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.

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.

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

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.

Principal at the firm  Albert G. Stoll, Jr. | A Law Corporation

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury(40%); Automobile Accidents(40%); Elder Abuse(10%); Insurance Bad Faith(10%)

Admitted

1993, California

Law School

Golden Gate University, J.D., 1992

College

University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1990

Membership

State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California (Board Member, 1995-2009); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1995?); The American Association of Justice.

Languages: Spanish

Born

Berkeley, California, June 19, 1968

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Duff Murphy is a senior partner with the firm and focuses his practice in the areas of eminent domain laws in California, inverse condemnation and civil litigation.

Born in Tucson, Arizona, he is a graduate of the University of Southern California (A.B., Magna Cum Laude, 1976) and Loyola Law School (J.D., 1982).  He was admitted to practice in California in 1982.

Oliver, Sandifer & Murphy, A Professional Corporation
Figueroa Courtyard, Second Floor
281 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012, (Los Angeles Co.)

Phone: 213-621-2000
Toll Free: 1-888-E.Domain

Terry Szucsko, has his clients’ best interest at heart as he is prepared to explain all aspects of family law to you. It is important to be well informed about your situation especially it involves making decisions that will shape you and your family’s lives. The skilled lawyers, at The Law Office of Terry A. Szucsko, offer confidential and no obligation consultations in all legal matters including divorce and legal separation, domestic partnerships, adoption, child custody, and prenuptial agreements.

Mr. Szucsko graduated from California State University San Bernardino with a Bachelor degree and later received his J.D. at Nova Southeastern University Law Center. He is a member of the American Bar Association under the sections of family law and business law. By applying his diverse skill set as a San Francisco family law attorney and business acumen, along with compassion, common sense and hard work, he is dedicated to helping others navigate through the complexities of their business and personal affairs one step at a time.

Founder and CEO of the Blackman Legal Group, Clifford A. Blackman is a lawyer practicing in California since 1976.  His skills in the courtroom and in the art of negotiation have earned the brain injury lawyers a reputation as a powerful advocate for the rights of family members.

Mr. Blackman was the founder of the Bay Area Lawyers Network, a certified provider of continuing education for lawyers in California, which hosts nine continuing educational programs for attorneys each year at the City Club of San Francisco in a wide variety of legal topics.

Education:

J.D., with honors, San Francisco Law School (1976)
M.A., Hofstra University (1974)
B.A., Hofstra University (1971)

Admissions:

California courts (1976)
United States District Court, Northern District of California (1976)
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1984)

Professional Associations/Memberships:

Bar Association of San Francisco
San Mateo County Bar Association
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
Philippine Professional and Business Society of Santa Clara County

Albert G. Stoll is a San Francisco accident attorney who helps clients with car accidents, subway accidents, and other personal injuries.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury(40%); Automobile Accidents(40%); Elder Abuse(10%); Insurance Bad Faith(10%)

Admitted

1993, California

Law School

Golden Gate University, J.D., 1992

College

University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1990

Membership

State Bar of California; Consumer Attorneys of California (Board Member, 1995-2009); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1995?); The American Association of Justice.

Languages: Spanish

Born

Berkeley, California, June 19, 1968