Top Litigation Lawyers in ZIP 95655 | 5 available

Jacob (“Jake”) is an associate in our Litigation Department whose experience ranges from representing individuals to corporations, from cases as small as $10,000 to cases as large as $30,000,000, principally involving commercial litigation, real property/construction disputes, partnership disputes, corporate litigation, and contract disputes. Jake’s wide range of practice areas allows him to apply his knowledge base from one area of law to another, in an effort to create innovative solutions to the complex legal issues that our clients face.

Douglas E. Kirkman is a Partner in the firm’s General Civil Litigation department. Mr. Kirkman has extensive experience handling some of the toughest complex business cases that have been litigated in this region.Complex business cases can be some of the most difficult types of litigation to handle. These cases often involve thousands of documents, require hundreds of hours of depositions, require weeks in trial before juries, and have millions of dollars at stake.While no one who actually tries these complex cases to verdict can say they’ve won them all, Mr. Kirkman has a track record in complex business litigation that demonstrates hard-nose tenacity, and a very high success rate.

Carl Blaine is a partner in the law firm of Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP with 30 years of federal and state litigation experience in the areas of business, partnership, corporate, real estate, fiduciary, probate and trust, employment, and tax. He is also experienced in complex litigation including prosecution and defense of class actions including products, commercial and consumer actions under BP Code 17200 for both plaintiff and defense. Mr. Blaine has brought numerous jury and court trials to verdict.

Brian's practice primarily focuses on trust and estate litigation, including elder financial abuse, will contests, trust contests, and beneficiary rights. Brian's practice also includes trust administration, probate administration, and estate planning.. Brian graduated from Jesuit High School, Sacramento, in 2002, Loyola Marymount University in 2006 (B.A., English, with honors), and Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 2015 (with distinction). During law school, Brian participated in the McGeorge Law Review as a staff writer and Chief Online Editor and worked as a student-attorney for three semesters in the Elder & Health Law Clinic. Prior to joining Hackard Law, Brian worked at, Young, Minney & Corr, where he represented charter schools.. Prior to law school, Brian co-founded the Ancestral Health Society, a nonprofit organization that hosts an annual symposium on health and nutrition, Academic Impact, a tutoring and college counseling business that continues to serve students in Sacramento, and Game Plan Academy, a leadership and athletic camp offered to Sacramento student-athletes from low-performing schools between 2009-2011.