constructive Fraud: The Forgotten Insurance Bad Faith Claim," Beverly Hills Bar Association Journal Vol. 27, No. 3 (1993); "Investigation and Full Disclosure: Complementary Duties Placed Upon Insurance Companies Under California Law," 21 Lincoln (San Jose) Law Review 83 (1993). Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association and State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Practice; Employment Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith. Email: Lee Roy Pierce, Jr. | | Michael L. Gurev (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, August 20, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1992). Traynor Scholastic Honor Society. Assistant Articles Editor, The Transnational Lawyer, 1991-1992. Member: San Joaquin County, Sacramento County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Michael L. Gurev | | Thomas H. Keeling (Member) born Bakersfield, California, December 23, 1949; admitted to bar, 1984, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California-Santa Barbara (B.A., with highest honors, 1972); University of California-Los Angeles (M.A., 1974; Ph.D., 1977); Stanford University (J.D., 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Graduate Intern Fellowship, 1972-1976. Associate Editor, 1982-1983 and Senior Editor, 1983-1984, Stanford Environmental Law Society. Associate Editor, Stanford Journal of International Law, 1982-1983. Author: "Damages in Securities Litigation," in Getting to the Bottom Line: Damages Before, During and After Trial, Association of Business Trial Lawyers 14th Annual Seminar, 1987. Editor and Contributing Author, "Damages in Business Litigation," The Rutter Group, 1990. Law Clerk to Justice Otto M. Kaus, California Supreme Court, 1984-1985. Member: Sacramento County, Placer County, San Joaquin County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; MCLE (Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee) of San Joaquin County Bar Association (Co-Chair, 2001-2002). Reported Cases: Waller v. Financial Corp. of America, 828 F.2d 579 (9th Cir. 1987); Calfarm Ins. Co. v. Deukmejian, 48 Cal. 3d 805 (1989); New v. Armour Pharmaceutical Co., 67 F. 3d 716 (9th Cir. 1995); In re American Honda Motor Co. Dealerships Litigation, 958 F. Supp. 1045 (D. Md. 1997); City of Stockton v. Albert Brocchini Farms, Inc., 92 Cal. App. 4th 193 (2001); H.D. Arnaiz, Ltd. v. County of San Joaquin, 96 Cal. App. 4th 1357 (2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Class Action; Eminent Domain; Condemnation. Email: Thomas H. Keeling | | Arnold J. Wolf (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania; 1972, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Author: "Cross-Examination on Trial," Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1988; "Lender Liability: Strategies of Litigation," Trial Law Press, 1990. Adjunct Professor, University of California at Davis School of Law, 1999—. Member: Yolo County and San Joaquin County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Voluntary Dispute Resolution Panel of U.S. District, Eastern District of California. Milton Schwartz Inn of Court (Master and Secretary and Treasurer). Reported Cases: Marant v. Farrell Lines, Inc., 550 F.2d 142 (1976); Fairman v. Gallagher, 2 Phila. 620 (1979); Sharples v. Chole, 29 Cal.App. 4th 1213 (1994); Willis v. First Data POS, Inc., 245 Ga.App.121 (2000); First Data POS, Inc. v. Willis 273 Ga. 792 (2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Appellate Practice. Email: Arnold J. Wolf | | —————————— | | John W. Viss, III (Associate) born Oakland, California, December 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Fresno State, Fresno (B.A., Business, 1980); Hastings College of Law, San Francisco (J.D., 1989). Student Extern, California Supreme Court (Justice John Arguelles). Member: San Joaquin County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Trials; Oil and Gas Acquisitions; Negotiable Instruments; Litigation. Email: John W. Viss, III | | Elizabeth F. Gurev (Associate) born Stockton, California, November 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1982); California Secondary Teaching Credential, 1984; McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1992). Author, "When Does a Subordination Pact Become Unenforceable?" Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal (June 17, 1993). Member: San Joaquin County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate. | | Alysia Freeman Stevenson (Associate) born Stockton, California, December 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., English, 1996); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: San Joaquin County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. | | Coren David Wong (Associate) born Sacramento, California, April 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1992); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California; Milton Schwartz Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Civil Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Business Litigation. Email: Coren David Wong | | Franklin J. Brummett (Associate) born Wahpeton, North Dakota, October 6, 1934; admitted to bar, 1964, California. Education: University of Portland (B.S., 1956); University of Southern California (LL.B., 1963). Order of the Coif. Author: "The Case Against Successor Products Liability in Asbestos Cases," Journal of the Litigation Section, State Bar of California, Winter 2003; "Legal Lore, The Vanport Flood: Clark v. United States," Journal of the Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Spring 1999; "Elder Abuse, A Will Contest in the Making," Journal of the Litigation Section, State Bar of California; "Outline for Use in the Preparatory Course: California Real Estate Broker License;" "Outline for Use in the Preparatory Course: California Real Estate Salesman License," 1989-1993. Instructor, Long Beach Trial Advocacy Institute, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1990. Adjunct Associate Professor: Paralegal Program, California State University, Long Beach, 1989-1993; Paralegal Program, Cerritos College, 1996. Reported Cases: Montgomery v. Biomed Specialties, Inc. (1986) 183 Cal.App.3d 1292; In re Marriage of Dancy (2000) 82 Cal.App 4th 1142. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Appellate Practice. Email: Franklin J. Brummett |
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