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San Francisco native Gerald E. Brunn holds Martindale-Hubbell's AV-Preeminent rating, confirming that he has reached "the height of professional excellence…and the highest levels of skill and integrity."  He represents clients in trials and litigation; personal injury and wrongful death cases; employment law; and business and corporate law matters.. Mr. Brunn has served as a Special Master for the State Bar of California and is an adjunct professor at Chapman University and Modesto Junior College.  He teaches Business Law, Employment and Labor Law, Constitutional Law, Legal History, and Political Science. Mr. Brunn received mediation training from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and serves on the Mediation and Arbitration Panels of Superior Courts throughout Northern California.. In 2012, Mr. Brunn retired as a Colonel from the United States Army Reserve after thirty-three years of service.  His assignments included Associate Professor of Law at the United States Military Academy, West Point; Dean of the Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School; and Staff Judge Advocate for United States Army Japan. Mr. Brunn’s military awards include the Legion of Merit for “educating, training and inspiring the next generation of Army officers. . . . His superior work ethic, outstanding professionalism, and dedicated leadership will have an immeasurable, positive impact upon the United States Army for years to come.”  Colonel (Ret.) Brunn serves as Congressional District Coordinator for West Point’s Admissions Directorate, and he is the Chairman of two Congressional Academy Nomination Committees.

San Francisco Experience at Valley PricesBANKRUPTCY, BUSINESS & CONTRACT LAW ATTORNEY IN MODESTO, CAWhen you visit the law firm of Mussman & Mussman, LLP, you'll meet with a trained business law attorney, not a secretary or legal assistant. We rely on 40 years of experience to give our clients sound legal advice and services. Whether you want to start a business or need to work through a dissolution, we're here to help.. Our law firm is conveniently located off the 99 Freeway. We serve clients in Modesto, Mariposa, Stockton, Merced, Sacramento, San Jose and the Bay area. Call now to schedule an appointment with a business law attorney.

Ralph S. Curtis is the CEO and Supervising Attorney of Curtis Legal Group. He is a seasoned attorney with over 40 years of legal experience, handling a variety of personal injury cases representing clients who were injured in car accidents, train accidents, plane crashes, truck accidents, and boat accidents. Ralph is familiar with the nuances of the insurance world from his previous experience working for insurance companies, and his ultimate goal is to assist his clients with their legal matters by settlement or by trial, if necessary.. Ralph graduated magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then earned his law degree at the University of California, Davis School of Law in 1974 and pursued his Mediation certification at Pepperdine University in 2006.. Ralph has earned and maintained an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 2000, a peer review rating of an elite group of 10% of the country’s best attorneys for their legal ability and ethical standards. He was President of the Stanislaus County Bar Association in 1997 and is a founding member of the Wray F. Ladine American Inn of Court. Ralph is a member of several legal organizations, including: American Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of California, State Bar of California, Sacramento County Bar Association, and San Joaquin County Bar Association.. Mr. Curtis is a Past-President of the Ceres Rotary Club and has served as a board member of Stanislaus Economic Development and Workforce Alliance. He has also volunteered his time on the Salvation Army Advisory Board, Modesto Chamber of Commerce, County Health Services Agency, and was a Past Chairman for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Parish Council.

Paul R. Scheele is a skilled trial attorney at Curtis Legal Group who focuses his practice on personal injury litigation. Paul has worked in the legal industry since 2005, fighting for the rights of injury victims against insurance companies. He handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, slip/trip and fall accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, civil assault, products liability, and dog bites. At the beginning of his legal career, Paul defended insurance companies in personal injury cases. He uses this experience to help his clients successfully navigate the legal process against the same insurance companies.. Paul graduated from the University of California with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1999, with honors. He earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of law in 2004, cum laude. While in law school, he worked for the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office and was a legal intern for the Legal Aid Society of Miami-Dade, providing legal services to low-income residents throughout Miami-Dade County.. Paul was one of only a small number of attorneys selected to the Rising Stars list by Thomson Reuters for his professional achievement in Personal Injury Law from 2013 to 2015. He is a member of several legal associations, including: the State Bar of California, Stanislaus County Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Consumer Attorneys of California.. Paul is a native of the Central Valley area and went to high school in Modesto. He annually volunteers for the Salvation Army and the Stanislaus County Mock Trial Competition. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, coaching youth sports, and spending time with his wife Kirsten and their three kids.

Patrick Kolasinski is admitted to practice before the Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern District of California, as well as all California State Courts. He graduated with honors from the University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law in 2008, and was admitted to the California Bar in February of 2009 (California Bar # 262363).. Before starting his career in law, Patrick had a colorful and diverse background. He grew up in a peach farming family in Hughson, California, and decided he wanted to be a lawyer while still in eighth grade. He took a long and windy path to that goal, working in theatre, business, and even as a teacher before finally going off to law school.. Patrick started his first business, Accordian Computing, during his senior year at Hughson High. This early taste of entrepreneurship got him hooked, and he has been involved in starting and growing businesses ever since. He worked with an internet start-up company while in college and then traveled to India, where he helped a local honey company get their international launch off the ground. While in India, Patrick also taught high school English and theatre at the The British School. After graduating from McGeorge and passing the California bar exam, Patrick helped start yet another business, a software company that creates special tools for schools.. During law school, Patrick spent two years working with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, where he learned the ropes of environmental law. While at State Parks, he worked closely with the State Historical Resources Commission and the Office of Historic Preservation. His work with the Commission and OHP introduced him to the National and California Registers of Historic Resources.. When not practicing law or working with startup businesses, Patrick loves kayaking, photography, and cooking, hobbies he shares with his wife, Vallerie.

Our office remains open and accepting new clients.  We offer consultations via Zoom, FaceTime or telephone calls.. I am one of a handful of Certified Family Law Specialists in the Stanislaus and San Joaquin area.  Family law is my favorite area of the law as I greatly enjoy the ability to help people navigate through the court process.  I know that I go to court every day but that my clients don't.  I understand that this process can be overwhelming and often, emotionally driven.  My job is to be certain that my clients understand best case scenarios and worst case scenarios so that they can make smart decisions that will positively benefit them in the long-run.  I am naturally honest, sometimes brutally honest.  I am a small-business owner, a wife, a mom and part of a blended family.  I love technology and I use it to maintain the best level of communication with my clients possible.  My clients are almost entirely referral based due to my reputation in this area as a strong advocate with a very specialized knowledge of family law and our local judges.

No one in Stanislaus County has more experience, or had more success as  criminal defense attorney. I've represented hundreds of individuals charged with every kind of criminal defense. I’ve defended each one aggressively,  passionately, knowledgeably, and with compassion. I've had over a hundred jury trials, and won or hung most. I’ve represented  fourteen clients facing the death penalty and do not have a single client on death row. I’ve challenged and changed California law. (Madrid v. Municipal Court, People v. Dustin).  Now I’d like the opportunity to help you.

My wife and I started our family when we were very young, having my first child at age 19. While working full time and raising a family I attended college and law school. I was the underdog and was able to persevere. I studied hard and passed the California Bar on the first attempt. Many do pass on their first attempt – but not while raising children and working full time.. My point is that I take my life skills and use them in my law practice. I fight for every client like I was fighting for myself. My life experience puts me in a position to relate to jurors and tell your side of the story to them.. There is no gimmicks here – just a dedicated fighter not afraid of the jury or opposing counsel.

Ms. Julian is a Certified Family Law Specialist practicing in Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced and other neighboring counties.  Ms. Julian provides a unique blend of compassion and fierce advocacy to protect your family, your children, your future and your peace of mind.. She is an experienced attorney whose practice focuses on Family Law with an emphasis in Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation Rights, Paternity, Premarital Agreements, Spousal Support, Domestic Violence, Post-Marital Agreements, Post-Divorce Modification, Community Property Law, Guardianships and Appeals.

Ms. Anguiano provides excellent legal representation to those who have been injured and/or who have lost someone due to someone else’s carelessness or reckless acts. She is experienced in handling a variety of claims including: car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, dog bites, wrongful death, premises liability, slip and fall claims, product liability, and catastrophic injuries.

Mr. Roeuth Sam founded this firm after working for one of the biggest plaintiff’s personal injury firms in California. For the past eight years, Mr. Sam represented over a thousand injured clients. Mr. Sam worked in the pre-litigation  department meeting with clients, gathering evidence, investigating accident scenes, helping injured victims get the medical treatment that they desperately needed, obtaining medical records, sending out demand packages, negotiating with countless numbers of insurance adjusters, and favorably settling cases.  After working in the pre-litigation department for several years, Mr. Sam transferred into the litigation department and litigated hundreds of cases. Mr. Sam helped many injured victims navigate the complexities of litigation which included filing lawsuits, sending out and responding to written interrogatories, defending and taking depositions, retaining experts, appearing in court, arguing motions, attending mediations, arbitrations or settlement conferences, and trial. Mr. Sam has handled and settled cases worth seven figures. Mr. Sam has the knowledge, experience, and aggressiveness to represent any injured victim. Mr. Sam is a Cambodian-American Attorney. He immigrated to the United States as a refugee, escaping the communist Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. His parents settled in Modesto, California. He graduated from Modesto Junior College, California State University, Sacramento and California Western School of Law.

Mr. Hawkins joined McCormick Barstow after completing law school in 1987. He was admitted to the California State Bar that same year. Mr. Hawkins’ jury trial experience includes the representation of clients in a broad range of civil disputes. He has represented clients before the Fifth District Court of Appeals and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. More recently he has been called upon to serve as a mediator in court referred and private mediations. In 1992 Mr. Hawkins relocated to Modesto, California, to open McCormick Barstow’s Modesto branch office.. Mr. Hawkins is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, all U.S. District Courts for the State of California, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Mr. Bruce Kelley joined McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP as an Associate in August, 1993, having obtained partnership status in 1998. In January, 2001, Mr. Kelley relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada to manage our Las Vegas office.. Mr. Kelley has defended both large corporate entities as well as private individuals in general negligence, products liability, intellectual property and premises liability actions. Mr. Kelley has also been involved in Insurance Bad Faith and Water Law litigation. He has participated in numerous arbitration hearings, both binding and non-binding, on behalf of his clients. He has tried cases to verdict in both Federal and State Court in the counties of Clark, Stanislaus, Tulare, Madera and Fresno.

Modesto personal injury attorney Dean Petrulakis founded the Law Offices of Dean Petrulakis in 2012. Dean started in the field of personal injury law in 1995 as a defense attorney for insurance agencies. He soon tired of working for companies set on exploiting accident victims, however, and switched sides, eventually starting his own practice. He now exclusively represents accident victims, fighting diligently to win them just compensation to cover their medical bills and other expenses. Dean was born and raised in Modesto where he still resides with his wife and three children. He enjoys travelling and is an active member of his local Greek Orthodox Church.

Maria C. Jaime is a personal injury attorney with Curtis Legal Group. She focuses her practice on representing clients injured in auto accidents, truck accidents, off-road vehicle accidents, accidents resulting from trip and fall cases, and victims involved in wrongful death cases.. Maria graduated from California State University, Stanislaus with a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences in 2000. She then earned her law degree from Lincoln College of San Jose in 2003 and is licensed to practice law in the state of California. As the daughter of migrant farm workers, she spent her childhood in a farm labor center in California. After becoming a licensed attorney in 2004, Maria has worked tirelessly to help those less fortunate with their legal needs. She worked with California Rural Legal Assistance, a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to California’s rural low-income families. The first Latina lawyer to join Curtis Legal Group in 2006, Maria aggressively fights for the rights of injured victims and continues to provide exceptional service.. Maria is a member of several legal associations, including: the State Bar of California, Stanislaus County Bar Association, and Wray F. Ladin American Inn of Court. She is a leader in the Hispanic community where she is an active member of the Stanislaus County Latino Giving Circle, and has volunteered her time with the Hispanic Leadership Council, the American GI Forum, Mujeres Latinas of Stanislaus County, and the Latino Community Roundtable. She was a Past-President of the Latino Business Association and has served on the board of various organizations, including: Stanislaus County Literacy Center, Interfaith Ministries, Central California Child Development Services, Inc., and El Concilio (Council for the Spanish Speaking).. Maria was selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List by Thomson Reuters for her work in personal injury (2020-2021). She was previously a recipient of the Stanislaus County Commission for Women’s Outstanding Woman of the Year award in 2014. She was also awarded the “Friend of the GI Forum” in 2006 and was the 2011 “Amiga of the Year” for her dedication to the community.

Loura Erickson joined the Modesto Practice Group in 2008. She is fluent in the Assyrian language. Ms. Erickson is admitted to practice law in the State of California and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Jim and Carolyn Struck are a husband and wife team with over 35 years of combined experience handling a wide range of litigation matters in Stanislaus County. The Strucks are recognized for excellence and integrity in their advocacy.

Jed Herrington is a Deputy Public Defender in Stanislaus County. He is a 2009 graduate of UC Hastings College of the Law.

Insurance won't pay?  We'll see about that!!!. I have worked for insurance companies in the past and now I work for you.  Insurance companies have lawyers working for them and so should you.. At Imburg & Vanisko, you don't pay until we win.  You should consult with an attorney even if the insurance company is offering you money.  An experienced lawyer can analyze your case and help you recover much more than the insurance company's offer.. I recently handled a case for a client whose leg was broken when he was hit by a fork lift.  The insurance company offered to pay him $70,000.  After the client hired us, we retained expert witnesses, negotiated with the insurance company and convinced them to pay $900,000!. A few years ago, I had a client who injured her knee when she slipped and fell on the wet floor at a restaurant.  The insurance company told me that they would never pay more than $25,000; so I took the case to trial and obtained a jury verdict of $253,000!. Last month I was hired by a client who was blamed for causing a crash by both the CHP and his own insurance company.  I personally reinvestigated the crash and conviced the insurance company to settle with the client for just over $100,000.. Your call to us is free and we charge you nothing until we win.  On the other hand, failing to call us for free hold could end up costing you thousands of dollars.

I have represented people accused of sleeping in bushes, people accused of killing multiple victims, and people accused of doing pretty much everything in between.. Many of my clients have been acquitted at trial, had their cases dismissed, or had their charges drastically reduced.  Mostly because I have been able to use my considerable experience and skills to successfully counter the prosecution's case by challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, by exposing police misconduct, or by identifying procedural errors.  And sometimes just because.. I am very good -- in fact I would like to say that I am the best, but I will never promise you that I will get your charges dismissed or that I will get you a not guilty verdict at trial.  I will not even promise that "I will always fight for you" -- every case is different, and sometimes diplomacy and negotiation gets a better result than "fighting.". I will only ever make you one promise:  If you have been accused of a criminal offense, I will do everything I possibly can to make sure that you are treated fairly.. Beware the lawyer who promises anything more.. (Please feel free to Google me.  If you don't get too distracted by reports of my unusual hobbies or the details of certain notorious cases, you might come across one or two published articles that I have written on the subject of California's very harsh gang enhancement laws.  Not only do clients accused of gang-related offenses seek me out because of my special knowledge and experience in that very difficult area of law, but other criminal defense lawyers frequently seek my assistance in complex gang cases.  In other words; if it's a tough case, and especially if it's a gang case, I'm your man.)

I come to work everyday so that I can make a difference in someone's life.  My passion is helping others.  I provide criminal defense and DUI defense representation.  Outside of my law practice, I operate two non-profits that serve the homeless community, those additcted to drugs and alcohol and the battered women of our community.

I attended the University of California at Davis, where I first gained an interest in the law. Subsequently, I obtained a law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.. I lived in the Modesto area for over 17 years, having commenced my legal career at the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office. After several years of gaining trial experience, I moved onto private practice, specializing in civil litigation with an emphasis in business, personal injury, and criminal defense.. Having been a partner in two law firms in Modesto, and successfully trying over 55 civil and criminal trials, I ventured out by forming the Sodhi Law Group, which provides me the ability to specialize in the area of law that allow me to continue to aggressively advocate for my clients, giving them the personal service and attention I feel is critical to the running of a successful law practice, where the client and their needs are first and foremost.. My wife and I belong to several charitable organizations, including the Center for Human Services, Community Hospice of Stanislaus County, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.. My team and I look forward to providing you the strong and aggressive advocacy you deserve while guiding you through the legal process and ultimately achieving success!

I am a partner in the Modesto Office of Borton Petrini, LLP. I practice family law emphasizing in child custody disputes, support matters, property division and divorce proceedings. I also represent in cases involving adoptions, guardianships and premarital agreements.. Further, I practice bankruptcy law and I'm admitted to practice before all the courts of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of California. I'm also a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

I am a late arrival to the field of law. Following High School, I became employed as a baker while attempting to pursue a career in music. I was employed by Costco for over 20 years, and in that time, while keeping my love for music, I also entertained other hobbies. I received a black belt in Shudo-Kan karate from Master Ken Polite of Modesto, CA in 1990, a hobby I thoroughly enjoyed and one that helped me grow personally on many levels. I also became fascinated with guns and firearms related matters, such as ballistics and forensics, which has been helpful in the practice of criminal defense. Prior to attending law school I discovered a fascination with Astronomy through courses at Modesto Junior College with a truly wonderful professor, Dr. William Luebke. To simultaneously preserve a relationship with my wife of 27 years and maintain our family, provide for the household, and complete law school and ultimately pass the Bar exam, required hard work and persistence; these same traits drive me to do my best to become the most competent attorney I can, and to thereby better assist my clients.