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With California being on the list of top five areas with the largest number of active attorneys in residence, finding the right lawyer to represent you can be a daunting task. However, you can be certain that the foundation of Jacobs’ legal aid is doing her absolute best to present cases in the most positive light to the court. Her knowledge of juvenile law and criminal law is nothing shy of extensive. She believes in the power of education, parental influence, rehabilitation, and the process of Sonoma County’s court system.. She will listen to your side of the story and act according to your best interests. And she won’t just get the job done— she will get it done right.

Steve Fabian has always worked hard to get excellent results for his clients.  He will work hard for you to get the best possible outcome for your case.  He has earned the Distingished Attorney, Very High in Legal Ability and Ethical Standards rating from the prestigous Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Rating Service for the past 20 years.. EducationSteve Fabian studied law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, earning a Juris Doctor, Cum Laude (with honors) degree.. He earned a Bachelor of Science with High Honors degree in Multi-Disciplinary Social Science at Michigan State University, where he was inducted into the Honors College and made the Dean’s List.. After passing the California Bar examination on his first attempt, he was sworn in to practice before the California Bar and the Federal District Court of Northern California.. Experience Prior to opening his own law office, Steve Fabian worked for over 30 years at the Law Office of the Public Defender, County of Sonoma, as a Deputy Public Defender and then Chief Deputy Public Defender.  There he mastered criminal law and trial skills as a criminal defense attorney.  His work as a criminal defense lawyer included hundreds of trials, preliminary hearings, appeals and motions.  He was placed in charge of supervising other attorneys and training law clerks in legal research.  He created a legal research database for the office and helped in training attorneys in criminal defense techniques.  Steve Fabian was in court every day, defending both adults and juveniles facing charges ranging from traffic offenses, misdemeanors, to felonies.  His extensive trial experience means you have an attorney who is not afraid to go to court to fight for you.. For 17 years he has taught other attorneys trail techniques and strategies at California Public Defenders Association’s Trial Skills Seminar.

Mr. Figueroa's practice is focused on California cannabis law, specifically licensing, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property. He is a Director of the International Cannabis Bar Association and has been honored with the Distinguished Counsel's Award by NORML. Mr. Figueroa regularly teaches Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars to lawyers on cannabis related subjects. He is also the author of several legal reference books designed to give the reader a deep understanding of the laws which govern cannabis and hemp in the Golden State, and is working on an updated edition to be released in early 2020. Mr. Figueroa graduated from Stanford Law School and Yale College.

Lauren Mendelsohn is an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa, a boutique Northern California-based law firm serving the cannabis industry. She currently focuses on permitting and licensing for cannabis businesses, regulatory compliance, business transactions, intellectual property, policy advocacy, and post-conviction relief.. For the past several years, Lauren has been active in the drug policy reform movement as well as other progressive and humanitarian efforts. She is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), an international non-profit organization working to end the counterproductive “War on Drugs.” Currently, she sits on the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Growers Alliance, an organization that advocates on behalf of local cannabis businesses.. Lauren earned her J.D. from the University of California, Irvine School of Law and her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland. She is a proud member of the California State Bar, the Sonoma County Bar Association, the National Cannabis Bar Association, SSDP’s Sensible Society, California NORML, Americans for Safe Access, and the ACLU.

Ken Jacobs is a State Bar of California Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law.  For over 16 years he has provided Sebastopol and Sonoma County with top quality trust & estate services in a friendly and informal setting.

I care about my clients as people.  Besides aiming to win them an acquittal or the best possible settlement , I work with each client to help minimize the stress one feels when facing criminal charges or having had one's property seized and held by the government.  I hugely respect our Bill of Rights, whose wise principles are reinforced every time I can convince a judge that law enforcement violated the Fourth or Fifth Amendment by unlawfully searching or improperly questioning my clients.. Besides practicing law, I love tennis, hiking and backpacking (preferably in the company of dogs).  Protecting the world's remaining wild places and creatures is a long-standing passion, which has led me to pro bono legal defense of people arrested during environmental protests in Humboldt and Mendocino counties and to serve six years as a Mendocino County planning commissioner.

Hello. I am a California Lawyer focused on business and estate planning. I passed the CPA exam in 1992, and the Bar exam in 1997.  I have taught college accounting and law for 20 years, part time.. Proof.. My 20 years as a lawyer focuses on:. - corporations, LLCs, commercial and residential real estate transactions, contracts, and finally I am fluent in financial accounting; general ledgers, income statements and balance sheets, etc, and. - wills and trusts, financial powers of attorney, health care directives, probate, conservatorships.. I have clients with over $50 million, and clients with just heirlooms and possessions they want their children to have.. For example, commercial leases with Rite Aid and other national businesses (representing landlord), an easement with Florida Power & Light over commercial property, appointed as Conservator by the Court for a severely demented elder (I did this for free), helped owners of Gold's Gym in San Francisco, formed many business entities, won a Federal trial, won a state trial that took 31 Court days, arbitrated a TIC in SF, helped a student get a payroll job at the filming of 13 Reasons Why.. I know my stuff. Casual guy with a loving wife, and our children are going to college.

Brittany Birnie Greene joined her father and her sister at the Birnie Law Office in April 2010.  Brittany specializes in family law, handling cases involving all aspects of family law including divorce, domestic partnership dissolution, legal separation, spousal support, child support, custody and visitation, and property characterization and division.  In addition, Brittany can help clients prepare Premarital Agreements, Post-Marital and Transmutation Agreements, Cohabitation Agreements, and Marital Settlement Agreements.. Brittany is trained in mediation and collaborative practice, and she customizes her services to meet each client’s needs and desires.  She feels that mediation and collaborative practice provide alternative processes to litigation, will result in fair and mutually agreeable resolutions, and will allow the parties to move forward with their lives and to co-parent effectively after a divorce.  While Brittany understands that not every case is suited to mediation and collaborative practice, Brittany believes in attempting to resolve the parties’ dissolution through settlement discussions and negotiation before resorting to court proceedings.  This method is often more effective and cost beneficial to clients.  In each matter, Brittany’s goal is to achieve the best result for the client through mediation, collaboration, negotiation, or, if necessary, in court.. Prior to joining the Birnie Law Office, Brittany was a family law practitioner at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada, LLP, in Menlo Park from 2006-2010.  Brittany handled matters involving all types of dissolution matters, including real estate disputes, stock option analyses, move-away and paternity issues.  Brittany was active in the San Mateo County Bar Association, serving as the President of the Board of the Women Lawyers’ Section in 2009 and on the Executive Committee of the Barristers from 2007-2009.. Brittany earned her J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in May 2005.  During law school, she had the opportunity to study law in Norway, France, Australia and New Zealand.  She also competed in the International Competition for On-Line Dispute Resolution, finishing in the top ten against competitors from around the world.. Brittany received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Berkeley.  After graduation, Brittany worked for the California Shakespeare Theater before going to law school.

As the principal attorney and founder of The Rowan Firm, Dan Rowan Cortright offers a distinctive blend of legal and healing expertise to his clients. Since earning his law license in 2000, Dan has also built a strong background in the healing arts, achieving Reiki Master/Teacher status and certification as a massage therapist. This rare intersection of skills allows Dan to provide all-inclusive legal advice for anyone facing legal challenges. The Rowan Firm’s wide-ranging services include handling personal injury matters, business and contract disputes (including drafting agreements and breach of contract actions), construction, real estate and commercial litigation conflicts. Dan’s insight into both the legal and healing fields ensures that clients receive holistic, thoughtful advice—supporting not only their legal needs but also the well-being of their professional and personal endeavors.

Areas of Practice:. I practice primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Real Estate and Landlord/Tenant Law.. Experience:. I have been admitted to practice law in the State of California since 1992.  After briefly working in San Francisco, I moved with my family to Sonoma County and set up my practice in Sebastopol in 1993.. Community:. I am a former board chairman of the Sebastopol Planning Commission as well as a past president of the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce.  I recently finished serving two terms on the  board of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.