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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

Todd Baxter has been practicing appellate litigation, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith litigation since 1991. Upon graduation from the law school at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1990, he joined the firm of McCormick Barstow. Mr. Baxter is chairman of McCormick Barstow’s Appellate Law Group.  He has extensive experience in appeals before the California Supreme Court, the California Appellate Courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Federal District Courts.  Mr. Baxter is a Certified Appellate Law Specialist, certified by the Board of Legal Specializations of the California State Bar since 2009.  Mr. Baxter also represents insurance company clients in insurance coverage disputes and insurance bad faith litigation in state and federal courts in California. Mr. Baxter is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit, and all state and federal courts in the State of California and the State of Nebraska,

Tim Buchanan joined the Commercial and Business Litigation Practice Group of McCormick Barstow in 2001. He has practiced commercial and business litigation since 1984 after serving as a research attorney at the California Court of Appeal. Mr. Buchanan has represented clients in numerous major litigation matters in both federal and state trial courts and appellate courts in California. His trial experience includes cases in the areas of contractual disputes, intra-entity business conflicts, securities and other fraud, construction disputes, inverse condemnation, intellectual property rights, trade secret misappropriation, and unfair competition. Mr. Buchanan also acts as a mediator of commercial and business disputes.. Mr. Buchanan has also done extensive appellate work. In 2007 he argued and won three separate appellate cases, two of which resulted in published opinions. He commonly appears in the State Courts of Fresno County. Mr. Buchanan is a member of the firm’s Appellate Practice and Intellectual Property Strategic Business Units.. Mr. Buchanan is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, U.S. District Courts in the Eastern, Central and Northern Districts of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.. Mr. Buchanan is a past board president of the Community Food Bank, has served on the Foundation Council for the Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART), and currently serves as a board member for the Fresno Philharmonic.. Mr. Buchanan is an Adjunct Professor at California State University, Fresno, where he has taught Introductory Business Law, Government Regulation of Business, Media Law and Real Estate Law.. Mr. Buchanan has been on the panel of many seminars on civil litigation topics, including summary judgment practice, injunctions, electronic discovery and discovery techniques.

Timothy W. Mazzela is a highly accomplished personal injury attorney in Fresno. As the founder and managing partner at the law firm, Timothy W. Mazzela, he is intimately familiar with all aspects of this complex practice area. For over 24 years, he has represented and assisted thousands of injured individuals throughout California. As a result, he has a long track record of success and a comprehensive understanding of wrongful death and injury law. In fact, he has recovered millions of dollars over the years on his clients’ behalf. He can help you, too. Armed with decades of experience and a relentless work ethic, he will fight for the fair and full compensation that you are owed. Contact him today and set up a completely free consultation with him and his legal team. You can count on him to provide you with the representation you need and deserve.

There is no shame in getting a divorce, nor is there any stigma for having had one these days. The overall divorce rate in California is close to 60 percent. It can happen to anyone, at any age, for any number of reasons. While I am sure that you feel the whole experience is very overwhelming and hard to accept at this time, you will eventually recover and enjoy life once again, just as I did after my divorce. Just how long this will take, however, is not the same for everyone. Each of us is a different person, and so are our circumstances.. I grew up a long time ago when you rarely ever heard of a divorce lawyer. My parents were never close but stayed together because that’s what they thought they should do. So many years later when I had my own marital problems, I did the same. I went through a cycle of trying to solve the problem, thinking it was her problem, thinking it was my problem, and finally thinking I could just live with the problem. However, after many years of this, I had been so emotionally worn down that it was all I could think about. I finally realized that life was short and I had to be happy, so I resolved to do something about it.. Once I had made that decision, the biggest hurdle for me was the feeling of being overwhelmed. How was I going to do it? How could I find a place to live where I could take my pets? What would I tell my family? How would I move out, etc? In retrospect, it was not that difficult. At the time, however, it felt virtually impossible due to the emotions I was going through. I only managed to overcome my fear by just taking the first step. Once I did that, each subsequent step became progressively easier until finally, I had completed them all.. I never realized just how much my emotions would impact my ability to make good decisions during my divorce, or almost any decision for that fact. I was acting just like everybody else going through a divorce despite the fact I had been a family law attorney for many years and should have known better. I felt vulnerable and no longer in control of my life. What I needed the most was to be able to talk to my attorney when I had a question, honest advice about what was going to happen, a realistic assessment of what things were going to cost, and to know that my case was a priority to him.. This experience transformed the way I practiced law. I did not want clients to feel the same way I did and resolved to make customer service the hallmark of our firm. I wanted each and every client to have whatever we could provide to reduce the anxiety of their divorce and to know that their needs were a priority to us. That’s why I make sure that we are available whenever they have a question, take whatever time necessary to educate them about how the process works, and always give them honest advice about the merits of their case and what things are going to cost. I want clients to know that we appreciate their business and will gladly do whatever necessary to make their divorce a better experience.

The breakup of a marriage is often one of the most stressful times in a person's life. Divorce means permanent changes for both spouses and children, and there will be many questions at the outset, such as: Where will I live? Where will my children live? How will I support myself?. Lacey can help you answer these questions with compassion and honesty.   Lacey recognizes and believes it is her job to guide and protect you and all of our past and present clients through the process of resolving your family law problems in an honest and straightforward manner. She will offer you a choice of approaches to resolve your issues, always looking for the most cost-effective method to achieve your desired goals.

Ruby Helsley has been with McCormick Barstow since 1997 and is a member of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice Group. She served as the practice group’s chairperson from 2005 to 2006 and its vice chairperson from 2002 to 2005. Ms. Helsley is admitted to practice law in the State of California and all U.S. District Courts of California.. Ms. Helsley is Chairperson for the firm’s community outreach activities involving McLane High School, which includes the Academic Decathlon, Mock Trial, On-Campus Speakers, Scholarship, Student Job Shadowing, Reading with Students, Art Show, Holiday Family Sponsorship, and Food & Clothes Drive programs.

Prior to joining the Commercial and Business Litigation Practice Group of McCormick Barstow in 2002, David Emerzian served as a judicial intern for Honorable Oliver Wanger in the Eastern District Court of CA. In the Spring of 2001, he was an intern in the legal department of the Federal Reserve Bank, 12th District in San Francisco, CA.. Mr. Emerzian is a featured speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars on Landlord-Tenant laws and issues.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Gary Hunt joined McCormick Barstow’s Litigation Practice Group in 2009. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hunt served as a judicial extern to the Honorable William Q. Hayes, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of California.

Mr. DeMaria has handled the litigation of insurance defense, public entity and school defense, employment defense, university defense, personal injury defense, products liability, civil rights defense, slip and fall, premises liability, automobile accidents, property damage, chemical damages, wrongful death, brain injury, dog bite cases, uninsured and underinsured motorist cases, automobile medical payment provision disputes, first and third party insurance coverage disputes, arson cases, public entity cases, and crop damage cases, as well as contract disputes, indemnity cases, construction defect cases, environmental damage cases, mold allegations, subrogation cases, special investigation unit cases, and third party fraud cases, since arriving at McCormick Barstow in 1995.. Mr. DeMaria has successfully defended cases in California’s state and federal courts in jurisdictions and venues throughout the state. Mr. DeMaria has won many jury and bench trials in several California courts, and has also conducted binding arbitrations in venues throughout California. Several of Mr. DeMaria’s jury verdicts have been reported in jury verdict publications and internet sites.. He has taken and defended literally hundreds of depositions of every type of witness, from plaintiffs and defendants to expert doctors, economists, accident reconstructionists, construction and safety engineers, bio mechanical engineers and contractors, to name just a few. Mr. DeMaria has conducted literally hundreds of arbitrations and mediations.. Mr. DeMaria has represented clients in Colorado’s state and federal courts. In the Colorado case of Todd v. Ross, Mr. DeMaria successfully defended his client to an eventual court-ordered dismissal.

Mr. David McNamara has been with McCormick Barstow since 1987. Mr. McNamara’s practice focuses on employment issues in state and federal court and in administrative hearings such as the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board, Unemployment Appeals Board, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Labor Commission. Mr. McNamara also assists employers in the investigation of potential employment claims and provides in-house training on employment-related issues.. Mr. McNamara also handles errors and omissions defense matters for real estate brokers/agents. Mr. McNamara has successfully tried both jury trials and court trials to verdict in state and federal court, as well as cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court.. Mr. McNamara is admitted to practice before all California and Wisconsin state courts; all U.S. District Courts of California and the Western District of Wisconsin, and the U.S. Court of Appeal, Ninth Circuit.

Matthew Fletcher has been practicing law with McCormick Barstow since 1998. He is a Partner in the firm and a member of the Family Law Practice Group.  Mr. Fletcher has extensive experience in litigating family law matters, focusing his practice in this area on representing high net worth individuals in complex property division and valuation cases.