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| | Address | | 240 Westgate Drive | | Watsonville, California 95076-2453 | | (Santa Cruz Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Grunsky, Ebey, Farrar & Howell,
A Professional Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Probate, Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Litigation, Corporate, Transactional, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Land Use Law, Insurance Coverage, Subrogation, Real Estate Law, Landslide and Subsidence Law, Employment Law, Construction Law and Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, Elder Abuse, Animal Law, Federal Civil Practice, Family Law, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Professional Liability, Municipal Law, Court Appointed and Private Arbitration and Mediation. | | Year Established: 1945 | Firm Profile:
For more than 60 years the firm has provided quality legal services that has allowed it to develop into one of the largest firms in the California Central Coast counties. The firm provides transactional and litigation services to a wide variety of clients in personal, agricultural, business and governmental matters. The firm is a Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers firm. | | Firm Size: 17 | Local Counsel For:
Aptos La Selva Fire Protection District; Association for Community Based Development, Inc.; Berman Enterprises; Bogard Construction, Inc.; California State Automobile Assn.; Central Electric; City of Watsonville; Clint Miller Farms, Inc.; Del Mar Food Products Corp.; Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital; Driscoll Strawberry Affiliates; Granite Construction Co.; Marich Confectionary; Ocean Honda; Pajaro Valley Health Trust; Portola Motors, Inc.; Regents of University of California; Safeway, Inc.; Sakata Farms; Spectra-Mat, Inc.; Starbucks Coffee Co.; Statewide Properties, Inc.; Watsonville Cadillac, Pontiac, GMC; Watsonville Redevelopment Agency. References: Santa Cruz County Bank, Watsonville, California. | 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover | | Donald L. Grunsky (1915-2000). | | Frederick H. Ebey (Member) born Long Beach, California, September 20, 1936; admitted to bar, 1963, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1958); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (LL.B., 1962). Counsel to California State Senate Judiciary Committee, 1965-1966. Member: Santa Cruz County (President, 1977) and Monterey County Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomate; San Francisco Chapter President, 2005; National Board Member, 2006—). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business and Tort Litigation; Insurance; Construction Defects; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Arbitration; Mediation. Email: Frederick H. Ebey | | James S. Farrar (Member) born Santa Ana, California, May 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., with honors, 1969); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1973). Assistant District Attorney, Santa Cruz County, 1974-1975. Professor, Monterey College of Law, 1978. Member: Santa Cruz County and Monterey County Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Trusts and Estates Section). Practice Areas: Estate and Trust Litigation; Probate; Mediation. Email: James S. Farrar | | Dennis P. Howell (Member) born Oakland, California, September 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: University of the Pacific (B.A., 1970); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1977). Member: Monterey County Bar Association; State Bar of California; Association of Defense Counsel (President, Northern California, 2003); California Defense Counsel (Director, 1999—); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Employment Law; Torts; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Construction Law. Email: Dennis P. Howell | | Thomas N. Griffin (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, September 27, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1972 Phi Beta Kappa); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1975). Member: Thurston Society; Hastings College of Law, Law Review Member 1974-1975. Member: Association of Defense Counsel (Northern California); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Elder Abuse; Professional Liability; Employment law; Real Estate Litigation; Administrative Law. Email: Thomas N. Griffin | | Alan J. Smith (Member) born Altadena, California, June 18, 1947; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: Chapman University (A.B., 1972); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1979). Member, Traynor Society. Licensed Real Estate Broker, California, 1985. City Attorney, City of Watsonville, 1995—. Cabrillo College Governing Board, 1994 (Chair, 2000 and 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business; Real Property; Land Use; Government Agency Practice; Zoning Law. Email: Alan J. Smith | | Robert E. Wall, III (Member) born Seattle, Washington, December 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1978); University of San Diego (J.D., 1983). Member: Santa Cruz County Bar Association; Santa Cruz County Trial Lawyers; National Association of Subrogation Professionals. Practice Areas: Insurance; Subrogation; Personal Injury; General Civil Litigation. Email: Robert E. Wall, III | | Katherine R. Moore (Member) born Waukegan, Illinois, April 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Loyola University, Chicago (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Santa Cruz County Bar Association; Santa Cruz Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California; Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County. Practice Areas: Self Insured Defense; Mold Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Katherine R. Moore | | Laura Uddenberg (Member) born San Francisco, California, November 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1973); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1976). Legal Research and Writing Instructor, Golden Gate University Law School, 1974-1976. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Laura Uddenberg | | Mark E. Myers (Member) born Covington, Kentucky, September 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1978); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1981). Member: State Bar of California (Member, Business Law Section and Trusts and Estates Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Business Transactions; Corporate Law. Email: Mark E. Myers | | Rebecca Connolly (Member) born Henderson, Nevada, November, 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with high honors, 1985); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1989). Law Clerk, Central and Northern Districts of California, 1989-1991, 2000-2003. Member: Santa Cruz County Bar Association (Secretary); Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County (Board of Directors). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Probate Litigation; Civil Rights Defense. Email: Rebecca Connolly | | —————————— | | Thomas P. Dwyer (Associate) born Rhinelander, Wisconsin, May 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1985, Minnesota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1977); University of San Diego (J.D., 1983). Judge Pro Tem, Santa Cruz County Superior Court. Member: Santa Cruz County and Minnesota State Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Conservatorship. Email: Thomas P. Dwyer | | Cheryl Carlson (Associate) born Caripito, Venezuela, May 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: California State University at San Diego (B.S., with honors and distinction in Criminal Justice Administration, 1977); University of San Diego (J.D., 1984). Member: Santa Cruz County and Monterey County Bar Associations; Santa Cruz County Women Lawyers Association; Monterey County Women Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Public Entity Defense. Email: Cheryl Carlson | | Liliana Diaz (Associate) born Watsonville, California, March 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California Davis (B.A., 2001); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2004). Member: Santa Cruz County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Step Parent Adoptions; Visitation Rights; Family Law; Taxation. Email: Liliana Diaz | | Matthew J. Aulenta (Associate) born Long Beach, California; April 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 2002); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Insurance Defense; Civil Practice. | | Emily Buchbinder (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1985); Monterey College of Law, Monterey, CA (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law. | | Rosemary C. Rovick (Associate) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Research Attorney, Monterey Superior Court 1990-2007; Research Attorney, Santa Clara Superior Court 1989-1990. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation. | | Carlos Enrique Rivera (Associate) born Watsonville, California, February 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, California; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., Marketing, 1994); San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Business Law. |
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