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Richard J. Greenstone is admitted to practice law in California and before United States District Courts in both the Central District and Northern District of California and the Western District of Washington. His office is in San Francisco, California. Richard is a member of the American Bar Association (including the Section on Intellectual Property as well as the Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries), and the California Copyright Conference; he was elected to membership in the Los Angeles Copyright Society in 1990. In that same year, Richard was awarded an av rating (highest rating available representing legal ability and ethical standards) by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory on recommendation of attorney colleagues.. Richard’s areas of practice within the computer and entertainment industries include copyright, trademark, trade secret, publishing, advertising, unfair competition, arts and general business law. Richard frequently practices before the United States Copyright Office in registration and recordation matters and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office in registration, opposition and cancellation actions. Richard has handled the registration of all types of subject matter including computer programs subject to litigation or containing trade secrets. Richard also consults to many law firms on copyright and trademark matters; he has acted as an expert witness for other attorneys engaged in copyright litigation. Richard has directed a wide variety of transactions including the acquisition, sale or publishing of computer software (including appropriate assignments and source code escrows), the licensing of all types of intellectual properties, employment agreements within the computer and entertainment industries, the acquisition of manuscripts and life story rights for motion pictures and television including attendant options and appropriate assignments, screen writer agreements, publishing agreements for fiction and non-fiction, agreements for publication of articles in magazines, advertising agency agreements, graphic artists agreements, synchronization and master use licenses, recording contracts, music publishing, music promotion, transfers of intellectual property (exclusive, nonexclusive and as security for loans) and advisory letters to clients outlining legal strategies with an emphasis on preventive law. Richard frequently lectures on these subjects.. In 1991 Richard was lead counsel in the acquisition of two major software companies on behalf of one of his software clients. In that same year Richard negotiated a major bundling deal on behalf of one of his clients with Microsoft Corporation. Richard also supervised several major distribution deals for clients with overseas software distributors. In that same year Richard also was lead counsel in the sale of a hit game show to the Telemundo Broadcasting network. Since then Richard has negotiated other agreements with Microsoft Corporation, Corel Corporation, Samsung and other major multinational corporations.. In 1995 Richard acted as Director of Legal Affairs for Starwave Corporation in Bellevue, Washington, where he advised the corporation on intellectual property, corporate, publishing and human resources law. Starwave Corporation’s products include the CD-ROMs Eastwood and Sting: All The Time, and the online services ESPNET SportsZone, Mr. Showbiz, Outside Online and Family Planet.. Richard is former Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association, reaching 6,000 attorneys and law libraries in the United States and abroad, and now acts as Publications Chair for the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries. In 1996 Richard was appointed to the American Bar Association Technology Council which assists the ABA Coordinating Commission on Legal Technology. Since 1987 Richard has edited over one hundred articles for substance, content and style while making editorial, budget and art decisions affecting Entertainment and Sports Lawyer. In his capacity as Editor-in-Chief Richard serves on the Governing Committee of the Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports In dustries and is an elected Governing Committee member in his own right. In 1993-94 Richard supervised the redesign of Entertainment and Sports Lawyer and is currently editing an anthology of the collected works of Entertainment and Sports Lawyer scheduled for publication in 1996. In 1994 Richard organized the plenary session for the Forum Committee’s annual meeting covering multimedia law. Richard is also editing Jim Talbott’s new book on multimedia law and practice to be published by Clark Boardman Callaghan. To date, Richard has authored over ten articles on various aspects of copyright and trademark law, publishing, entertainment, unfair competition and the law of ideas as well as book reviews. After publication of his highly acclaimed article on the colorization of black and white motion pictures, “A Coat of Paint on the Past? Impediments to Distribution of Colorized Black and White Motion Pictures,” Richard presented a paper on that topic before the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. His articles have appeared in The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, the Entertainment Law Reporter, The Los Angeles Daily Journal and Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook.. Richard is the author of a HyperCard stack on the Copyright Act of 1976. This computer program received national distribution on various bulletin board systems and databases. In 1990 it was chosen by the Boston Computer Society for inclusion on its CD-ROM of best Macintosh software.. Richard, born in 1955 in Pasadena, California, attended the University of Oregon where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in political science with a minor in art history. He attended Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated in 1981. While at Gonzaga University Richard served on the staff of the Gonzaga Canadian-American Law Journal; he also interned at the Legal Services Corporation practicing constitutional and poverty law.. Richard began his post-law school career working for the firms of Woeppel & Hoover in Spokane and Cantor & Weinshenk in Sherman Oaks, California. Richard opened his own law firm in 1985. His practice grew from its inception attracting authors, programmers, actors, directors, photographers, production companies, publishing houses and art galleries from the worlds of entertainment and computers.. A sampling of Richard Greenstone’s clients can be seen on the representative clients page of his web site.

Mark Muntean, J.D., LL.M. Tax (Georgetown) is a business and tax lawyer in the San Francisco/Bay Area of California at Mark Muntean, Attorney at Law, a Professional Corporation, with 40 years’ experience in business, corporate, and federal, state, and international tax matters, and tax controversies including audits, Tax Court, appeals, offers in compromise, payment plans, etc. He represents clients in connection with federal and state tax matters, as well as excise tax matters; corporate, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and business law matters; and criminal tax issues.. Mr. Muntean is:. A co-author for the Matthew Bender Series: Ballantine & Sterling California Corporate Laws,. The author and editor of the Mathew Bender Series: Professional Corporations,. A contributing author of the Mathew Bender Series California Legal Forms Transactions Guide.. A contributing author of the Mathew Bender Series California Small Business Transactions Guide.. Mr. Muntean also lectures often on issues related to Tax and Business.

Joshua Konecky is an experienced litigator, trained mediator and partner at Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky Wotkyns LLP. Among other things, Mr. Konecky has litigated dozens of class action cases in the areas of employment, disability, and consumer law. He has trial experience in both the federal and state courts, has authored and edited publications on discrimination and employment law, and frequently lectures on these subjects as well. He also serves on the Mandatory Settlement Conference Panel for the Superior Court of California in San Francisco.. Every year since 2011, Mr. Konecky was selected for inclusion on the Northern California Super Lawyers list, which is reserved for only five percent of attorneys in Northern California each year. Mr. Konecky holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law (1995), a B.A. from Haverford College (1990), and 42 hours of formal mediation training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law (2011).. He is a former U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Skadden Public Interest Law Fellow, and judicial law clerk for the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

I practice law because I want your legal experience to be better than mine was. When I was a child, I was the victim of sexual violence. As a teen, I was a plaintiff in a civil action and a witness in a criminal case. It was scary, disempowering, lengthy and confusing.. I don’t want you to feel that way, ever. It’s stressful and unproductive. It leaves you exhausted instead of ready to embark on a fresh start. I understand how intimidating the legal process can be, especially when there are real and significant changes going on your life. It is my practice to listen to what you need – your priorities, intentions, goals and concerns. Working with you, I  use my expertise, passion and outside-the-box problem solving thinking to craft a legal strategy that will get you where you need to go. Whether you want full representation or a little help along the way, I vow to truly hear you and give you the no-nonsense legal advise and aggressive advocacy that you deserve.. I specialize in all areas of family law, with special attention to complicated divorces and post-judgment modification or enforcement actions, LGBT legal matters and pre/post marital agreements.. When I am not wrestling with the law, I am a mom, yoga and hiking enthusiast, avid Etsy and vintage shopper and I love music and foreign films. In my ‘former’ life, I was an elite gymnast and Waldorf student in Southern California.

I am a Certified Family Law Specialist and have focused solely on family law issues since 2005, when I was admitted to the California bar.. My family law practice is focused on strategizing practical solutions for each client, embracing the ideology every client is unique and benefits from a thoughtful approach to resolving their particular issues.. I believe in empowering clients with knowledge and am an excellent communicator and listener.  I am particularly attuned to the emotional aspects of family law issues and the necessity for ongoing and active communication to ensure that client’s needs and objectives are met.  I excel at rapport-building both with clientele and with opposing parties or attorneys, focusing on crafting workable solutions.. I have completed a 40 hour mediation certification program and attempt to resolve matters outside of court and/ or prior to trial whenever possible, I am also a successful advocate in adversarial proceedings and vehemently promote my clients' interests through litigation when necessary.

For over 15 years, Barry Himmelstein has represented consumers and small businesses in groundbreaking class actions involving widespread violations of consumer fraud and antitrust laws. He has recovered billions of dollars for clients and class members victimized by large corporations in a broad range of industries, including banking, pharmaceuticals, energy, real estate, direct marketing, and telecommunications. With offices in Northern California, Barry represents plaintiffs statewide and nationally in federal multi-district litigation proceedings, in which he has consistently played a leadership role. In 2010, Barry was part of the San Francisco trial team that obtained a $203 million judgment against Wells Fargo Bank for manipulating the order of processing debit card transactions to increase the number of overdraft fees imposed on its California account holders.  Barry was named a Northern California Super Lawyer from 2009 through 2013.