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Charlotte is a senior associate in the Fresno office and also works out of the Bakersfield Office. Charlotte handles civil litigation in State and Federal Courts, specializing in defending claims of professional negligence, product liability, personal injury (including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, intentional torts), wrongful death, employment discrimination and harassment. Charlotte also has experience in municipal law, including civil prosecution and enforcement of municipal ordinances, state regulations and federal regulations, with a particular emphasis on building standard issues.. She has extensive experience in defending Developers, General Contractors, and Subcontractors in construction defect cases and comprehensive experience in both residential and commercial landlord-tenant law.. Prior to joining Ericksen Arbuthnot, she was a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Fresno, in-house counsel for a large insurance carrier and an associate attorney for an insurance defense firm.. She has successfully argued and won a significant number of administrative trials and injunctive hearings before both Judges and Administrative Hearing Officers. Charlotte successfully defended an excess insurance carrier in a personal injury and wrongful death case entitled Calderon, et al. vs. Velocity Express Intermountain, Inc., et al, Fresno County Superior Court Case No. 02 CE CG 02924.. She is a member of the California State Bar Association, the Fresno County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute and the Association of Defense Counsel.. Charlotte is a native of the San Joaquin Valley, having lived in Fresno for the last 20 years. In addition to practicing law, she is the Vice Chair of the City of Fresno Historic Preservation Commission.

Born and raised in southern California, she moved to Fresno in 2007 to attend California State University, Fresno. While Elizabeth selected Fresno State as her school of choice due to their strong agricultural program, she was also recruited to compete for their NCAA Division I Women's Equestrian Team. In 2011, she graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.

BIO. Ms. Neal’s practice focuses on business and employment litigation. Her business litigation practice includes disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, debt collection, creditor’s rights, bankruptcy, partnership dissolution, indemnity, unfair competition, construction defect and insurance coverage and bad faith. Ms. Neal has significant experience representing employers in wage and hour, discrimination and wrongful termination matters, and in providing employers with preventative advice and consultation on employment and labor law concerns. In addition, Ms. Neal has a background in environmental law, water law and land use. During law school, Ms. Neal served as a judicial extern for Judge Consuelo Callahan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERSRepresents individuals and businesses in contract disputes and partnership dissolution proceedings.Represents employers before the DFEH, EEOC and DLSE, as well as in state and federal court, and has settled numerous employee demands and claims for pennies on the dollar.Represents creditors in state and federal courts, including the United States Bankruptcy Court, and assists in obtaining appointment of receivers, as well as in negotiating and contesting proposed plans under Chapters 11, 12 and 13.Represents businesses, including homebuilders, in the defense and prosecution of design and construction defect claims.Represents clients in settlement negotiations and mediation.Represents clients in appellate proceedings.Assists clients in tendering claims to insurers and securing defense and indemnity coverage.. HONORS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSMs. Neal is a member of the Fresno County Bar Association, Sacramento County Bar Association, California Bar Association and Federal Bar Association.Ms. Neal was selected to the Northern California “Rising Stars” list in 2018 by Super Lawyers magazine.. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTMs. Neal actively volunteers for Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento, and has previously volunteered with Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno.

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

As a practicing real estate attorney for over seven years, I have handled a variety of legal matters including failures to disclose, partitions, quiet title actions, property line disputes, easement disputes, breach of sale contracts, commission and procuring cause disputes, and various landlord tenant disputes.. With the passing of Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482), the need for experienced litigation attorneys to eceonomicaly handle increasingly complex landlord tenant disputes has grown dramatically. I have represented numerous clients, both landlord and tenant, in eviction proceedings (unlawful detainers), habitability complaints, unlawful evictions (forcible detainers), security deposit disputes, and violations of the Tenant Protection Act.. We offer flat rate options for most landlords and tenants looking for representation in eviction matters.

Aida S. Macedo is a practicing plaintiff's attorney. Previously she was an Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow with Central California Legal Services focusing on providing free legal assistance to low-income communities in rural California. She graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Irvine “UCI” with her B.A. in Political Science and Chicana/o studies and her law degree from the University of California, Davis. During her time at UCI she was a Congressional intern in Washington, DC working on national policy. In law school she worked on civil rights litigation at various public interest organizations and worked as a law clerk and extern for United States District Judges, the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton and the Honorable Fernando M. Olguin as well as former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso.. During her time in California’s Central Valley she launched a successful Election Protection Project to protect voting rights and the Central Valley Unaccompanied Minors Collaborative for immigrant children needing pro bono legal representation. She is an active member of the Eastern District Pro Bono Panel, the Fresno County Bar Association, Fresno County Women Lawyers, La Raza Lawyers Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Central California Trial Lawyers Association.. Ms. Macedo has been selected as a member of the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars and The Top Women Attorneys in Northern California lists since 2017. In 2018 she was awarded "Pro Bono Attorney of the Year" by the Fresno County Bar Association.

After spending a year as a law clerk with the California Court of Appeals, 5th District, Mr. Hansen joined McCormick Barstow in 1986. Mr. Hansen is a partner in the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation Practice Group, and has served as its Chair. He has developed expertise in the investigation, analysis and litigation of first and third party insurance coverage and fraudulent claims, including arson, bodily injury, property loss, fraudulent ring activity, motor vehicle claims, catastrophe claims, appraisal, subsidence and land failure coverage disputes, construction defect coverage, life insurance, uninsured and underinsured motorist claims and environmental contamination claims. He has also handled many types of litigaion defense, including general negligence, construction defect, products liability, premises liability and other general litigation.. Mr. Hansen is admitted to practice before all California State Courts and U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Central, and Northern Districts of California.