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Courthouse Plaza
300 Tuolumne Street
Vallejo, California 94590-5787 (Solano Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Favaro, Lavezzo, Gill, Caretti & Heppell is a full-service law firm, founded in 1973. It is one of the most respected law firms in the North Bay area. The firm offers its clients recognized expertise in the areas of business planning and litigation, tax and estate planning, land use permitting and litigation, real estate and construction law, personal injury, municipal law, criminal defense and family law. The firm's clients, both individuals and businesses, have found they can obtain expert, cost-effective and accessible representation in the courts and before governmental decision-makers. Statement of PracticeBusiness Planning, Business Litigation, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Litigation, Civil Litigation, Real Estate, Contracts, Construction Law, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Land Use, Zoning, Permitting, Real Estate Development, Municipal Law, Military Base Conversion Issues, Family Law, Creditors Rights, and Employment Law. Year Established: 1973
Firm Size: 10
Representative Clients:Government Agency: Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District. Real Estate Development, Construction & Building Contractors: ARC, Inc.
JHL Commercial Properties
Richardson Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.
Old Republic Title
R.E. Bradley Construction Co.
M.F. Maher, Inc.
Weston Solutions, Inc., Local Counsel
Triad Communities, Local Counsel
Velasquez Engineering. Industry: Valero Refinery, Local Counsel. Financial Institutions: AMS Financial, Inc. Automobile Dealers: Toyota of Vallejo, Inc.
Vacaville Pontiac, GMC
Fairfield Cycle Center
West Coast Muffler & Tire, Inc. Credit, Retailing, Wholesaling: Hal's Stoves & Appliances, Inc.
La Superior Super Mercados
Valley Fine Foods. Medical: North Bay Orthopaedic Associates, Inc., a Medical Group
Medic Ambulance
Sutter Solano Medical Center, Local Counsel
Sutter Solano Medical Center Charitable Foundation. Industry Services: Continental Security
Doshier Gregson, Inc.
Sheldon Oil Co.
Sheldon Gas Co.
Sheldon United Terminal, L.L.C.
Rix Industries
Cal-Bay Industrial Services, Inc.
Pacific Marine Energy Corp., Local Counsel. Other: United States Swimming, Inc. (Governing Body of U.S. Amateur Swimming)
Adams Marine Sales & Service
Napa Valley Marina
Vallejo Chamber of Commerce
Vallejo Golf Club, Inc.
Vallejo Tourist & Convention Bureau.
Rate InformationAccepts Major Credit Cards
AddressCourthouse Plaza
300 Tuolumne Street
Vallejo, CA 94590-5787, (Solano Co.)
PhonePhone: 707-552-3630
Facsimile: 707-552-8913
Website
http://www.flgch.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesFairfield, California: 724 Texas Street, 94533. Telephone: 707-425-3977. Facsimile: 707-423-2017.
Albert M. Lavezzo (Member) born Oakland, California, September 17, 1936; admitted to bar, 1964, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., cum laude, 1959); Stanford University (LL.B., 1962). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1961-1962). President, Vallejo Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1967-1968. Councilman, City of Vallejo, 1969-1973. Member, City of Vallejo Housing and Redevelopment Commission, 1972-1973. President, Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, 1976-1977. President, Green Valley Country Club, 1978-1979. Chairman, City of Vallejo Economic Development Commission, 1982. President, U.S. Navy League Council #1, 1983. Chairman of the Board, Surety Bank, 1980-1998. Past President: Solano County Economic Development Corporation. Past Director: First Banks America, Inc.; First Bank and Trust, 1998-2002. Past Chairman, Mare Island Armed Services Committee. Past Chairman, Travis Regional Armed Forces Committee. Chairman, Solano Economic Development Corporation. Member: Solano County (President, 1983) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. (Also at Fairfield Office) (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Military Base Conversion Law; Civil Litigation; Corporate and Business Planning.Email: Albert M. Lavezzo
Thomas L. Gill (Member) born Oakland, California, November 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1971); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1974). Member, Pepperdine Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Napa County and Solano County Bar Associations; State Bar of California; California Attorneys For Criminal Justice. (Certified Specialist, Criminal Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: McClothen v. DMV (1977) 71 CA 3d 1005; Graham v. Municipal Court (1981) 123 CA 3d 1018; People v. Maestas (1988) 204 CA 3d 1208; People v. Cruz (1989) 209 CA 3d 560; Nielsen v. Superior Court (1997) 55 CA 4th 1150. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation.Email: Thomas L. Gill
Louis S. Caretti (Member) born Martinez, California, July 2, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1980, U.S. Tax Court. Education: St. Mary's College of California (B.S., cum laude, 1968); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1972). Member, USF School of Law, McAuliffe Academic Honor Society. Certified Public Accountant, California, 1974 (inactive). Community Organizations: Trustee, 1982-1994, 2004 and former Treasurer, Sutter-Solano Medical Center. Director: Sutter Solano Medical Center Charitable Foundation, 2003-2007; Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, 2004-2007; President, Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, 1991; Vallejo Rotary Club, 1998-1999. Member, Bioethics Committee, Sutter Solano Medical Center, 1994. Member: Solano County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section; Taxation Section); California Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate and Trusts; Business Planning; Real Estate Transactions.Email: Louis S. Caretti
Gary K. Heppell (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (A.B., with honors, 1973); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Member, Board of Directors: Vallejo Chamber of Commerce, 1996-1998; Benicia Chamber of Commerce, 2006; Benicia-Vallejo Humane Society, 1993; Solano County Arts Council, 1995-1998; Solano County Legal Assistance, 1983-1989 (President, 1987-1989). Trained Mediator, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law. Member: Solano County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1989-1993 and President, 1992; Chairman, Attorneys' Fee Arbitration Committee, 1984-1990; Superior Court Mediation and Arbitration Panels); State Bar of California (Real Property Law, Litigation and Public Law Sections); California Lawyers for the Arts. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Business Litigation; Mediation.Email: Gary K. Heppell
Charles B. Wood, III (Member) born San Francisco, California, January 20, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U.S. District Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business (B.S., 1985); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1992). Deputy County Counsel, Solano County, 1995-2000. Planning Commissioner, City of Fairfield (2004; Chairman, 2006-2007). Member: Solano County Bar Association; State Bar of California; La Raza Lawyers of Solano County; Fairfield-Suisun Rotary Club; Fairfield-Suisun Bass Reapers (Director of Public Relations, 2000-2005); Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce (Director, 2003-2006, Executive Board 2005-2006); Business Issues Committee (Chairman, 2006). Reported Cases: In re Richard C. (1998) 68 Cal. App. 4th 1191. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Civil Litigation; Public Entity Law; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation; Contested Trusts and Estates.Email: Charles B. Wood, III
Judith L. Carlisle (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 1979, California, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., with high honors, 1976); University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1979; LLM, 1984). Member, Traynor Honor Society; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Family Law. Clerk: Sonoma County Superior Court, 1979-1980; Pacific Legal Foundation, 1977-1979. Solano County Legal Assistance, Board of Governors, Acknowledgment for pro bono work 1987-1988. Member: Solano County Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 1985-1986); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Family Mediation; Collaborative Law; Civil Litigation; Americans with Disabilities Act.Email: Judith L. Carlisle
Deborah Durr Ferras (Associate) born Tampa, Florida, November 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., 1978); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1991). Member: Solano County Bar Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1996-1998); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration; Conservatorship.Email: Deborah Durr Ferras
Travis Dillon (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1995); University of San Francisco Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: Solano County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Probate; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Real Estate.Email: Travis Dillon
OF COUNSELCarol A. Sobczak (Of Counsel) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, California. Education: Kent State University; University of Utah (B.A., 1984); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Legal Writing Instructor, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, 1991-1992. President, St. Helena, California Rotary Club, 2008-2009. Formerly with: Schiff Hardin; DLA Piper (Rudnick & Wolfe); Thelen Reid & Priest; Combs & Dunlap. Member: Napa County (Chair, Trust and Estates Section, 2006-2007), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Estate Planning(50%); Estate and Trust Administration(50%).Email: Carol A. Sobczak
RETIRED PARTNERBernard J. Favaro (Retired Partner) born Elk River, Idaho, June 3, 1920; admitted to bar, 1950, California. Education: University of Idaho (B.A., summa cum laude, 1942); Stanford University (LL.B., 1949). Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Vallejo City Civil Service Commission, 1960-1970. Chief Counsel: Amateur Athletic Union of the U.S., 1973-1980; U.S. Aquatic Sports, Inc., 1980-1998. Member: Solano County Bar Association (President, 1960); State Bar of California. [With USMC, active duty, 1942-1946]. (Retired). Practice Areas: Probate; Governmental Law; Business Litigation.Email: Bernard J. Favaro
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