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San Diego Attorney Christine Padilla specializes in Estate Plans, Wills, Trusts, and Probate for San Diego and the North County. Are you unsure of the difference between a will and a trust, or how to avoid probate? We welcome you to contact us for a free estate planning consultation.

Ryan D. Bright is a Partner in the Product Liability and Personal Injury department at Klein DeNatale Goldner. Ryan was born and raised in the Central Valley of California in the city of Bakersfield, and went on to receive his undergraduate degree and law degree in San Diego, California. Ryan has dedicated his career to helping individuals that have suffered serious injuries due defective products, negligent individuals and irresponsible insurance companies. In that respect, Ryan has also successfully represented a number of clients in insurance bad faith litigation. Ryan handles both single event cases and mass tort litigation. Ryan has participated in leadership positions in both Federal Multi-District Litigation and California Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings. Ryan was selected to The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and was previously selected as one of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 lawyers in California.

Ms. Wilson has thirty-six years of experience in estate planning and trust administration. She is an honors graduate of Stanford University and the University of Southern California School of Law, and a certified specialist in Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law, as certified by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, since 1991. Ms. Wilson worked as an associate with the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton, and Scripps from 1983 through 1988, and since then opened her independent law practice in North County San Diego, emphasizing probate, trust administration, and estate planning. AV-rated attorney, Martindale Hubbell.

Michele M. Vallat has been a family law attorney in San Diego since graduating from California Western School of Law.  She vigorously advocates for her clients in a non-aggressive manner; her preference is to negotiate issues, reducing costs to her clients.  She typically handles custody, divorce, support, property division, reimbursement, and Department of Child Support matters.  She does not stand on formality and prefers to be called Val.  You will see her passion for golf and her dogs when visiting her office, as evidence of both are prominently displayed.  In fact, there is almost always one dog present at the Law Office of William R. Fuhrman each day.

MADELYN J. CHABER • Chaber Law Office and Trial Coaching/Consulting. Madelyn J Chaber is a 35+year award-winning trial lawyer, including twice Trial Lawyer of the Year by San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Finalist by Public Justice and Outstanding Advocate by CAOC. She practices as an attorney handling mesothelioma/asbestos cases, co-counseling on Product Liability, Toxic Torts, Personal Injury and Mass Torts as well as a Trial Coach and Consultant.. Over the course of her career, Madelyn has tried numerous cases with successful result in the form of significant verdicts, including multiple punitive damage awards. Her trial skills have been honed by years of battling large corporations, toxic polluters and Big Tobacco as well as teaching Trial Advocacy to lawyers and law students. As a trial coach and trial consultant, Madelyn supports other lawyers in and out of the courtroom, strategizing, conducting focus groups, jury selection, witness preparation and co-counseling with them.. After decades in the San Francisco Bay Area, she now calls San Diego home. She is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA), a member of the American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) and has AV Preeminent Rating Martindale-Hubbell.  Some of her recent recognitions include:. 2016-2019 Top Lawyers in San Diego (San Diego Magazine)2018-2019 Top Rated Lawyer in Mass Tort Law (American Lawyer Magazine)2019 Women Leaders in the Law (American Lawyer Magazine)

Litigation and trial attorney, and Litigation Department Chair at The Opus Law Firm, with a practice focusing on business, commercial, and real property-related lawsuits and disputes, including in state and federal trial and appellate courts and alternative dispute resolution forums throughout Southern California.. Clients are represented from pre-dispute negotiations through trial and appeals, including in connection with commercial lease disputes, construction litigation, property ownership disputes, purchase and sale disputes, partnership and entity membership disputes, commercial contract actions, financing litigation and enforcement, and other real-estate related and business litigation matters.. Clients range from individuals to publicly-held Fortune 500 companies, real estate developers and builders, commercial property owners, managers, and tenants, institutional lenders, and other business entities.

Jessica McElfresh is a San Diego criminal defense lawyer and founding attorney at McElfresh Law, Inc. Her practice areas include all types of criminal defense including drug and marijuana crimes. She is devoted to defending the rights and protecting the futures of her clients. An aggressive and dedicated defense attorney, Jessica is also involved in drug policy reform. Jessica has taught educational programs for other lawyers and authored proposed ordinances and ballot initiatives to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. She currently serves as the Community Director for the San Diego Chapter of the NORML Women’s Alliance.. Jessica is a summa cum laude graduate of Scripps College and received her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she was a Dean’s Honor Scholarship recipient. While attending law school, she interned with the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, where she gained valuable experience in analyzing search and seizure issues. Jessica is a current member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the California Public Defenders Association, the San Diego County Bar Association, and the Lawyers Club of San Diego. She has been sought out for her legal commentary by media outlets including The Los Angeles Times, The San Diego U-T, NBC, KPBS, and more.

I find remarkable gratification in developing trusting andfriendly relationships with my clients.  I take pride in knowing myclients, their businesses, and what achievements they hope to attain forboth.  I am always accessible, responding to most client needs withinhours, if not minutes.. My skills and experience are diverse; I have managed corporate formations,commercial lease negotiations, copyright infringement issues, and employmentchallenges, to name just a few.  I bring to the table carefullegal work, solid judgment, and a strong ability to relate to my clients andtheir needs.. Originally from New York, I moved to San Diego after having livedin San Francisco, CA, Boulder, CO, and Tokyo, Japan.  I am happy to bepracticing business law now in the UTC area of San Diego.  Outside of my office, I pursue my interest in health and fitness, a remnant of my past working as a personal trainer.  I also have a background in music and art, playing piano since age four and being trained in pencil and ink drawing since age twelve.

I am an attorney with over 19 years experience, 13 of them pracitcing with big law firms in London and New York City.  I help a variety of small- to medium-size businesses on a broad range of legal areas, including intellectual property (patents, trademarks and copyright), commercial agreements, compliance and dispute resolution and litigation.  I have also acted as General Counsel for a consumer goods client prior to their sale, handling all legal matters that they faced.

Gabrielle De Santis Nield is the principal and partner of Nield Law Group with her husband/partner, Edgar R. Nield and has over 35 years of litigation experience. Along with her husband, Ms. Nield has experience litigating life-changing catastrophic injury claims, whether arising out of medical malpractice, automobile, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, premises liability, dog bites or wrongful death. Ms. Nield, along with the Nield Law Group team is dedicated to fighting for justice for victims who have suffered from the wrongful actions of others and strive to reach the maximum recovery for those victims.. Ms. Nield has a unique perspective and advantage to clients of the Nield Law Group APC, knowing how the insurance companies and their counsel work to mitigate an injured person’s recovery or dispute liability in the first place since she was a former partner in insurance defense firms and a former Assistant Counsel with State Farm Insurance Company. She is respected among her peers, both on the plaintiff and defense side of the aisle.. Ms. Nield is also an experienced litigator defending correctional officers and medical personnel for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who are sued by inmates institutionalized in the California State prisons and has defended former federal prison personnel. Ms. Nield also has experience in maritime defense.. Ms. Nield is licensed to practice law in California and the United State District Courts throughout California, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. She is a member of the California Bar Associations as well as the San Diego County Bar Association and North San Diego County Bar Association. Ms. Nield is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.. Ms. Nield graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1978 and obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Southwestern University in Los Angeles in May of 1983 successfully passing the California bar examination the first time around in December of 1983.. Gabrielle has tried numerous cases to a jury, participated in hundreds of mediations and arbitrations and is a past arbiter with the San Diego courts. She enjoys working out and spending time with her family and friends. Gabrielle also is involved with non-profit organizations that support parents and mothers who have lost their children.. Areas of Practice. Catastrophic injuriesMedical MalpracticePersonal InjuryWrongful DeathCar, Motorcycle and Pedestrian AccidentsPremises Liability/Slip and FallDog Bites. Correctional Law defense. Maritime Law defense. Bar AdmissionsCalifornia, 1983U.S. District Court Central District of CaliforniaU.S. District Court Southern District of CaliforniaU.S. District Court Northern District of CaliforniaU.S. District Court Eastern District of CaliforniaSupreme Court of CaliforniaU.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. EducationSouthwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CaliforniaJ.D. – 1983Loyola Marymount UniversityB.A. – 1978Major: HistoryMinor: Political Science. Professional Associations and MembershipsSan Diego Bar Association, MemberState Bar of California, MemberNorth San Diego County Bar Association, MemberConsumer Lawyers of San Diego

Ed Nield is a principal and partner of the Nield Law Group APC with his wife/partner, Gabrielle De Santis Nield, and has over 35 years litigation experience. Along with his wife, Mr. Nield has experience litigating life-changing catastrophic injury claims, whether arising out of medical malpractice, automobile, motorcycle, and pedestrian accidents, premises liability, dog bites or wrongful death. Mr. Nield, along with the Nield Law Group team is dedicated to fighting for justice for victims who have suffered from the wrongful actions of others and strive to reach the maximum recovery for those victims.. Ed and Gabrielle Nield have a unique perspective and advantage to clients of the Nield Law Group APC, knowing how the insurance companies and their counsel work to mitigate an injured person’s recovery or dispute liability in the first place since they both were former partners in insurance defense firms. They are respected among their peers, both on the plaintiff and defense side of the aisle.. Ed Nield has handled hundreds of medical negligence and other personal injury related cases over the course of his legal career, many of which were resolved by settlement or through successful jury verdicts. This has earned Mr. Nield the honor of admission into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).. In addition, Mr. Nield’s litigation experience includes appearances as lead counsel at hundreds of mediations, arbitrations and settlement conferences. He received his certification in mediation from the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution through Pepperdine University School of Law and serves as a mediator, arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem for the Riverside County Superior Courts. He has also provided mediation and arbitration services through the San Diego County Superior Court. Mr. Nield also conducts private mediations.. Ed Nield graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Business. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree and Masters in Business Administration from University of Denver in 1983 and 1984.. Ed Nield is licensed to practice law in California, Colorado and Washington. He is a member of all the California United States District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the San Diego County and North San Diego County Bar, Riverside County Bar and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.

Dr. Paul J. Pearah is a member of the California Bar and has been licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office since 2004.. Dr. Pearah‘s experience includes invention disclosure harvesting and patentability evaluations; patent application drafting and prosecution for clients ranging from individual inventors to large corporations; patent portfolio management; patent litigation and interference matters; performing competitive technology, IP landscape, and freedom to operate analysis; due diligence for mergers and acquisitions; alternative dispute resolution (ADR); and face-to-face infringement lawsuit settlement negotiations with multi-billion dollar competitors.. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. Keen business and technical insights into clients’ issues and concerns derive from a previous career as a Silicon Valley engineer and technical manager working on modern technologies in the semiconductor, nanotechnology, thin film materials, laser/light-emitting diode (LED), optoelectronics and telecommunications industries, as well as an in-house position at a San Diego medical device company.. Dr. Pearah’s extensive corporate experience provides him with exceptional depth of empathy and understanding to better serve clients’ needs. Business acumen, technical depth and intellectual property skills have been sharpened by 5 years at Hewlett-Packard Optoelectronics as a Development Engineer and Project manager; 5 years as Sr. Scientist at a supplier of advanced compound semiconductor materials for microwave and optoelectronic device applications; performing Sr. Patent Agent work at medical device company Dexcom; and 3 years as Director of Technology & Intellectual Property of a small Silicon Valley semiconductor company; as well as 6 years in the Qualcomm Patent Department.. Dr. Pearah is passionate about the thrill of discovery and invention. Prior to entering the patent practice, he conducted groundbreaking research and engineering work in lasers, transistors and other electronic devices; the growth and properties of new crystalline “compound semiconductor” materials; optoelectronics; and nanotechnology; and published approximately fifty research articles in various scientific journals such as IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Physical Review, Journal of Crystal Growth, Journal of Applied Physics and Applied Physics Letters. Dr. Pearah’s firsthand understanding of the dedication, focus, and years of persistence that are generally required to produce a significant invention ensure that your intellectual property will be properly captured and ardently protected.. EDUCATION. Dr. Pearah is well prepared to assimilate a broad range of technologies including those with which he has limited previous familiarity. In addition to the wealth of technical expertise gained while working in industry, Dr. Pearah’s technical foundation was provided through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he earned Ph.D and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. degree in Engineering Physics.. Dr. Pearah is a graduate of University of San Diego School of Law, from which he was awarded a J.D. specialized in Intellectual Property. There he received the CALI Excellence Award for the top grade in Corporate Innovation & Legal Policy for his analysis of emergent legal issues pertaining to self-driving cars (a.k.a. “autonomous vehicles” – see Publications tab for a link to the law journal article that grew out of this work). In addition, Dr. Pearah pursued for-credit graduate level Electrical Engineering and Physics coursework at MIT, and for-credit courses at Harvard University.. PERSONAL INTERESTS. In his free time, Dr. Pearah enjoys tinkering with new and vintage audio electronics, amateur musicianship, bass fishing and SCUBA diving.

. I am a proven trial lawyer, having represented hundreds of business and individual clients, either as plaintiffs or defendants, in civil cases in all state and federal courts and before administrative agencies.   I am known as a smart, aggressive, fearless litigator, willing to take on tough “bet-the-company” cases.  I will put my record of success up against anyone’s.. I also am an experienced business lawyer, providing transactional advice and representation to a variety of small and mid-sized companies and well-funded start ups with respect to such matters as entity formation and governance, commercial transactions and contracts, board and management disputes, licensing, and employment.  I have particular expertise in hospitality law as the result of representing numerous restaurants, hotels, wineries and vineyards.