Profiles In Law

John E. Hill

Oakland accident attorney John Hill has been representing injured individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty-five years.  John is certified as a Certified Specialist: Civil Trial Advocate, by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.  John is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Products Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Premises Liability
• Employment Litigation
• Accidents
• Workers Compensation
• Brain Injury

Admissions

• California, 1970
• U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• J.D., University of Chicago, 1969
• B.A., University of Illinois, 1962

Memberships

• SThe Bar Association of San Francisco
• Alameda-Contra Costa County Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• American Bar Association
• American Association of Justice (Member, President’s Club)
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors)
• Belli Society (Past President

Vivian L. Holley,  a San Francisco divorce lawyer, has been practicing family law and mediation since 1978. Ms. Holley is licensed to practice law in California as a State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist, and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1985.

She has been a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist since 1975, and has mediated and resolved over 1,500 disputes involving couples, families, estates, businesses, real property, and community groups.

Ms. Holley has been a pioneer in promoting mediation in California as a better way of resolving family and other legal disputes. She has trained and mentored other mediators since 1978, and has served on the board of many professional organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) since 1990. She was President of ACFLS for the year 2000 term. She has been a member of the San Francisco Collaborative Law Practice Group for over ten years, and the San Francisco Bar Association Family Law Section since 1979. Ms. Holley was voted by her peers as a Northern California Super Lawyer in 2006 and 2007.

Divorce in the United States is a matter of state law. Federal legislation also affects the rights and responsibilities of divorcing spouses. The Pasadena divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Donald P. Schweitzer keep abreast of changing law and varying attitudes of the courts.

Since 1986, the San Diego Accident Law Firm of Daral B. Mazzarella, APC has represented clients in business litigation, eminent domain and inverse condemnation, insurance bad faith, construction defects, and a range of personal injury and wrongful death matters.

Mr. Mazzarella earned his Master’s degree in Education and taught high school biology, chemistry, oceanography, and physical sciences from 1975 to 1986.  This experience as an educator gives him an intimate understanding of how people learn, helping him educate fact-finders in the courtroom.  As he points out, “Presentation of a lawsuit is, after all, dependent on how well the lawyer can teach. It really doesn’t matter how strong the facts and law are for his client.  If the lawyer cannot ‘teach’ the judge, jury, and even opposing counsel and the defendant’s decision makers, why his client should win, he has failed.”

Admissions

• State Bar of California, 1986
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1988
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, 1994

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, University of San Diego School of Law, 1986
• M.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1981
• B.A., United States International University, 1974

Professional Memberships

• American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
• American Bar Association
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

The San Jose Employment Law Attorneys at the Polaris Law Group LLP are a full-service law firm dedicated to providing high-quality legal services to entities and individuals.

Areas of Practice

Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Real Estate

Admitted

1994, California; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1997, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California

Law School

Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1992

College

University of California at Davis, B.A., Economics/International Relations, 1988

Membership

San Benito County Bar Association (Former-President); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law; Intellectual Property Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Member, Franchising and Construction Industry Forums).

Biography

(Also at San Jose Office)

Languages: Japanese, German, Spanish and Portuguese

Our copyright practice is centered on pursuing and defending infringement litigation.  Primarily, we focus on handling cases involving copying of software code.  San Francisco Patent Attorney, Perry Narancic is the founder and director of a software company.  This practical experience provides valuable insight and understanding of our clients’ underlying business goals and IP needs in copyright litigation matters.

The Sacramento criminal attorney, Justin L. Ward of The Ward Firm is an experienced criminal defense and personal injury trial lawyer who has represented clients in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and statewide.  Mr. Ward began his legal career as staff counsel at Infinity Insurance, where he represented defendants and cross-complainants in personal injury actions, and also represented the insurance company in uninsured motorist cases and other litigation involving disputes with insureds.

Following his experience at Infinity, Mr. Ward joined the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office as a criminal prosecutor before moving to Sacramento and joining the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office.  Between his civil and criminal law experience, Mr. Ward has amassed a wealth of legal experience, including:

• Trying multiple civil bench and jury trials to verdict
• Trying numerous criminal cases (theft crimes, drug offenses, sex offenses, DUI, crimes of violence)
• Participating in binding and non-binding arbitrations
• Handling small claims appeals
• Participating in mediations
• Joining in Mandatory Settlement Conferences
• Taking over 100 depositions
• Preparing and arguing noticed and ex parte motions in limited and unlimited jurisdictions
• Representing clients at restitution hearings
• Evaluating cases for settlement
• Negotiating dispositions in hundreds of cases
• Handling preliminary hearings

Today, Mr. Ward assists victims of personal injury accidents and represents people accused of crimes in state and federal courts statewide.  In addition to his private practice, Mr. Ward sits on the Sacramento County Indigent Defense Panel, providing criminal defense counsel to those who cannot afford to hire their own attorney and cannot be represented by the Public Defender or Conflict Criminal Defender offices.

Education:

• J.D., University of Southern California (2000)
• B.A., University of California (1997)

Admissions:

• California State Courts

Professional Associations/Memberships:

• California Bar Association
• Sacramento County Bar Association
• California Public Defender Association
• California DUI Lawyers Association

Based in the San Francisco, California Bay Area, iCommLaw is a unique law firm that combines both technical and legal expertise to counsel telecommunications clients nationally and internationally, including competitive carriers, VoIP providers, content providers, and end users.  The firm’s expertise cuts across multiple legal areas affecting telecommunications, including contract negotiations, litigation, land use, internet issues, regulatory compliance, environmental review, and intellectual property licensing.

Firm founder Anita Taff-Rice possesses a wealth of experience handling all of the legal issues faced by businesses engaged in the telecommunications industry.  Ms. Taff-Rice’s familiarity with the high-tech industry began when she held a position as a technology reporter before earning her Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from the prestigious Georgetown University Law Center.  She is admitted to practice law in California and has appeared before a number of state and federal courts, as well as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and several state utility commissions around the country.  Before founding iCommLaw, Ms. Taff-Rice was an attorney at several prestigious law firms.  Today, she draws on her diverse experiences to assist clients in all facets of the communications and technology industries.  Her in-depth understanding of the intersection of technology and law has enabled her to counsel clients nationally and internationally on ways to achieve optimal business results despite the challenging and often outdated federal and state regulatory landscape.

Ms. Taff-Rice heads up the firm’s litigation practice.  To address the multi-faceted and complex issues facing telecommunications providers and end users, she leads a core group of attorneys, economists, engineers, and innovators who are well versed in the legal, business, and technology issues facing the telecommunications industry.  These skilled professionals give iCommLaw the expertise and insight to develop creative, innovative, and insightful strategies to meet clients’ legal and business needs.  To schedule a consultation with the firm to discuss how we can efficiently solve your legal issues, contact iCommLaw.

Anita Taff-Rice
telecommunications lawyer

Todd A. Noah is a partner at the law firm of Dergosits & Noah, where he brings over 20 years of his legal experience to the table. His practice focuses primarily on litigation of intellectual property such as trademark and patents. The Martindale-Hubbell AV peer rated attorney currently practices at the law firm alongside another San Francisco trademark lawyer and his partner Michael E. Dergosits.

Education:

Rutgers University, B.A. 1985

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D. 1988

Memberships:

American Bar Association

California State Bar

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Mr Noah has been admitted in the states of New York, New Jersey and California where he is registered to practice for Dergosits and Noah before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  This intellectual property law firm in San Francisco can be found at Three Embarcadero Center Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94111

Dergosits & Noah LLC – Three Embarcadero Center Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94111

Meet Los Angeles wills lawyer Judith Wolfsen

A divorce law firm in Torrance, CA

Judith Wolfsen began her practice in Torrance in 1978 and began specializing in all family law and probate matters upon her admission to the California State Bar. She was admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California in 1982. Judith received the Honorable William E. MacFaden Award from the South Bay Bar Association for her services to the bench and bar, divorce attorneys in Torrance.  She is active in the community and supports many charitable organizations.

A committed legal representative for families

Judith is a dedicated advocate for her clients at every stage of the divorce process, from the filing of the initial papers through settlement proceedings or trial. She has extensive experience in child custody matters, as well as support, property division, pension plan allocation and complex legal issues. When appointed, she serves as minor’s counsel.

Sensitive when appropriate, aggressive when necessary

Judith is sensitive to the devastating emotions that can be involved with a divorce and custody battle. She attempts to promote conflict resolution to minimize the trauma on all involved, but she provides aggressive representation when needed. She also understands the personal difficulties connected with the death or incapacity of a loved one, and she brings her legal skills and compassion to bear in these instances with tact and integrity.

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Wolfsen & Wolfsen
1405 Crenshaw Boulevard
Torrance, CA 90501

David Maxim Lilienstein Esq is the founder of DL Law Group,  which is comprised of himself as well as another insurance law specialist and his partner, Alice J. Wolfson Esq. Together they have an extensive background in representing policyholders with bad faith insurance cases.

Education:
Grinnel College,  B. A.
University of San Francisco School of  Law, J.D.

Memberships:
American Bar Association
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
The American Association for Justice
The Bar Association of San Francisco

Mr. Lilienstein is an experienced and dedicated attorney when it comes to your Bad Faith Insurance needs. In addition to appearing regularly on San Jose’s local afternoon news, he has also authored numerous articles on disability insurance. For help with your case, you can find this San Jose insurance attorney at 345 Franklin Street San Francisco CA 94102.

Michael E. Dergosits has more than 25 years of professional legal experience with trials, trial preparation and counseling for anything pertaining to patents. Mr Dergosits has represented clients associated with a broad range of today’s technologies. He possesses in depth knowledge concerning people’s legal claims as well as patent infringement. This Martindale-Hubbell AV peer rated attorney currently works alongside his partner, Todd A. Noah at the law firm of Dergosits & Noah LLP.

Education:
Cornell University, B.A – 1979
University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D. – 1984

Memberships:
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Since the early nineties, Michael Dergosits has been an adjunct professor at the University of the San Francisco School of Law. This San Francisco patent attorney is also the former president of the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association and can be found at Three Embarcadero Center Suite 410, San Francisco, CA 94111.

Education:

West Los Angeles School of Law; Juris Doctorate – 2008

El Camino Community College; Paralegal Certification – 2003

Bar Admission:

California State Bar – Admitted on December 28, 2008

U.S. District Court – Central District; 2009

Eric Jeter is an experienced former paralegal and law clerk who had recently been admitted to the California State Bar in 2008. For seven years prior to his admission to practice law, he had been employed at a firm that practiced exclusively in the field of probate law and estate planning, including conservatorships and guardianships. During his employment as a paralegal and law clerk, he attended law school at West Los Angeles School of Law where he received the Witkin’s Award in four subjects, including trusts and estates and business organizations. He also participated in the mentor program at West Los Angeles School of Law, and mentored other students with respect to the field of trust and estates. Upon admission, he managed a handful of personal clients. As of August of 2009, Eric Jeter was employed by David Lee Rice, APLC as an Associate Attorney, where he primarily manages the firm’s probate and conservatorship matters.

Koorosh Khashayar Esq

Criminal Defense Lawyer in Vista

Associate

Undergraduate School:
-California State University Hayward, 2004

Undergraduate Degree:
-Business Administration, Marketing Management Option

Law School:
-California Western School of Law, 2007

Law School, Degree:
-Juris Doctor

Master of Laws:
-University of Miami School of Law

Master of Laws, Degree:
-Master of Laws, Real Property Development, 2008

Member of:
-American Bar Association
-Urban Land Institute
-United States Green Building Counsel
-California Association of Realtors

Koorosh Khashayar’s practice includes all aspects of real estate law, contract law, and issues relating to green building and LEED certification. He has experience representing corporations, investors, developers, and lenders in connection with the leasing, acquisition, and disposition of commercial real estate. He has also drafted documents concerning commercial real estate loan workouts, foreclosures, temporary restraining orders, and preliminary injunctions. Moreover, he has prepared contracts and negotiated agreements for owners of domestic and international corporations.

Khashayar Law Group – criminal lawyers in vista
400 S. Melrose drive Suite 209
Vista, CA 92081
Toll Free: 866-567-6458

James G. Schwartz is a business law attorney in California specializing in representation of national, regional and local businesses financial and mortgage institutions, auto finance companies, retail companies. Mr. Schwartz has been representing local, regional and national companies since 1976.

Practice Areas: Creditor; Collections; Business and Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Education Law; Business Law; Civil Practice; Estate Administration; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Contested Wills; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation

Admitted: 1976, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Law School: McGeorge School of Law, J.D.

Member:  Livermore-Amador Valley, Alameda County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys; National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees; American Bankruptcy Institute; Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum.