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Jennifer Emmaneel is a civil defense trial attorney with extensive experience in the areas of public entity representation, trust and estate litigation, complex litigation, construction defect disputes, business and personal injury litigation, appellate work, and partition referee representation.Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Pre-Law from CSU, Chico, and later earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Golden Gate University School of Law. In addition to her law practice, Jennifer has taught legal writing and research and moot court at UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco.. Jennifer frequently speaks to fellow attorneys, insurance companies and industry trade groups on a variety of topics. Her most recent speaking engagements include “Design Immunity as a Form of Loss Control”, “Dangerous Conditions: What Every Public Entity Needs to Know”, “MSJ to Published Opinion, Building the Record of Thimon v. City of Newark”, “Preparing Motions for Summary Judgment/Adjudication” and “Bow Wow Meow: Planning for Our Beloved Pets”.. Representative Engagements include Thimon v. City of Newark (2020) 44 745 (Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for McDowall Cotter APC client, City of Newark holding that a particular crosswalk was not a dangerous condition of public property).. Jennifer’s publications include: Hiding Behind Policy: Confusing Compensations with Indemnification, 30 Golden Gate U.L. Rev. 637 (2000); Beyond Wrongful Adoption: Expanding Adoption Agency Liability to Include a Duty to Investigate and a Duty to Warn, 29 Golden Gate U.L. Rev. 181 (1999).. An advocate for advancing women and increasing diversity in the legal profession, Jennifer is currently an active board member of the San Mateo County Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Section, as well as a member of the California Women Lawyers’ Gender Equity Task Force, the San Mateo County Bar Association’s and Social Justice Task Force, and the Association of Defense Counsel’s Diversity Committee. Jennifer is also a member of the San Mateo County Bar Association’s Publications Committee and Nominations Committee.. When Jennifer is away from the firm, she enjoys playing roller derby, roller skating (quads, not inline!), and participating in Spartan races. She also serves on Peninsula Roller Derby’s Board of Directors and volunteers for local non-profit organizations Cat Town and Project Bay Cat.

Jeffrey R. Windsor, Esq., is an attorney and mediator, practicing in Hawaii and California.  Beginning his civil litigation practice in insurance defense, Mr. Windsor has defended large corporations, governmental entities, small businesses, architects, contractors, brokers, and individuals in construction defect, personal injury, non-disclosure, contract, fraud, and employment actions.  Mr. Windsor has also represents plaintiffs in personal injury, construction defect, contract, bad faith, and employment cases.  Admitted to practice in the state courts of Hawaii and California, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of California and the District of Hawaii, Mr. Windsor has tried cases to jury and bench verdicts and consistently obtained favorable results.. As a mediator, Mr. Windsor trained at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, the University of California Hastings College of the Law, and with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.  He is an alternative dispute resolution panelist, facilitator, and pro tem with the State Bar of California, Dispute Prevention and Resolution of Hawaii, and with Northern California’s superior courts, Bar Associations, and resolution centers.  He has mediated, litigated, managed, tried, arbitrated and settled hundreds of cases ranging from multi-party, complex actions to disputes before an action has been filed.  He assists the parties in evaluating their respective positions and in cost-effectively achieving results.

I work with clients to resolve their disputes, including business, estate and trust, intellectual property (trade secrets and copyright), employment (including ERISA) and creditors' rights issues. I have tried, arbitrated and mediated disputes for clients as plaintiffs and defendants with resolutions of up to $47 million throughout California and in Washington, D.C., Boston and New York and other states as well as Mexico. I team with clients to plan and implement a strategy to efficiently resolve disputes.. I serve as Secretary of the Executive Committee of the State Bar Litigation Section and am active with our local bar association (currently the Conference of Delegates and Buslness Litigation Section and former president of the San Mateo County Bar Association), AYSO, and the community.  I enjoy time with my family and traveling, as well as sailing, swimming, backpacking, skiing, and reading.. Please note that any descriptions, recommendations, ratings, or testimonials on this profile are not meant to guarantee or predict the outcome of any specific matter.

I represent business owners as general counsel in corporate matters and in civil litigation, business disputes, breach of contract cases, commercial real estate matters and insurance claims.. As general counsel, I assist clients with strategic business decisions, including legal entity formation and entity conversions. My services include preparing operating agreements, bylaws and other corporate records, assisting with the purchase and sale of businesses and negotiating owner buyouts.. One of my specialty areas is transportation law. I represent motor carriers, brokers, bus companies, warehouses, and logistics entities in business transactions, litigation, regulatory and DOT/FMCSA proceedings. My work includes preparing and negotiating transportation-related contracts, such as broker-carrier and independent contractor agreements, to facilitate my client's day-to-day operations.