MEMBERS OF FIRM
Chester A. Rogaski, Jr. (Member) born September 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, Davis (A.B., 1969); McGeorge College of the Law (J.D., 1970). Named, Northern California Super Lawyer, 2005-2007. Judge Pro Tem, Solano County Superior Court. Discovery Referee, Solano County Superior Court, 1997. Juvenile Court Referee. Arbitrator: Solano County Superior Court; Sonoma County Party. Mediator, Solano County Superior Court. Member: Solano County and American Bar Association; Northern California Association of Defense Counsel; California Medical-Legal Committee; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense Litigation; Hospital Liability; Elder Abuse; General Civil and Trial Practice; Healthcare Professional Licensing Issues; Mediation and Arbitration.
Michael J. Preovolos (Member) born October 2, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: California State University at San Jose (B.S., 1972); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Past Judge, Pro Tem, Solano County Juvenile Court. Civil Action Arbitrator. Member: Solano County Bar Association (President, 1990); American Board of Trial Advocates; California Medical-Legal Committee; Association of Defense Counsel. [CMDR USNR, 1966-1994]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense Litigation; Hospital Liability; Elder Abuse; General Civil and Trial Practice; Healthcare Professional Licensing Issues; Mediator/Arbitrator.
Howard R. Weber (Partner) born October 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1976); Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1979). Member: Solano County Bar Association; Northern California Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Lucchesi v. Giannini & Uniack 158 Cal.App.3d 777, 205 Cal.Rptr. 62 Cal.App. 1 Dist., 1984. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense Litigation; General and Civil Trial Practice; Healthcare Professional Licensing Issues.Email: Howard R. Weber
Leeanne Y. Patterson (Member) born Los Angeles, California, October 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1993, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: Pacific Union College (A.S., 1978; B.S.N., 1989); Empire College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993); Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (Mediation Strategies and Strategic Negotiation Skills, 2007). Registered Nurse, California, 1979 . Mediator, Solano and Sonoma County Superior Courts. Settlement Conference Panelist, Sonoma County Superior Court. Member: Solano, Sonoma, Napa County and American Bar Associations; Northern California Association of Defense Counsel; Richard M. Sangster Inn of Court (President, 2007-2008). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Mediation and Arbitration; Hospital Liability; Elder Abuse; Insurance Defense Litigation; General Civil and Trial Practice; Healthcare Professional Licensing Issues; Juvenile Dependency.
ASSOCIATES
Kristin Thompson (Associate) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 13, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., French and Psychology, summa cum laude, 2004); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Elder Abuse; Insurance Defense.Email: Kristin Thompson
Jennifer Elgie (Associate) born Greenbrae, California; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1999); Golden Gate University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(25%); Medical Malpractice(50%); General Practice(25%).Email: Jennifer Elgie
Daniel L. Sullivan, Jr. (Senior Associate) born San Francisco, California, January 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: California Polytechnic State University (B.A., 1980); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member; National Moot Court Honors Board Executive Committee, 1985-1986. Member: Napa County Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Civil and Trial Practice; Insurance and Defense Litigation; Estate Planning and Probate Law; Real Property Law; Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Construction Defect; Administrative Law.
Ralph Andino (Associate) born Napa, California, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, Pennsylvania; 2004, California. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., History and American Studies, 1993); Polytechnic University (M.S., Management Technology, 1996); Widener University (J.D., 2001). Member: New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.Email: Ralph Andino
All Members and Associates are members of the State Bar of California.