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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.

Since 1977, Douglas Provencher has applied his experience and expertise to helping his clients throughout the California Bay Area. His background includes representing individuals and businesses in contract disputes, insolvency cases, professional liability lawsuits, real estate matters and more. He has tried numerous jury and court cases in both state and federal courts with an excellent record of beneficial results. The California State Bar certifies Mr. Provencher as a specialist in Bankruptcy Law. He conducts regular bankruptcy workshops for low-income residents in Marin, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties as part of the California Rural Legal Assistance office.

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.

Peter Simon is an accomplished litigator and trial lawyer who handles all types of general and business litigation, with an emphasis on real estate and complex business disputes. He has successfully tried numerous cases in both federal and state courts and has substantial appellate experience with extraordinary writs and state court appeals. He has both defended and prosecuted class and collective actions involving a variety of topics, including ERISA, construction defects, the Fair Labor Standards Act, California wage and hour laws, and unfair competition laws. Peter solves problems by seeking answers where other lawyers wouldn’t even think to look. Naturally positive and upbeat, he’s nonetheless a competitive person who believes in fighting for a win each and every time.Peter primarily handles high-value cases for clients with complex business issues. Peter’s ideal client values an open, communicative client-lawyer relationship and appreciates the need for creative solutions. Peter is an easygoing guy and gravitates toward clients with a sense of humor. He primarily serves clients in northern California. He enjoys taking cases on contingency, because he loves to gamble and it ensures everyone is on the same page.. Admissions: California State Courts; U.S. District Courts - All California Districts; U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Ms. Dollar represents businesses and financial institutions in litigation and transactional matters.  She handles all types of business disputes including breach of contract, unfair and deceptive acts, real estate and construction.  In addition, Ms. Dollar is handles consumer credit, fraud, forgery and business to business litigation for financial institutions.  Ms. Dollar also drafts contracts and financing documents including leases, deeds of trust and intercreditor agreements.

I am an associate attorney with Friedemann Goldberg LLP, practicing with the Banking, Business, Trust & Estate, and Litigation groups. I have been an attorney with the firm since 2010.. I have experience in all phases of litigation in state and federal trial courts and have represented clients across a wide range of litigation matters, including contract disputes, fraudulent transactions, creditors' rights, and collection. I am also experienced in trust and estate administration and litigation matters.. During law school, I spent a summer abroad in Nice, France, where I studied international business transactions.

I am an associate attorney with Friedemann Goldberg LLP, practicing with the Banking, Business, Insurance and Litigation groups. I have been with the firm since 2012.. A graduate of Stanford University and Yale University School of Law, I earned my undergraduate degrees, with distinction, in political science and psychology. While at Yale, I was chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society, participated in moot court and legal services clinics, and served as editor for the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism.. After receiving my law degree in 2001, I worked for four years at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where I focused on securities fraud, antitrust, unfair business practices and contract matters. I was also an adjunct professor at the New College of California School of Law.. Prior to joining Friedemann Goldberg, I served as the Complex Litigation Research Attorney at San Mateo Superior Court. While there, most of my work was focused on class actions, securities fraud, antitrust, construction defect and complicated business tort, contract, mass tort and intellectual property cases.. I recently served for three years as a Small Claims Judge Pro Tem for Sonoma County Superior Court. I am also active with the Yale Law School Bay Area Steering Committee.

I am an associate attorney with Friedemann Goldberg LLP, practicing in the areas of Banking Law, Business Law, and Litigation. I joined the firm in 2016 as a contract attorney and was named an associate to the firm in 2017.. I am experienced in legal research and writing, discovery, and law and motion practices.. I am a graduate of the UCLA School of Law. Prior to attending law school, I received mybachelors degree, summa cum laude, from UCLA, majoring in International Development Studies.

As a retired U.S. Marine Corps Officer with over 46 years of civil trial experience, the focus of my trial work has been on complex civil litigation, business litigation, employment litigation, family law, insurance and defense of professional licenses. I have tried over 40 jury trials to verdict and 30 court trials to judgment. From 2009 to 2014, I was in trial for more than 250 days alone.. As an expert witness in the areas of Attorney Ethics, Standard of Care and Fee Disputes, I have been qualified in several Superior Courts including Los Angeles County, Santa Clara County, and Kings County.. I am also available as a mediator, arbitrator, and a legal consultant.