Top Litigation Lawyers in Walnut Creek | 31 available

1333 N Boulevard   440 Califor , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Construction , Corporate , Real Estate , Insurance, Real Estate, Litigation

Firm: O'Donnell & Smith

700 Ygnacio Valley Road , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Car Accident, Personal Injury, Litigation, Defective Products, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Car Accidents, Car Accidents

I have been an attorney for 35 years and I enjoy working with my clients to obtain the best possible results on their cases.  I do not hand off my clients to paralegals or assistants.  I deal directly with the client and their case.. Call me to discuss your case and to discuss how we can obtain the best possible result for you, a family member or a friend.

1176 Boulevard Way , Walnut Creek , California 94595

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Law Office of John R. Larson

1211 Newell Avenue , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Family, Litigation

Attorney John R. Larson enjoys helping clients through difficult times.  He understands that taking on a legal matter is an important responsibility that starts with listening to the client, hearing the client's goals, then carefully investigating and examining the facts of the particular case to determine a course of action.  Mr. Larson has experience solving legal problems for clients in a variety of practice areas: real estate, business, family law, criminal law, and employment-related matters.. In his spare time, Mr. Larson enjoys spending time with his children, gardening, playing golf, or working on projects around his home.  He knows that time is a precious commodity so it is important to use time to get projects done efficiently to get superior results. Attention to detail is the key.  This is also how Mr. Larson approaches each client's case, every time.. Contact Attorney John R. Larson directly using the tools here on today for a free consultation.

Firm: Law Offices of J. Scott Isherwood

1990 N. California Blvd., 8th Floor , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

I am an experienced civil litigator and counselor. I offer legal solutions for businesses, associations and individuals and tailor our services to effectively solve legal problems based on each client’s unique needs and circumstances.. In representing clients, I thoroughly analyze each problem and provide realistic options to reach a satisfactory result. With an understanding of the issues and a defined plan, I have the experience and resources to solve these matters whether by informal communications, by mediation or arbitration, and/or by representation in a civil lawsuit resulting in a jury trial or appeal.

Firm: Valle Makoff

101 Ygnacio Valley Road , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

I litigate, arbitrate and mediate business disputes. Business disputes typically concern the ownership, management or control of a business, diverse contractual issues, financial torts, and/or government regulatory issues.  I also handle many cases in the media and technology industries, with particular experience in First Amendment defense (anti-SLAPP motions) and motion picture, TV and video game disputes.. Beyond acting as trial counsel in court, I assist clients (or act as a neutral mediator) in the acquisition, management and disposition of business interests in dispute. These matters often involve partner-shareholder buyouts, community property division and business management (or contractual relationship) restructuring. Business dispute negotiations may arise from a pending court case or a desire by the parties to resolve an issue outside the judicial system. I often am retained by attorneys and other professionals to assist with the business aspects of a broader relationship or dispute, such as the termination of a trust, marital dissolution proceedings or key manager severance.I have practiced law for 28 years and am admitted to the Bar in California and the District of Columbia. I was trained at the international law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom under reknown California lawyers Frank Rothman, Bill Masterson, Michael Diamond and James Lyons. I was named a Northern California "Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters in 2005, 2012 and 2013.Our 18-attorney law firm, Valle Makoff LLP, advises and represents corporations/LLCs, partnerships, trusts and individuals in contested cases, mediations and negotiations throughout California. We have offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Walnut Creek, and have practiced in most California counties.

Firm: Law Offices of Jay P. Renneisen

1600 South Main Street, Suite 190 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Nursing Home Abuse, Personal Injury, Elder Law, Litigation, Employment, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

An aggressive litigator with a passion for protecting our elderly, Jay P. Renneisen has successfully handled scores of elder abuse and neglect cases, particularly against nursing homes and assisted living facilities, as well as numerous catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death claims. Mr. Renneisen has obtained a multitude of seven figure results for his clients over the years and acted as trial co-counsel on the largest assisted living facility elder abuse verdict in the United States and the largest nursing home elder abuse verdict in the history of Sacramento County.. Mr. Renneisen graduated magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and English in 1991 and he received his JD from the University of California Davis Law School in 1994. Thereafter, Mr. Renneisen started his legal career as an attorney with a premier San Francisco Bay Area litigation firm, Bowles & Verna, LLP, and continued with that firm for over seven years primarily representing Fortune 500 companies, local municipalities and large insurance companies.. After leaving Bowles & Verna, Mr. Renneisen started his own practice in 2001 and soon found his passion specializing in personal injury () and elder abuse () cases.. Mr. Renneisen currently is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Elder Law Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association. Mr. Renneisen has also previously served as a board member of multiple non-profits, including Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, which is a California State Bar funded non-profit organization that serves the legal needs of elderly persons. From 2015 to the present, Mr. Renneisen has been recognized as a top-rated attorney as evaluated by other lawyers and published on www.SuperLawyers.com.

Firm: Horst Legal Counsel

1600 South Main Street , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation

Firm: Law Offices of Johnson & Johnson

2125 Oak Grove Rd Ste 315 , Walnut Creek , California 94598

Practice Areas: Juvenile, Family, Probate, Litigation

Jesse S. Gill is an Associate Attorney with the Law Offices of Johnson and Johnson. Jesse started clerking with at Johnson and Johnson fresh out of Law School and has been with the office since September of 2011. The primary focus of Jesse’s current practice is Juvenile Dependency, Family Law & Criminal Defense & Appeals. Jesse is licensed to practice law in California (State Court) as well as the Northern & Central Districts of California (Federal Court). Jesse completed his undergraduate education with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from UC Irvine in Biomedical Engineering where he received Deans List Honors multiple times for academic excellence. Jesse then attended the Santa Clara University, School of Law.. He received the Emery Scholarship & High Tech Award for academic excellence when attending SCU. In Law School, Jesse interned for approximately one year at the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office. Since working at Johnson & Johnson, Jesse has developed an extensive knowledge and successfully represented clients in Juvenile, Family, Criminal, Administrative & Civil Law from the inception of a case all the way through the appellate process. Jesse has experience presenting direct and cross examination of witnesses, both lay and expert witnesses, and has engaged in dozens of hearings and Court trials.. Jesse has represented both parents as well as family members through the Juvenile Dependency process. Jesse has represented clients in pre-dependency meetings with the Department of Children and Family Services. Jesse has represented clients through the preliminary stages of the dependency process, through Detention, Jurisdiction & Disposition hearings. Jesse has also managed and successfully represented clients through 6, 12, & 18 month review hearings. Jesse has conducted multiple trials through termination of parental rights & has drafted several appeals seeking to vindicate parental rights post-termination. Jesse has received mandatory training required by the California Rules of Court to practice Juvenile Dependency law including the Dependency 101 Legal Seminar presented by Advokids.. Jesse has represented clients in both family & probate law related to child custody including filing requests for orders, requests for restraining orders and defending against such requests in family law. Jesse has represented clients in engaging in child custody evaluations, emergency screenings, & mediations. Jesse has engaged in and successfully tried probate cases, including guardianship and termination of guardianship proceedings. Jesse has received training on various issues related to Family Law & Child Custody through the Contra Costa County Bar Association.. Jesse has successfully received multiple reversals on appeal in criminal cases stemming from Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Sonoma Counties based on violations of individuals’ constitutional rights. Jesse is a member of the Contra Costa County Bar Association & the Phi Alpha Delta Law Community. When not in court or in the office, Jesse enjoys working out, going for hikes, playing golf, and spending time with his family and friends.

Firm: Law Office of Glicel Sumagaysay

1990 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

My employment practice and my efforts are aimed at achieving justice, equal treatment and compliance for my clients while maintaining the utmost service, respect and integrity.. We work or run our businesses most of the time we are awake.  If my clients' experiences doing so are miserable because of an employment law issue, I endeavor to help them remedy that issue.

Firm: Brown Church & Gee LLP

200 Pringle Ave., , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

Audrey provides legal advice to businesses in employment matters, real estate disputes, and corporate litigation matters. Audrey’s clients span a broad range of industries including medical and health care services, food and beverage, manufacturing, professional services, technology and real estate.. Audrey provides practical advice to companies in navigating complicated State and Federal employment laws in personnel decisions. Audrey also defends businesses in employee lawsuits and appears in State and Federal courts, mediation and private arbitrations.. Audrey has represented companies in matters involving compliance with disability and medical leave laws, including issues surrounding reasonable accommodations for physically or mentally disabled employees; discrimination and harassment claims (based on sex, race, age, religion, disability and medical condition); wrongful termination; employee discipline; employee privacy; wage and hour claims; layoffs, reductions in force, and severance; founder disputes; theft of trade secrets and proprietary information; anti-raiding claims; compensation and commissions; severance; contract claims; as well as employment related torts including defamation, negligence, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraud and misrepresentation.. Audrey’s corporate litigation work has included disputes arising out of the buyout of owners or dissolution of businesses; representation of multi-billion dollar companies in contract disputes; defending publicly traded homebuilders in complex multi-plaintiff residential construction claims; and handling disputes relating to land sale acquisitions.. Audrey has served on the Contra Costa Bar Association’s Board of Directors, its Executive Committee, and was the CCCBA's 2012 President.. Audrey has been active in the Contra Costa Bar Association, initiating the CCCBA’s first public service fellowship through partnering with Equal Justice Works, whose fellows have provided service in Contra Costa to stop predatory lending on the elderly, as well as providing legal assistance to low-income disabled persons living with mental illnesses. Audrey has served on the Bar Association’s boards of the Employment Law section and the Women’s Section and served on the charitable contributions and board nomiating committees.  Audrey has also served as Chair of the Judicial Nominations Committee and Past President of the Women’s Section.. Audrey has been involved in a number of community activities over the years including Walnut Creek Fountain for Youth and East Bay Leadership Foundation. Audrey has provided pro bono work for the Contra Costa Food Bank, HomeAid, Diablo Ballet, Markum Arboretum, and the Napa Valley Symphony, to name a few.

Firm: Chiarelli & Mollica LLP

2121 N California Blvd Ste 520 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Brothers Smith, LLP

2033 N. Main St., Ste 720 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Business, Corporate, Litigation, M & A

David primarily represents closely held businesses and their owners. His clients look to him to act as general counsel since it is unnecessary for most businesses to have a full time attorney on staff. David works with clients to resolve general business issues, whether it involves drafting and negotiating contracts, general business advice or litigation. On the corporate side, David handles general corporate matters, formation/dissolution, contract drafting and review, and merger and acquisition transactions among others. On the commercial real estate side, David handles buy/sell transactions, leasing and real estate litigation. David has represented clients directly in numerous general civil litigation matters.

Firm: The Law Offices of D. Alexander Floum

2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 300 , Walnut Creek , California 94597

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Corporate , Intellectual Property , Real Estate , Litigation

Alex Floum is a seasoned transactional lawyer and litigator. Alex is licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and all State and Federal Courts throughout the State of California, and is licensed to practice in the state of California as well as the District of Columbia.. Alex practices in the areas of intellectual property, entertainment law, business law, and technology and international agreements. As a transactional lawyer, he has extensive experience in trademark applications globally, copyright applications for software, music, books, photographs and all other works, trademark, copyright and patent license and assignment agreements, licensing agreements for every industry and every type of property, and all of the other contracts which a client needs.. As a litigator, Alex represents clients in all aspects of civil litigation and dispute resolution involving business, real estate, construction and intellectual property matters in all courts, government hearings, arbitrations and mediations.. Alex taught trademark and related areas of law for several years to both practicing lawyers and law school students as an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University Law School. He was the founding president of the Intellectual Property Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association.. Alex has presented Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars and published articles in bar journals regarding intellectual property.. Alex graduated from University of California Los Angeles in ed his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1990.. Alex is an enthusiastic runner, bicyclist, wine marker, guitar player, photographer and coder. He enjoys travel and spending time with his family. Alex resides in Walnut Creek, California.

Firm: Borsuk & Associates

1600 South Main Street Plaza Suite 195 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Dehay & Elliston, LLP

100 Pringle Ave Ste 700 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Asbestos , Corporate , Premises Liability, Products Liability, Litigation

Firm: Shapiro Buchman Provine LLP

1333 North California Boulevard, Suite 350 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Business , Religious Institutions, Litigation

Firm: Wolfe & Wyman LLP

2175 North Main Street Suite 415 , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: BINGHAM

1333 North California Boulevard , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Probate , Trusts, Litigation

Firm: Miller Starr Regalia A Professional Law Corporation

1331 North California Boulevard , Walnut Creek , California 94596

Practice Areas: Construction, Litigation, Title Insurance, Product Liability