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Paul Schuck represents plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property and complex commercial litigation, typically technology related.  Mr. Schuck focuses on patent litigation and has litigated patent disputes involving a broad array of technologies ranging from biotech to software to mechanical devices such oil drilling equipment and gaming machines.  He also has extensive experience with trade secret, trademark, right of publicity and licensing matters.  His practice has included matters in district courts across the . Schuck also regularly counsels clients on intellectual property matters in order to avoid future liabilities.  In addition, Mr. Schuck has handled appellate matters before the Federal Circuit, the Ninth Circuit and California Appellate Courts.

I assist clients with business disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, complex commercial disputes, real estate disputes, contract negotiation, corporate governance issues, supplier disputes, dealer and distributor disputes, lease negotiation and disputes, and director and officer liability issues.  I have been a trial lawyer for 25 years and since 1988 have tried cases to verdict in the California Superior Court, United States District Court, and United States Tax Court.  I have also resolved many disputes by mediation and arbitration.

I am a trial attorney with a focus on disputed inheritance cases, such as trust contests and estate/probate, as well as defending trustees against claims.  My practice covers pre-litigation dispute resolution, litigation, mediation, negotiated settlement, trials and appeals.  My practice covers most of California, with an emphasis in the counties in the Bay Area, which are Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Francisco County, Santa Clara County and San Mateo County.  I have been recognized as a California Super Lawyer each year since 2015 and nationally as a Best Lawyer since 2021 for my practice in trust and estate litigation.

Civil rights attorney with more than a decade of experience and several hundred lawsuits as lead counsel. Admitted to practice in every district in California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.