Top Litigation Lawyers Near Me in Carlsbad Area

Steve is a shareholder and leads the litigation department at Galuppo & Blake, APLC. With over 10 years of legal experience, Steve represents individuals and businesses in resolving disputes, and enforcing and defending rights in negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, litigation, trials and appeals in real estate and business related matters. Steve is admitted to practice in the state courts of California and Arizona and in the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California. Mr. Blake's practice focuses on representing clients dealing with real property disputes, purchase/sale, title disputes, commercial leases and tenancies, SBA commercial loan liquidation, disposition of secured collateral, landlord/tenant law, mechanic's liens, collections, and creditor's rights. Steve also has substantial experience representing business entities and individuals in business related litigation involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, trade secrets, and unfair competition.

Shannean L. Specht, Esq. is a committed member of the personal injury team at Levinson Law Group. Shannean earned her law degree from California Western School of Law and began her legal career working at the United States Attorney’s Office. In this capacity, she was able to participate in prosecuting criminals and providing assistance to victims. She has also had the opportunity to participate in the Defensive Tort Litigation Unit, giving her invaluable experience in handling personal injury cases as a representative of the U.S. government.. Shannean is licensed to practice law in the state of California. At Levinson Law Group, she can be found compiling evidence, preparing pleadings, and assisting her clients though the claims process in pursuit of maximum results.

Over 20 years of dedicated service to clients throughout Southern California.  Currently accepting new clients with matters concerning medical marijuana including: landlord/tenant, lawful collective operation in California, litigation with counties and municipalities, and general consulting services.

My practice covers a broad range of civil litigation and transactional matters.  I routinely represent corporate, individual, and insurance-based clients on high-exposure complex matters all throughout Southern California in both state and federal courts.  I have substantial experience in contract law, business disputes, real estate law, catastrophic injury claims, construction defects, contractor disputes, environmental law, business formation, and commercial landlord-tenant matters.. From prelawsuit strategy to ultimate resolution of each case through mediation, arbitration, settlement, trial or appeals, I am consistently praised for my ability to efficiently achieve successful results for my clients.

Mr. Kelsall is the managing partner responsible for the daily operations, management and performance of legal services. When Mr. Kelsall started his practice 15 years ago, he provided legal services focusing mainly on transactional matter and the defense of lawsuits. However, the Firm has diversified its legal practice to include a substantial amount of plaintiffs' work, comprising approximately 50% of the Firm's caseload. To date the most successful area of the Firm's practice has been Plaintiffs' work. The Firm is active in several community groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and is proud to serve members of the Carlsbad community.

Mr. Hill provides aggressive, quality, and experienced representation to clients throughout Southern California on litigation, appellate, and arbitration matters.  The San Diego Business Journal has included Robert in its annual Best of the Bar issue for three consecutive years.  He also was named a San Diego Rising Star in 2015, 2016, and 2017, an honor limited to only 2.5% of the attorneys in San Diego.. Mr. Hill assists clients with all aspects of business, corporate, and personal injury litigation, including litigating and defending complex contract disputes, assisting the victims of investment fraud and/or financial elder abuse, representing individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents, and handling wrongful termination, discrimination, and intellectual property claims.  Mr. Hill has handled countless litigations in the California state and federal courts, as well as arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, JAMS, Judicate West, and other forums in both California and New York.. Robert also is extremely experienced in handling and responding to appeals from adverse trial verdicts, judicial decisions, or arbitrator awards.  In addition to his own first-hand experience arguing before the Court of Appeals, he spent more than a year clerking for the Honorable Justice Ronald Parraguirre of the Nevada Supreme Court.. Robert was the valedictorian of his law school graduating class.  When not at the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children.. If you have a case or appeal that requires the services of a knowledgeable, honest, and aggressive attorney, please contact Mr. Hill to schedule a free in-person consultation.. THE CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN MAY CONSTITUTE ATTORNEY ADVERTISING.  THE TESTIMONIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE DO NOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE, WARRANTY, OR PREDICTION REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF YOUR LEGAL MATTER.

I am a trial lawyer that represents businesses, executives, entrepreneurs, investors and property owners in litigation matters with a focus on business disputes, intellectual property, white collar criminal defense and cross border matters.. Previously, I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California in San Diego.  I also gained valuable experience in complex business litigation while representing Fortune 500 companies for top-tier firms such as Sheppard Mullin, Mintz Levin and Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps.

For more five years, Mr. Yee has helped people in San Diego resolve complex litigation cases ranging from personal injury to wildfires.  In 2014, he joined Albertson & Davidson, LLP, putting his extensive litigation experience to use fighting hard for our clients in contested Trust and Will matters.  Mr. Yee believes that through hard work, passion, and dedication to a client’s case, a successful resolution is highly likely and he strives to apply that belief for every client he represents.. Mr. Yee was educated and raised in San Diego where he successfully built his litigation career—having worked for a wide variety of clients.  Outside of his practice, Mr. Yee enjoys running with his wife and volunteering at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography where he serves as a tide pool interpreter for the public.. Mr. Yee is actively involved in the San Diego County Bar Association.  He is at the forefront of new laws as a San Diego County Bar Association Delegate to the Conference of California Bar Associations, an organization that reviews and proposes new legislation and amendments—including Trust & Will law—to the California State legislature.. During law school, Mr. Yee was a judicial intern for The Honorable Judge Ronald S. Prager, San Diego Superior Court.  He also gained extensive courtroom experience as a law clerk for the San Diego Public Defender’s Office, Juvenile Division.  Whether running a marathon or arguing in court, Mr. Yee is equally comfortable and confident in his ability to succeed.

As the founding partner of The Loftin Firm, I am proud to offer professional and creative solutions to assist our clients with their varied legal requirements.  The Loftin Firm is a dynamic full service law firm, serving the needs of clients in the areas of real estate, finance, corporate law and litigation support for these areas, as well as trusts and estate planning. The Loftin Firm has established itself as providing high quality legal services with an emphasis on creative resolution. We are a client-focused firm, which is passionate about our work and dedicated to providing the highest quality of legal services, yet at competitive rates for the benefit of our clients.. The Loftin Firm offers a full complement of legal services, which are generally divided into its six core practice areas:. This article features the first three of those areas.. Real Estate, Land Use and Planning. The Loftin Firm represents a broad range of clients with a diverse array of real estate, land use and planning matters. Our clients range from private real estate developers and land owners (both small family developers and large institutional development companies) to public municipalities. We bring a breadth of experience in all areas of real estate and land use to effectively manage and advise our clients.. Homeowner Associations/Common Interest Developments. The body of law governing homeowners associations is complex and highly regulated by various State agencies. The Loftin Firm acts as general counsel or HOA counsel to such associations throughoutCaliforniaand can provide guidance on the formation, operation and enforcement matters that face any association, whether developer-controlled or resident-controlled.. Major changes have occurred in the law governing common interest developments necessitating changes to Operating Documents such as bylaws and CC&Rs, along with the crafting of appropriate Policies and Procedures for the enforcement of association dues obligations and the Operating Documents. The Firm is proactive in assisting its common interest development clients (most, but not all of the homeowners associations fall into this category) to comply with the rapidly changing operational laws to avoid potential litigation.. Corporate, Business and Finance. Within our corporate, business and finance practice group, we provide a wide range of legal support for general business and financing transactions for individuals and businesses of all sizes, from initial formation through and including operations of a business enterprise, including drafting and counseling businesses regarding their contracts, to financing and other complicated transactions.. The Loftin Firm is conveniently located in Carlsbad, California, but actively works on projects throughout the State, with several active projects throughout more information, please contact us at or visit our website at .