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Nick Urgesi has lived in the Central Valley since 2001. He graduated from California State University, Fresno with a finance degree. Nick completed his law degree at San Joaquin College of Law. During law school, Nick law clerked at Freedman Law and was hired as an associate upon passing the California Bar Exam.. Since 2021, Nick has been selected for inclusion in the Northern California Rising Stars list, a distinction only bestowed upon 2.5% of the attorneys in Northern California. Nick was also recognized by Marquis Who's Who for Excellence in Law. In 2023, Nick was designated as a one of the Top 40 Lawyers under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers.

Need help with a criminal case?. My practice is 100% criminal defense (including juvenile criminal defense).  It's all I do because I want to be the best and focusing on one type of law is how I do it. If you have a broken foot, would you go to a stomach specialist? I focus on criminal defense so I can provide you the best criminal defense. Check out my reviews to see what my clients think. Check out my endorsements to see what attorneys who have watched me work think.. Even before I became an attorney, I worked for a criminal defense lawyer.  As a law student, I worked on "special circumstances" murder trials and even argued a criminal case before the Fifth Appellate District Court.. I have experience with cases involving murder, assault, attempted murder, domestic violence, sex and drug cases. I also handle more than a few juvenile court cases, as well.. Most of my cases are in the Fresno County Superior Court, but I also cover state court cases in Tulare County, Kings County, Merced County, Madera County, as well as pretty much anywhere in California you need me.  I am also admitted to practice in the Eastern District (federal) Court for the State of California and the Northern District (federal) Court for the State of California.. COMMUNICATION is very important to me and I have set up a special phone system that allows my clients to contact me when they need me, even if it is an evening or weekend. You can even text to my phone at.. Need someone committed to fighting for your rights AND keeping you informed about your case?  Call me today!. Learn more about me at RHDefense, website of Criminal Defense Attorney Rick Horowitz.. ATTENTION LAWYERS WHO DON'T KNOW ME: IF YOU TRY TO ENDORSE ME, AND I DO NOT KNOW YOU, I WILL DELETE YOUR ENDORSEMENT. ENDORSING AN ATTORNEY YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IS UNETHICAL. I WILL NOT "TRADE ENDORSEMENTS" WITH ATTORNEYS. I ENDORSE ONLY ATTORNEYS I PERSONALLY KNOW, AND WHOM I FEEL DESERVE MY SAYING SOMETHING NICE ABOUT THEM.

My approach to the practice of law is simple:. 1. Practice Compassionate listening and understanding. I can represent you best when I know what it is that you seek out of your case.. 2. Thourougly examine the facts of the case, investigate as necessary. I know my cases inside and out.. 3. Tailor creative, aggressive and logical persuasive arguments and persuasively present them to the Court and Jury.. 4. Above all else, advocate for the rights of you, the Client.. Please take a moment to review some of Naser Nekumanesh' HIGHLIGHTED VICTORIES and JUDGMENTS. 2022 Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon Jury Trial Win (Fresno County)Client was charged with Assault with a deadly weapon (a knife), in violation of Penal Code section 245(a)(1). The client was facing over 4 years in CDCR (prison). Attorney fought the case at jury trial, and ultimately the jury came back with a unanimous verdict of not guilty as to the felony count. The Felony count was dismissed, and Client avoided time in prison. Client was found guilty of a misdemeanor offense; however, he was released from custody.. 2022 Family Court Win ($47,500 judgment in favor of Client)Client hired Attorney to handle their disputed divorce. Client’s husband had fraudulently disposed of assets after the Divorce was filed, and was claiming now that he no longer had any money. Attorney propounded discovery on the ex-husband and discovered that the Client had sold their mutually owned vehicle, and then used those funds to purchase several high risk Call options in the stock market. He eventually lost $35,000. At Court, Ex-husband filed a motion against Client for attorney’s fees and costs. That motion was denied. Attorney filed a counter motion requesting sanctions against ex-husband as well as Attorney’s fees and Costs. Judge ruled in favor of client. $35,000 in sanctions, and $12,500. Awarded for Attorney’s fees and costs.. 2021 Dispensary Robbery Case Jury Trial Win (Fresno County)The client was charged with two counts of Penal Code section 211 (Robbery). The client had a lengthy criminal history, including a prior strike conviction under California’s aggressive Three Strikes law. Client was in custody in Fresno County Jail prior to and during the jury trial. Client asserted his innocence and the case centered on mistaken identity. Attorney hired an identity expert to testify at trial. After 9 hard fought days at Jury Trial, the jury came back with a 8 not guilty to 4 guilty verdict. This is known as a hung jury. Since the prosecution was unable to prove its case against the Defendant unanimously beyond a reasonable doubt, the case was dismissed. Client was released from Fresno County Jail and his freedom restored that very same day, as the Jury verdict. One amazing note of this case is that approximately one year later, Attorney Naser Nekumanesh received a phone call from Client. The client simply stated: “you saved my life”. I am forever honored to have helped Client forge a new future for himself.. 2021 DVTRO COURT TRIAL WIN (Fresno County)In 2021 Client’s wife filed a request for a domestic violence temporary restraining order. Client’s wife simultaneously filed for divorce and filed a motion with the court for sole legal and sole physical custody of their two minor children. Client’s wife had made all sorts of heinous accusations against Client. One claim was that Client had choked her while they were in the car, picking up a child from school. At Court trial Attorney intelligently and creatively cross examined the witness. Ultimately the witness admitted that Client had in fact, not choked her, but instead was using his arm as a method to prevent her from taking the child out of his car seat, while Client was driving the vehicle. Client’s wife had in fact engaged in the dangerous activity. A DVTRO was not granted against client. Because of this, Client was able to avoid the burdensome requirements imposed under Family Code section 3044, and he was ultimately able to keep joint physical and joint legal custody of their children.. 2021 DVTRO WIN (Fresno County)In 2021 Client hired attorney because her children’s father, who had been absent for several years began stalking and threatening Client. Client was living in a state of fear and was constantly looking behind her back, as she genuinely feared that her ex might kidnap their kids or worse. Attorney empathetically handled Client’s case. The ex evaded service of process, and was doing everything that he could to stall the Court process. Attorney was able to get an order from the Court to serve the ex via publication. Following that Attorney secured for Client a full DVTRO, thus protecting both her and the children from this abusive person.. 2020 DVTRO COURT TRIAL WIN (Kern County)Client was being accused of making threats against their neighbor. Attorney cross-examined all necessary witnesses that the Petitioner brought forth against Client. After the testimony, Attorney argued successfully that there was no reasonable basis for believing that an threat had been made, nor that the Petitioner reasonably feared for their safety. CASE DISMISSED. 2019 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE DISMISSED (Fresno County)Client was facing multiple felony Domestic Violence charges including Penal code section corporal injury to a spouse, as well as Penal code section 422 criminal threats. Client was facing over three years in prison, and was facing a Strike, under California’s Three Strikes Law. Attorney and Client retained the services of a private investigator. As a result of that investigation, the attorney negotiated the case brilliantly. The Charges and case were ultimately dismissed in its entirety. Client pled to a misdemeanor, completed an anger management class, and when he came back for a review six months later, the entire case was dismissed.. 2019 DUI Dismissal on Motion to Suppress pursuant to Penal Code section (Fresno County)In 2019 Client was charged with first time DUI in violation of Vehicle Code section 23152(a) and Vehicle Code section 23152(b). Prior to the filing of the defense motion, the prosecutor offered Client to settle the case for the lesser charge of wet and reckless pursuant to vehicle code section 23103/. Attorney filed Motion to Suppress and at that motion, Attorney cross-examined the arresting offer. The officer’s testimony was largely inconsistent with the statements made by that same officer in his police reports. As a result, Attorney was able to argue that the stop made by the officer was not legally justified. Case dismissed.. 2018 Assault Jury Trial Win (Fresno County)In 2018 client was at a family and friend barbecue when someone’s ex and their friends showed up to start some trouble. Later Client and his friend went to that individual’s home to discuss what had happened earlier. Those individuals started a fight and ultimately a man was pushed, and that push caused the man to fall back, hitting his head on the concrete with great force. There was no direct evidence, or testimony that credibly linked Client with this crime. At jury trial, the jury came back hung, a mistrial was declared, and the Case was DISMISSED.. 2018 DVTRO COURT TRIAL WIN (Fresno County)While Nekumanesh Law Firm often represents the accused. In this case, Client was being harassed by a former business associate. This business associate came to the Client’s place of business and threatened Client with a gun. Although the business associate denied the claims and stated that he did not even own a gun. On cross examination, Attorney elicited from the business associates wife, that he in fact did own a gun, and that gun matched the description of the gun that Client stated was used to threaten him. DVTRO granted!. 2016 Solicitation of Prostitution Jury Trial Win (Kern County)Client was charged with solicitation of prostitution in violation of Penal Code section 647(b)(2). The case was charged as a misdemeanor and so Client was facing 180 days in the Bakersfield County Jail. Worse, a conviction would have required the Client to register as a sex offender. The Client’s future opportunities would have been extremely negatively impacted. After 4 days of jury trial, Attorney argued that there was never an agreement for the exchange of money for sex. In fact, Client had engaged the individual as an exotic dancer, not a prostitute. The jury came back and hung 7 guilty and 4 not guilty. A mistrial was declared and as a result the case was DISMISSED.

Ms. Wolfe litigates on behalf of both private and public companies and employers with an emphasis labor and employment matters under both state and federal law. Her focus includes discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair competition, failure to accommodate and other disability-related claims. Ms. Wolfe also has significant experience in preventing and defending against wage and hour violations, including defense of class, collective and representative actions.. Ms. Wolfe also provides consultation and training to employers on day-to-day issues to avoid potential litigation, such as hiring, termination, compensation, disability and leave issues, as well as drafting policies and employee handbooks. Ms. Wolfe also conducts workplace investigations and represents employers at administrative hearings.

Ms. Snow began her career in 2004 as a litigation attorney for the Tennessee Department of Health, where she was responsible for prosecution of cases against health care licensees who were in violation of the law governing their practice. In 2007, she opened her own private practice focusing on the areas of litigation in administrative law and family law. In 2012, Ms. Snow joined the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions as a litigating and advisory attorney, where she specialized in administrative hearings of licensees and potential licensees as well as the analysis of state and federal legislation relevant to the financial institution industry. Ms. Snow joined McCormick Barstow in the Fresno office in April 2017. Her concentration is in Insurance Coverage and Insurance and Tort Litigation.

Ms. Russell was raised in Northern California and attended California State University, Fresno as a member of the Smittcamp Family Honors College. She competed for four years as a member of the Fresno State Mock Trial team, completing over one hundred trials and winning numerous awards for her performance as a student attorney and witness. She graduated in 2012 with her B.A. in Political Science, cum laude and her B.S. in Criminology, cum laudeand with department honors. She received her J.D. from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law in 2015.. Ms. Russell is an active member in the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) leadership. She currently serves as a vice-chair of the Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee and is a member of the Plaintiff’s Policy Task Force and Outreach to Law Students Special Standing Committee. During 2014-2015, she served as the Student Liaison to the TIPS Council. Ms. Russell is a member of the Fresno County Bar Association, Fresno County Young Lawyers Association, Tulare and Kings County Bar Association, Central California Trial Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association for Justice. Ms. Russell currently volunteers as a coach for Fresno State Mock Trial and Clovis High Mock Trial.

Ms. Mandy Jeffcoach began her legal practice with McCormick Barstow in 2004. Ms. Jeffcoach’s practice focuses on contract disputes, commercial litigation and legal malpractice matters. Ms. Jeffcoach is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and U.S. District Courts of California.

Ms. Devon McTeer began her legal practice with McCormick Barstow in 2003. She has represented clients at both the state and federal level. Ms. McTeer is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and U.S. District Courts of California.. Ms. McTeer currently serves as coach for the Buchanan High School Mock Trial Team and is actively involved in speaking at career fairs at Madera, Fresno and Clovis Unified schools.

Ms. Bernhardt has focused her practice since 1991 in the litigation field. She has a solid background in defense litigation of actions involving personal injury, product liability, slip and fall, premises liability, automobile accidents, trucking accidents, property damage, construction defect, wrongful death, brain injury, dog bite cases, uninsured and under-insured motorist cases, public entity cases, and crop damage cases, as well as contract disputes, indemnity, subrogation cases, and special investigation unit cases. She has taken and defended hundreds of depositions of every type of witness, from plaintiffs and defendants to expert doctors, economists, engineers and accident reconstructionists. Ms. Bernhardt has been successful in numerous civil jury trials in California’s Superior and Municipal Courts.

Mr. Whitney has been with McCormick Barstow since 1978. During that time he has tried over 50 cases in both state and federal court, has represented attorneys before the State Bar, has been appointed an arbitrator in the Fresno County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Program, is a former member of Mandatory Fee Advisory Committee to the State Bar, is a past participant evaluator in the Early Neutral Evaluation Program for the United States District Court, Eastern District of California and is a member of the American Arbitration Association panel of arbitrators. Mr. Whitney also has substantial appellate experience having argued several matters before both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District of California. Mr. Whitney is certified as a specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.. Mr. Whitney is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States District Court, Eastern District of California, United States District Court, Central District of California.

Mr. Watters is admitted to practice before all state courts in the State of California and the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Central District of California.. Mr. Watters is a member of the State Bar of California, the Fresno County Bar Association, the Kings County Bar Association, the Central California Trial Lawyers’ Association, the Federal Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Society of Legal Advocates, the National Trial Lawyers, the Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Academy of Trial Attorneys.. Mr. Watters has received a AV Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. Mr. Watters was designated as a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers. Mr. Watters was also designated as one of the Top 40 Lawyers under 40 years of age in the State of California by the American Society of Legal Advocates. Mr. Watters was designated as a Premiere 100 Trial Attorney by the American Academy of Trial Attorneys. He was also designated as a 2014 Top Attorney by Northern California's Outstanding Young Lawyers. In every year since 2012, Mr. Watters has been selected for inclusion in the Northern California Rising Stars list, a distinction only bestowed upon 2.5% of the attorneys in Northern California.. Mr. Watters specializes in plaintiff's personal injury and wrongful death litigation.

Mr. Wade Hansard has been with McCormick Barstow since 1977 and is a part of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice Group. He is coverage counsel for numerous insurers for both litigation and non-litigation services and practices in all the state and federal trial and appellate courts in California and Nevada.. In addition to his extensive litigation practice in the coverage and bad faith areas, Mr. Hansard also maintains an active practice in the defense of agents and brokers and in the defense of insureds in large exposure and multiparty litigation. Mr. Hansard has extensive experience in prosecuting and defending appeals, including providing assistance as amicus curiae on issues that impact the insurance industry. He has tried numerous coverage, bad faith, and insurance defense litigation cases in a variety of forums.

Mr. Ueltzen joined the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Practice Group of McCormick Barstow LLP in 2010. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ueltzen served as a research assistant to Professors Gregory C. Pingree and Fred A. Galves at the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law and clerked for the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.. Mr. Ueltzen is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Mr. Sutton counsels clients on labor and employment law matters and aggressively represents clients in litigation of employment law and business-related cases before federal courts, state courts and administrative agencies.

Mr. Shekoyan, a Baker Manock & Jensen Senior Counsel, has been a lawyer for more than 45 years. He practices in the areas of business formation and consultation, real estate and estate planning, with an emphasis in estate and gift tax planning, trusts, wills, family limited partnerships, and advising in the administration of trusts and estates. Mr. Shekoyan also represents clients in business succession planning and commercial and agricultural real estate matters.

Mr. Rusca is admitted to practice law before all California State Courts, and the U.S. Disctirct Court for the Eastern District of California.

Mr. Ross is a Trial Attorney with the Law Offices of Raquel Birch. He was born in Fremont, CA and raised in the Central Valley. He graduated from Chowchilla High School, earned his BA from UC Davis and JD from San Joaquin COL.. Outside of work Mr. Ross enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and two children Rocco and Giselle, attending church, reading and real estate investing.

Mr. Refuerzo has significant expertise in the legal representation of local, regional, national and international businesses, including entity planning and formation, complex mergers and acquisitions, and financing. He is also an expert on reclamation and water law, commission merchant and Federal farm programs. In addition, Mr. Refuerzo has extensive experience in corporate governance matters. He handles all entity planning and formation issues, including choice of form of doing business (e.g. corporation, partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company). He assists business clients with on-going issues, including sales and acquisitions of assets, succession planning, leases, employment agreements, and stock options. Mr. Refuerzo regularly assists clients with the buying and selling of businesses, including acquisitions, mergers and reorganizations. He is a member of the American Agricultural Law Association, and the Fresno County, California and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Reddie specializes in handling appeals and writs in State and Federal Court, including bankruptcy appeals. He also represents clients as appellate counsel in litigation matters in the following ways: drafting critical motions, trial briefs, motions in limine, special jury instructions and special verdict forms; conducting legal research “on the fly” during trial; consulting with trial counsel regarding how best to preserve claims of error and avoid waiver issues; consulting with trial counsel concerning post-trial motions and the proper form of judgment, including drafting those pleadings; and advising the client and trial counsel regarding temporary stays of enforcement, and procedures for bonding an adverse judgment.. Mr. Reddie has handled numerous appellate oral arguments in both the State and Federal Courts of Appeal, including the first ever en banc oral argument at the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Although the statewide average reversal rate on appeal is under 20%, representing Appellants in state courts of appeal, Mr. Reddie’s reversal rate is 64% and representing Appellants at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Reddie’s reversal rate is 83% (as of 10/1/19).. As a Respondent in state court, Mr. Reddie’s affirmance rate is 92%, and as an Appellee at the Ninth Circuit, Mr. Reddie’s affirmance rate is 92% (as of 10/1/19).. Mr. Reddie is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, all California State Courts, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.  Mr. Reddie is also a member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

Mr. Park has been practicing insurance defense litigation since 1976 when he joined McCormick Barstow. He has represented clients in major civil litigation matters in state and federal courts in California and Nevada. He has successfully tried approximately 60 jury trials to verdict involving personal injury and wrongful death claims, substantial fire and property damage actions, construction defects, toxic mold injury claims, product liability, commercial torts, insurance coverage disputes, arson, insurance fraud and bad faith claims. In addition to representation of insurance clients in trial, Mr. Park has personally taken over one thousand examinations under oath involving first party insurance claims, represented insureds and insurers in property appraisals and arbitrations, and been selected to serve as an impartial umpire, arbitrator and mediator to resolve coverage, appraisal and other civil disputes. Mr. Park has qualified as an expert in California Superior Court and testified concerning property insurance law and the standard of care required for insurance companies to satisfy the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in the handling of first party property insurance claims. Mr. Park is admitted to practice law before all state and federal courts in California and Nevada, California Court of Appeal, Fifth District and U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit.. He also serves as an officer and director of several local school, church and civic organizations and has been an active youth soccer coach, referee, and elected Board Officer with local leagues of the California Youth Soccer Association. He currently serves as coach for the Buchanan High School Mock Trial Team and Fresno State University’s Mock Trial Team.

Mr. Paloutzian has been practicing law for more than 20 years. He specializes in defense of health care providers in professional liability cases, probate litigation, business litigation and agribusiness. Prior to joining Baker Manock & Jensen in 2002, Mr. Paloutzian spent over five years as a Deputy District Attorney for the County of Fresno where he prosecuted elder abuse, sexual assault, homicide, gang, 10-20-life and Three Strikes cases. In 2000, he was selected to be the County’s first elder abuse prosecutor and he spent two years handling both physical and financial elder abuse exclusively. He was the first prosecutor in FresnoCounty to convict at trial a defendant charged with elder abuse. He has tried more than 20 jury trials and numerous bench trials.

Mr. Pai, whose practice concentrates on civil litigation, first joined McCormick Barstow in 2004. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pai worked for several years in the healthcare field. Mr. Pai is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and U.S. District Courts, Eastern District of California.. Mr. Pai has worked with Community Legal Services Clinic providing legal counseling to low income residents of Sacramento and represented clients with dissolution of marriage, bankruptcy proceedings and landlord-tenant disputes.

Mr. Oller has been with McCormick Barstow since 1990. He has tried cases involving issues of discrimination, crop loss, general negligence, retaliation, and wrongful termination. His representation of professionals has included attorneys, insurance agents, hospitals, and physicians. Mr. Oller has handled a multitude of different employment matters, including the defense of class actions. He represents clients in State and Federal Court and at administrative hearings. He assists employers in the investigation of potential employment claims and provides training on employment related issues. Mr. Oller serves as a Judge Pro Tempore and mediator for the Fresno County Superior Court. He also serves as an arbitrator for the Fresno County Attorney Fee Arbitration Program. He has handled numerous appeals in both State and Federal Court. Mr. Oller is admitted to practice law before all California State Courts, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Lozada is an associate attorney with Baker Manock & Jensen and a member of the firm's business litigation and medical malpractice groups.  He provides case and trial support, primarily in motion practice and legal research.  He has represented clients in various matters in federal, state, and tribal courts.  He has experience working on a wide variety of legal issues including contract disputes, business torts, consumer law, and regulatory compliance.. Prior to joining Baker Manock & Jensen, Mr. Lozada worked for a law firm that primarily represented Native American tribes and their instrumentalities.  He also worked as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and as a judicial law clerk for the judges of the State of Connecticut Superior Court.

Mr. Kapheim is a graduate of Dinuba High School (2008), California State University Sacramento (2012, B.A., English), and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (2016, J.D., Health Law Concentration). He was a certified law clerk in the McGeorge Elder and Health Law legal clinic in 2016. Mr. Kapheim is a member of the State Bar of California and his concentrations are in estate planning, probate, and trust administration