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Specialties: Estate Planning; Revocable Living Trusts; Trust AdministrationLaura helps her clients with the challenge of taking care of those who are most important in their lives using thoughtful and detailed legal documents. In a typical estate planning project, Laura assists clients with:* organizing assets and analyzing estate tax liability;* quantifying the risk and cost of probate;* protecting assets from the delays and expense of probate;* determining appropriate beneficiaries for retirement accounts & insurance;* creating distribution plans for loved ones and charities;* designing education trusts for children;* choosing health care advocates for medical emergencies;* creating an emergency action plan for loved ones;* selecting appropriate financial agents, trustees, and executors. Laura also advises families after a loved one has died, and assists with the administration of trusts and estates. She strives to provide personal service in a timely manner at a reasonable cost.Visit Laura's website for more information on the benefits of Revocable Living Trusts in California: Call Laura for your initial consultation:

Ms. Miller assists individuals and businesses in the structuring of their companies and real estate deals. She couples an eye for detail and deadlines honed during nearly a decade as a news reporter with business practicality to provide clients with guidance and agreements that meet their unique needs.

Martin is an experienced business attorney who facilitates transactions while minimizing the risks and pitfalls facing his clients.  Martin takes a “can-do” approach to legal problems that focuses on crafting deals through an integrative and value creating process rather than conflict.

Law Offices of Michael Panah and his team are committed professionals who invest every effort to ensure the best outcome for every one of his clients’ cases.  Michael Panah and his team are driven to build a solid professional relationship with their clients and they strive to provide them with a quality service at an affordable price.. Michael Panah is admitted to practice law in the State of California (CA SB# 298608).  Michael is also admitted to practice law before the United Stated District Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Northern District of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Michael has earned his J.D. Degree from California Southern Law School. He received his Bachelor of business administration in Financial Accounting from National University of San Diego.

Jonna Thomas is an associate in HARTOG & BAER'S trust and estate litigation, planning and administration groups. Jonna has a distinguished reputation in public litigation and trial work. She has conducted over one hundred court trials. She has litigated matters in both state and federal courts.. Jonna was a founding attorney with East Bay Children's Law Offices, a non-profit law firm, where she represented abused and neglected children and mentored a new generation of child advocates. Jonna is a former attorney for the Counties of Alameda and Tulare, and she has an insider's understanding of public agencies, including those serving the elderly.Jonna earned her Juris Doctorate with distinction from Pacific-McGeorge School of Law in 2005 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in the same year. She was honored twice with Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence in legal study and is a member of the Traynor Honor Society. She is now a top student in Golden Gate University's Master of Taxation Law program, emphasizing in Trusts and Estates Law. She is scheduled to complete her LL.M. in early 2014.

I specialize in Will Contests, Trust Contests, and other probate litigation. I do not do any Estate Planning (writing Wills and Trusts). I handle about half of my cases on a contingency fee basis, and about half on an hourly fee basis. See my website at for more information. Thank you.

Certified by the State Bar of California as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell.

I have practiced real estate and business law in the San Francisco Bay Area for 45 years. I grew up in Berkeley and I have lived in Orinda, California for 39 years. I have been active as a court and private mediator for about 30 years.. I enjoy playing golf in my leisure time. I was the President of the Lawyers & Judges Golf Association for many years and  I a member and Chair of the Golf Committee of the Contra Costa Country Club.

I am an experienced employment litigation attorney with law firm, in-house and trial experience and I am admitted to practice law in California and Washington.  On behalf of large retail and other corporate clients, my employment law practice involves defending against individual plaintiff and class action employment cases, counseling and advice regarding wage and hour issues and non/exemption classification, interviewing witnesses, and preparing responses to administrative agency claims.  While serving as in-house counsel at a large utility, I advised the client on complex employment law matters, managed a high volume of complicated and diverse matters, evaluated and directly litigated disputes, negotiated and settled matters directly and/or through ADR, established and managed outside counsel legal budgets and costs, set reserves, and monitored litigation by outside counsel.  In addition, because I also have general liability and insurance experience, including defending premises liability and personal injury litigation, I am capable of understanding all aspects of a company’s exposure to risk and can better work to minimize its liability.