Brian McDonald – San Francisco Divorce Mediation Attorney
With over 1,000 successful mediations to his credit, San Francisco mediator and attorney Brian McDonald of the Bay Area’s McDonald & Mannion law firm focuses his practice on helping families resolve their disputes amicably through family and divorce mediation. By offering an alternative to the “normal” acrimonious and litigious divorce process, Mr. McDonald provides his clients with a means of protecting what’s truly of value to them: their inter-family relationships.
Attorney McDonald is a certified family law specialist with over 40 years of legal experience. Along with acting as mediator in divorce and other family law disputes, Mr. McDonald has trained hundreds of mediators at the trial court and court of appeals levels.
McDonald & Mannion law firm also helps families with probate, estate planning and trust administration. Mr. McDonald’s extensive legal experience includes felony jury trials, personal injury cases and real estate litigation. No matter what type of legal matter, Mr. McDonald approaches it with his hallmark integrity, dedication and professionalism. He strives to help each of his clients find an amicable resolution to their legal dispute.
Bar Admissions & Affiliations
- Supreme Court of the United States
- California State Bar, Certified Family Law Specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization, 1981-present
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- San Francisco Domestic Relations Court (Settlement Judge Pro-Tem, 1981)
Education
- J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law, 1970 (McAuliffe Honor Society; American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, Taxation; Prentice Hall Award Recipient, Corporation and Estate and Gift Tax)
- B.S., University of Southern California, 1967
Matthew J. Quinlan, San Francisco Wrongful Death Lawyer | The Cartwright Law Firm
Matthew J. Quinlan
San Francisco Wrongful Death Lawyer
Education: Matt Quinlan received his J.D. in 2004 from the University of San Francisco, School of Law (academic scholarship). While at USF Law, Matt was a two-year member of the USF Law Review, as well as a CALI award recipient (Top Student) in Contracts. He was active in the Moot Court Program and the Intellectual Property Association.
Matt Quinlan graduated, with honors, from the California Polytechnic University – San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) in 2000 and received a B.S. in Business Administration and a Minor in Philosophy. Matt was a member of the Dean’s List, and also served on the board of the American Marketing Association.
Areas of Experience: Matt Quinlan focuses most of his time on personal injury litigation, including San Francisco wrongful death lawsuits, auto accidents and catastrophic injury cases. Additionally, Matt has experience in the areas of products liability, business litigation, and employment harassment. Matt has tried numerous cases to verdict and resolved hundreds of others short of trial.
Affiliations: In addition to being a member in good standing with the California Bar Association, Matt Quinlan is active with the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Western Trial Lawyers Association.
Outside Positions: Matt Quinlan is on the Boards of Governors – NLD (2005-Present) with the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and is a Board Member with the Western Trial Lawyers Association (2005-Present).
Other Honors: Matt Quinlan was honored as a Who’s Who of American High School Students in 1995 and was also honored as a Who’s Who of American Law School Students in 2003, both in recognition of his academic accomplishments.
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Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyer – Cartwright Law Firm
Robert E. Cartwright, Jr.
Education: Rob received his J.D., in 1982 from Golden Gate University, School of Law. While at Golden Gate Law School, Rob served as the Research Coordinator Editor for the California Tort Reporter for two years. Rob graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1979 and received a B.A. in Psychology. Rob was also a member of Theta Chi fraternity.
Legal Commentary: Rob is occasionally featured as a legal commentator for FOX National News.
Areas of Experience: Rob has extensive experience in personal injury and products liability actions and successfully tried dozens of such cases over the last several decades. Rob is currently heading the Vioxx Litigation and Helios Air Disaster Litigation and is a member of Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for the California Consolidated Vioxx actions. He also has considerable expertise in the areas of personal injury, auto accidents, wrongful death, premises liability, toxic torts, business/contract actions, wills and trust disputes and Jones Act related suits.
Affiliations: In addition to being a member in good standing with the California Bar Association, Rob is active with the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA), Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Western Trial Lawyers Association.
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222 Front Street, Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Glenn A. Lerner: Real Estate Lawyer in San Francisco
The founder of Lerner, Veit & Stanaland, Glen Lerner has over 30 years experience as a member of the bar in the State of California. As a San Francisco real estate lawyer and business attorney he is recognized by his peers, jurists and clients for his negotiation skills and knowledge of all aspects of business creation, operation, and dissolution. Mr. Lerner provides personalized service to clients on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate real estate transactions, and business formation.
Bar Admissions:
Wisconsin (inactive); California
Education:
University Wisconsin-Madison, B.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Law, J.D.
Memberships: California Bar Association
Practice Areas:
- Business
- Corporate Partnership Law
- Real Estate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
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San Francisco Residential Real Estate Attorney
Lerner Law Blog
San Francisco Probate and Wills Attorney – Henry Glasser
Attorney Henry Glasser’s experience positions him to provide exceptional legal advice and administration to families or business professionals who need a San Francisco probate lawyer or estate planning services.
Attorney Henry Glasser practices in the areas of wills, estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate taxation, assest protection, probate, federal and state taxation, tax litigation, financial planning, commercial transactions, real estate, wills dispute and litigation.
Mr. Glasser is a member of bar association of San Francisco, the state bar of California and American bar association.
If you or someone you know would like to create legal wills in San Francisco, contest a will in San Francisco, contact attorney Henry Glasser today at 1-877-213-7924.
Intellectual Property Attorney – Gary Fergus
Gary S. Fergus is an intellectual property lawyer and copyright attorney who practices in the following areas of law: Internet Copyright Law; Intellectual Property; Copyright Infringement (music, literary works, software); Trade Secrets law; Patent Infringement; Celebrity Right of Publicity
Admitted: 1979, Wisconsin; 1981, California
Law School: University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D., 1979; New York University, LL.M., 1981
College: Stanford University, A.B., 1976
Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Wisconsin; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Languages: English
Born: Racine, Wisconsin, 1954
Paula M. Lawhon – San Francisco Mediator
Admitted:
1999, California; 2001
Education:
University of California B.A., 1996
UC: Hastings College of Law J.D., 1999
Member:
2001, U. S District Court
Northern District of California
Bar Association of San Francisco
Panel Mediator for: Bar Association of San Francisco; San Francisco Superior Court Divorce Mediation Program (FLASH); Community Boards, & Office of Citizen Complaints. Fee Arbitrator for: San Francisco Bar Association; State Bar of California. Over 130 hours of mediation skills training. Over 100 mediations.
Paula M. Lawhon, experienced San Francisco Divorce Attorney, practices in the following areas of law: Divorce Mediation in San Francisco, Family Law, Mediation of Pre-Marital and Post-Marital Agreements, Domestic Partnerships, Co-Habitation, Property Division and Property Agreements, Child Custody and Parenting Plans, Child Support, Spousal Support, and Legal Separation in San Francisco.
Ms. Lawhon is a family law attorney and full-time divorce mediator who understands
divorce laws in San Francisco. She works with couples to reach their own unique and creative divorce and property settlements without having to go to court.
She helps couples to work together to find solutions to all types of disputes, including contested divorce, uncontested divorce, custody and visitation issues, support issues and complex financial matters. Paula also works to create fair and balanced premarital agreements and post-marital agreements.
Paula Lawhon
870 Market Street, Suite 1151
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-398-3400
Toll Free: 877-237-9269
Weblog: www.sfmediation.com



















































