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In addition to having a law degree, I hold a Master of Law from the University of Maryland. Having practiced law since 2012, I have a passion for helping clients succeed and prides myself in being able to listen, hear and understand my client's true needs, prior to recommending a legal strategy. “I like the fact that I am able to help people and make a real impact on their lives or businesses. I am committed to being available to my clients and will answer their questions with detail and integrity.”. Prior to joining the Quinn Law Group as an Associate Attorney, I primarily represented banks, real estate developers, and business owners in contract disputes, mediations and litigation. Since joining the firm she has expanded her practice areas to include employment law.. Outside of working hours, you can find me spending time with her husband, son and daughter. They are the lights of my life and my best support system!

Tom Whitmore was educated at Creighton University where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration as well as his degree in law. He has over 50 years experience as a business and commercial attorney, having begun his career in 1969 as an associate at a prominent Omaha business law firm.  We have experience with estates of all sizes, and we are knowledgeable in preparation of simple and complex wills and trusts and more advanced estate planning techniques.

Brandon Leopoldus is a California-based attorney protecting the assets, reputations, and transactions of athletes, entertainers, and businesses.. Mr. Leopoldus’ sports practice has included representing individuals working in high level, Olympic, and professional sports including blue-chip high school recruits facing discipline from the California Interscholastic Federation, collegiate athletes entering the draft, Olympians, professional/retired athletes, and sports officials. .   Some of his highlights have included representing a two-time NFL All-Pro with his off-field business and personal endeavors, protecting and enforcing the intellectual property rights of an 8-year NBA veteran, negotiating a six-figure purchase of a sports officiating assigning business, and developing the structure of an indoor baseball training facility for a Major League Baseball All-Star, and advising top-tier collegiate athletes entering the draft.. His experience with corporate clients ranges from solopreneurs and family-owned businesses to technology startups.  His practice also represented individuals working in high level, Olympic, and professional sports.   Mr. Leopoldus’ highlights have included representing a two-time NFL All-Pro with his off-field business and personal endeavors, protecting and enforcing the intellectual property rights of an 8-year NBA veteran, negotiating a six-figure purchase of sports officiating assigning business, and developing the structure of an indoor baseball training facility for a Major League Baseball All-Star.. As a recognized leader in sports law, Mr. Leopoldus is a featured speaker and panelist across the country including video Continuing Legal Education presentations with Attorney Credits and LexVid, presentations and guest lectures at numerous law schools, and panels at the Sports Lawyers Association’s (SLA) Annual Conference in 2015 and 2016, and 2018.  Mr. Leopoldus is a featured contributor to Referee Magazine and Legal Ink Magazine.  In 2014, Mr. Leopoldus was named the SLA’s Regional Captain of the Year, and in 2015 and 2016 he was named the SLA’s Co-Regional Captain of the Year.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Leopoldus spent a number of years in Minor League Baseball as an umpire.  He umpired in the Appalachian, Pioneer, Midwest, California, and Pacific Coast Leagues, and received three playoff assignments, two All-Star selections, and umpired one league championship series.

John McClintock is a seasoned corporate attorney specializing in startups, venture capital, private equity, merger and acquisitions, and general corporate matters.Mr. McClintock represents entrepreneurs, investors, funds, startups, emerging companies, and private equity firms in the technology, life sciences, internet, consumer products, real estate, and entertainment industries. Mr. McClintock advises clients at every stage of development from choice of entity, structuring and formation, seed, angel, and venture financing, growth, to exit. This includes private offerings, joint ventures, IP development and licensing deals, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Mr. McClintock serves as outside general counsel to a wide range of companies, frequently advising on board and shareholder matters, employment and consulting agreements, equity incentive plans, and commercial contracts. Mr. McClintock started his career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, one of the top 10 law firms in the U.S., where he worked on several landmark mergers and acquisitions.  Subsequently, at Greenberg Glusker LLP, one of L.A.'s top real estate and entertainment firms, Mr. McClintock advised developers and film producers on choice of entity, capital structure, and financings.After founding McClintock Law, Mr. McClintock co-founded and served as president and general counsel to Source Capital Advisors, a national real estate firm providing advisory services to the nation's largest student housing owners, developers, and operators and major universities.

A California native, originally from Orange County, I have lived in Culver City since 1975 and have officed there since 1986.   I came to the Los Angeles area to go to UCLA Law School and stayed in this area.. I started my legal career working for Sandy Sapin, a Beverly Hills lawyer who had a busy and mixed practice which provided me with great opportunities for experiences in multiple areas of law, from business and real estate transactional work to all sorts of litigation, including business,  commercial and real estate litigation as well as family law, personal injury and general civil litigation.  We handled cases from San Diego County to Santa Barbara County and throughout Southern California.. My most interesting case at that office involved a dispute over the ownership of treasure taken from the wreck of a sunken Spanish galleon, the Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas.  I also litigated cases involving some celebrities, including Chuck Norris and Crosby, Stills and Nash.  I did a lot of work on cases that required injunctive relief, including TRO's and preliminary and permanent injunctions, including a number of unfair competition cases.. Working at the Sapin office, I was responsible for supervising and mentoring associate attorneys and staff personnel.  While there, I also had a chance to work with Daniel Petrocelli, who was an undergraduate at UCLA and who decided to go to law school after working for our law firm.. When I left the Sapin office, I went to work for another Beverly Hills attorney named Peter Andrew Notaras.  In addition to a busy private civil practice, our firm was outside general counsel for a publicly traded, fully reporting NASDAQ corporation that owned a number of subsidiaries.  I handled a lot of that company's contract work, as well as all of its litigation throughout the state of California.  While at that firm I also briefed and argued several reported appellate cases.. In 1980, our firm merged with a larger firm in Century City, Katz, Simon, Weiss and Notaras, and I became the senior litigation associate at that firm.  Most of my work there involved business litigation cases and I also was responsible for mentoring other attorneys in that firm due to my substantial litigation experience.. In 1983, Peter Notaras and Daniel Simon, two of the partners in the firm, and I separated from the firm and formed a partnership which practiced in Century City.  I did all of the litigation in that firm and also was involved in a lot of transactional work.  An element of that firm's practice was the formation and representation of offshore insurance companies and we also represented other insurers.  At that time, I was involved in defending and prosecuting insurance bad faith lawsuits in various courts in Southern California and also handled all sorts of business, commercial and real estate matters.. In 1985, that partnership dissolved and I opened my own solo practice.  My first case after opening my doors was representing a man whose house was destroyed when an aircraft crashed into it and the nature and variety of the cases that I handled brought me into other areas of transactional and litigation work.. In 1986, I moved my office to Culver City, where I live.  I got actively involved in local matters, joining the Culver City Exchange Club, the Culver City Education Foundation and the Culver City Chamber of Commerce. I eventually became the President of the Exchange Club and Education Foundation and Chairman of the Chamber Board and have continued to be active in my community.  I also have represented many local businesses, including Sit 'n Sleep, Tito's Tacos, the Surplus Store, Brotman Hospital and Culver National Bank.. In the 1990's, I joined the Culver Marina Bar Association and was its President in 1997.  I have been the voluntary Executive Director of that Association and a member of its Board continuously since then.  That Association is an accredited MCLE provider which puts on MCLE dinner seminars for its members and other attorneys.. Our speakers have included many notable persons, including Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, John Van de Camp, Kenneth Starr, Congresswoman Jane Harmon, Erwin Chemerinsky, Justice Norman L. Epstein, Justice Paul Turner, Daniel M. Petrocelli, Mark Geragos and Manny Medrano.  Among the attorneys with whom I have worked on the Association Board was noted criminal law attorney, Anthony V. Salerno, who was President of the Association in 1999, who remains a good friend.. I also became a member of an advisory committee that oversees operations of the ABA approved Paralegal Studies training program offered by the University of West Los Angeles and I was the chairman of that committee from 2006 to 2010.. My practice involves representation of businesses and individuals and is oriented toward business, estate planning, trust administration, real estate and litigation matters.  I counsel clients on estate planning, trust, business, real estate and other matters and am readily available when they need me.  I pride myself on my ability to solve problems and to keep on top of matters involving my clients.  If I come across a case or legal issue that I feel may impact my clients, I contact them and make sure that they are made aware of such matters.  I also make sure that all client legal deadlines are calendared and that my clients are always aware of their responsibility to comply with their legal obligations, such as their fiduciary obligations as trustees, preparing annual corporate minutes, making required Secretary of State filings, renewing fictitious business name statements, updating estate planning documents, and the like.  I also use the contacts that I have formed over my many years of experience to be able to refer my clients to other attorneys when their matters are outside my practice areas.. I am proud that I have been a,v rated by Martindale, Hubbell since 1980.  I also have the distinction of being one of only two attorneys for Los Angeles County listed in Campbell's List, a directory used by many attorneys, companies and institutions to locate competent counsel, since 2000.  I am the only attorney listed for Culver City and surrounding areas.  That List provides a directory of lawyers who have been " . . . selected for their ability and willingness to offer a wide variety of legal services to other attorneys and prospective clients outside their immediate geographical area, a unique distinction within the legal profession."  (Campbell's List Introduction). I am married to an artist and author, Francia Turner Fate, who makes custom art glass jewelry in addition to her other artistic endeavors.  I have two adult children, two adult stepchildren and four grandchildren.    My interests include wine, reading, photography and history.

Ashar represents and advises clients on a broad range of business, real estate, probate disputes and transactional matters. He represents companies and individuals in high-stakes, complex litigation matters involving financial fraud, class action securities fraud, corporate governance, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, data breaches, defamation, intellectual property, and consumer fraud. He also represents clients in residential and commercial real estate transactions and litigation matters including real estate brokers, nuisance cases, disclosure cases, and boundary line and easement disputes. He has also led major investigations involving financial fraud and regulatory violations. Ashar has served as corporate general counsel for companies, advising them on corporate governance, transactional, regulatory and privacy matters.. Previously Ashar was a Partner at Nossaman, LLP and an associate at Robbin Geller Rudman & Dowd, LLP – both national firms. His previous experiences at PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG as a CPA/Auditor complements his strong business and financial acumen. Ashar also externed with the Honorable John T. Noonan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the Honorable John E. Munter of the San Francisco Superior Court, and with Office of the Attorney General for the California Department of Justice. Ashar is a graduate of University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and holds a Bachelor of Science, Accounting from Purdue University.. In 2013, he was an honoree on the Lawyers of Color’s list, which is a comprehensive listing of the nation’s most influential minority attorneys and non-minority legal diversity advocates, including corporate general counsel, law firm managing partners, law school deans, and the highest-ranking government attorneys.. Ashar is fluent in Urdu and Hindi. When he is not working, you can find him spending quality time with his family and volunteering in his community. He is also involved in various charities and serves on the boards of national and local non-profit organizations.. Email:

Since December 2001, I have been providing efficient, cost-effective and professional representation to small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. My practice is client-focused and results-oriented and I actively communicate with my clients during all phases of representation. My focus is on resolving problems for my clients expeditiously and with minimum expense.  When necessary, I aggressively represent clients in courts or before administrative bodies in Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Joaquin and Solano Counties.. I believe in building strong relationships with clients, who are my greatest source of referrals and repeat business.  My office serves as the off-site corporate counsel for many small and medium sized businesses.. I have a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and a J.D. from Golden Gate University.  I am a past adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University, where I taught Civil Litigation. I worked with many non-profit organizations, including Catholic Charities, Shelter Against Violent Environments and Charis, before going back to law school.  I have worked in San Ramon since 2005, before which I had my office in Fremont. I am a member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association and the San Ramon Chamber of Commerce. I regularly teach continuing education classes on Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Competence Issues.. I love to hike, read and write in my spare time. In August 2015, my novel The Little Stepmother was published by Tate Publishing.

Douglas B. Spoors is an attorney with 27 years of experience. His general practice included international contracts, DFEH/EEOC and employment claims, franchising, and general litigation and appeals. He has negotiated numerous disputes involving employment claims and debtor/creditor issues. He has drafted and negotiated international contracts with parties in Europe, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. He was a partner in the law firm Spoors & Sienski and served as General Counsel for Joe Wells Enterprises, Inc., Fanié International, and White Pearl Botanical Cosmetics.. He was educated in the U.S. and Europe. He received his B.S. from California State University, Fresno, with a double major in business and finance. He received his J.D. in 1989 from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and his LL.M. in International Business Practice in 1990 in a joint program with the McGeorge School of Law and the University of Salzburg, Austria. He has practiced law in Bangkok, Thailand and California. He is licensed to practice before all courts in California, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, and the United States Supreme Court.