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Theresa Fritz was raised in Brooklyn, New York and received her Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree, in Political Science and Philosophy, from Binghamton University, after attending a Fine Arts program. She received her law degree from UCLA School of Law. Having been admitted in 1988 to practice law in California, she has over 30 years of experience as an Attorney. While she primarily practices in Northern CA, she advises clients in the Bay Area and throughout California.. Theresa Fritz is bi-lingual, English/Spanish. She has extensive experience in Labor & Employment law. She counsels new and established businesses, advising on the legal aspects of running a business, including start-up, business organizational planning, Board planning, preparing contracts, Handbooks, and employee wage and regulation compliance, with an emphasis on advising and assisting clients to implement preventative measures. She advocates for her clients before government agencies (including the EDD and the Labor Commissioner) and represents Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations (including Churches) in litigation matters as well as Mediations and Arbitrations. Ms. Fritz' Fine Arts background allows for a unique insight into Arts related matters and the representation of Artists, Galleries and Museums.. The Fritz Law Offices, founded in 1993, with her partner, William Fritz, provides its clients legal advise in the areas of business and employment law, Contruction law and Bankruptcy filing.  The firm strives to provide high quality, efficient and personal service. We provide our clients with the peace of mind of knowing that their matter is being handled in a prompt and professional manner. Our firm prides itself with maintaining the latest computer, scanning and on-line technology, which allows us to provide our clients with up-to-date and efficient business and legal services. With personal attention to each and every case, we analyze every stage of a case to minimize potential risks and costly litigation, using current technology and innovative approaches to achieve positive results.

The Fritzinger in Berry & Fritzinger, P.C. is Elizabeth Fritzinger, a woman who not only understands how to get the job done – any job – she knows how to accomplish it strategically, efficiently, and with a smile. Her advocacy, tenacious as it is, is perfectly balanced by her engaging manner, her quick wit, and her unending commitment to finding collaborative solutions to her client’s problems.. Elizabeth’s ultimate goal – and, in fact, the ultimate goal of every issue that Berry & Fritzinger, P.C. handles – is to develop strategies which lead to early victories and save her client time and resources. When faced with complex legal issues, she uses innovative thinking to turn cases around and deliver positive outcomes that promote her client’s long-term objectives. Should it come to a jury trial, Elizabeth’s approach is simple: outwork, out-prepare, and outthink the other side. This intense preparation, along with her intimate knowledge of her client’s business, allows her to be at ease in the courtroom and deliver outstanding results.

Since 2005, I have practiced law primarily in the fields of Employment Law, Administrative Law, Contract Law, and Healthcare Law. I represent a variety of professionals and businesses ranging from doctors, veterinarians, accountants, and brokers, to breweries, wine importers, private schools, trucking companies, and automotive repair shops.. This included representation before the State Personnel Board, Office of Administrative Hearings, all boards and bureaus within Department of Consumer Affairs (e.g. Medical Board of California, etc.), Labor Commissioner, and various County, City, and Municipal Civil Service Commissions. Services range from obtaining and defending licenses, participation in government benefit programs, and resolving business disputes.. I also helped form dozens of healthcare professional practices, serving as general counsel to them. And I oversaw my most recent employer’s marketing, public relations, and served as its In-house General Counsel, advising its Board of Directors, and Officers, as it continued to grow as a business.. Prior to that, I oversaw the business operations of a 25-member law firm that employed a staff of over 150. My management areas included Client Service, Marketing, Public Relations, Human Resources, and Information Technology. In this role, I also represented thousands of the firm’s individual and business clients before the Internal Revenue Service.. I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received his law degree at the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2005. While in law school, I served as a judicial extern for the Honorable James A. Richman of the Superior Court of California, Alameda County and as a research project assistant for Assistant Dean Carolyn Butler and Professors D. Gordon Smith and John Ohnesorge.. I am licensed to practice law in the State of Wisconsin and the State of California. I am also admitted to practice law before the U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California. I am a member of the Federalist Society, California Academy of Attorneys for Healthcare Practitioners, Schwartz-Levi American Inn of Courts, and Sonoma County Bar Associations. I was named a Top Employment Attorney by Sacramento Magazine in 2015-2016, a Rising Star in Northern California by Super Lawyers in 2017-2020, a Top Attorney of Northern California by San Francisco Magazine in 2017-2020, a Top Employment Attorney by San Diego Magazine in 2018-2019, and a Top Administrative Law Attorney by Sonoma Magazine in 2021-2022.. My primary practice area is presently Litigation. Within that broad field, I primarily handle matters arising from Workplace and Employment Regulation, Contract Law, Professional Licensing and Regulation, Business Formation Law, Government and Administrative Law, Healthcare Law, Real Estate and Land Use, Intellectual Property, and Public Agency Law. I have years of experience handling Litigation, Appeals, Writs of Mandate (Traditional and Administrative), Administrative Hearings (before Federal, State, and Local Agencies), and Wage Claim matters.

Philip ("Jeff") Terry heads Carle Mackie Power & Ross LLP's commercial litigation group.  Jeff is a seasoned litigator with more than 33 years of experience and has a proven track record of succesfully resolving complex matters via jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, appeals and mediations.. Jeff is peer review rated AV (the highest rating possible) by Martindale-Hubbell and selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers list for 2022, 2023 and 2024.. In addition to specializing in civil litigation and trial work, Jeff has substantial experience in the following practice areas: Wine Law; Real Estate; Contracts; Banking and Lender Liability; Receivership and Bankruptcy Litigation; Securities Fraud; Commercial Disputes; Construction Law and Defects; Corporate Shareholder, Partnership, and LLC Member Disputes; Trust and Probate Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Labor Law; Personal Injury and Product Liability; Unfair Competition; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Copyrights; Tax Dispute Resolution; and Tax Court Litigation.. Jeff is admitted to practice in California and before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Central Districts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits and before the United States Tax Court.

My passion is helping people.  I've been lucky enough to spend the majority of my legal career learning the ins and outs of employment law.  This experience allows me to jump in and help businesses when they need advice and policies, defend spurious claims and also advocate for those that were wronged.. To acheive these goals, I take pride in being an honest and trust-worthy to clients and other counsel alike.. Personally, I am married and I have a little boy and girl.

Mr. Shureen received his Juris Doctorate from Empire College School of Law in 1986 as the valedictorian of his graduating class. Prior to 1994, Doug worked as an insurance claims adjuster handling high stakes environmental litigation. Doug has practiced law since 1994, concentrating on civil litigation, including employment and labor law, trade secrets and misappropriation, personal injury, insurance defense and coverage, and real estate law.. In his employment practice, Mr. Shureen represents employers and employees in counseling and litigation, including claims brought by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and the California Labor Commissioner. These cases include wrongful discharge, sexual harassment and discrimination, wage and hour issues, and disability, religious and national origin discrimination.. Mr. Shureen is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in California. He is a past President of the Sonoma County Bar Association, serving over 1,000 members of the legal profession in Sonoma County.. Doug is also the past president of the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa Sunrise (2017-2018) and remains an active member of the club.

Michelle Dye Neumann resides in Sonoma County California and is the owner of Neumann Law representing employees throughout Northern California. Practicing employment law on behalf of employees for twenty years, Ms. Neumann has tried and won cases in California, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Minnesota and Nebraska and has obtained millions of dollars in verdicts for employees experiencing discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Ms. Neumann has argued before various state and federal appellate courts as well as the Supreme Court of Missouri and the Supreme Court of Minnesota. Ms. Neumann was certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist,. She is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the California Employment Lawyer's Association (CELA).

Michael Henderson has been honored as a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Injury Trial Lawyers from 2016 through 2020.. Michael served as President of the Consumer Attorneys of Sonoma County, the local chapter of the statewide trial lawyers association.. Michael has been inducted into the Order of the Coif, a national honor society recognizing those lawyers who attain high distinction and excellence in legal education.. Michael graduated in the top 2% of his class, receiving his Juris Doctoral degree from the prestigious McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA in 1994.. Michael devotes his legal skills to representing people whose lives have been changed by personal injuries, disabilities and the deaths of loved ones. He is known for his compassionate care of his clients, fierce devotion to justice in their cases, and skillful representation in the settlement and trial of their claims.. Michael lives in Santa Rosa California with his wife and three children.