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With a duty of personal care toward each client, I am committed to helping make complicated legal issues simple to understand. I will work with you every step of the way to make sure that you understand the choices you are making and feel empowered to make them. The first step of any representation is determining client goals and then determining the best path toward those goals.. Virtual consultations available through Zoom.. Experienced attorney since in Fresno and serving the Central Valley.. ____________________________________________________________. Avvo answers are general legal comments and are NOT case-specific. Answering a question on Avvo does NOT create an attorney-client relationship. Ms. Cowin is licensed in the State of California. Anything posted on Avvo is NOT intended to apply outside of California.

William H. Leifer. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Current Position/Title        Member of the firm of Gilmore, Wood, Vinnard & Magness, 7108 N. Fresno St., Suite 410, Fresno, California 93720,.. Profession.      Attorney - Civil Law   - California Bar #059650 (licensed since l974). Work History.       Current:   Attorney / Shareholder with Gilmore, Wood, et al.; sole practitioner from 1998 to 2006. Prior: Partner, Wild, Carter & Tipton, l980 to July 1998;  Attorney,  Fresno County Legal Services Office, l974 - 1980; Clerk, Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights under the Law  l974.. Experience.      Engaged in transactional and civil litigation (both plaintiff and defendant) in the areas of real estate (particularly commercial and residential landlord/tenant matters), construction and business related disputes.   Landlord tenant experience includes handling of unlawful detainers and complaints for rent in both residential and commercial settings and includes the negotiation of leases and litigation of commercial matters.  Landlord experience also includes bankruptcy landlord tenant matters including obtaining relief from stay orders.. Currently is called to sit as a judge pro tem in the local superior court handling settlement conferences; have previously acted as arbitrator for the superior court’s mandatory arbitration program.   Additionally, has mediated cases privately for attorneys in the valley.. Professional Licenses and Court Admissions.     Admitted to the California Bar, l974; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, U.S. District Court for Arizona; U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court, l976, U.S. Supreme Court. Professional Associations.     State Bar of California and Real Estate Subsection; Fresno County Bar Association; American Bar Association.. Education.     University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. l970) University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA. (J.D. 1973). Publications and Teaching.      Original co-author of the  CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING REFERENCE BOOK,  published by the California Apartment Association;   past lecturer California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB -landlord tenant law).  In addition to the publication of articles on landlord tenant matters I am an approved lecturer for the California Apartment Association in the area of property management rules procedures and law and in the area of fair housing law.. Community and Professional Affiliations.     I am a Proud Member of and was President of East Fresno Rotary (2002 – 2003);    Commissioner, Fresno City Housing Authority (Vice Chairperson);   past president of the Fresno Rental Housing Association, current Chair of the California Apartment Association Legal Fund Committee; Past board member of the Make a Wish Foundation (Fresno).  I am a member of the Better Business Bureau and local counsel for the BBB.  Past president of Temple Beth Israel in Fresno, California. Previously performed as a musician with the Fresno Philharmonic (string bass).. William H. Leifer

W. F. Docker is a fifth generation Fresnan and a third generation Fresno attorney. He is a senior partner with McCormick Barstow, having joined the firm in 1977, and is the current chair of the Business Ventures, Estate Planning and Tax Practice Group.. Mr. Docker represents and counsels clients in the agricultural industry and serves as general counsel for various processing, packing and packaging facilities. He represents farmers and business owners in connection with all matters, including entity selection and formation, leases, sales and acquisitions and assists farmers and business owners in estate planning and family and business succession planning. He also has extensive experience in estate and trust administration, representing fiduciaries and beneficiaries in routine and contested probate and trust accounting and administration matters.. Mr. Docker has served on the Fresno Philharmonic Board of Directors and was Board President in 2002-2004 and 2006-2008. Mr. Docker has also served on the Board of Directors of the Central California Blood Center.

Ryan Commons is an associate at Baker Manock & Jensen. Prior to his law career, Mr. Commons was a financial analyst at Prudential Capital Group in San Francisco providing private placements to California businesses. Mr. Commons worked for Asylum Access and the Sempervirens Fund during law school.. Mr. Commons received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with high honors. He received his J.D. from Santa Clara University where he received the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Business Organizations.

Ms. Barcus is an associate attorney with Baker Manock & Jensen and is a member of the firm’s business department.. Ms. Barcus was born and raised in Fresno and attended California State University, Fresno. While in law school, she was a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Michael Seng at the United States District Court.. Ms. Barcus helped reinstate the Wine Law Society at her school and served on its board for two years. She is trained in mediation and previously interned in the research department at the Fresno County B.F. Sisk Courthouse and for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. Ms. Barcus is a Traynor Honor Society Recipient, Witkin Award Recipient, and a Maddy Institute Scholar.

Mr. Houghton has practiced law since 1979 in the areas of taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and general business. Mr. Houghton is the Chair of the firm's Tax Practice Group. He has significant experience in corporate, partnership, individual, and real estate tax planning and transactions, business succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, and Federal, State, and local tax litigation, including tax proceedings before the United States Tax Court, the United States District Courts, the Federal appellate courts, the California State Board of Equalization, the California Franchise Tax Board, local tax boards and agencies, and the State's courts. Mr. Houghton also assists clients with general business matters, including business formations, acquisitions, reorganizations, and joint ventures.

Mr. Hastrup joined McCormick Barstow in 2009. He is admitted to practice law before all California State Courts and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Mr. Harris began his legal career in Fresno, California in 1998. For the next 16 years, Mr. Harris worked at three different firms including one of Fresno’s larger law firms, before working at a bankruptcy boutique, and finally a prominent business firm before founding Harris Law Firm, PC. He has tried multiple cases throughout California, including jury trials, before State and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies. He is well-known for his aggressive, but pragmatic approach to resolution of legal disputes. Staff will readily affirm his two guiding mantras, namely: “Less is always more” and “We can always escalate, but we cannot de-escalate.”. Mr. Harris is a self-described adrenaline junky. As an adult, he has played rugby with Fresno Rugby Football Club throughout California, competed in powerlifting, Strongman (where he was Northern Nevada’s Strongest Man), and bodybuilding (where he won his first show in Southern California). Currently, Mr. Harris is training to fight in mixed martial arts. Nearly every weekend, Mr. Harris can be found riding his Ducati to locations unknown.. Mr. Harris is the proud father of four boys and husband to his wife of 24 years.

Mr. DiBuduo provides the following services: domestic and foreign patent prosecution in the electrical, electronic, and software arts; domestic, foreign, and state trademark prosecution; litigation actions involving infringement of intellectual property rights; domain name disputes and internet law, including actions under the Uniform Doman-Name Dispute Resolution Policy; federal trademark cancellation and opposition proceedings; intellectual property licensing and portfolio management; franchise purchase agreements; confidentiality / non-disclosure agreements.

Lauren D. Layne is a Shareholder at Baker Manock & Jensen, PC and chairs the firm's Reclamation and Water Law and Public Agency practice groups. Her law practice focuses on general water and environmental law, including CEQA and NEPA compliance, and includes various business transactional matters in the areas of flood control, water and irrigation districts, public agencies, agribusiness, and real estate. She also assists clients with land acquisitions and eminent domain proceedings. She serves as general counsel to various irrigation and water districts, flood control and storm water districts, and a number of newly formed Groundwater Sustainability Agencies.  Lauren attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where she majored in Soil Science, chaired the National Agricultural Ambassador Conference, and competed on the Livestock Judging Team. While attending law school, Lauren competed on the Mock Trial team, was a student ambassador, a member of the McGeorge Women's Caucus, and served on a number of campus-wide committees. Lauren was also a judicial extern for the Honorable Ronald B. Robie at the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, and served as a student member of the Anthony M. Kennedy, American Inn of Court. Lauren is a native of Porterville and has an agricultural background that includes farming, growing citrus and olives, and raising sheep. She was very involved in both 4-H and FFA, and received her American FFA Degree.  In 2011, she helped re-form the Fresno Chapter of the Cal Poly Alumni Association, and is currently serving her second term on the Cal Poly Alumni Association Board of Directors as the Regional Director for the Central Valley. Lauren is a past officer of the Central Valley Chapter of California Women for Agriculture and a member of the Fresno County Farm Bureau. She chairs the California State Bar Business Law Section – Agribusiness Committee and co-chairs the Fresno County Bar Association Ag Law Section.  Lauren is also a member of the Fresno County Young Lawyers Association and the Fresno County Women Lawyers.

Joe is a Valley native, having grown up on a family farm in Merced County. He began his legal career with Baker Manock and Jensen in 1978. He has served in various management positions in the firm. He is currently co-Chair of the firm's Litigation Department and serves as the firm's Risk Management Partner. Joe's practice emphasis has been large, complex multi-party litigation in both the state and federal courts. He represents his clients at both the trial and appellate level. His experience includes PACA litigation, crop loss cases, water rights litigation, issues arising from the operation of agricultural cooperatives, breach of fiduciary duty litigation, partition actions, and general business disputes. Joe's other area of emphasis is providing general business advice to various clients engaged in farming, packing, food processing, produce brokerage and the food import/export industry. Joe has negotiated and drafted various types of marketing contracts and loan agreements for both domestic and international transactions. He also provides cooperative marketing associations' advice on issues of law unique to that business form.

I love my work and I love the opportunities that hard work provides.  In my spare time I enjoy woodworking and just about any outdoor activity.

I have spent my entire professional career (27 years) practicing bankruptcy law.  Almost all of my clients are referred to me by former clients, attorneys, accountants and financial planners.  In 1994, I was the first Fresno bankruptcy attorney certified as a specialist in bankruptcy law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.  I take on bankruptcy cases that are complex and outside of the scope or expertise of the normal high-volume consumer bankruptcy attorneys.  My firm has a regional presence in California's San Joaquin Valley with offices in Bakersfield and Fresno.  Our bankruptcy department consists of four partners and three associates all dedicated to the practice of bankruptcy law.

I have been practicing law for over 30 years and have tried hundreds of cases in a variety of areas. My partner has been practicing just since last year and he brings an energetic enthusiasm to the table.. Together we are ready to take on any case.. Have Mouths, Will Travel.

I have been in practice for 25 years and have substantial business, estate planning, and litigation experience.. I grew up in Minnesota. During my college years I worked on the family farm, where we grew vegetables.. I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1984 with a Bachelors of Arts in English (also Phi Beta Kappa).. I attended law school at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. I obtained my J.D. degree in 1989, and am a member of the Order of the Coif academic honor society.. I settled in Fresno in 1989, where I have maintained my practice.. When CDs were the rage, I reviewed a lot of music for a local newspaper. My old website is still at . You had to be there -- I'd receive 15 or more CDs every week. Now, I listen to lots of live music and other ROIOs.. My son is attending law school at UC Irvine, and my daughter is a computer science major at UCSB. In my spare time I enjoy woodworking/cabinet making, trap shooting, and music.

I assist businesses and individuals in employment, construction, business, real estate, and agricultural matters.

I am the former managing partner of Coleman & Horowitt, LLP, LLP, a litigation and transactions firm with offices in Los Angeles, Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield, Sonora and Orange County (Irvine), California, and am a trial attorney and mediator/arbitrator in the firm's litigation department.  I have conducted all phases of litigtion in the areas of complex litigation, banking, real estate, commercial, and construction litigation.  In this capacity, I have served as lead counsel in numerous trials (both court and jury trials) as well as arbitrations and mediations.  I also represent clients in alternative dispute resolution as well as serve as a neutral in arbitrations, mediations and early neutral evaluations, both privately and on behalf of organizations such as FINRA, the Superior Courts of Fresno and Madera Counties, and the Disptue Resolution Center of the Central California Better Business Bureau.

I am devoted to providing members of the community who have suffered injury with high-quality legal representation. The concepts of respect, family and dignity are strong ideas that I hold closely in my personal injury practice. When a negligent act harms an individual, that harm impacts the entire family. I believe that accident victims deserve a fair shake from the insurance companies. My top priority is in protecting the vital interests of my clients. To that end, I help clients obtain the maximum recovery possible with the dignity and respect that they deserve.

Greg Miskulin is the Firm Administrator and is responsible for the day-to-day management and administrative operations of the Firm. He and his management team have oversight for financial functions and budgets, human resources, office services, facilities management, paralegal support, secretarial services, marketing, recruiting, records management, and technology/information services.. Prior to joining the Firm, Greg spent 15 years in the restaurant industry where he was an owner operator of a major national brand franchise restaurant. At one point Greg supervised daily operations of 15 locations located throughout the Central Valley, including over 150 employees. During this time Greg developed a real world appreciation for the legal issues that impact business owners on a daily basis. These experiences ultimately lead to Greg’s decision to become an attorney. As a member of DAK’s Employment Law Group and Business Litigation department, Greg is able to put his prior business and human resource experiences to use advising clients as they navigate California employment law.

As the child of a business owner I am committed to helping companies in California manage their greatest asset - employees.  Preventing situations that could lead to the demise of a family legacy is the driving force in my practice. I help organizations stay in compliance with the changing employment laws so they can focus on business.. I concentrate my work in the areas of employment HR compliance and litigation. I assist employers in resolving disputes involving claims of unpaid wages, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. I also draft various employment agreements and employment handbooks. Additional areas of representation include general civil litigation matters including breach of contract, torts and commercial collections.  I have been serving as the Legislative Director for the Tulare/Kings County Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management since 2014.. I was born and raised in Fresno and graduated from California State University, Fresno.  I continued my education at San Joaquin College of Law, where I received a Juris Doctorate degree. I am involved in my local community. I am on the board of La Visionaria Guild of Valley Children’s Hospital, an organization devoted to advocating for children, fundraising and promoting good will for the hospital.  Additionally, I am on the board of San Joaquin College of Law’s Alumni Association and am a lifetime member of the local chapter of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity and served on the executive board while in law school.

As the Chair of DAK’s Business Department, Larry counsels business owners and companies in a variety of industries. In addition to counseling numerous established companies of all sizes, he assists start up and technology companies in initial formation, strategy, growth and capital needs. His breadth of legal and business experience provides him with the tools to prepare and analyze virtually any agreement which may be required in a client’s operations. Larry also focuses a significant portion of his practice on mergers and acquisitions, enabling clients to take advantage of opportunities to grow and develop their business.. Larry works closely with individuals and business owners to assist them with their personal estate, tax and business succession planning. These services involve living trusts, irrevocable trusts, entity structure and formation, buy-sell agreements and a variety of advanced estate planning techniques.. In addition, Larry negotiates and structures sophisticated commercial real estate and loan transactions. Larry’s services involve real estate purchase agreements, leases, loan documentation, Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 Exchanges and related matters.