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With over 10 years’ experience at ERISA Law Center, first as a paralegal, then as attorney, Raquel has crafted her practice to focus on helping individuals obtain the disability, health, and life insurance benefits they are entitled to under their employer-sponsored plans.

The Bains Law Offices was created with the vision of providing exemplary Legal Services to the Fresno area, and the greater Central Valley. We understand that law is not a cookie cutter business and make a custom plan that best suits our clients.. The Bains Law Offices was established with the vision of providing exemplary legal services to the Fresno area and the greater Central Valley. We focus primarily on matters of family law, immigration law, and estate planning. We find innovative and personalized solutions for clients facing legal issues in any of these areas. We take great pride in providing exceptional services and creating meaningful attorney-client relationships based on a foundation of trust and integrity.. The Bains Law Offices516 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 200Fresno, California 93704

Rodney is a Fresno native who graduted from Sanger High in 2000 and California State University, Fresno, with a B.S. in Business Administration in 2004.. Rodney graduated from McGeorge School of Law in the winter of 2008, and was admitted to the California State Bar in June 2008.  In 2009, Rodney earned a Masters in Business Administration from California State University, Sacramento.. Rodney worked with the Stanislaus, Solano, and Fresno County Public Defender's Offices.  During that time, he learned what cases were worth and how to take cases all the way through jury trial.  The fast paced environment of those offices has given him the experience necessary to feel comfortable and competent in any courtroom.  After joining the firm in April of 2012, Rodney was trained and now accepts Family and Insurance law cases.

Our office is now accepting new clients seeking assistance in criminal law, family law, and document preparation. Call our ofice today to schedule your consultation.

Our office has worked with hundreds of clients, with cases ranging from Petty Theft, to Double Murder.  As a former Probation Officer and Deputy District Attorney I know the ins and outs of  the system.  I have extensive trial experience and have handled over three hundred cases in Fresno County alone.  Dont get lost in the crowd have an experienced Attorney to help you through your legal problems.  Read the reviews from my clients and get the personal treatment you deserve we handle people not cases.

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. 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. 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. 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. Crass came to Baker Manock & Jensen with extensive legal experience both in the public and private sector and currently represents employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour and other fair employment practice matters. He counsels employers on day-to-day issues including discipline and termination, medical leaves and other matters. Mr. Crass represents clients in front of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing as well as state and federal courts. In addition to Mr. Crass' civil litigation experience, he honed his trial skills as a District Attorney, a Navy Judge Advocate, and an Assistant United States Attorney.

Mr. Armstrong is an associate at Baker Manock & Jensen and a member of the firm’s Business Department and Public Agency practice group. He has experience assisting both public and private clients on various business matters such as creating corporate policies and procedures, drafting complex memorandums of understanding, and enforcing contract and lease provisions. Mr. Armstrong is familiar with the requirements of the California Government Claims Act and has experience both responding to and making requests under the California Public Records Act.

Mary Castro-Ayala is one of the founding partners of the law firm of Miller & Ayala. She is a native resident of Fresno and has strong ties with the local community. Ms. Castro-Ayala is a renowned family law attorney, who has participated in several high profile divorce matters and provides sound legal advice and expertise.. Ms. Castro- Ayala is sought after by family law experts as a contributing force in the area of family law. Her knowledge in the area of divorce, child custody and support issues is unmatched. If you are looking for a family law attorney in Fresno, California or any other area of the central valley, call Mary Castro-Ayala today.. Ms. Castro-Ayala graduated near the top of her law school class and has litigated several complex family law and civil matters in the Central Valley. Until recently, she was an associate with the law firm of Pascuzzi, Moore & Stoker in Fresno, California. At her previous law firm, Mary Castro-Ayala handled all of her firm’s family law matters. She was considered the go-to person for divorce, child custody and support issues.. Her experience in aggressive litigation and her compassionate demeanor make Mary Castro-Ayala an exceptional family law attorney. Ms. Castro-Ayala has successfully represented individuals and corporations from the beginning of litigation through trial and entry of the judgment. Ms. Castro-Ayala’s aggressive and compassionate approach to dissolution actions and child custody and visitation matters allows the client to feel protected and secure.. Ms. Castro-Ayala is a member of the State Bar of California, Fresno County Bar Association, and the VIP Mentoring Program. She is a graduate of San Joaquin College of Law and has a bachelor’s of science in criminology from Fresno State University.

Mark L. Creede is the President of Creede-Blyth Law, APC, and an AV rated (Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent) construction law attorney specializing in private and public work contract disputes involving mechanic's liens, stop payment notices, payment and performance bonds, subdivision bonds, commercial construction defect claims, change orders and equitable adjustments, delay, disruption, and acceleration claims, bid disputes, surety law, design professional liability and claims, insurance claims, litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He represents general engineering contractors, general building contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, owners, developers, architects, engineers, sureties, and insurance carriers. Mr. Creede is also a construction arbitration panelist with the American Arbitration Association and a member of the Associated General Contractors California Legal Advisory Committee. Before practicing law at Creede-Blyth Law, APC, Mark was a shareholder and Managing Partner of Lang, Richert & Patch, where he practiced law for 35 years. Prior to joining Lang, Richert & Patch, Mark was a construction engineer for six years, working for Johnson Controls, Inc., San Francisco Branch, specializing in mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital control systems design and installation, project management, applications software, personnel training, and engineering department management. He is a past Chairman of the Fresno County Bar Association Construction Law Section and past member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. Mr. Creede earned his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, from the School of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and his law degree from University of San Francisco School of Law. Mr. Creede has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer (Top 5% of attorneys in Northern California based upon peer review, peer nominations, and professional achievement) in the field of construction law each year from 2007 through 2023, and Top 100 in California in 2018 by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service publication.

Kenneth J. Price is a Baker Manock & Jensen, PC Shareholder. His practice includes public agency law, land use, corporate, real estate, and governmental relations. Mr. Price represents numerous public agencies and quasi-governmental entities as general counsel, including the Fresno Local Agency Formation Commission, the Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board, the Madera County Workforce Investment Board, the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District, the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center, Stockton Arena, First 5 Fresno County, and several water and irrigation districts located in Central California. In addition, Mr. Price represents several large Central Valley companies as general counsel and special counsel.

In my spare time, I enjoy golfing, skiing, traveling and playing cards.  In high school, I spent a year in Italy as a foreign exchange student.  I am fluent in Italian and proficient in French.. I began practicing law in California in 2009.  I briefly worked in house for a large transportation company.  I then moved to Madera, CA to start an association with another local attorney.  On January 1, 2012, I moved my office to Fresno, CA and opened up my own practice.  I currently work as a solo practitioner, representing clients in employment, and labor law matters.

I was born and bred to defend! Both of my parents were criminal defense attorneys and taught me how important a proper defense is!  From a very young age I knew that my passion was to serve my community as a criminal defense attorney. My Bachelor of Science degree is in Criminology: Forensics Behavioral Science, which taught me the history of crime and how social and biological factors contribute to an individual committing a crime. I take that knowledge and apply it to the courtroom, fighting for my clients to get the proper treatment so that they never come back to court- as opposed to a system set on incarceration and punishment.. While in law school I spent two and a half years working for a prominent criminal defense law firm so that upon becoming an attorney I could hit the ground running. At that firm I worked closely with the two partners that had a combined 80+ years of experience and involved me in every step of very complicated and high profile cases. I worked at that firm for another three years as a lawyer before taking a leap and starting my own firm, Proper Defense Law Corporation where the lawyer you hire is the lawyer that handles your case. Where your lawyer talks to you on the phone when you have a concern- not two days later. I set out to provide the defense that clients want and need! At Proper Defense Law we do defense different, we do it right!. I have committed my legal practice to focusing on criminal and juvenile defense, all persons accused of violating the law. I especially enjoy the opportunity to work with juveniles that get caught up in the justice system. I feel that youth are vital to our society and to have the chance to help a juvenile get their life back on track is invaluable to me.. I handle cases that cover the vast spectrum of criminal law in both federal and state courts all over California including: domestic violence; theft, robberies, and burglaries; felon gun use and possession allegations; domestic violence; batteries and assaults; assault with a deadly weapon/firearm; white collar crimes such as real estate, bank, medical, and welfare fraud; sex crimes (except for child molestation); solicitation and prostitution; arson; criminal threats; battery on an officer/resisting arrest; drive by shootings; kidnapping and false imprisonment; manufacturing and distribution of drugs; conspiracy and bribery; child abuse and child endangerment; cyber crimes; DUIs and BUIs; vehicular homicide; manslaughter; murder; rape; and gang allegations.. I am a passionate attorney and I am eager to represent clients at all stages of criminal proceedings whether wrongly accused, overcharged, or unjustly convicted.

I joined KDG’s Fresno office in 2008 and concentrate my practice in the areas of general civil and complex litigation and corporate bankruptcy.  I am a graduate of San Joaquin College of Law earning my J.D. with high honors and received the Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence.  I am also a graduate of California State University, Fresno and an active member of the California Women Lawyers Association and Fresno County Bar Association. Prior to becoming a member of the Califronia State Bar in 2007 I worked as a paralegal.

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

I am recognized as a tenacious defender of my client’s rights that provides top shelf legal representation without the top shelf price. During law school I worked at the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office in the Consumer & Environmental Protection Division where I assisted in the prosecution of violations of California’s environmental protection laws and the laws regulating public advertising and unfair business practices. After leaving the District Attorney’s Office I worked as a Law Clerk for a real estate and business litigation firm for several years with a focus on real estate transactions, civil litigation, intellectual property, employment law, and business law.. After passing the California State Bar I was offered a position as an associate attorney at the law firm I was clerking for and began representing clients in areas of strategic entity formation, land acquisition, trademarks, contract negotiation, labor and employment, litigation, corporate dissolutions and business disputes.. In 2016 I took a position as an associate attorney at a boutique multi-state labor and employment law firm that specialized in counseling clients on labor and employment law matters and aggressively representing clients in litigation of employment law and business-related cases before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. At this law firm I represented clients in business disputes, class action lawsuits, employment actions and OSHA matters. In 2018, I was selected by his peers as a Northern California “Rising Star” as an Employment Litigation Attorney.. After working for several years with some of Fresno’s most experienced business and employment lawyers I felt it was the proper time to join Proper Defense Law Corporation’s and create its Civil Division by offering my experience and services to individuals and businesses.. I am dedicated to my profession and am constantly taking advantage of as many opportunities as possible to learn how to better advocate on behalf of my clients. I frequently attends seminars and lectures that are put on by some of the nation’s best attorneys and am an avid reader of books aimed at making me a better attorney.. In addition to my devotion to my career I am actively involved in the community through various organizations. For several years I served on the City of Fresno District 6 Plan Implementation Committee at the request of then councilman Lee Brand. In addition, I am heavily involved in the St. Agnes Men’s Club, Fresno County Women’s Lawyer Association and the Fresno County Bar Association.. I possess a tireless work ethic that is client driven and cost effective. I like to say that I provide big-city quality legal services without the big-city price. I makes sure the work is done right the first time, on-time, and every time.

Here’s to a New Beginning!. Close your eyes, and imagine a lawyer. What do you see? What do you feel? What you’re are seeing is a snarky, obnoxious, and know-it-all “person” who’ll smile at your face, pay attention only when he’s taking your money, and then never calls you back. And what you’re likely feeling is anger, disgust, betrayal, and anxiety.. Now I want you to cleanse your subconscious of the unpleasantries you just experienced, because you won’t experience those with us. The mission of Legalatory is to build lifelong relationships with its clients. And so, we’re not just your lawyers forever, we’re also your friends, confidants, consultants, and team members.. And if you are ready for the kind of loyalty and commitment we are prepared to offer you, come along, let’s build a better, safer future together.

He has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters involving partnership and shareholder disputes, partnership dissolutions, shareholder buyouts, real property transactions and disputes, commercial transactions, contractual breaches, premises liability and general tort liability. Mr. Fashing has represented clients in appellate matters pending before the Fifth District Court of Appeal of California and the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit. He is an adjunct faculty member of the San Joaquin College of Law and currently serves as a Director on the Board of Directors for the Fresno Philharmonic. Mr. Fashing has previously served as a judicial arbitrator for the Fresno County Superior Court and was formerly a member of the steering committee of the appellate section of the Fresno County Bar Association. Mr. Fashing received the 2014 Champion of Justice Attorney Award from Central California Legal Service, Inc. for his pro bono services to the community.

Eric C. Cole is a Baker, Manock & Jensen, PC Shareholder. His practice includes agricultural finance, secured lending, real estate law, agribusiness, Reclamation and water law, and intellectual property matters. Mr. Cole represents banks and institutional lenders in documenting, structuring and negotiating secured and unsecured loans. He also negotiates and documents loan workouts and the sale of problem loans. For his agribusiness clients, he regularly assists with all types of real property transactions, financing matters, Reclamation law compliance, and trademark matters.. Prior to joining Baker Manock & Jensen, PC, Mr. Cole was a hydrogeologist with consulting firms in Fresno and Sacramento. Mr. Cole serves on the Board of Directors of Sierra Foothill Conservancy, a local non-profit land trust that protects grasslands, foothills, and forests between Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Park. He is a member of the San Joaquin Valley Ag Lenders Society, Groundwater Resources Association of California, San Joaquin Valley Chapter, and the Agricultural Law and Business and Real Property Sections of the Fresno County Bar Association.

Carey Haydon is a Fresno Attorney with Haydon Law.   Carey graduated from National University with a Bachelor credits in Psychology, Criminology, and Prelaw. Carey received her POST certification in 2003, from Fresno City College. Carey attended and received her Juris Doctorate from San Joaquin College of Law. She became a member of the California Bar Association in 2017.. Prior to Law School, Carey gained substantial experience as a police officer with the Fresno Police Department. During law school, Carey gained valuable experience working several months as an extern for the Honorable Dale Blea, Madera County criminal court judge. In addition, she continued to develop her legal skills with the Tulare County Public Defenders Office and Tulare County District Attorney’s Office. Carey obtained extensive experience as she was afforded the opportunity to sit as co-counsel with Richard Beshwate, in representing a defendant in a murder trial.. Carey began practicing family law and juvenile law in 2018. She has assisted clients in general family law dissolution matters, custody and visitation matters, domestic violence restraining orders, division of property, child support, and spousal support. Carey also has experience in juvenile dependency law.. Carey is a member of the Family Law section the Fresno County Bar Association.. Carey is a proud mother to three young men. In her free time, Carey enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, biking, climbing, skating, and attending spin and sculpting fitness classes.

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.