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Specializing in family law, conservatorship, guardianship and civil litigation, I enjoy helping people and putting their mind at ease. Please call me to discuss your case, and we can work as a team to put your legal matter to rest.

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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Mr. Ball has been practicing litigation since 1984. Prior to that, he completed his undergraduate degree cum laude at the University of Miami in three years, in programs of honors and privileged studies. After subsequently graduating with honors from the University of Illinois College of Law, he joined McCormick Barstow handling all types of civil litigation, and currently is a member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group, while also serving as the firm's Hiring Partner.. Mr. Ball has tried numerous jury trials in state court in Fresno, Clovis, Madera, Merced, Visalia, Hanford, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, and Modesto. His trial experience has included the following areas: medical malpractice, wrongful death, wrongful termination, breach of contract, industrial accidents, products liability, general negligence, insurance agent/broker liability, auto accidents, and slip-and-fall accidents. He has also represented hospitals in privileging matters and professionals in administrative matters with hospitals, the Medical Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the State of California Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the California Board of Registered Nursing, the California Department of Consumer Affairs, and the State of California Department of Insurance. He has served as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Fresno County Superior, Municipal, and Small Claims Courts.. Mr. Ball is admitted to practice in California and Illinois.

Karen L. Lynch :. Admitted to the bar in 1992.. Education:  California State University, Fresno (BA Psychology) 1981, MA Psychology 1989; University of Nebraska (JD) 1990, U.S. District Court Eastern and Northern Districts of California.. Prior Employment:  Parichan, Renberg, Crossman, & Harvey (1992-1999), partner 1998-1999. Stammer, McKnight, Barnum & Bailey (1999-2001) Jacobson, Hansen Najarian and McQuillian  (2001-2008) partner 2005. Ms. Lynch has a general civil litigation practice as  a defense and plaintiff’s counsel.  She also has a state and federal criminal law practice. Areas of civil litigation in federal and state courts include professional negligence, bodily injury, personal injury (defamation), breach of contract, construction defect, employment, agriculture (crop loss), products liability, conservatorships, and environmental law. She practices throughout the counties of the Central Valley from Fresno to Kern to Kings to Madera to Mariposa (Yosemite) to Merced to Stanislaus to Tulare counties.  Ms. Lynch also practices in the counties of  Monterey, Placer and San Francisco. Ms. Lynch is an active member of a number of community and legal organizations and is past President and currently continuing as head of public relations for the San Joaquin Chapter of Liga International (aka “The Flying Doctors of Mercy”).  Ms. Lynch was on the Fresno National Women’s Political Caucus board as the 2012 California Director. Ms. Lynch received the Fresno County Women Lawyers’ Pauline Hanson Award in 2004, for extraordinary service to the community, the legal profession, and particularly to the advancement of women and for professional excellence.  In 2005, Ms. Lynch received the Fresno County Young Lawyers’ Judge Blaine Pettitt Mentor award, and in 2006, she received the Marjaree Mason Center’s “Top Ten Business Professional Women of the Year” award. In October of 2011 and 2014, Ms. Lynch was recognized by Central California Legal Services with the State Bar of California, Board of Governors Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services for voluntary provision of legal services to the poor. On May 21, 2014, the Better Business Bureau of Central California and Inland Empire honored Karen L. Lynch, Inc. A Profession Law Corporation with the 8th Annual 2014 Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence,  as an outstanding small local for-profit business that has demonstrated a commitment to the highest ethical standards a business can have, both in operations and in terms of integrity, reliability and responsiveness to employees, vendors and customers which is the first time a law firm has been recognized. On Law Day May 1, 2015, Ms. Lynch was recognized by the Fresno County Bar Association, Pro Bono Services Section, as Attorney of the Year for her superior leadership, dedication and commitment to increase access to justice.

Jerry Casheros is an experienced attorney whose practice focuses on representing clients in Family Law and Professional Liability Defense matters.. Mr. Casheros is a Certified Family Law Specialist certified by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.  He has successfully represented clients in complex, high-net-worth divorce and contentious custody litigation cases.. Mr. Casheros also has extensive experience guiding professionals through malpractice investigations and litigation.  He has defended hospitals, accountancy firms, financial planners, and insurance companies in professional negligence claims.

Jaskaran S. Gill is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (’12, B.S., Neuroscience) and San Joaquin College of Law (’17, J.D., Valedictorian). Prior to attending law school, Mr. Gill worked as an Emergency Medical Technician in Fresno County. While in law school Mr. Gill was Executive Editor of the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, clerked at the United States District Court for Eastern District of California, and worked in a business litigation firm in Fresno, California.

I was born and raised in Fresno, California and have lived in Fresno all of my life except for a two year period (1970-1972) when I lived in Goleta, California attending the University of California at Santa Barbara. I am the grandson of immigrants.  My paternal and maternal grandparents are Volga- Deutsch (Germans from Russia) having immigrated to the United States from the Volga Region of Russia just prior to the Russian Revolution. I am married and have two daughters, two step-sons, one grandchild and two step-grandchildren.  My hobbies include beginning  photography, walking, reading (legal and political thrillers, history, biographies) and legal career has been quite varied.  Upon my admission to the State Bar of California in November of 1978, I opened a private practice.  I then joined the Fresno County Public Defenders' Office in late 1979 where I was a defense attorney until late 1988.  In 1985, the Calfornia State Bar certified me as as a Criminal Law Specialist.  While at the public defenders' office I tried over 50 jury  trials and represented defendants in cases ranging from petty theft to the death 1989, I joined the Fresno Office of a state wide law firm now known as Ericksen, Arbuthnot where I was  the Assistant Managing Partner of the Fresno Office from 1989 to 1994 and  the Managing Partner of the Fresno Office from 1994 to 1996.  During that period of time I practiced civil law and represented defendants in product liability cases, medical mal-practice cases and wrongful death and catastropic personal injury cases. I started my solo private practice in 1997 and currently limit my practice to estate planning (drafting wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, first party and third party special needs trusts, durable powers of attorney and health care directives); probate; trust administration; and trust and estate litigation representing the fiduciary (executor or administrator of a probate estate or trustee of a trust) and the benefriciary of a probate estate or of a trust. I am a member of the State Bar of California and its Wills and Trusts Section; a member of the Fresno County Bar Association and its Probate Section; a member of the Fresno Estate Planning Council; a member of the American Bar Association; and the Fresno County Better Business Bureau.  I was a past  member of Kiwanis (1995 to 2001 and then again from 2004 to 2009) and the President of a local Kiwanis Club from 1997 to 1998 where I was awarded the Distingusihed Service Award for the year 1998 to 1999.  I was a member of the Board of Directors for Lutheran Social Services for Northern California from 1995 to 2000 and on the Board of Directors for the Fresno Branch of the American Diabetes Association during the latter part of the 1990's.  I have been practicing law for 37 years and have no current plans to retire.

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 have lived in the Fresno area since about 1983. I raised my two children here as a single parent, and now enjoy time spent with my granddaughter. I recently started studying the art of bonsai, and have learned a new skill in developing and training trees and plants into beautiful bonsai. Like most things in life, "it is a process, not an event." It helps develop patience and understanding.. Although I still am excited about being in the courtroom, I have been working as a mediator/settlement officer for about thirteen years. When I first started volunteering services for the local court, I did not think ADR would be something I would be interested in. I was wrong.  Since that time I have not only grown to understand the benefit to most clients of a properly facilitated mediation, but I now love the process, the challenge. I strive to make sure I listen to ALL parties; that they all feel heard. But, I also enjoy the challenege of looking for the potential hidden issues, the unspoken legal issues and emotions underlying the course of litigation wihtin each case.. I believe my upbringing of being raised in a family which owned and operated their own businesses, provides me with an important ability to "see the big picture" in advising my business clients. I use my experience to communicate effectively with my clients so that they receive personal service suited to their particular needs.

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 graduated magna cum laude from Gonzaga University in 2005 with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration, a Concentration in Law and Public Policy, and a Minor in Spanish. From there, I attended Syracuse University College of Law. I served as Executive Editor on the Syracuse Law Review. I graduated cum laude from Syracuse in 2008 with a Juris Doctorate.. After graduation, I moved to Fresno, California. I was hired by Gilmore, Wood, Vinnard & Magness in October 2008. I was admitted to the California bar in December 2008. I worked as a civil litigation associate for Gilmore until all 2012, at which time I moved to Texas and began doing legal contract work for Lloyd Winter. I handle legal research, discovery, pleadings, and communication for Lloyd Winter.. Personal:. I grew up in Washington State and love everything about the Pacific Northwest. I met my husband while attending Gonzaga University. He and I were married on campus on October 11, 2008. I am an avid Gonzaga basketball fan and was a cheerleader for Gonzaga during college.. My husband Jobin is a television reporter. He currently works for the ABC affiliate in Dallas, Texas. Before that he worked for the NBC affiliate in Fresno. When he was offered the Dallas job, I was 7 months pregnant with our first child, and we thought the move would be our last chance to do something adventurous before we had kids to care for.. Our son Jonah was born on February 7, 2013. I’m expecting my second, due August 30, 2015.. I have a passion for service and the fight against modern day slavery. While in Fresno, I co-founded and served as pro bono counsel for Central Valley Justice Coalition, an anti-human trafficking organization. I still serve as pro bono counsel for the organization. I also currently serve as the service projects coordinator at my church, organizing multiple monthly service projects throughout the Dallas area.

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.

I am an Associate in the Fresno office of Aleshire & Wynder LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation, Public Safety, Code Enforcement and Labor and Employment Practice Groups. I provide representation for public entities and their employees. My legal expertise is focused on all aspects of representing public agencies, including matters involving land use, code enforcement, writ of mandate actions, habeas petitions, eminent domain, unlawful detainer, PBOR, FBOR, Pitchess, employment law, civil rights and the government tort claims act.. My career and educational opportunities have provided me with a diversity of valuable legal experience. I began my legal career in 2001 as a litigation paralegal for one of the premier intellectual property and antitrust law firms on the west coast. I continued to work as a paralegal while attending law school at the University of San Francisco. After taking the bar in 2008, I was hired by that firm as a contract attorney to work on a multi-million dollar carbon fiber antitrust law suit.. I have extensive experience managing all aspects of a case, from its inception through trial. As part of my trial practice, I have defended and conducted depositions, prepared and argued pre-trial and post-trial motions and conducted negotiations, mediations and arbitrations. I have also conducted bench and jury trials in both state and federal courts. In addition to my trial practice, I have experience litigating numerous appeals, including successfully advocating on behalf of my clients before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District.. Prior to joining Aleshire & Wynder, I served as the City Attorney for Firebaugh, and as a Deputy City Attorney for the cities of Coalinga, Clovis, Fowler, Reedley, Sanger, Parlier, and Lemoore.  I also served as Deputy County Counsel for the County of Madera where I was the lead attorney responsible for litigation, code enforcement, public records act requests, habeas petitions and all legal matters relating to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Corrections, Department of Probation and Animal Services. As a City Attorney and Deputy City Attorney, I was the lead attorney responsible for code enforcement, subpoenas, Public Records Act requests and writ petitions. Additionally, I was responsible for the day to day advisory and transactional legal services of each city.

I am a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California and can support you with:. Additionaly, I practice Civil Litigation, including Injury and Civil Spousal Torts

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.

Deborah Byron has been with McCormick Barstow since 1982. Her practice has concentrated in civil matters, including federal civil rights, employment, and public entity liability. Ms. Byron represents employers in harassment/discrimination claims under California and federal law, including Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, Americans With Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, California’s Fair Employment & Housing Act, Unruh Civil Rights Act, and advises employers regarding compliance with California and federal law. In addition, Ms. Byron has represented clients in administrative proceedings involving the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She is a member of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group. Ms. Byron was a senior attorney with the Fifth District Court of Appeal.. Ms. Byron is admitted to practice in the State of California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.. Ms. Byron is Contributing Editor to The Rutter Group’s California Practice Guide: Employment Litigation.