Top best Civil Lawyers Near me in ZIP 94612

• (). • Extensive civil and criminal experience, including 18 jury trials, 1 court trial, 1 arbitration, 2 mediations, and more than 120 depositions with a substantial case management and supervisory background.. • Criminal defense attorney with significant misdemeanor and felony backgrounds, including three-strikes cases and other serious and violent offenses.. • Experience in state and federal courts.. • Personal injury and consumer protection attorney at two prominent plaintiff firms, including firm-sponsored participation at Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College.. • Civil cases include wrongful death, medical malpractice, police misconduct, and government torts, among others.. • Prior corporate litigation practice at prestigious international defense firm, including general civil litigation and white-collar.. • Member of the American Bar Association (ABA), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), California Public Defenders Association (CPDA), California Appellate Defense Counsel (CADC), American Bar Association (ABA), and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL).. PLEASE BE ADVISED CASE RESULTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED AND ANY RESULTS OR REVIEWS DESCRIBED OR OTHERWISE CONTAINED ON THIS SITE ARE NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENTATIVE OF ULTIMATE CASE OUTCOMES. YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING YOUR INDIVIDUAL SITUATION.

Since she began practicing law in 1998, Alexis McKenna has been dedicated to social justice and protecting the rights of individuals. She has represented numerous workers and consumers against corporations and insurance companies in the fields of employment law (harassment and discrimination), therapy and medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death.Ms. McKenna feels strongly about enabling and empowering individuals who have been abused by or otherwise injured through the misconduct of corporations, or the negligence of health care professionals. She brings to these cases her own unique drive to serve the best interests of her clients and to achieve justice.Ms. McKenna became an associate at the Law Offices of John D. Winer in August of 2002. She has brought her talents to bear on cases that bring about both good results for her clients and succeeded in fostering social justice and civil rights. She achieved a number of substantial settlements for her clients, including several multi-million dollar settlements. Furthermore, in 2005, she and John Winer won a $2.2 million jury verdict in San Jose against FedEx Express for two women who had been sexually harassed when employed at FedEx. In January 2006, Ms. McKenna became a partner in the firm.Previously, Ms. McKenna was an associate at the firm of Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen, focusing on sexual and racial harassment cases. She also worked on personal injury, wrongful death, toxic tort and unfair business practices cases on behalf of consumers. She is proud of the accomplishments she had there working for the rights of employees, including: $1.1 million settlement for seven waitresses against their employer who had subjected to crude comments and intimidating behavior based on their gender;$500,000 settlement for a woman who alleged she was sexually harassed by the division president at a national corporation; $250,000 for two housekeepers at a hotel who were sexually harassed by the general manager.Ms. McKenna has lectured and written articles for her peers on the topics of employment law, discovery, punitive damages and trial strategy, including for the Consumer Attorneys of California and  the California Employment Lawyers Association. She also a contributor to John Winer’s published book, Proving Mental and Emotional Injuries.Ms. McKenna received a Bachelor of Arts in Justice from the American University in 1994 and her law degree from Hastings College of Law in 1998. While at Hastings, she was Senior Articles Editor for Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. McKenna’s strive to work for social justice led her to the area of criminal law as an attorney at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office. Much of her work there consisted of protecting the constitutional rights of indigent individuals facing the death penalty. She had previously served the Public Defender as a law clerk during law school, in addition to clerking at the San Francisco Public Defender and the Federal Public Defender offices.

Maya Sorensen has a long history in social justice, starting as an undergraduate when she worked as an intern in both the public defender and the district attorney's offices in Santa Barbara, preferring to represent and assist clients rather than prosecuting them. After graduating cum laude from UC Santa Barbara, Maya moved to San Francisco to attend law school at UC Hastings where she also volunteered at the General Assistance Advocacy Program helping Tenderloin residents obtain public benefits. In Maya's last year of law school, she moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to study International Human Rights Law at the University of Copenhagen. After law school, she began her work as a researcher for Amnesty International, Denmark, working with Afghan refugees and with the UNHCR to make recommendations to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. After more than a year of living and working in Denmark, Maya moved back to California to work at the California Appellate Project with California's death penalty population. She went on to work as a child welfare attorney in Los Angeles and San Jose, representing indigent parents whose children had been detained from them and with at-risk children. Maya worked six years with the Dependency Advocacy Center in San Jose where she obtained her certification as a Child Welfare Law Specialist. Maya has conducted well over 100 dependency trials, cross-examined scores of expert witnesses, and filed numerous motions and briefs on behalf of her clients. Maya joined Haddad & Sherwin LLP in 2016, where she now represents people fighting for justice from police misconduct and government abuse.

I earned my law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2006, where I received awards for Best Brief in Moot Court for excellence in written argument and the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Negotiation and Mediation. During the summer of 2004, I worked as an extern for the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. I am a member of the State Bar of California and the Alameda County Bar Association.

I am a trial lawyer, not just a litigator, with experience in a variety of commercial and employment-related areas, most typically, but not exclusively, on the defense side.  I practice in all California state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate court levels.  My practice is commercially focused, with special emphasis in representation of corporate entities and directors in fiduciary disputes with shareholders, and employers in discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation claims.  I also have broad experience representing manufacturers in product liability claims, including toxic torts, as well as both sides in construction defect disputes.

Arthur Bryant is a nice Jewish boy who decided he wanted to become a public interest lawyer when he was 14 years old. So, he went to Swarthmore College, Harvard Law School, and that’s what he did. The National Law Journal has twice named him Arthur of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America. He has won major victories and made new law fighting for consumers’ rights’ workers’ rights, civil liberties, civil rights, clean air, clean water, food safety, corporate and government accountability, the poor and powerless, and access to justice for all. He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in the World.. Arthur spent the past 35 years helping build and lead a national public interest law firm – Public Justice, – that works with lawyers nationwide to bring cases that will make a difference. He joined Public Justice as its sole Staff Attorney in 1984; became Executive Director in 1987; Chairman in 2014; and Chairman Emeritus in 2019, his 35th anniversary with the organization. When Arthur became Executive Director, the group had two staff (Arthur and the receptionist), a small office in Washington DC, fewer than 25 annual members, a $275,000 budget, and very few cases on its docket. It now has 43 staff (including 23 attorneys), offices on both coasts, over 2,700 members, a $7.5 million budget, and, over the past 30 years, has been involved in a broader range of cutting-edge, high-impact cases than any public interest organization in the country – including two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court last year, both of which it won.. That was the perfect capstone to Arthur’s decision that it was time to re-enter private practice. He is now opening a West Coast Office in Oakland for Bailey & Glasser, created by a close friend he met the first week in law school, and more dedicated than ever to fighting for justice.. Arthur has been honored by, among others, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, Harvard Law School, Mass Torts Made Perfect, the Consumer Attorneys Associations of Los Angeles and San Diego, the Iowa Association for Justice, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. The Oregon Trial Lawyers Association has named its public service award the Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award.

ANDREA S. CARLISE is an Assistant County Counsel with the Office of the County Counsel in Alameda, CA where she oversees the Advocacy and Litigation Division.. Ms. Carlise has been recognized as a Northern California Super Lawyer every year since 2012. She has litigated and managed cases throughout California, representing clients at trial and facilitating the settlement or dismissal of countless cases. Ms. Carlise has successfully represented clients in State and Federal court, as well as before the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board. She has assisted clients in resolving employment disputes and negotiating favorable severance packages. She is currently representing ValleyCare Health System, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Alameda Hospital, El Camino Hospital and the County of Alameda in a variety of complex cases involving wrongful termination, employment discrimination, police practices, civil rights and other litigation matters.. Ms. Carlise has a strong commitment to Pro Bono and community service. She has served as President of the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations and California Women Lawyers. Ms. Carlise served on the Board of Directors of the Conference of California Bar Associations from 2009-2012 and is an active member of Queen's Bench Bar Association, having served on its Board of Directors. She has served as the President of the Board of Girls Inc. of the Island City. Ms. Carlise was a recipient of the 2012-2013 Women of Achievement Award from California Women Lawyers and the 2015 Women's Human Rights & Leadership Award from the International Action Network for Gender Equity and Law.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in San Ramon and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in San Ramon and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in San Ramon and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in San Ramon and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in San Ramon and surrounding areas.